moulds33 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 (edited) Any hotels walking distance from the bar? We stayed at a Days Inn or something last year that was just down the street. It wasn't horrible...it's all a little hazy though. Probably too far to walk if I remember correctly, the McDonald's girl might keep your change even if you don't tell her too though. FYI Edited August 14, 2013 by moulds33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buck Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Probably too far to walk if I remember correctly, the McDonald's girl might keep your change even if you don't tell her too though. FYI wtf? is Waterloo a rough place or what? I never would have figured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GridIron Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 as long as i dont tier 4 (ouch) all day im planin on takin this here throphy home to costa this year...watch out for my punt punt JJ attack formation. the brothers will roll deep and tap hard...kinda like walk hard but for game geeks.--gridiron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moulds33 Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 wtf? is Waterloo a rough place or what? I never would have figured. Not sure, I was just talking about the cold. It was snowing when we left last time and the roads were kind of shitty until we got south of Ames. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buck Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Not sure, I was just talking about the cold. It was snowing when we left last time and the roads were kind of shitty until we got south of Ames. that is the main thing I am worried about as this is in December in the midwest. Black Ice and 12" of Snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye98 Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 yeah happened in iowa 2 years ago I believe we got a foot of snow in december...I couldn't get out of house lol snow was jammed up against door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Juice Posted August 15, 2013 Author Share Posted August 15, 2013 (edited) We've had snow on the ground before but never have we had a major storm hit the day of that really hindered travel. It's a tossup really on what it'll be like. The first year we did it I remember it hit 60 degrees, which was pretty crazy. As far as hotels I put together a map for everyone.https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8F59_pnPNlockFHaUJXejNYRUk/edit?usp=sharing The hotels shown on the map are ones I would suggest. I tried to give plenty of options. All of the listed hotels have 60% or higher positive ratings on TripAdvisor. The Days and the Clarion in Cedar Falls are probably the best bet for closest drive to the bar. In fact any of the CF hotels are a better drive than the ones listed in Waterloo. I attached the map here too in case the link doesn't work right for anyone.tbhotels.pdf Edited August 15, 2013 by Beef Juice moulds33 and buck 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Juice Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 We've reached the halfway mark to 64. 33 people registered now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Juice Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 Well I suppose I can post this for folks to check out. http://challonge.com/tomczak6 Obviously this will continue to change as people register but here is the current bracket and how folks are seeded. I've decided to award the top 4 seeds to last year's top 4 finishers (right now only 3 of them are registered). The rest of the competitors are seeded via a top secret highly complex formula I devised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinpeters51 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Well I suppose I can post this for folks to check out. http://challonge.com/tomczak6 Obviously this will continue to change as people register but here is the current bracket and how folks are seeded. I've decided to award the top 4 seeds to last year's top 4 finishers (right now only 3 of them are registered). The rest of the competitors are seeded via a top secret highly complex formula I devised. Isnt there going to be pool play to decide the tournament seeds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Juice Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 Isnt there going to be pool play to decide the tournament seeds? No, this will just be a straight up 64 man double elimination bracket. Last year we did pool play which worked ok but given the number of TVs we had the groups played in two shifts which created a massive amount of down time for players. When calculating the total number of games played I found there isn't much difference between doing pool play and just double elimination. With DE we can keep things moving all the time, eliminate downtime, and have games always going on most TVs. It also allows me to avoid having to spend 30-40 minutes hurriedly crunching numbers and figuring out a bracket after pool play ends. 8-bit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Juice Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 We've got 34 participants registered. Be sure to sign up and get your spot reserved now. http://tecmotourney.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Juice Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share Posted September 19, 2013 Up to 39 people now. Things are trucking along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy1996 Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Beef Juice are u any relation to Mr. Beef? He had Alf holding a football as his logo.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Juice Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share Posted September 19, 2013 Ha, no. I have no other beef relations with others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-bit Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 how far is the venue from the isle casino ? i got my hotel there for some poker action as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Juice Posted September 20, 2013 Author Share Posted September 20, 2013 how far is the venue from the isle casino ? i got my hotel there for some poker action as well It's about 15 minutes away. I think I marked the Isle on the map I made a while back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Juice Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 Well we had one Holzbauer registered. Now I'm happy to say we have the other. Chet and Josh both will be attending Tomczak Bowl VI. Sign up now and see if you have the skills to take on the Madison legends! vogtcd11 and moulds33 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Juice Posted October 4, 2013 Author Share Posted October 4, 2013 I'm happy to say that the Vogts are coming to Waterloo now too. Matt and Chris are both registered for Tomczak Bowl VI. This is turning into quite the tournament. moulds33 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Juice Posted October 4, 2013 Author Share Posted October 4, 2013 Also, we were able to for sure confirm everything for that date at Spicoli's Bar (we figured they would have no problem) and we're trying to convince them to have karaoke that night in lieu of a live band. So that could be horrifically awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Juice Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share Posted October 6, 2013 We've reached 50 registrants now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vogtcd11 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 I'm coming for the karaoke. Screw Tecmo. Knobbe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Juice Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 I'm coming for the karaoke. Screw Tecmo. I'll serenade the winner with the sweet songs of Toto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Juice Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 51 people signed up now. I just posted something on Spicoli's Facebook so I expect a handful of locals to register soon. Spots are getting thin so if you're still debating on coming sign up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Juice Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 The field gets that much tougher as Tecmo Psycho has registered now. With all this talent I just hope to win one game. 54 registered now. Only 10 spots left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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