Ask Questions for the Next Ask Cruz
posted by Jon Cruz on May 13th, 2008
NEW YORK, N.Y. — After an admittedly long hiatus, the next installment of “Ask Cruz” will be posted next week.
The next column will be TOC-themed, given the recent crowning of Chris Theis and the spirited discussions related to the videos we have uploaded thus far.
Some folks have posed questions on my last column, and during our TOC coverage, which I will be answering. But if you have more questions, ask here! And if they’re not TOC-themed, I will get to them in a future column.
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Posted from: 12.205.118.84
May 14th, 2008 12:54
What is the furthest elimination round a sophomore or freshman has gone in the TOC?
Posted from: 74.70.112.133
May 14th, 2008 13:46
I think Will Leiter made it really far
Posted from: 207.28.202.98
May 14th, 2008 13:51
what is the longest period a school has gone between clearing debaters in LD at toc (excluding people clearing from their school for the first time)
Posted from: 69.119.154.118
May 14th, 2008 13:55
How many years in a row has a team succeeded in clearing at least one debater? Multiple debaters?
Are runoffs included in these answers?
Posted from: 65.81.139.87
May 14th, 2008 14:24
who is the worst speaker to win the toc? in other words, who won but did not get a speaker award or, if no such people exist, who got the lowest speaker award among those who won
and if you want a real challenge: which regular season tournament has been the best predictor of toc success in the past 5 years? (how you do the stats is up to you, id suggest a system that assigns points for debaters who “match” at each elim level)
Posted from: 66.233.57.238
May 14th, 2008 15:04
the winner of st marx has won the TOC two years running.
Posted from: 24.205.209.139
May 14th, 2008 15:50
What is the best a Nevadan has ever done at the TOC in LD?
Posted from: 65.9.101.184
May 14th, 2008 15:58
How many unanimous final round decisions have there been?
Posted from: 75.32.132.251
May 14th, 2008 16:06
i have a better question than jose:
will there ever be a unanimous decision in TOC finals with Wes Craven on the panel?
much love wes
Posted from: 24.12.118.191
May 14th, 2008 16:57
How often have the four top seeds reached the semis?
Posted from: 70.111.111.164
May 14th, 2008 16:59
Who was the debater with the most number of bids going into the TOC to not clear and what was his/her bid count?
Posted from: 64.12.116.76
May 14th, 2008 17:03
tough one… which debaters have won a college’s tournament (harvard, stanford, princeton, etc…) and were rejected from that college?
Posted from: 71.112.179.104
May 14th, 2008 17:10
kind of like Rob Parker’s question, what is the farthest a Washingtonian has gone at the TOC in LD?
Posted from: 65.9.101.184
May 14th, 2008 17:32
@13: Probably Rebar this year. No idea though.
Posted from: 75.6.208.118
May 14th, 2008 17:54
Sehome had a few debaters in octos a while back
Max Stevens (of nevada) was in octos in 2004 and Ryan Hamilton was…
Posted from: 75.71.25.178
May 14th, 2008 18:09
coloradoan? (same as ali and rob)
Posted from: 12.205.118.84
May 14th, 2008 18:24
What is the record for most debaters clearing from one school?
Posted from: 71.104.137.196
May 14th, 2008 21:43
What is the best that a self-coached debater has ever done at TOC?
Posted from: 216.80.145.126
May 14th, 2008 23:10
i am going to repost my question. someone using my computer posted anon:
will there ever be a unanimous decision in TOC finals with Wes Craven on the panel?
Posted from: 168.221.143.68
May 15th, 2008 04:34
What’s the worst Jan/Feb record of a TOC champion that won TOCs in that same year?
Posted from: 24.7.64.100
May 15th, 2008 09:57
zhao: steph bell had 8 bids her junior year and didn’t clear.
jose: given that he went to one bid tournament on the january february topic and dropped in the bid round, i’m going to guess john mcneil. he had a very strong first semester though.
Posted from: 70.111.83.12
May 15th, 2008 20:56
slurie:
As far as I know, only one Colorodoan ever (Micheal Arnold) has made it to the LD TOC. I have no idea what his record was.
Posted from: 69.118.235.253
May 15th, 2008 21:00
Brad:
Scarsdale qualified 9 people to the 2007 TOC, 3 people above the previous record.
Posted from: 76.175.197.13
May 15th, 2008 23:03
Which state has produced the most TOC champs?
Posted from: 76.175.197.13
May 15th, 2008 23:03
Which state has produced the most TOC champs?
Posted from: 74.227.231.210
May 15th, 2008 23:18
alex zhao how dare you forget the legacy of graham safty
Posted from: 12.205.118.84
May 16th, 2008 11:40
I should rephrase my question. What is the record for most debaters clearing to elimination rounds from one school in one year at TOC?
Posted from: 68.199.21.95
May 16th, 2008 11:53
How many times has Jim Menick been to the TOC? When there, how many times has he not judged?
Posted from: 70.111.83.12
May 16th, 2008 19:23
I’m sorry Mangus, I forgot that he was the first person to fully qualify, not to go. My bad.
Posted from: 75.25.130.115
May 16th, 2008 20:02
I believe post 1 has already been answered in regards to a most successful freshman (Justin Osofsky) and already asked in regards to a most successful sophomore, though not answered yet.
Post 17 was also answered in previous installments (5 from Bronx in policy, in LD it’s 3, which was accomplished by multiple schools, including Hockaday in 2007 and 2008).
So was post 24 (California, Florida, and New York each have 4).
Posted from: 75.25.130.115
May 17th, 2008 15:56
What’s the record number of bids an LDer has accumulated throughout his/her career?
Other than Baldwin, who was the most successful debater at the TOC throughout his/her career (assume run-off = 0.5, octas = 1, quarters = 2 etc.)? How far did Michael Erickson make it his senior year?
Posted from: 74.73.188.174
May 17th, 2008 18:16
Someone noted that in 2003, a double win arg was voted for at TOC until JW had to interfere and tell the judge to change the decision. This question has three parts. a. who was the judge of the round b. who were the debaters c. who ultimately won
Posted from: 68.192.31.214
May 17th, 2008 20:30
I’m pretty sure the judge was Wesley Craven.
No idea about the other stuff though, so work your magic Cruz!
Posted from: 128.135.100.199
May 17th, 2008 20:52
Awesome… I’m debate trivia.
To set the Coloradoan situation to rest, I was the first to qualify in 2006, Graham at-larged a few years before that and I think Michelin Massey said that someone from Golden once at-larged in the 90s some time.
And as long as I’m posting: has an at-large won the TOC, or if not, what’s the furthest an at-large has gone? Harder, but how often has it happened that the ultimate final-round participants met in prelims; was it the same result?
Posted from: 70.19.44.144
May 17th, 2008 20:58
Wes, next time you judge Matt Ross, plan on voting for both him and his opponent.
Posted from: 69.115.223.185
May 17th, 2008 21:44
anon the answer is Nadir Joshua. 11
Posted from: 69.115.223.185
May 17th, 2008 21:50
oops i misunderstood your question anon
Posted from: 75.62.71.188
May 17th, 2008 22:03
To marnold, I cou;d be wrong, but I think last year David and Patrick hit in round 6 or 7,and I think David won that round, but i could be wrong
Posted from: 68.209.198.15
May 17th, 2008 22:18
david beat diehl round 6 last year in front of bryan cory.
Posted from: 69.151.193.153
May 17th, 2008 23:32
I believe Stephen Hess and Weeks hit round 1 the year they were in finals.
Posted from: 71.82.123.246
May 18th, 2008 00:06
How many times has Jon Cruz mentioned a Tim Hogan failure/loss in his Column? How many times has he gone out of his way to do so? How many times will he do so in the future?
I hope the answer to the last one is a very large number.
Posted from: 24.6.237.64
May 18th, 2008 01:55
now that the “AV curse” has ended, what squad has the most TOC finals appearances without a title?
Posted from: 66.233.57.238
May 18th, 2008 12:07
eric palmer got to octas as an at large
Posted from: 66.233.57.238
May 18th, 2008 12:10
what year has had the largest number of bids in octafinals of the TOC? what year had the highest # of average bids?
for example, this year the octafinalists had a combined 71 bids, with an average bid # of 4.4375 per person
Posted from: 66.233.57.238
May 18th, 2008 12:11
whoops i mean this year had 73 bids, 4.5625 average
Posted from: 75.73.219.151
May 18th, 2008 14:01
unfortunately my .4375 bid wasn’t enough to earn me an at large :(
Posted from: 128.135.193.197
May 18th, 2008 14:39
jgrim is a pimp anyway
Posted from: 68.173.139.74
May 18th, 2008 16:22
what are you doing in preparation for indiana jones and the kingdom of the skull? is it browsing youtube six hours a day for promotional clips of the movie?
moreover, what did you do with the broken toilet seat?
Posted from: 75.72.79.154
May 18th, 2008 19:21
Grimstad, it’s ok. We all know you and TK got jobbed by the TOC
Posted from: 75.25.130.115
May 18th, 2008 21:55
What class has had the most debaters in TOC outrounds over multiple years? I.e. the class of 2008 has had 1 in 2006, 3 in 2007, 12 in 2008, total of 16.
Same question for octas bid champs.
Has there ever been a year when all sixteen debaters in TOC outrounds were seniors?
Posted from: 24.7.64.100
May 19th, 2008 10:55
to answer an earlier question: tom evnen and andrew garvin debated round 7 at the 2003 toc. sean mumper (i believe) judged and voted for tom, someone told me a coinflip might have been involved but knowing sean thats probably apocryphal.