--- In quizbowl_at_y..., "sdwebb91984" <sdwebb91984_at_y...> wrote:
> Ok, I'm going to be new to the college bowl scene this year, and I'm
> curious about how the tournaments are generally structured and such,
> as compared to the average high school tournament.
http://www.gwu.edu/~trivia/qbasics.html covers the basics of college
quizbowl. This could also use an update (notably to include the
Yahoo! club). I'd add that college quizbowl is often harder, in some
cases much more so (depends on what questions on which you played
quizbowl), and has a slightly different canon (due to college-level
work exposing people to certain courses).
The main difference between high school and college competition is
that high school competitions have moderators who do their best to
make sure that the students behave. The oldest college player, in
between hitting on the waitresses, is regaling you with stories about
how he used the Judge to get out of a speeding ticket.