I'll make this brief because it's
late.
While I can understand that a team like DePauw would be
upset at losing all their games and I empathize with
them, overall I thought the tournament quality was
pretty damn good. Our team (Berkeley C) had a pretty
dismal day, but hey, these things happen. I still
managed to enjoy myself quite a bit. I thought the
questions were eminently accessible and well-written for
the most part, although some information repeats did
occur.
I'm sorry that some teams had a bad experience. I
think the best thing to do is get better, come back,
and kick some ass. I'm in my second year of
collegiate quiz bowl, and I really like the ACF format, and
I would encourage new players to play in ACF or
ACF-style tournaments. If this tournament was any
indication of things to come, I believe ACF will become much
more accessible to newcomers over the next couple of
years.
Jerry from Berkeley (Joint Possessor of the Brick of
Glory awarded for most negs at ACF Fall - sorry Kevin)