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I was at the world cup as a team manager and I had a BLAST!! It was such an amazing weekend, and I was so proud of our team!!! I wish it were still the world cup, actually... Regarding the official NCAA recognition... I really don't care one way or the other. But here's the thing that I feel most nerds don't realize about quidditch (and I CERTAINLY didn't realize until we met other teams at the cup) - A very significant percentage of Quidditch players ARE NOT NERDS. I know. This still blows my mind. While our team consists entirely of nerds, many other teams are made up of division one athletes who had never even heard of Quidditch until they started playing it. People who were bored with rugby or football, and felt like playing a sport that was still actually fun. As awesome as quidditch is, I honestly don't understand the appeal from a non-HP fan's perspective. But a very large percentage of those people running around on broomsticks are not HP fanatics.
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I was there on Sunday for the entire day, through the championship. I wasn't sure what to make of it at first, but there were some intense games being played. I felt a bit out of place next to the people with wands, but it's all in good fun.
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I went also. It was a fun way to spend a couple afternoons. I wouldn't want to try playing, but that's because I'm old, and bits of me are fragile. Well, okay, I could be tempted into being a Snitch.
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i went as a spectator and it was hilarious and fun. i'd say the difference between nerds and jocks.. is that nerds have a sense of humor.
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Yeah, to reiterate: it's not us MiddKids who brought up the whole NCAA stuff. It's just a hella fun game for us.
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... Yes. Yes it is.
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Wow. I saw this on the corner of 53rd & 11th. I assumed this was some middle & high school thing for nyc area schools. Deeeeepressing.
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I prefer my Rob bitter and annoyed.
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Yeah- do people not understand if you were recognized by the NCAA- that most of these people wouldnt even be allowed to play it anymore (although Im sure that they could keep the GPA up)-- they also would no longer be allowed to get in college jobs, could not have a stuctured practice after the season is over, would have to attend study halls, GPA requirements, drug testing, and imagine if it became a scholarship- and real athletes all of a sudden kept them out of the sport-- The best they should ever hope for is that it becomes and intramural sport at all universities-- and I am so embarassed that the leader of this NCAA crusade is from my damn school.
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It's cute that they still try to demean the "nerd" while running around with painted on glasses and a broom up their ass. Just sayin'.
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Congrats to Middlebury! And really, is the broom requirement any stupider than the 'no hands unless you're a goalie' thing? Spare me your condensation.
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I have nothing aainst Harry Potter nerds playing quidditch (in fact, I used to be a HP nerd myself), but...C'MON! This is ridonculous! But still, funny to see how they do this shit.
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Sorry Middlebury, but nobody cares.
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