Twelfth game

• From: stipenn
• Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 16:09:26 -0800
• Message-ID: <000U6OKDM.001H00GQR.12170551-quizbowl_at_...>

I should clarify that there was a bit of
misunderstanding regarding the schedule (I brought schedules with
me, which I thought should have been
self-explanatory), which was not rectified until late in the
day.

The schedule was set up for a full 9-team RR,
followed by matches among the top 5, and bottom four
teams. This gives 12 games to the top bracket, and 11 to
the bottom. To give teams the 12th game, there was
supposed to be a match for the bottom two teams and the
top two teams in the lower bracket.

For some
reason, these last matches were not listed on the DivI
schedule. While I had noticed this, I didn't get the chance
to mention it (for various reasons) until near the
end of the day. By that point, Penn had already left
the building. GW "just wanted to get out of there."
Delaware, I believe, had also left, and none of the UMCP
people I spoke to (granted, I did not ask Adam) wanted
to play either.

I apologize for not bringing
the issue up sooner, although, to be fair, it has
been clearly stated here that teams are supposed to be
given 12 games, and any (or all) of the affected teams
could have pointed this problem out.

--STI