[eDebate] WVU course reversal? SAY IT AIN'T SO!

[Ken DeLaughder]

Ok, move it to the midwest, and make it more central... or keep it in WVA!

I will join in.  For those of us who flew, Pittsburgh was a REALLY cheap 
(less than $200!!!) plane trip and Enterprise rented us a minivan for less 
than 200 with our corporate account number.  That is cheap compared to other 
"national" tournaments. a major airport within 60 miles.. that's a keeper.

I think Neil did one hell of a job, so did his students (and I am sorry I 
didnt think about them not competing).  For us it as one week before 
midterms, (even though JCCC is feeling the brunt of our midterm woes) so it 
was academically helpful as well.

The team diversity was awesome, even though we had our complaints (and yeah 
some on my folks were unhappy) ALL of them unanimously supported the good 
time we had.  We did have some issues, but you know, those are only things 
to be worked out.  One of my debaters described it as the best time they had 
at a tournament all year.

It is hard to host that many teams... and outrounds felt as difficult as 
CEDA for those people.  In fact, we'll see some of those teams in outrounds 
of CEDA I'm sure.  We loved being able to go somewhere we hardly ever see.

D3 teams DROVE to this tournament.  I doubt if they could've driven much 
further.  I know some of you in the East don't drive this far normally, but 
the I-35 corridor became the I-70 corridor for one weekend.  The hotel was 
super, and Neil's changes to the schedule seem VERY reasonable.

I would hope that food of all things (and yeah you didn't have to pay for 
it) was not your concern.  Is it so far removed from the days when 
tournament food was rare that we now tank tournaments over free food?  It 
wasn't the best, but neither is the cafeteria.

I'm sure a modest fee could change that as well.

Neil, you did great, and I hope you reconsider.  I support Tuna's arm 
twisting.  If you want to move it somewhere, how about moving it to JCCC and 
having ONE BIG JV NATIONALS.  I think JCCC could hold us all... Teri?



>From: Alfred Snider <alfred.snider at uvm.edu>

>To: berchnorto at msn.com, edebate at ndtceda.com

>Subject: [eDebate] WVU course reversal? SAY IT AIN'T SO!

>Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2006 13:21:51 -0500

>

>Just the sight of the subject line on Neil's post in the index of my

>digest made me shivver.

>

>I urge WVU to hold the tournament again. Minor changes solve all salient

>complaints.


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