You know, Patrick, I truly appreciate having you around. If you continue with this line of commentary, people will forget most of the gems I have stated over the years. Penn Bowl made only one mistake of a major note. It featured a mislabelling of packets. That's IT. Compared to the downfalls of other tournaments involving packet submission, that seems trivial by comparison. And believe me, if the worst thing people say about my tournament next week is there was a mixup near the end with some packets, I'LL be happy, because that means the rest was fine. Furthermore, the packets themselves were very well-edited, as complaints within the team were reduced to individual questions ("cricket"?), which when placed among the sea of other absolute gems. The great thing about Penn Bowl is the variety that populates the packets -- one round, you'll get a high scoring slugfest; the next round, you may find yourself in a war of attrition; then again, it may be right up your alley; or perhaps, you'll find yourself making mistakes. Since you're almost never able to sustain "hot" or "cold", each round is a mini-tournament in itself -- fortunes can change in an instant. Example: We were 4-2 after the evening, with losses to two teams we felt we could have beaten. I was upset at the sloppy play and figuring our chances of making the playoffs were over. Not only did we make the playoffs, we came within 50 points of running the table Saturday and earning a top seed! Simply put, every game is winnable, and that's fun for all 64 teams. Obviously, Patrick, you were at Penn Bowl or heard about it from someone. If this is your first contact with the event, then your commentary is unnecessarily harsh. These are mistakes I have made -- judging with too little information -- and they can give yourself and, if people know it, your organization a black eye. Next time, consider the positives before railing on the negatives. Not every tournament is to be judged on a slate. Sometimes, it's best to let it be. Andy Goss Duke University Academic Team
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