David McGough is TFA State Champion
CARROLTON, TX – They say everything’s bigger in Texas. TFA State began with 190 competitors battling through five preliminary rounds and ended with just two facing each other in a final round: this year’s TFA State finalists were Greenhill’s David McGough and Hockaday’s Taarini Vohra, the respective first and second seeds. Congratulations to both debaters on this huge honor!
In the final round, David defeated Taarini on a 2-1 decision to be crowned TFA State Champion.
David is coached by Aaron Timmons and Neil Conrad. Taarini is coached by Stacy Thomas and Tom Evnen.
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LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
PARTIAL TRIPLES
(1) Greenhill DM advances without debating
(2) Hockaday TV advances without debating
(3) Hockaday JG advances without debating
(4) Marcus NA advances without debating
(5) Southlake Carroll DS advances without debating
(6) Plano Senior VC advances without debating
(7) Colleyville Heritage RS advances without debating
(8) Cinco Ranch BA advances without debating
(9) Caney Creek TJ advances without debating
(10) Strake Jesuit PM advances without debating
(11) Northland Christian RL advances without debating
(12) Cypress Falls SM advances without debating
(13) Cinco Ranch SH advances without debating
(14) South Garland JR advances without debating
(15) Bellaire KP advances without debating
(16) Marcus RG advances without debating
(17) Colleyville Heritage AB advances without debating
(18) Cinco Ranch DG advances without debating
(19) Hockaday JM advances without debating
(20) Northland Christian JO advances without debating
(21) James Martin JB advances without debating
(22) Hockaday BV advances without debating
(23) Westwood BC advances without debating
(24) Crowley JT advances without debating
(25) Strake Jesuit PT advances without debating
(26) Westlake DR advances without debating
(27) Cinco Ranch JA advances without debating
(28) Alief-Taylor AN def. Dulles GJ (Greg Jeffers)
(29) Bellaire TL def. Hockaday LD (Lindsay Dolan)
(30) Marcus VH def. Dulles RL (Ryan Lester)
(31) Coppell RT def. Reagan EO (Elizabeth Owens)
(32) Winston Churchill AL def. Strake Jesuit TL (Todd Liipfert)
DOUBLES
(1) Greenhill DM def. (32) Winston Churchill AL (Alex Leidner)
(2) Hockaday TV def. (31) Coppell RT (Rahul Talati)
(3) Hockaday JG def. (30) Marcus VH (Vivian Ho)
(4) Marcus NA def. (29) Bellaire TL (Thomas Lei)
(5) Southlake Carroll DS def. (28) Alief-Taylor AN (Anvinh Nguyen)
(6) Plano Senior VC def. (27) Cinco Ranch JA (Jackie Allgayer)
(7) Colleyville Heritage RS def. (26) Westlake DR (Devin Race)
(8) Cinco Ranch BA def. (25) Strake Jesuit PT (Paul Tyger)
(24) Crowley JT def. (9) Caney Creek TJ (Teresa Johnson)
(10) Strake Jesuit PM def. (23) Westwood BC (Ben Clancy)
(11) Northland Christian RL def. (22) Hockaday BV (Berenice Villela)
(21) James Martin JB def. (12) Cypress Falls SM (Sara Meghi)
(13) Cinco Ranch SH def. (20) Northland Christian JO (Josh Overton)
(19) Hockaday JM def. (14) South Garland JR (John Rodenmayer)
(18) Cinco Ranch DG def. (15) Bellaire KP (Karthik Prasad)
(17) Colleyville Heritage AB def. (16) Marcus RG (Ryan Graham)
OCTAS
(1) Greenhill DM def. (17) Colleyville Heritage AB (Arti Bhatia)
(2) Hockaday TV def. (15) Cinco Ranch SH (Spencer Howie)
(18) Cinco Ranch DG def. (3) Hockaday JG (Joan Gass)
(4) Marcus NA def. (13) Hockaday JM (Jenna McCartney)
(5) Southlake Carroll DS def. (21) James Martin JB
(6) Plano Senior VC def. (11) Northland Christian RL (Rachel Lanier)
(7) Colleyville Heritage RS def. (10) Strake Jesuit PM (Patrick Mahoney)
(8) Cinco Ranch BA def. (24) Crowley JT (Johanna Tyler)
QUARTERS
(1) Greenhill DM def. (8) Cinco Ranch BA (Brian Agler)
(2) Hockaday TV def. (7) Colleyville Heritage RS (Rahim Sayani)
(6) Plano Senior VC def. (18) Cinco Ranch DG (Danielle Good)
(4) Marcus NA def. (5) Southlake Carroll DS (Danielle Smogard)
SEMIS
(1) Greenhill DM def. (4) Marcus NA (Nathan Abell)
(2) Hockaday TV def. (6) Plano Senior VC (Vishal Channani)
FINALS
(1) Greenhill DM def. (2) Hockaday TV (Taarini Vohra)
TFA STATE CHAMPION
(1) Greenhill DM (David McGough)
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Posted from: 65.13.65.92
February 28th, 2007 17:33
it is also the FFL (Florida Forensic League) State Tournament this weekend
Posted from: 71.160.56.34
February 28th, 2007 17:36
If someone could also send results from florida, that would be awesome. We could combine this post to be like we did with Berk/Harvard.
Please send results as they come in to Mr. Jon Cruz.
Posted from: 68.175.61.249
February 28th, 2007 18:44
Agreed.
Best of luck to Grunny Jeffers, and to all competing this weekend.
Posted from: 128.135.192.68
February 28th, 2007 19:53
good luck to all my labbies! represent for us.
Posted from: 71.82.120.186
February 28th, 2007 20:02
good luck jes.
Posted from: 75.73.219.162
February 28th, 2007 20:13
i will of course be rooting for any competitors from McNeil High School :P
Posted from: 75.200.111.198
March 1st, 2007 08:14
Anybody covering Florida Varsity States this weekend? It’s Friday and Saturday in Niceville, FL.
Good Luck Texas!
Posted from: 208.188.3.80
March 1st, 2007 11:37
RD1 has been posted for both LD and CX
http://www.joyoftournaments.com/tx/tfa.state/defn/LD%20Round%201.pdf
http://www.joyoftournaments.com/tx/tfa.state/defn/Policy%20Rd%201.pdf
Posted from: 168.7.241.239
March 1st, 2007 15:23
2 years in a row.
Posted from: 68.252.226.236
March 1st, 2007 18:06
jbex ftw
Posted from: 199.245.163.1
March 1st, 2007 18:33
BEXBEXBEXBEXBEX
Posted from: 70.251.244.102
March 1st, 2007 19:49
goodluck arti, rahim, & tyler!
woo kick some butt :0)
Posted from: 69.180.210.210
March 1st, 2007 19:49
good luck to jbex. kershaw 3145 heg
Posted from: 12.44.138.34
March 1st, 2007 23:05
Congratulations to the 2-0′s at the end of Thursday. Most especially Johanna Tyler after being up 2 in an amazingly hard draw.
Posted from: 12.5.250.229
March 2nd, 2007 00:38
2 years in a row
Posted from: 12.44.138.34
March 2nd, 2007 00:50
Even though he is sitting next to me while we are being dumb, I would like to wish good luck to Jishnu Guha and Samin Agha/Ryan Allen.
-JoshTang
Posted from: 12.44.138.34
March 2nd, 2007 07:10
I get an “Error 402″ when I try to check second round…
Posted from: 12.44.138.34
March 2nd, 2007 09:39
Round 3 is up for LD
http://www.joyoftournaments.com//tx/tfa.state/defn/LD%20Round%203.pdf
Posted from: 64.18.36.10
March 2nd, 2007 14:26
For those of you out there eligible to vote regarding NFL Hall of Fame membership, I ask that you please consider casting your ballots for Bob Santo.
Ballots are set to be mailed to you April 1st.
Thanks so much!
Posted from: 12.6.92.5
March 2nd, 2007 20:57
34 Debaters qualified to FFL state in LD:
[...]
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 2nd, 2007 22:13
“Alison Boyle (Ft. Lauderdale)”
This seems not right…
Posted from: 69.15.56.3
March 2nd, 2007 23:01
TFA State Tournament 2007
Qualifiers for the Triple Octafinal Round
Alief Taylor AN (Anvinh Nguyen)
Bellaire KP (Karthik Prasad)
Bellaire TL (Thomas Lei)
Caney Creek TJ (Teresa Johnson)
Cinco Ranch BA (Brian Agler)
Cinco Ranch DG (Danielle Good)
Cinco Ranch JA (Jackie Allgayer)
Cinco Ranch SH (Spencer Howie)
Colleyville Heritage AB (Arti Bhatia)
Colleyville Heritage RS (Rahim Sayani)
Coppell RT (Rahul Talati)
Crowley JT (Johanna Tyler)
Cypress Falls SM (Sara Meghji)
Dulles GJ (Greg Jeffers)
Dulles RL (Ryan Lester)
Greenhill DM (David McGough)
Hockaday BV (Berenice Villela)
Hockaday JG (Joan Gass)
Hockaday JM (Jenny McCartney)
Hockaday LD (Lindsay Dolan)
Hockaday TV (Taarini Vohra)
James Martin MB (Matt Bruenig)
Marcus NA (Nathan Abell)
Marcus RG (Ryan Graham)
Marcus VH (Vivian Ho)
Northland Christian JO (Josh Overton)
Northland Christian RL (Rachel Lanier)
Plano Senior VC (Vishal Chanani)
Reagan EO (Elizabeth Owens)
South Garland JR (John Rodenmayer)
Southlake Carroll DS (Danielle Smogard)
Strake Jesuit PM (Patrick Mahoney)
Strake Jesuit PT (Paul Tyger)
Strake Jesuit TL (Todd Liipfert)
Westlake DR (Devin Race)
Westwood BC (Ben Clancy)
Winston Churchill AL (Alex Leidner)
Posted from: 69.15.56.3
March 2nd, 2007 23:03
All of the “qualifiers for the triple octafinals” had to have a 4-1 record or better.
Posted from: 12.44.138.34
March 2nd, 2007 23:49
Congratulations to all the qualifiers at TFA state, regardless of whether they cleared or not.
Posted from: 71.96.192.193
March 3rd, 2007 08:11
congrats to vishal for breaking!
Posted from: 69.151.233.23
March 3rd, 2007 08:56
Those are some tough breaks, when you have TOC bid holders like David Donatti and Philly Wiggins get knocked out in prelims. Just like AJ Motgi last year. Proving yet again that TFA is the deepest and most competitive state tournament in the country.
Congratulations to those who broke. And to those who qualified to the tournament, which is an accomplishment in itself.
Posted from: 12.44.138.34
March 3rd, 2007 09:08
Who was/is in the bubble rounds in partial trips.
and to the poster above, let’s not forget TOC bid holders like Becca Traber, Daniel Cory, and Justin Bexley =)
Posted from: 68.209.198.15
March 3rd, 2007 09:26
im not sure guys, ill grant that texas is a tough state to compete in but the main thing that proves is that there are some really bad judges in prelims. becca, daniel, and jbex are probably three of the best debaters ive seen this year and it doesn’t reflect well on a tournament in which none of them clear.
Posted from: 137.165.246.80
March 3rd, 2007 11:34
how every time the “big names” don’t break, its automatically the judging that caused it. there is no way that maybe some people who underperformed all year, or who did not attend the TOC’s to get the same recognition, could have possibly beat the “best debaters”
Posted from: 70.251.25.123
March 3rd, 2007 11:49
i predict teresa johnson will knock todd liipfert out of the tournament, just like at memorial.
Posted from: 74.225.125.127
March 3rd, 2007 12:29
YAY BERENICE… so hot right now!
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 3rd, 2007 12:55
“how every time the “big names” don’t break, its automatically the judging that caused it. there is no way that maybe some people who underperformed all year, or who did not attend the TOC’s to get the same recognition, could have possibly beat the “best debaters””
Why should we default to your explanation any more readily than to the judging explanation? If one really good debater doesn’t clear, an anomaly like the one you suggest is a plausible explanation. If four or five of the best debaters in Texas don’t clear, it seems more likely that there’s something systematic about the tournament that makes that happen than that all five of them happened to draw incredibly talented but heretofore unrecognized local debaters in the one-down round and lose.
Posted from: 137.165.246.80
March 3rd, 2007 13:32
well, TFA releases a results packet every year after the state tournament, so we will be able to see for ourselves, who they debated, and who the judges were in the rounds.
Posted from: 68.241.245.226
March 3rd, 2007 14:02
I guess I will come ou of my vbd posting retirement….
tfa ha good judging. I don’t want to hear otherwise, if you have 1 loss or better you will get decent judging. tfa has been good with mjp. the problem is that it is really easy to lose two rounds and not clear. this is something quinn should know since he lost his break round at state last year with stacy thomas in the back. haha love you bro!
but the point of this post was to say, congratz jojo… do what you do. but if you get a texas plaque you gotta donate it to underprivileged kids.
Posted from: 71.104.140.104
March 3rd, 2007 14:06
wow! TFA kicks the living crap out of the california state tournament. last year, there were 56 people in LD at the CAHSSA tourney.
Plus, a lot of the toc-level people in California don’t even go to state.
Posted from: 161.253.35.100
March 3rd, 2007 14:37
ravi sankar dropped in semis and jake nebel is in finals of FFL state, that’s all i know.
Posted from: 69.15.56.3
March 3rd, 2007 15:02
[...]
Posted from: 216.189.162.14
March 3rd, 2007 16:17
Who made it into LD finals at FLL?
Posted from: 69.15.193.114
March 3rd, 2007 16:26
TFA is a state tournament and the key is adaptation. While you have MJP, you can not get rid of every “undesirable” judge and while you may see that some look good, it is hard to tell how a judge actually evaluates a round on questionaires. We had some good and some that looked good on paper, but not so good in the round as a judge. In the end, it is a tournament and a tough, deep one at that.
Posted from: 70.251.25.123
March 3rd, 2007 18:35
i hate you jeremy
hate you, and love you.
congrats to jo and nathan, and especially to spencer howie for having such a strong showing after only a year or so of debating. seriously, congrats.
Posted from: 168.7.249.147
March 3rd, 2007 20:16
dudley says:
“tfa has good judging. I don’t want to hear otherwise, if you have 1 loss or better you will get decent judging.”
that’s definitely not true. from someone who was there this year, there were people judging the break round and 4-0 powermatch that had very little idea what they were doing. mjp can’t be that effective because the judging pool is so large and you are forced to rank tons of judges that are by no means preferred as 1′s. yet with any tournament with 193 competitors and 50+ ld judges, you are bound to draw some judges you really don’t want back there, so TFA probably still does a better job than most tournaments its size. i think TFA should have done a better job of placing judges in outrounds and done a better job ranking outround judges, so that some guy who did duet acting and novice CX in high school isn’t judging a very important octas round, but maybe i’m just bitter because i’m at home instead of watching the final round.
congrats to rahim for a big showing. i’m proud of you.
and congrats to perry beard and cinco for having a very impressive outround showing.
and mcgough consistently impresses me more than almost everyone else on the circuit.
Posted from: 66.157.156.130
March 3rd, 2007 20:54
maybe in the long run people get what they deserve
Posted from: 76.211.240.82
March 3rd, 2007 21:18
someone posted:
“wow! TFA kicks the living crap out of the california state tournament. last year, there were 56 people in LD at the CAHSSA tourney.
Plus, a lot of the toc-level people in California don’t even go to state. ”
1. There are caps on entries thru state quals for CA state
2. re: TOC people, i beg to differ, check the entries: http://www.joyoftournaments.com/chssa/2006/event16.htm
so not everyone from cali was there..but alot of them are from the same league so they knock each other out at quals
Posted from: 76.186.17.154
March 3rd, 2007 21:21
tfa finals = greenhill vs. hockaday
Posted from: 209.6.236.19
March 3rd, 2007 21:42
“Maybe in the long run people get what they deserve.”
But remember that couldn’t be, because that would imply an order and stability to the universe that is conclusively disproved by the shoddy sign for the philosophy department at Pittsburgh.
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
March 3rd, 2007 21:48
Congrats to Nathan, David, and Taarini.
Posted from: 12.6.92.5
March 3rd, 2007 22:18
Florida States Results:
Quarters:
Ravi Sankar def Kelsey Averill
Jake Nebel def Heather Nagle
Mary Eberts over Sharon Li (no show)
Bailey Howard def Sean Maye
Semis
Bailey Howard def Ravi Sankar
Jake Nebel def Mary Eberts
Finals
Jake Nebel def Bailey Howard
Posted from: 74.225.125.127
March 3rd, 2007 22:21
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH JAKE and RAVIIIIIIIIII
ps. ffl is the BEST debate league in the world TOUGHEST BREAKS WOWWWZERS
Posted from: 12.6.92.5
March 3rd, 2007 22:22
congrats go to
the trinity boys (braugh) for dominating florida as per usual and being just awesome in general (especially in matters of gender investigation)
erica alexander for being sweet enough to go 3-2 at florida states and heather nagle for valuing human worth above all else.
kelsey averill for being one of the nicest and most humble people in the activity. if anyone deserves success, it’s kelsey, so congrats on the break.
Posted from: 70.247.190.239
March 3rd, 2007 22:43
COngrats to David…he picked up on a 2-1, by the way. Congrats to all those who cleared and to all who competed. TFA state was one hell of a tournament this year, but so many new names that i don’t recognize.
Posted from: 64.123.189.205
March 3rd, 2007 23:25
TFA definitely brought out some of the best in this country. from everyone who broke to those who didn’t.
congratulations go out to david and taarini, but most importantly, to all the competitors who made it wonderful. during and outside of debate rounds.
:)
Posted from: 68.209.198.15
March 3rd, 2007 23:37
congrats david and taarini
Posted from: 128.135.108.202
March 4th, 2007 00:33
Congrats to those that deserve it.
“Mary Eberts over Sharon Li (no show)”
Seriously? A no show during outrounds of a state tournament? What happened?
Posted from: 128.12.36.98
March 4th, 2007 01:46
“maybe in the long run people get what they deserve”
what the hell does that even mean mangus? if you’re going to make vague, arrogant, and contemptuous comments that intend to piss people off, at least have the courage to be blunt with what you’re trying to say, rather than hiding behind the ambiguity of your arrogance
Posted from: 71.218.243.251
March 4th, 2007 04:17
Congratulations to everyone who qualified and cleared at TFA State.
Particular congratulations to the finalists…
Taarini Vohra — what a big year you’ve had! A deliberative and clear debater gets what she deserves: a ton of success :-)
David McGough — you’re in a long line of debaters coached by AT who’ve taken home this title. You definitely represent their best traits; persuasive, efficient, and highly intelligent. Very impressive.
Michelin Massey
Posted from: 76.21.214.87
March 4th, 2007 05:37
Congrats to David and Taarini, both fantastic and amazing debaters, and to their programs, and especially to their coaches – two of my favorites in debate world!
Posted from: 71.135.46.79
March 4th, 2007 08:48
congrats taarini
Posted from: 70.250.144.133
March 4th, 2007 10:48
if anyone cares…the results packet are online for the TFA state tournament…just go to joyoftournaments.com and click on TFA state and then view results.
Posted from: 75.38.14.183
March 4th, 2007 11:59
Congratulations to all the debaters at TFA State on their success this year. Special congratulations to Ryan Lester and Teresa Johnson on their performance at State. Teresa, I’m so impressed with how you’ve grown as a debater over the past two years.
Also, congrats to David McGough on another great weekend, and the Cinco crew.
Posted from: 66.157.156.130
March 4th, 2007 12:24
VAGUE AND ARROGANT AND CONTEMPTUOUS OH MY!
heres a riddle matt: if it was so vague, how do you know it was arrogant and contemptuous?
OBVIOUSLY i meant to piss people off. i am AMBIGUOUSLY ARROGANT. did you READ that post before you clicked submit? you sound like a moron.
listen im pretty used to being called arrogant but im gonna go with a big ‘no link’ here. i dont understand how saying that people get what they deserve in the long-run in any implies that im better than anyone. maybe i dont know what arrogant means, but i think if my statement couldnt possibly imply my own superiority then its probably not arrogant. im not sure whats contemptuous either. it is a fact. eventually, you get what you deserve. sometimes you get more than you deserve, sometimes you get less, but it balances out. its all very zen. if what youre looking for is a blunt call-out, heres one: i think youre a jackass.
Posted from: 24.173.0.187
March 4th, 2007 12:27
I think it’s safe to say that this tournament was an amazing experience for everyone who went. Great job everyone who broke, especially the Houston debaters!
Posted from: 66.157.156.130
March 4th, 2007 12:29
ps congrats to david mcgough. maybe he got what he deserves, huh matt?
Posted from: 24.173.0.187
March 4th, 2007 12:51
and to all those discussing the “big names” that didn’t break, becca, dcor, and jbex did end up making the prose and poetry “brackets” painfully difficult in consolation events…
Posted from: 76.186.208.132
March 4th, 2007 12:52
Congrats to David and Taarini on a great final round. Congrats Rahim…this was long overdue. And to nathan on yet another amazing performance.
I would also like to thank my team for pouring so much time and energy into preparation for this tournment.
Last but certainly not least ;), Danielle…you kicked butt yet again…the only sophmore in quarters.
Posted from: 71.158.185.184
March 4th, 2007 12:53
Congrats to Taarni, she’s amazing.
Also, congrats to Danille Smogard for being in quarters as a soph, Nathan for being a beast, and Arti and Rahim for an awesome showing.
Everyone who broke deserves a huge congrats. I’m really proud of you guys.
-jo
Posted from: 66.25.54.81
March 4th, 2007 14:14
Congrats to David and Taarini, two of the nicest and most talented debaters on the circuit.
Posted from: 129.116.10.134
March 4th, 2007 14:51
MANGOPHOBIA
congrats david. Props to Hockaday for clearing 5 people and taarni for finals.
Posted from: 129.116.10.13
March 4th, 2007 14:55
congrats to everyone who cleared at what is obviously a very difficult tournament to clear at, and especially david mcgough on an incredibly well-deserved victory.
and additionally, congrats to the cinco team for never failing to impress me.
Posted from: 72.74.218.121
March 4th, 2007 15:32
Congratulations David, I’m real proud of you and I’ll see you at TOC’s.
Posted from: 64.12.117.8
March 4th, 2007 15:59
Congrats to David and Taarini on coming out on top of an amazing field.
Posted from: 128.135.224.52
March 4th, 2007 16:00
“ps congrats to david mcgough. maybe he got what he deserves, huh matt? ”
Another interpretation of your statement, Mike, is the possibility that you were commenting that some of those who didn’t break deserved what they got. Given the comments above discussing the good debaters who didn’t break, that was a reasonable interpretation. I’m not saying that’s what you meant, but when you’re vague, you risk being interpreting in multiple ways.
Posted from: 76.186.208.132
March 4th, 2007 16:46
i had a couple of glaring omissions from my earlier post…
johanna you are a beast and will hix/jennifer miller (and the other grapevinians) and thank you so much for working hard with us in preparation.
also, cinco clearing 4 debaters was an awesome feat…especiallu b.agler on one hell of a quarters round. i am sure you made your coaches’ year!
Posted from: 129.116.10.134
March 4th, 2007 18:07
maybe they should let 1st year outs judge if so many ppl think the judging pool could use some improvement…
Posted from: 66.157.156.130
March 4th, 2007 20:15
i would like to thank matt kinskey for calling me a coward and then sending me a facebook message to talk shit about how i must not be smart because i go to pitt.
Posted from: 66.25.54.81
March 4th, 2007 21:35
Melin,
If we’re talking about amazing quarters rounds, Danielle deserves another shout out for what I’m sure was an amazingly close round with Nathan. She’s going to be beastly next year (even more so than she is already.)
Posted from: 76.186.208.132
March 4th, 2007 22:26
brian…i was not discounting anyone else in that paragraph…just giving a shout out to all of you cinco ranchers and to the round i adjudicated in quarters.
i am extremely proud of danielle (smogard)…as i have let her know.
btw if the brackets had not been broken danielle (good) would have hit nathan for like the 7th time this year and i am sure jenn or i would have been adjudicating
Posted from: 66.25.54.81
March 4th, 2007 22:38
Melin,
It would have to be you or Jenn judging, as we believe that’s part of the conspiracy.
And I will graciously pass on your shout-out to the rest of the team
Posted from: 72.64.65.89
March 4th, 2007 23:07
oh god, the conspiracy has finally been broken. danielle and i finally went to a tournament in texas and didnt hit each other. we totally beat fate.
and congrats to taarini and david. i guess that theyre, like, good debaters or something =)
Posted from: 71.104.140.104
March 5th, 2007 17:32
Stuti said something along the lines of:
“A lot of the TOC peeps are from the same league and they knock each other out. Plus, there’s entry limits”
Exactly.
That’s why the CA State tourney is comparatively lame. A state the size of CA should have more than 64 people competing. Plus, the judging pool aint what it should be.
Posted from: 69.134.16.205
March 5th, 2007 18:16
I just want to comment on the awsomeness of straight 30′s that David got
Posted from: 72.177.254.156
March 5th, 2007 20:20
Congrats to Danielle Good for Quarters!
you are an amazing debater, a wonderful person, and my freaking inspiration!
Posted from: 72.177.254.156
March 5th, 2007 20:25
Congrats to Brian, Spencer, and Xtacy (Xiao-Hui) on a great performace this weekend! You guys rock my fuckin world…even though i didn’t qual this year
Posted from: 72.177.254.156
March 5th, 2007 20:28
Congratulations to Jackie Allgayer… you are an exceptional debater and helped me out a bunch this year…I hope I can make u more proud in the future
Posted from: 66.170.192.193
March 5th, 2007 20:35
I want to extend my congrats to David for rolling through the tournaments as the undefeated top seed and speaker…very impressive.
Congrats to Stacy Thomas, Taarini, and the rest of the Hockaday crew…clearing 5 is fabulous, but most people don’t know that Hockaday QUALIFIED 15 kids for TFA. nice work.
Shout outs to Arti and Rahim, two of the nicest people on the circuit whose hard work and faith paid off this past weekend.
And thanks to my kids (Danielle, Brian, Spencer, Jackie, Aaron, Trisha, and Xiao-Hui) and John Lewis for making this the best state tournament in the history of the Cinco Ranch program. I don’t have the words, guys…
Posted from: 24.6.159.5
March 7th, 2007 00:17
From what I hear, Texas state tournaments actually have circuit judges. You can’t get that in CA.
Posted from: 169.232.243.223
March 7th, 2007 10:56
cali state ftw
probably most telling explanation of the california state tournament – the only time i attended (04), oscar shine was the only “big name” judge at the tournament. everyone else was pretty much lay/flay. the tournament recognized this, and put him in the congress pool.
Posted from: 24.174.12.201
March 2nd, 2008 10:58
NATHAN!!!!!!!!!!!