I speak here not only as the tournament director of ACF Fall Midsouth, but also as the coach of the last-place team in Division II. I'm sorry Stan & DePauw had the experience they did at their regional, but it was not the fault of ACF. I can say this for certain because our experience was completely the opposite. Fully half the 12 teams at Midsouth were Division II eligible. In fact, only 9 of the 41 players present had more than two years of experience, and I believe there was only one grad student in the entire field. All teams played in the same round robin regardless of division status. While the Division I players and teams generally did better, the MVP was a D II player -- a freshman, in fact, playing in his first intercollegiate tournament. He went 7-4, including two victories against D I teams. I did not hear a single complaint from the newer players about either the margins of victory or the attitudes of the veteran teams. The feedback I got was that the bonuses were pretty tough, but the tossups were gettable. Hats off to Kelly McKenzie for a well-written tournament with few glitches and a level of difficulty that matched what was advertised. For those who didn't notice, not very many teams submitted packets, so Kelly wound up writing almost as much as editing and deserves extra credit for the amount of effort this one took.
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