Re: A non-angry message to Jason Mueller

• From: theblasmo <no_reply_at_yahoogroups.com>
• Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2002 05:13:31 -0000
• Message-ID: <asmn9r+dh59_at_...>

--- In quizbowl_at_y..., suds1000 <no_reply_at_y...> wrote:
> 
Sudheer, 
This is one of the classiest posts I've ever read. Wish more of us 
could act the same. I include myself in the "us" part of that. Good 
luck to you. 
David Murphy

Jason:
> 
> Having been told by many that I'm an obnoxious player myself, I 
can 
> understand at least a little where you're coming from, although 
I've 
> personally tried to tone it down a bit.
> 
> I understand that you want others to recognize your 
accomplishments, 
> and they have, by awarding you trophies for tournaments that 
you've 
> won so far.  But if you really want to impress the other players 
on 
> the circuit, don't tell us how you want to get your team onto that 
> incredibly artificial poll; keep on studying, getting better and 
> winning tournaments.  Also, if you think that your team is better 
> than another team, that's fine, but keep it to yourself.  As 
someone 
> on my team reminded me yesterday, anything can happen in a game, 
and 
> nothing is for certain.  And if you start talking smack and then 
you 
> lose, it looks a whole lot worse than if you had simply lost the 
game.
> 
> You've also got to remember how many awesome teams there are out 
> there.  Personally, every time I think I'm gaining ground and 
getting 
> better, there's always a Michigan or a Chicago (or heck, even 
getting 
> the crap kicked out of me in practice by our grad students) to 
remind 
> me what my place is and make me study harder.  Maybe you guys 
don't 
> play dominant teams like Michigan and Chicago as often as we do, 
but 
> trust me, it's both an amazing and humbling experience.
> 
> So yeah, I know I've said a lot, and I hope some of it is having 
its 
> desired effect.  Jason, you're certainly not a bad player, but 
you're 
> also not nearly as good as you think you are (are you the one who 
> voted Mizzou as high as seventh in the poll?  Because if so, I 
> believe you may need to re-think that).
> 
> Jason, if you have any questions, remarks, or complaints about 
this 
> post, feel free to e-mail me at potru at students dot uiuc dot 
edu.  
> The only reason I didn't e-mail you directly is because I thought 
> that would be sort of intrusive.  In any case, have a nice day, 
and I 
> look forward to hearing your response.
> 
> Sudheer
> UIUC