tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post101114856401148841..comments2024-03-12T12:54:32.926-07:00Comments on Life After Mastermind: University Challenge - Quarter Final Match - St. John's Cambridge v. UlsterLondiniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-39877082048096355552018-02-28T02:46:46.772-08:002018-02-28T02:46:46.772-08:00When you say you can't recall the last time a ...When you say you can't recall the last time a team didn't have any points by the music round - are we including the Christmas special series for graduates in this? The Grand Final for the most recent series was won by Keble Oxford, with 240 points to 0. Not that their opponents (Reading) were particularly bad or anything (it was the Grand Final, after all) - just Keble were really quick on the buzzer.George Millmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295902471947151110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-9001174266485425882018-02-17T09:48:49.789-08:002018-02-17T09:48:49.789-08:00Was an interesting question to ponder, maybe the f...Was an interesting question to ponder, maybe the first half didnt really pitch to their stengths. This is also the first time they haven't been a dominating force in their fixtures so maybe they were wrongfooted. I still think Ulster could best a few of the other teams in the Qf but they don't really scream champions. Johns who so clinically dispatched Corpus and St Andrews will need to show better form I think...Aethelstanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00941291511056658074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-48122933994898244142018-02-17T06:11:54.993-08:002018-02-17T06:11:54.993-08:00Hi Both,
I'll be honest, it did occur to me t...Hi Both,<br /><br />I'll be honest, it did occur to me to wonder whether St. John's had deliberately taken the foot off the accelerator, but actually I don't think so. Some of the Ulster buzzes were very fast. More of a mystery is why they sat on their buzzers for so long at the start of the match. Londiniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-71088366568839722312018-02-17T04:17:44.096-08:002018-02-17T04:17:44.096-08:00I was interested to read both you and Jack's p...I was interested to read both you and Jack's perspectives on the match as I didn't quite know what to make of it. Ulster are clearly trouble (in a good way, I think you put it best with doughty) but Johns either tailed off in that second half, which they wont get away with against Newcastle. I even wondered if they were holding back . I rewatched the match and stand by my comment on Jacks blog that Ulster were quite slow on the bonuses, I suspect they benefitted from that and denied Johns a lot of playing space, whether this is their deliberate tactic or not isnt clear. They looked pretty shell shocked in the first half. Loved the exchange with Ulster at the end from Paxman, and the other big news, Ms Mckeown hair down! Good performer, would hope to see her on other quizzes in the future.Aethelstanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00941291511056658074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-23145361944184901872018-02-17T02:48:46.434-08:002018-02-17T02:48:46.434-08:00Nice recovery from Ulster there, but the first hal...Nice recovery from Ulster there, but the first half blitzkrieg from St John's enough for the win in the end. Both sides fared similarly on the bonuses, St John's 18/30 and Ulster 12/21, so it was, again, on the buzzer the match was won.<br /><br />On Monday, Emmanuel vs Edinburgh, followed by Newcastle vs St John's in the first qualification match.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06254840979557920582noreply@blogger.com