I have to both agree and disagree with Chris. It seems like Jan 22 is the best date for Penn Bowl for a variety of reasons. It's about the usual time for it, Sword Bowl (which is a great tournament for less experienced teams in the South) would likely struggle without Penn Bowl packets available to peruse for questions, and I don't see why having it just a week before the new ATC tournament really matters. Since there are multiple hosts for that one, teams would presumably have to travel a smaller distance to get to those than to Philly. They may both be packet submission, but teams should have plenty of time over winter breaks to put them together. I didn't see anything listed for Feb 12, though, which is between NAQT and CBI, so is that another option just in case? As for the ATC, I think they can meet their difficulty goals based on a couple packets from ACF Fall. During a bye round for us, I read Matt Weiner's round for a match between our Div II team and Ga Tech's DII team. Even though our B team went 0-8, they had their highest point total that round (about 230), and I think 19 tossups were answered. I don't remember much about Princeton's packet (presumably largely written by Frankel), but I do recall it being plenty accessible. I guess we'll see if it was their writing or Matt/Subash's editing...
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