Just one more quick note,
Though Samer is much maligned, I would have to say that his job at Penn Bowl in the last two years was generally very good with academic questions (though too much filler for me personally). Its even more amazing when you think about how many questions he gets from inexperienced programs across the country, unlike NAQT which has a stable of "expert" writers. (Granted, this year PB was untimed)
Also, the Michigan MLK's of the last two years is another timed tournament that is a good model for how timed quesitons can still be substantive and test knowledge.
All these tournaments, with smaller staff, resources, and a poorer pool of initial writers produced end products substantively better than the NAQT ICT.
Paul