New England

*"In New England the states have this fun rapport. We all hate Connecticut, and it sits there and takes our vitriol because it knows it's deserved."*

--Gregory Severin

## Eulogy 1

*By Cam Cain*

New England is a region in the northeastern United States comprising of the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and [REDACTED}.

It borders Quebec to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. It was a very important region during the colonial and revolutionary periods of the United States.

New England is known for its beautiful oceanside and mountainside villages, great universities, and cold snowy winters.

   The NFL team that bears its name is pretty good I guess.

I have this flag on my wall.

## Eulogy 2

*By Lexy Lee*

New England is a region located in the northeastern US. Includes the incredible states of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine. It also includes Rhode Island and Connecticut.

The tree featured on the canton of the flag of New England is the eastern white pine, apparently the most prominent symbol of New England.

Much of New England is made up of highly metamorphosed volcanic island arcs accreted onto Laurentia. It has since experienced extensive rifting, volcanism,and Paleozoic mountain building. Around 20,000 years ago, New England was under 1-2 miles of the Laurentide ice sheet, and since its retreat, New England has been isostatically rebounding at roughly 1cm/year. All of this history contributes to the features we see in the landscape today.

The Appalachian mountains (old) run through New England. Other important mountains include the White Mountains in New Hampshire (Mesozoic volcanism) the Green Mountains in Vermont (Taconic orogeny, ancient Iapetus Ocean) the Holyoke Range in Massachusetts (failed Pangea rift valley), and Mount Katahdin (Acadian orogeny Siluro-Devonian island arc-continent collision).

New England was important during the American Revolution. They also invented Dunkin Donuts, the term “sideburns,” Cheers, speeding tickets, snowmobiles, NE IPAs, pez candy, and the band Phish. New England is home to some of the best sports teams and best colleges in the US.

Cam Cain owns this flag.

## Tournament

As the 413 seed, New England was defeated by Antigua and Barbuda in Round 1 Matchup 116 of FlagVote 2. As the 686 seed, it was defeated by Suffolk in Round 1 Matchup 225 of FlagVote 3.

## Results

### FlagVote 2

**Round 1:** Loss to (100) Antigua and Barbuda 6-1

## Trivia

* Several M-SABR members come from, or have lived in, New England, including Cam Cain, Gregory Severin, Jake Levine, Alex Fischer, Conor Stemme, Zach Betron, and Yuki Mori.
	+ Correspondingly, many M-SABR members are fans of New England-based sports teams, including the Hartford Yard Goats and Boston Bruins.
* Connecticut's status as a part of New England has frequently been the subject of debate on the Slack, particularly as non-New England natives unfamiliar with the New England's culture move into the region.
* New England is home to a number of pizza establishments of varying qualities. The Slack consensus tierlist of New England pizzerias is as follows:
	+ S - Regina, Frank Pepe, Sal's (pre-2012)
	+ A - Santarpio's, Bertucci's
	+ B - Upper Crust, Sal's (current)
	+ D - Papa Gino's