Re: This Tournament Goes to Eleven VIII - Official Announcement

Sean Phillips <*allythin_at_allythin.yahoo.invalid*> · Tue, 29 Aug 2006 21:20:13 -0000

IIRC, has there even been that much overlap between the two 
tournaments fields in recent years?  It seems most of the teams that 
go to Iowa don't go to Rollapalooza and vice versa.

Sean Phillips

--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "templar348" <mwcbp3_at_...> wrote:
>
> I don't really think there's a problem here - we're running two
> different types of tournaments that draw two different sets of 
teams.
> We informed NAQT of our intended host date in May, and while I 
can't
> confirm this, I can only assume it's been listed on their website
> since that time. Not to mention that we've been running 
Rollapalooza
> on the third weekend of October since its incarnation several 
years ago.
> 
> Matt Chadbourne
> President, UMR Academic Competition Organization
> 
> 
> 
> --- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "dr_pookman" <dr_pookman_at_> wrote:
> >
> > The deal appears to be I announced the tournament weekend on 
June 10, 
> > 2006, and Rollapalooza was announced the day after.
> > 
> > I don't want to get in a pissing contest over the date, but I'd 
say 
> > that gives Iowa a pretty good claim, unless Rolapalooza was 
announced 
> > somewhere other the Y! group on or before June 10.
> > 
> > In addition, ours takes the 2 days to run and has a mirror, both 
> > sites with teams scheduled to come.
> > 
> > UIAQC has a younger team this year that might have liked to go 
to 
> > Rollapalooza,(sadface) but I guess they can't...now (/sadface).
> > 
> > --- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "Michael Angelo Sorice" 
> > <msorice_at_> wrote:
> > >
> > > So, what's the deal here, gentlemen?
> > > 
> > > MaS
> > > 
> > > --- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "dr_pookman" <dr_pookman_at_> 
wrote:
> > > > Dates: October 21-22, 2006
> > > 
> > > --- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "templar348" <mwcbp3_at_> wrote:
> > > > The University of Missouri-Rolla will once again be hosting 
> > > > Rollapalooza, our annual fall tournament using NAQT 
questions. We 
> > > are 
> > > > slated for Saturday, October 21.
> > >
> >
>