Though I had an enjoyable ACF experience, I think the garbage that Georgia Tech has thus far sent out as stats is unacceptable. Perhaps if we took a step back to 1995 then these stats would be acceptable. But today we have a wonderful stat program available called SQBS (http://c_sewell.tripod.com/sqbs/sqbshome.htm). This program produces every statistic you could want including the ability to compare the difficulty across rounds (i.e. packets). From the crap sent out thus far, I have not even seen Bonus Conversion statistics, which is pretty standard as stats go. Perhaps Georigia Tech could claim they have never heard of this marvelous program. I anticipated they may not have heard of it and emailed Saurabh last week to inform him of its existence. Even if Saurabh were uncomfortable using SQBS, there is also this wonderful program called Microsoft Excel widely available. Using the mess sent out as stats, in 30 minutes I was able to put together the following and render it as HTML: http://aggiebowl.tamu.edu/2003ACFNats.htm Though not as nice as SQBS, it has column breaks. I was even able to determine BC relatively quickly. Personally I like ACF best of all the nationals, but I wish the hosts would take the time to prepare a quality statistical presentation of the results. 2002 Stats were a mess, though are still far superior to what Georgia Tech has thus far posted. Overall I enjoyed the tournament. The moderators as a whole were ok. Throughout the day I never once saw a single scorekeeper. This is only delayed the tournament even further. Chris Romero Texas A&M
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