>>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. Well, bitchass has pretty much given away who he is, I think, but I'll leave it for him to say who he is in this public a place if he feels like it. And boy was I wrong with my first guess. And in retrospect, it was bleedin' obvious. >>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... And may I add that a young player willing to lead a tournament in negs is usually a good thing, provided he or she is not an entirely undisciplined player. >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... Oooh, beating Americans at geography big deal. (Not that I'm denigrating Canadians; I just like taking pot-shots at my country.) >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... I can see a pre-tournament screening of this as a psychological ploy....although I am actually sort of curious as to what the questions are like. >> 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. Why, that's un-American! Oh, wait... >>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. Hey, don't spill the beans. I want those cocky teams to lose, and they won't be so cocky if warned. I believe I will get a chance to play them, and trust me, I am not the cocky type. If I actually voted, I probably would not ignore them. >>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... But they are on a trajectory to be an upset-worthy team within a year. Unlikely, but reasonably plausible. Depending on the questions, of course. >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 >experi
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