To begin with, I do not speak officially for the UGA CBAT...I speak as a member of the group who has had enough. First of all, Georgia attended TWO (yes TWO) academic tournaments this year, and while Im sorry you dont think CBI is your cup of tea, we do, and coming in second while almost beating the defending champs is pretty DAMN good in my eyes. Our travel budget is sort of thin, so we can't go to every Tom Dick and Harry tournament we want, so we stick with what works. Second, Georgia is NOT a shell of its former self, and I would like to find someone other than Mr. Wiener who thinks the same way. The reason for our low academic play is simple: we hosted nearly every damn tournament this year and our players play tested the packets for said tournaments so we could have readers. So in a way, they played many more tournaments than you think. Also, we practice every time with a plethora of academic questions, some of which date back to the first Bush I, so tell me where we've imploded? Third- Trash. As mentioned by Mr. Franklin, those who attend Trash/TRASH tournaments under the Georgia name are ALUMNI, which, Matt, if you check the dictionary, means "graduate of a college." Most of my main players dont care for Trash, and I dont push the issue on them. Oddly enough, our most successful tournament was a Trash one held on Jekyll Island. What does that tell you? Fourth- Believe it or not I was on a team that stared at a wall and missed five TUs in a row. It was at UVA in 1996. ACF in my eyes means "A Crappy Format," and even my best player, who was the in the top five Nationally at NAQT, agrees with that sentiment. Listening to questions that're five miles long (or worse, reading them) in a round that last 45 minutes isnt my cup of tea, but if you like it, that's cool. We however, do not. Fifth...it's a freakin' summer tournament. In my eyes, summer tournaments shouldn't be the gaunlet of mind numbing questions about Alexander the Great's horse's vet's brother's mother's second cousin who wrote some obscure book that no one who lives a normal life gives a crap about. People have been talking about a summer tournament so they can at least *play*, regardless of the format. and finally- I wish to extend a hearty thanks to Matt. Believe it or not, in the short twelve hours after I announced this, Ive had two schools express interest, so thanks Mr. Wiener- your attacks have brought me free publicity. If any one is interested, please email me. Robin J Richards NOT speaking for the UGA CBAT PS- One other thing....Can't we all just get along? (If you dont know where that was from, then you obviously don't play trash and aren't THAT well-rounded.)
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