>I think "bitchass," whoever he is, was somewhat >vindicated in my mind when I saw some Canadian >teams totally CREAM 30 point boni on Canadian >content that I had never heard of at all... thanx. >it's >obvious in my mind that the best Canadian >players have great recall skills, but in a >parallel-universe sort of way... does that mean >they're not any good? I think not... like I said, it's just different question material. >and there's >not just one good Canadian player (Dave >Thorseley) but several... Cameron Barr, who I >had the privilege of moderating for in several >rounds, was a total monster on geography and any >Canadian content. I could visualize him fitting >in perfectly in any one of several circuit >powerhouses, but he's at Queen's for the >forseeable future, so take notice... There were a bunch of very good Canadian players over the past few years. Bruce Lin posted some good numbers at both Queen's and Princeton. Queen's also had some good players in Sean Cooke and Mark Kleniewski - who were both up in the top 3-6 in scoring in most tournaments they played in, and Queen's had a bunch of 1st and 2nd place finishes with them on the team. Also, Robin Bates, who is currently at Queen's, seems to have scored higher than Cameron is every tournament they have played in together. According to the national geographic website, Robin and Cam were members of the Canadian team at the International Geography Bee, and placed ahead of the American team... I think Dave Thorsley, his sister Anne, brother Mike, along with Sean Cooke, won the Canadian high school championships in 1992. I saw it on tv and Dave was the 4th on that team... > someone >said something about Canadian schools not having >any nth year grad students... how's that work? something about graduating within 5 years. and committing yourself to your work. >By the way, if UWO keeps up their rate of >improvement, the polls cannot ignore them for >much longer. very true. it'll be nice to see them lay a few poundings on unsuspecting cocky teams. >Having said that much, it's going to be a long >time before Queen's, Western, or anyone else is >ready to take on Chicago, Harvard, Illinois, or >a top Michigan team for continental supremacy... Definitely true. But UWO's top team this year probably has about 40 games experience TOTAL between all its players. Queen's is similar. Compare Chicago with about 8 million games experience and 25 combined years of studying on its top team...
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