UKAT 1998-99 ACF
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Season Totals
| Player |
Games |
Tossups |
Interrupts |
TU/I |
PPG |
| Seth |
99 |
448 |
38 |
11.79 |
43.33 |
| Kelly |
99 |
398 |
76 |
5.24 |
36.36 |
| Robert |
77 |
186 |
26 |
7.15 |
22.47 |
| Jarrett |
53 |
88 |
8 |
11.00 |
15.85 |
| Sean |
29 |
26 |
3 |
8.67 |
8.44 |
| Lou |
20 |
8 |
4 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
| Neal |
43 |
18 |
6 |
3.00 |
3.49 |
Tennessee-Chattanooga Center of the Known Universe Open
| Player |
Games |
Tossups |
Interrupts |
TU/I |
PPG |
| Seth |
8 |
50 |
8 |
6.25 |
57.50 |
| Kelly |
8 |
41 |
4 |
10.25 |
48.75 |
Transportation issues meant the team would be represented by only Kelly and Seth for
this outing. Nevertheless, the dynamic duo (playing on questions that were well-written
but a bit on the easy side) managed to sweep its bracket, including a last-tossup victory
over South Carolina, en route to a semifinals against Georgia Tech. After a loss to
Tech on the first packet, the team beat them convincingly on the second, and this win,
coupled with a better record, enabled the team to play Virginia Tech for the title; to
win, two victories were needed, and while the team won the first game, Virginia Tech
won the second for the tournament triumph. In addition to the second-place win, both
Kelly and Seth were awarded tournament all-stars (Kelly's first), in what has certainly
been an auspicious start to the season; we look forward to playing Virginia Tech again
in the future.
Georgia Tech Heinrich Bowl
| Player |
Games |
Tossups |
Interrupts |
TU/I |
PPG |
| Seth |
14 |
61 |
3 |
20.33 |
42.50 |
| Kelly |
14 |
57 |
10 |
5.70 |
37.14 |
| Robert |
14 |
24 |
2 |
12.00 |
16.43 |
| Jarrett |
14 |
19 |
2 |
9.50 |
12.85 |
For the sojourn to Atlanta the team managed to field a full complement, with Robert and
new member Jarrett playing right and left wing to Kelly and Seth. The usual travel
vicissitudes aside, it was a fairly good tournament, with the team registering a good
performance against excellent competition despite packets which were not especially
written to our strengths (a paucity of mythology, American literature, and an overall
bias towards people and events of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries), incurring
only one loss to Maryland, who won the tournament based on head-to-head. Despite the
questionable toss-up balance, Seth still managed to pick up an all-star award. Highlights
mostly revolve around Jarrett, who, in addition to his excellent début showing, also
acted as chauffeur and treated the team to his music collection, which included vintage
70's and 80's hits; other highlights include the pimp (in full costume and everything)
whom the team got to see plying his trade in the motel parking lot.
Illinois Salute to Mediocrity Masters Tournament
| Player |
Games |
Tossups |
Interrupts |
TU/I |
PPG |
| Seth |
15 |
69 |
7 |
9.86 |
43.67 |
| Kelly |
15 |
52 |
6 |
8.67 |
32.67 |
| Robert |
15 |
16 |
3 |
5.33 |
9.67 |
| Jarrett |
15 |
11 |
1 |
11.00 |
7.00 |
Playing in a minefield of Masters teams, including the likes of John Sheahan and
Eric Hilleman, the team nevertheless managed to take third place in this event, second
among non-Masters teams (just like last year). With the exception of one ridiculously
hard packet and one by Vanderbilt which was not as bad, but still a little on the tough
side, the questions were good (especially John Nam's), and the tournament ran smoothly;
other highlights include beating Chicago on the now-infamous "woman packet" and defeating a
John Sheahan-led team 310 to -5
(An unforgettable
Wangfest! - Robert).
Georgia Tech Martin Luther King Tournament
| Player |
Games |
Tossups |
Interrupts |
TU/I |
PPG |
| Seth |
14 |
57 |
4 |
14.25 |
39.29 |
| Kelly |
14 |
45 |
8 |
5.63 |
29.28 |
| Jarrett |
14 |
13 |
2 |
6.50 |
8.57 |
| Sean |
14 |
13 |
2 |
6.50 |
8.57 |
Ah, what to say about this year's MLK? Between a nauseatingly strong field including
Maryland, Chicago, and a Master's team led by Windham and Dendy, Kelly and Jarrett getting
sick (and Jarrett violently so), and one obscenely difficult packet and two that were just
butt, we didn't so much play this tournament as survive it, coming in sixth in what was
without doubt our worst performance of the year thus far. Other than the two aforementioned
offenders, the packets were good (especially those of Maryland, Cornell, and South Carolina,
as usual); oh, well.
Tennessee-Chattanooga Sword Bowl
| Player |
Games |
Tossups |
Interrupts |
TU/I |
PPG |
| Robert |
10 |
67 |
8 |
8.375 |
63.00 |
| Jarrett |
10 |
45 |
4 |
11.25 |
43.00 |
| Neal |
10 |
6 |
1 |
6.00 |
5.50 |
| Lou |
10 |
5 |
2 |
2.50 |
4.00 |
The UKAT was represented by a team of all first-second year competitors at this
tournament. Due to the enormity of the field and the constraints of running a one-day
tournament, it was a double bracketed event settled by a single elimination playoff;
thus, after going undefeated in its bracket, the team was knocked off by a team with two
fewer wins and took third place with a better record than the team that took second,
demonstrating, if there was ever a doubt, the patent unfairness of single-elim playoffs
(though this was no fault of the director). Otherwise, the team performed excellently,
presaging great things for next year, with both Jarrett and Robert finishing above
40 points per game, the latter taking home an all-star for his performance.
NOTE: Due to a bracket imbalance, teams that submitted packets were given an automatic win;
therefore, results show that the team went 11-0 (pre-playoffs), though only 10 games were
tabulated in the personal statistics.
ACF Regionals at Georgia Tech
| Player |
Games |
Tossups |
Interrupts |
TU/I |
PPG |
| Kelly |
15 |
76 |
18 |
4.22 |
44.67 |
| Seth |
15 |
68 |
5 |
13.60 |
43.67 |
| Robert |
15 |
28 |
4 |
7.00 |
16.33 |
| Neal |
15 |
4 |
2 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
An odd schedule which was the result of a misunderstanding concerning the packet submitted
by South Carolina, packets which were generally well-written and well-edited but which
seemed to deviate from regular ACF distribution, and several rounds of sub-par play all led
to what turned out to be a very odd tournament, in which we finished second overall.
Highlights include Kelly leading the team in scoring (both he and Seth got to take home
all-stars, due to an enlightened decision to award six total), the UTC, Maryland, and
Chicago packets, and the amusing ride home, in which we learned about the guy who
"took a big hang".
Tennessee-Chattanooga MoonPie Tournament
| Player |
Games |
Tossups |
Interrupts |
TU/I |
PPG |
| Kelly |
8 |
36 |
4 |
9.00 |
42.50 |
| Seth |
8 |
34 |
3 |
11.33 |
40.63 |
| Robert |
8 |
17 |
4 |
4.25 |
18.75 |
| Neal |
8 |
6 |
2 |
3.00 |
6.25 |
Once again the team stops short of victory in Chattanooga thanks to a
heartbreaking loss to Georgia Tech in the last game on questions which were
a bit on the easy side of things. Highlights include the Illinois packet
and Kelly's all-star award, as well as the further disintegration of Neal's
aircraft-carrier sized car.
South Carolina Gamecock Invitational II
| Player |
Games |
Tossups |
Interrupts |
TU/I |
PPG |
| Seth |
10 |
57 |
2 |
28.50 |
56.00 |
| Kelly |
10 |
45 |
10 |
4.50 |
40.00 |
| Lou |
10 |
3 |
2 |
1.50 |
2.00 |
| Neal |
10 |
2 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.50 |
Between logistical problems of every kind on South Carolina's end
(including a death in the family of a member of the tournament staff;
please accept our condolences), occasional packet glitches, a panic attack
by a member of our own team, and odd parking arrangements, South Carolina
turned out to be quite an adventure again this year, with the team tying
for third with Matt Colvin's masters team and Georgia Tech. Highlights (and, to be fair,
there were some) included Seth's making the all-star team with a TU/I of
over 28, Albert Whited and Maureen Smith's reading, and the return of Bobby
Shepard to the game.
ACF Nationals at the University of Chicago
| Player |
Games |
Tossups |
Interrupts |
TU/I |
PPG |
| Seth |
15 |
52 |
6 |
8.67 |
32.67 |
| Kelly |
15 |
46 |
16 |
2.88 |
25.33 |
| Robert |
15 |
34 |
5 |
6.80 |
21.00 |
| Sean |
15 |
13 |
1 |
13.00 |
8.33 |
All in all a rather pleasing tournament; 5th place nationally is pretty good, no?
We achieved our goal of A) doing well and B) getting
some respect (only a little bit, however). Some of the bad moments revolve around poor
performances on some bad packets, as well as just bad play, admittedly, by the team. Lowlights:
beating Illinois B on the last TU (should not have been close), losing to Columbia (killed
them in rematch), going 1-2 against Iowa, and last TU losses to Illinois A & Maryland.
Highlights: shutting out a team, beating Michigan A on last TU, beating Cal-Berkeley.
Another highlight: watching the all-star game, in which our own Seth Kendall
participated, leading his team in scoring.