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Jake Nebel Defends Glenbrooks Title

Matt Ross Wins J.V. LD Championship;
Bronx Science Wins Public Forum
posted by Jon Cruz on November 24th, 2008

GLENVIEW and NORTHBROOK, Ill. — The Glenbrooks has concluded. After three days of competition that began with a field of 188 varsity Lincoln-Douglas debaters, defending champion Jake Nebel of Trinity Preparatory School faced off against challenger J.P. Gooderham of Upper Saint Clair High School. On a 3-0 decision, Jake defeated J.P. to win his second consecutive Glenbrooks title. Accounting for all events, the Glenbrooks remains the largest high school-run forensics tournament in America. Congratulations to both debaters!

Jake is coached by Petey Gil-Montllor; J.P. is coached by Rich Platts and Ali Huberlie.

Jake is only the third person ever to be a repeat champion at the Glenbrooks. Jason Baldwin of Vestavia Hills High School won the tournament in 1991 and 1992; John McNeil won the tournament in two consecutive close-outs in 2002 and 2003.

The Glenbrooks is the fourth consecutive tournament with an octafinals bid to the Tournament of Champions that has concluded with a repeat champion. Jake Nebel defended his title at the Greenhill Fall Classic, Chris Theis defended his title at the St. Mark’s Heart of Texas Invitational, and Ben Holguin defended his title at the Minneapple.

The Glenbrooks also boasts a prestigious and competitive junior varsity Lincoln-Douglas debate tournament, sponsored by Glenview Street Bank. In the final round, the Bronx High School of Science’s Matt Ross debated Barrington High School’s Natasha Thondavadi. The panel consisted of Beena Koshy, Liz Mullins, and Jeff Roberts. On a 2-1 decision — Koshy dissented — Matt defeated Natasha to win the title. Congratulations to both debaters!

Matt is coached by Jon Cruz, Douglas Jeffers, and Taarini Vohra; Natasha is coached by Susan Teegarden.

The Public Forum debate tournament began with 105 teams, but by Sunday evening, only two remained: the Bronx High School of Science’s Daniel Wilkofsky and Tina Ritter and Walt Whitman High School’s Alex Edelman and Aaron Schifrin. On a 3-0 decision, Bronx Science defeated Walt Whitman to take the tournament. Congratulations to both teams!

Daniel and Tina are coached by Joseph Gazzola and Jon Cruz; Alex and Aaron are coached by Anjan Choudhury, Tanya Choudhury, Elyse Lyons, Todd Liipfert, and Stephanie Caravias.

You can access the pairings for the preliminary rounds in varsity Lincoln-Douglas debate by clicking here.

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE

(33) Altamont SA (Sasha Arijanto)

SEXTODECIMOS
(1) Strake Jesuit PT def. (32) Bronx Science SS (Saboor Sheerazi)
3-0 (Stephen Babb, Tim Hogan, Josh Anderson)
(2) Los Altos DM def. (31) Desert Vista XL (Xi Lin)
(Eric Melin, Tom Evnen, David McGough)
(3) Edina BH def. (30) Lynbrook RR (Rohit Ramkumar)
(Anjan Choudhury, Neil Conrad, Hirsh Jain)
(4) Edina DM def. (29) Oak Mountain JL (Jeff Liu)
(Eric Melin, Tom Evnen, David McGough)
(5) Valley RB def. (28) Brentwood MS (Michael Shagrin)
(Fabien Thayamballi, Adam Nelson, Patrick Diehl)
(6) Upper Saint Clair JG def. (27) Archer LB (Laura Bomes)
(Fabien Thayamballi, Adam Nelson, Patrick Diehl)
(7) Mountain View DK over (26) Mountain View DG (Daniel Garber)
(25) Scarsdale MM def. (8) Westlake DR (Devin Race)
3-0 (Petey Gil-Montllor, Stephen Hess, Tom Rollins)
(9) Trinity Prep JN def. (24) Walt Whitman EN (Ellen Noble)
(Stephen Babb, Tim Hogan, Josh Anderson)
(23) Bronx Science MD def. (10) Southlake Carroll RB (Ryan Bennett)
2-1 (*Petey Gil-Montllor, Stephen Hess, Tom Rollins)
(22) Lakeville South CK def. (11) Saint Louis Park CT (Catherine Tarsney)
(Anjan Choudhury, Neil Conrad, Hirsh Jain)
(21) Apple Valley CT def. (12) Blake EL (Erik Legried)
(Mike Spirtos, Wesley Craven, Justin Hinojoza)
(20) Scarsdale KH def. (13) Westlake AW (Andrew Waks)
2-1 (Prashant Rai, *Larry McGrath, Eric Palmer)
(19) Lake Highland GB def. (14) Apple Valley MK (Michelle Keohane)
(Ari Parker, Ernie Rose, Daniel Sheehan)
(15) Anderson MV def. (18) Walt Whitman BL (Ben Lewis)
(Prashant Rai, Larry McGrath, Eric Palmer)
(16) Hockaday SV def. (17) Scarsdale MH (Matt Hershey)
(Ari Parker, Ernie Rose, Daniel Sheehan)

OCTAS
(1) Strake Jesuit PT def. (16) Hockaday SV (Shivani Vohra)
(Patrick Diehl, Anjan Choudhury, Stephen Babb)
(15) Anderson MV def. (2) Los Altos DM (Daniel Moerner)
(Patrick Diehl, Anjan Choudhury, Stephen Babb)
(19) Lake Highland GB def. (3) Edina BH (Ben Holguin)
(Prashant Rai, Larry McGrath, Ernie Rose)
(20) Scarsdale KH def. (4) Edina DM (David McNeil)
(Prashant Rai, Larry McGrath, Ernie Rose)
(21) Apple Valley CT def. (5) Valley RB (Ross Brown)
(Tom Evnen, Eric Palmer, Ari Parker)
(6) Upper Saint Clair JG def. (22) Lakeville South CK (Christian Keil)
(Tom Evnen, Eric Palmer, Ari Parker)
(7) Mountain View DK def. (23) Bronx Science MD (Matt Dunay)
2-1 (*Tim Hogan, Hirsh Jain, Adam Nelson)
(9) Trinity Prep JN def. (25) Scarsdale MM (Marcus Moretti)
(Tim Hogan, Hirsh Jain, Adam Nelson)

QUARTERS
(9) Trinity Prep JN def. (1) Strake Jesuit PT (Paul Tyger)
(Wesley Craven, Patrick Diehl, Tom Evnen)
(7) Mountain View DK def. (15) Anderson MV (Madeline Vuong)
(Ernie Rose, Hirsh Jain, Tim Hogan)
(6) Upper Saint Clair JG def. (19) Lake Highland GB (Gurdane Bhutani)
(Neil Conrad, Eric Palmer, Prashant Rai)
(21) Apple Valley CT def. (20) Scarsdale KH (Ken Hershey)
(Petey Gil-Montllor, Adam Nelson, Daniel Sheehan)

SEMIS
(9) Trinity Prep JN def. (21) Apple Valley CT (Chris Theis)
2-1 (Neil Conrad, Patrick Diehl, *Mike Spirtos)
(6) Upper Saint Clair JG def. (7) Mountain View DK (Daniel Khalessi)
2-1 (Tim Hogan, Daniel Sheehan, *Hirsh Jain)

FINALS
(9) Trinity Prep JN def. (6) Upper Saint Clair JG (J.P. Gooderham)
3-0 (Daniel Sheehan, Tim Hogan, Patrick Diehl)

CHAMPION
(9) Trinity Prep JN (Jake Nebel)


(17) Harvard-Westlake NP (Nick Pritzker)

GLENVIEW STREET BANK J.V. OCTAS
(16) Scarsdale SL def. (1) Mountain Brook EE (Elizabeth Ernstberger)
(2) Bronx Science MR def. (15) Lakeville South WB (Wes Brand)
(3) Scarsdale JB def. (14) Hockaday TJ (Trishla Jain)
(13) Barrington KP def. (4) Lakeville South DS (Dylan Slinger)
(12) Barrington NT def. (5) Walt Whitman SH (Stephanie Haven)
(11) Walt Whitman MT def. (6) Havard-Westlake BSK (Ben Sprung-Keyser)
(7) Apple Valley JP def. (10) College Prep AK (Alex Kennedy)
(8) Bronx Science CC def. (9) Edina SW (Silas Wallen-Friedman)

GLENVIEW STREET BANK J.V. QUARTERS
(8) Bronx Science CC def. (16) Scarsdale SL (Sahil Lalwani)
(2) Bronx Science MR def. (7) Apple Valley JP (Jordan Parmett)
(3) Scarsdale JB def. (11) Walt Whitman MT (Marshall Thompson)
(12) Barrington NT over (13) Barrington KP (Kanisha Parthasarathy)

GLENVIEW STREET BANK J.V. SEMIS
(12) Barrington NT def. (8) Bronx Science CC (Carolyn Clendenin)
2-1 (Chad Henson, *Chris Catterton, Liz Vieira)
(2) Bronx Science MR def. (3) Scarsdale JB (Jonathan Bowyer)
3-0 (Liz Mullins, Ryan Graham, Wade Houston)

GLENVIEW STREET BANK J.V. FINALS
(2) Bronx Science MR def. (12) Barrington NT (Natasha Thondavadi)
2-1 (Jeff Roberts, *Beena Koshy, Liz Mullins)

GLENVIEW STREET BANK J.V. CHAMPION
(2) Bronx Science MR (Matt Ross)


TOP J.V. SPEAKERS
1. Elizabeth Ernstberger — Mountain Brook High School (AL)
2. Sahil Lalwani — Scarsdale High School (NY)
3. Matt Ross — The Bronx High School of Science (NY)
4. Jonathan Bowyer — Scarsdale High School (NY)
5. Cole Helsell — Albuquerque Academy (NM)
6. Caroline Brand — Pinecrest High School (NC)
7. Samantha Alman — Ransom Everglades High School (FL)
8. Dylan Slinger — Lakeville South High School (MN)
9. Lara Gatehouse — The Hockaday School (TX)
10. Cory Wynn — Brentwood School (CA)

Popularity: 30%

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256 Responses to “Jake Nebel Defends Glenbrooks Title”

  1. VBD Weekend Coverage: November 21-24, 2008 | VBD: High School Debate, Lincoln-Douglas, Policy, Public Forum
    Posted from: 206.251.74.247

    November 22nd, 2008 07:56
    1

    […] The Glenbrooks: Live Coverage Villiger: Live Coverage […]

  2. Salman
    Posted from: 74.70.112.133

    November 22nd, 2008 09:29
    2

    RD 2:
    Hockaday SV (aff) V Niskayuna SD (neg)

  3. AC
    Posted from: 70.21.178.156

    November 22nd, 2008 09:58
    3

    Records?

  4. Matt
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 22nd, 2008 10:03
    4

    matt thomas is 0-2

  5. Tarun
    Posted from: 98.210.140.232

    November 22nd, 2008 10:04
    5

    Goodluck Narayan and Rohit!

  6. Jon Cruz
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 22nd, 2008 10:06
    6

    Saboor Sheerazi is 2-0. Matt Dunay and Seth Teleky were 1-0 going into round 2.

  7. Jon Cruz
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 22nd, 2008 11:40
    7

    Bronx Science SS, MD, and ST are all 2-0.

  8. nick gorman
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 22nd, 2008 11:41
    8

    for team Al records are as follows
    Saint James NG (Nick Gorman (me)) 2-0
    Vestavia KS (Kevin Sipe) 1-1
    Vestavia JS (John Summerland) 1-1
    Mountain Brook CB (Carder Bielen) 2-0
    Mountain Brook CH (Claire Herron) 1-1
    Mountain Brook LL (Logan LaDuke) 0-2
    Oak Mountain JL (Jeff Liu) 2-0?
    Oak Mountain LL (Larry Liu) 1-1?

    GO TEAM AL

  9. Bobby
    Posted from: 71.190.125.142

    November 22nd, 2008 11:49
    9

    GO BRONX!

  10. kelly
    Posted from: 208.61.144.23

    November 22nd, 2008 12:08
    10

    TEAM ALABAMA FTW!!!

  11. Cherian
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 22nd, 2008 12:32
    11

    MN is 5-5
    TN is 10-0
    MI is 0-10

  12. njbubb
    Posted from: 65.42.208.133

    November 22nd, 2008 13:22
    12

    Shope, you’ve had good judges. no excuse to complain.

  13. nick gorman
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 22nd, 2008 13:25
    13

    for team Al records are as follows
    Saint James NG (Nick Gorman (me)) 2-1
    Vestavia KS (Kevin Sipe) contracted venereal disease and had to leave the tournament.
    Vestavia JS (John Summerland) 1-2
    Mountain Brook CB (Carder Bielen) 2-1
    Mountain Brook CH (Claire Herron) ?
    Mountain Brook LL (Logan LaDuke) 1-2
    Oak Mountain JL (Jeff Liu) ?
    Oak Mountain LL (Larry Liu) ?

  14. kelly
    Posted from: 216.180.117.147

    November 22nd, 2008 13:37
    14

    Gorman–kevin really had to leave the tournament??
    and its summerlin

  15. william parker
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 22nd, 2008 14:26
    15

    it’s okay, i hear kevin can come back to the tournament tomorrow.

  16. Ian Gunn
    Posted from: 70.196.167.80

    November 22nd, 2008 15:01
    16

    Jesuit WS is 2-1

  17. Divya
    Posted from: 70.112.61.21

    November 22nd, 2008 15:32
    17

    Go Andrew and Devin!! Have fun!

  18. Ian Gunn
    Posted from: 70.196.167.80

    November 22nd, 2008 16:02
    18

    Are ballots being posted online anywhere?

  19. william parker
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 22nd, 2008 17:01
    19

    … kevin doesn’t have a disease, hur hur. new alabama postings:
    for team Al records are as follows
    Saint James NG (Nick Gorman) 3-1
    Vestavia KS (Kevin Sipe) 2-2
    Vestavia JS (John Summerland) 2-2
    Vestavia WP (William Parker) 3-1
    Mountain Brook CB (Carder Bielen) 2-2
    Mountain Brook CH (Claire Herron) 2-2
    Mountain Brook LL (Logan LaDuke) 1-3

  20. Christian Keil
    Posted from: 12.32.84.130

    November 22nd, 2008 17:07
    20

    Lakeville South CK: 3-1
    Lakeville North TC: 2-2
    Lakeville North EW: 1-3

  21. kelly
    Posted from: 208.61.136.208

    November 22nd, 2008 17:24
    21

    its a joke!!!! yall are stupid… shanna almost had a heart attack… but jsyk, i didnt buy it..

  22. william parker
    Posted from: 199.189.10.33

    November 22nd, 2008 17:48
    22

    oooooookay.

  23. S.Sorensen
    Posted from: 72.199.38.115

    November 22nd, 2008 19:05
    23

    Go Loyola TM and MM :)

  24. wartinbee
    Posted from: 76.201.61.251

    November 22nd, 2008 19:23
    24

    Go Loyola!! don’t mezz up guys!

  25. Dan Chen
    Posted from: 68.196.195.40

    November 22nd, 2008 19:27
    25

    Oak Mountain LL and Oak Mountain JL are both 3-1

  26. contillo
    Posted from: 165.123.231.179

    November 22nd, 2008 19:48
    26

    perkiomen valley kg is 3-1

  27. Xi Lin
    Posted from: 63.250.234.2

    November 22nd, 2008 19:55
    27

    Desert Vista XL 3-1
    Desert Vista MM 2-2
    Brophy Prep JL 3-1

  28. Eric Melin
    Posted from: 63.250.234.2

    November 22nd, 2008 20:09
    28

    Carroll RB is 4-0

  29. Ali Huberlie
    Posted from: 165.123.123.56

    November 22nd, 2008 20:12
    29

    Upper St. Clair JG is 4-0.

  30. Alan
    Posted from: 67.80.215.195

    November 22nd, 2008 20:23
    30

    Good luck to the Liu twins, Xi, Alex, JP, Karlyn, Edina, Dan and Matt, Claire, Scarsdale, and anybody else I am forgetting. :o)

  31. wartinbee
    Posted from: 76.201.61.251

    November 22nd, 2008 20:32
    31

    Loyola MM 3-1
    Loyola TM 2-2

  32. chesley
    Posted from: 24.15.67.85

    November 22nd, 2008 21:00
    32

    New Trier AC 2-2
    New Trier CC 2-2

  33. anon
    Posted from: 12.32.84.174

    November 22nd, 2008 21:08
    33

    S Sorensen = Strug Sorensen

  34. S.Sorensen
    Posted from: 72.199.38.115

    November 22nd, 2008 21:16
    34

    S. Sorensen = Stephanie Sorensen

  35. S.Sorensen
    Posted from: 72.199.38.115

    November 22nd, 2008 21:16
    35

    S. Sorensen = Stephanie Sorensen

  36. Archith
    Posted from: 74.70.110.206

    November 22nd, 2008 21:38
    36

    Niskayuna SD is 2-2
    Niskayuna DV is 3-1

  37. Amin
    Posted from: 76.88.28.133

    November 22nd, 2008 22:30
    37

    Torrey IG 3-1
    Torrey MA 2-2
    Torrey CS 2-2

  38. Ben
    Posted from: 68.192.28.123

    November 22nd, 2008 22:52
    38

    Take it home Liu boys! :D

    Good luck Castro, Dharia, Deeks, and Phelan!

    And be nice to Stephanie =P

  39. Yo babemoochla
    Posted from: 71.142.86.125

    November 22nd, 2008 23:32
    39

    when are postings up for outrounds?
    dying to know if anyone broke from LHS

  40. Yo babemoochla
    Posted from: 71.142.86.125

    November 23rd, 2008 00:40
    40

    lake highland!

  41. Fahsan
    Posted from: 69.226.47.189

    November 23rd, 2008 00:42
    41

    GO CHAMINADE.

  42. Tim Kane
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 06:49
    42

    Jon where is Varsity round 4? What about Varsity round 5? ;) TK

  43. Jon Cruz
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 08:12
    43

    Ouch!

    They’re coming. :o)

  44. Matt
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 09:30
    44

    me and dan are out

  45. william parker
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 09:34
    45

    for team Al records are as follows
    Saint James NG (Nick Gorman) 3-2
    Vestavia DK (Disease Kid) 2-3
    Vestavia JS (John Summerland) 2-3
    Vestavia WP (William Parker) 3-2
    Vestavia LW (Locke/Wei) 4-1 [policy ftw.]
    Mountain Brook CB (Carter Bielen) 3-2
    Mountain Brook CH (Claire Herron) 2-3
    Mountain Brook LL (Logan LaDuke) 1-4
    Mountain Brook LE (Lizzie Ernstberger) 5-0
    Mountain Brook MS (Mary Sellers Shaw) 2-3

  46. TMA
    Posted from: 24.214.64.12

    November 23rd, 2008 09:46
    46

    Roll Tide

  47. kelly
    Posted from: 68.17.136.254

    November 23rd, 2008 09:50
    47

    Good job lizzie!!!!

    disease kid is 2-3, cmon kevs!!

  48. Archith
    Posted from: 74.70.110.206

    November 23rd, 2008 09:52
    48

    Niskayuna SD is 2-3
    Niskayuna DV is 3-2

  49. A.B.
    Posted from: 71.60.209.85

    November 23rd, 2008 11:50
    49

    Upper St. Clair JG is 5-1

  50. AC
    Posted from: 70.21.178.156

    November 23rd, 2008 11:51
    50

    RE: Ben

    I’m not at Gbrooks bro. Haha. Thanks anyways.

  51. Curious Debater
    Posted from: 75.56.209.59

    November 23rd, 2008 12:13
    51

    Hey, in the round of Trinity Prep JN v. Los Altos DM, who won?

  52. contillo
    Posted from: 165.123.230.122

    November 23rd, 2008 12:16
    52

    Wait, there is another Chaminade High School?
    Also, perkiomen valley kg was 4-1 going into round 6.

  53. Fisch
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 12:22
    53

    NY (Non-Scarsdale/Bronx ‘Cuz They SUCK) Heg:

    Berkeley Carroll DS 3-3
    Byram Hills EF 3-3
    Byram Hills RK 2-4
    Byram Hills SS 2-4 or 3-3
    Monticello DC 2-4
    Monticello MT 3-3
    Niskayuna DV 3-3
    Niskayuna SD 3-3

  54. william parker
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 12:23
    54

    for team Al records are as follows
    Saint James NG (Nick Gorman) 3-3
    Vestavia KS (Kevin Sipe) 3-3
    Vestavia JS (John Summerlin) 2-4
    Vestavia WP (William Parker) 4-2
    Mountain Brook CB (Carter Bielen) 4-2
    *Mountain Brook CH (Claire Herron) 3-3
    *Mountain Brook LL (Logan LaDuke) 2-4
    Mountain Brook LE (Lizzie Ernstberger) 6-0
    *Mountain Brook MS (Mary Sellers Shaw) 3-3


    *these ≠ definite.

  55. Ben Perotin`
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 12:55
    55

    Bellarmine BP 3-3
    Bellarmine KV 3-3

    Going into Rd 7

  56. kelly
    Posted from: 74.226.44.184

    November 23rd, 2008 13:30
    56

    congrats kanisha, natasha, and lizzie!!!

  57. Jon Cruz
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 13:41
    57

    Chaminade College Prep has been a presence in policy debate (and forensics in general) for some time. :o)

    Bronx Science LD records:

    Matt Dunay is 5-1 and Saboor Sheerazi and Seth Teleky are 4-2 going into round 7.

    In J.V., Matt Ross and Carolyn Clendenin are 5-1 and will clear.

  58. Pyzik
    Posted from: 32.137.57.181

    November 23rd, 2008 13:42
    58

    Congrsts sahil and jon take it home

  59. Abhi
    Posted from: 208.120.131.125

    November 23rd, 2008 13:46
    59

    GO CAROLYN+MATT
    win.

  60. Travis Smith
    Posted from: 68.11.25.35

    November 23rd, 2008 14:07
    60

    New Orleans Jesuit’s Will Simoneaux is 5-2

  61. Xi Lin
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 14:09
    61

    Desert Vista XL 5-2
    Desert Vista MM 4-3

  62. Friend
    Posted from: 24.1.213.39

    November 23rd, 2008 14:11
    62

    Any news on BW in LD Varsity?

  63. AC
    Posted from: 70.21.178.156

    November 23rd, 2008 14:15
    63

    Congrats Xi!

  64. Hannah
    Posted from: 152.17.59.194

    November 23rd, 2008 14:35
    64

    yay bronx!

  65. shagrin
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 14:42
    65

    results i know;

    brentwood cw 4-2
    brentwood ms 5-2
    brentwood jl 4-3
    harvard westlake sn 4-3

  66. wartinbee
    Posted from: 76.201.61.251

    November 23rd, 2008 15:00
    66

    brentwood cw–no clear???

  67. hunter lewis
    Posted from: 69.150.185.94

    November 23rd, 2008 15:05
    67

    anyone got some Houston area rec’s and breaks for varsity ld?

  68. T
    Posted from: 70.190.107.14

    November 23rd, 2008 15:08
    68

    Any word on Brophy Prep JL?

  69. bleh.
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 15:33
    69

    so for final alabama stuff.
    Saint James NG (Nick Gorman) 4-3
    Vestavia KS (Kevin Sipe) 4-3
    Vestavia JS (John Summerland) 2-5
    Vestavia WP (William Parker) 4-2
    Vestavia LW (Locke/Wei) 4-2 (broke to octos + fail)
    Mountain Brook CB (Carter Bielen) 5-2
    Mountain Brook CH (Claire Herron) 3-4
    Mountain Brook LL (Logan LaDuke) 3-4
    Mountain Brook LE (Lizzie Ernstberger) 6-0? (broke to octos + fail)
    Mountain Brook MS (Mary Sellers Shaw) 3-3

  70. kelly
    Posted from: 208.61.147.200

    November 23rd, 2008 15:44
    70

    is carter going to clear?

  71. Tim M
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 15:52
    71

    Dubs

    Mountain View CA DK Vs Mountain View CA DG
    Strake Jesuit PT Vs Bronx Science SS
    Trinity Prep JN Vs Walt Whitman EN
    Westlake DR Vs Scarsdale MM
    Carroll RB Vs Bronx Science MD
    Westlake AW Vs Scarsdale KH
    Anderson MV Vs Walt Whitman BL
    Apple Valley MK Vs Lake Highland Prep GB
    Hockaday SV Vs Scarsdale MH
    Los Altos DM Vs Desert Vista XL
    Edina DM Vs Oak Mountain JL
    Valley RB Vs Brentwood CA MS
    Upper St Clair JG Vs Archer LB
    Edina BH Vs Lynbrook RR
    St Louis Park CT Vs Lakeville South CK
    Blake EL Vs Apple Valley CT

  72. Matt
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 15:52
    72

    Varsity LD Breaks

    Mountain View DK
    Mountain View DG
    Strake PT
    Bronx SS
    Trinity Prep JN
    Walt Whitman EN
    Westlake DR
    Scarsdale MM
    Carroll RB
    Bronx MD
    Westlake AW
    Scarsdale KH
    Anderson MV
    Walt Whitman BL
    Apple Valley MK
    Lake Highland Prep GB
    Hockaday SV
    Scarsdale MH
    Los Altos DM
    Desert Vista XL
    Edina DM
    Oak Mountain JL
    Valley RB
    Brentwood MS
    Upper St. Clair JG
    Archer LB
    Edina BH
    Lynbrook RR
    St. Louis Park CT
    Lakeville South CK
    Blake EL
    Apple Valley CT

  73. Matt
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 15:53
    73

    whooops. too late

  74. anon
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 15:58
    74

    wes craven is about to squirrel

  75. archit
    Posted from: 71.135.78.60

    November 23rd, 2008 16:00
    75

    congrats ro i know you’ve been waiting for this forever
    bring home the bid baby

  76. aditya
    Posted from: 99.151.9.87

    November 23rd, 2008 16:04
    76

    congrats rohit!

  77. Abhi
    Posted from: 208.120.131.125

    November 23rd, 2008 16:34
    77

    congrats saboor+dunay

    how’s bronx doing in jv?

  78. Abhi
    Posted from: 208.120.131.125

    November 23rd, 2008 16:35
    78

    congrats saboor+dunay

    how’s bronx doing in jv?

  79. William Parker
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 16:41
    79

    I really wanna know speaks… it’s like… the only thing i have left. D: D: D: XD

  80. Sam Duby
    Posted from: 63.250.234.2

    November 23rd, 2008 16:56
    80

    Theis up 3-0

  81. Jack M
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 16:57
    81

    i witnessed Strake PT def Bronx SS 3-0 hogan babb anderson

  82. Silas W
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 16:58
    82

    Bronx CC def Edina SW 3-0

  83. William Parker
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 16:59
    83

    strake jesuit pt def. bronnx science ss
    3-0.

  84. Rachel
    Posted from: 67.243.42.167

    November 23rd, 2008 17:05
    84

    GO BRONX!

    Congrats to Carolyn, Matt, Dunay, Saboor, Irene and Julia for Breaking!

    Dont drop this finals, Carolyn. :-)

  85. Brad Noethe
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 17:06
    85

    Scarsdale MM won on a 3-0

  86. William Parker
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 17:06
    86

    btw, jvld quarters.

    Barrington KP (over?) Barrington NT
    Bronx Science MR vs. Apple Valley JP
    Scarsdale JB vs. Walt Whitman MT
    Bronx Science CC vs. Scarsdale SL

  87. Matt
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 17:09
    87

    Scarsdale MM over Westlake DR 3-0 (Gil, Hess, Rollins)

  88. Natasha
    Posted from: 67.175.194.143

    November 23rd, 2008 17:22
    88

    does anyone know results from JV quarters?

    Barr NT advanced over Barr KP

  89. Abhi
    Posted from: 208.120.131.125

    November 23rd, 2008 17:30
    89

    @88;
    Bronx CC def. Scarsdale SL
    Bronx MR def. Apple Valley JP

  90. Matt
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 17:59
    90

    Bronx Science MD over Carroll RB
    2 - 1

    (*Gil, Hess, Rollins)

  91. Jack M
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 18:00
    91

    i witnessed Trinity JN def Whitman EN 3-0

  92. Archith
    Posted from: 74.70.110.206

    November 23rd, 2008 18:03
    92

    congrats to jeff on the 3rd consecutive bid round

  93. William Parker
    Posted from: 199.189.11.110

    November 23rd, 2008 18:03
    93

    Edina DM def. Oak Mountain JL on a 3-0

  94. Abhi
    Posted from: 208.120.131.125

    November 23rd, 2008 18:05
    94

    okay dunay
    i officially dont hate you anymore.

  95. Alan
    Posted from: 68.192.165.197

    November 23rd, 2008 18:21
    95

    madeline!

  96. Ali Huberlie
    Posted from: 165.123.122.207

    November 23rd, 2008 18:27
    96

    Upper St. Clair JG def. Archer LB on a 3-0.

  97. A.B.
    Posted from: 71.60.209.85

    November 23rd, 2008 18:28
    97

    Upper St Clair JG def Archer LB (3-0 decision)

  98. ededed
    Posted from: 72.193.119.236

    November 23rd, 2008 18:39
    98

    Policy D-Octos

    Bellarmine RV vs Wooster CG
    Brophy Prep CMPM vs CR Washington KP
    College Prep KV vs Greenhill KK
    Dallas Jesuit MY vs Damien BR
    Damien EH vs Westwood GM
    Greenhill BL vs Berkeley Prep SS
    Henry Sibley BC vs Bronx Science BM
    Kinkaid KS vs Hooch CS
    Lexington KS vs Fullerton Union GS
    New Trier GS vs Bishop Guertin CP
    Ft. Lauderdale BM vs Notre Dame CA DP
    Pace Academy AL vs Berkeley Prep HS
    Colleyville Heritage MN vs St. Marks GM
    Westminster AT vs Hooch LR
    Westminster JS vs Wayzata RR
    Woodward MP vs Bellarmine JS

  99. Ben
    Posted from: 68.192.28.123

    November 23rd, 2008 18:46
    99

    Solid showing Jeff! Keep it up!

    And good job everybody else :)

  100. Avi Jayaraman
    Posted from: 72.90.220.217

    November 23rd, 2008 18:50
    100

    Liu heg ftw. Congrats on the third bid round Jeff.

  101. pws
    Posted from: 75.72.81.194

    November 23rd, 2008 18:55
    101

    Is LD done for the night?

  102. Bobby
    Posted from: 72.80.238.7

    November 23rd, 2008 19:17
    102

    BRONX FTW!

  103. kelly
    Posted from: 208.61.147.149

    November 23rd, 2008 19:34
    103

    william– “its all i have left!” hah lol
    but at least you get to watch really AWESOME out rounds, whereas i have to go to school :(

  104. Cameron
    Posted from: 209.30.166.144

    November 23rd, 2008 19:58
    104

    NOOO RYAN DROPPED!!!!!!!!

  105. Karlyn
    Posted from: 12.32.84.244

    November 23rd, 2008 20:07
    105

    Lakeville South CK def St Louis Park CT 2-1 (*Conrad, Choudhury, Jain)

  106. mezzatesta
    Posted from: 12.32.84.130

    November 23rd, 2008 22:37
    106

    congrats to shagrin and bomes for the bid round

  107. 3-03-03-0
    Posted from: 67.167.238.118

    November 23rd, 2008 23:16
    107

    Lake Highland GB def. Apple Valley MK (Michelle Keohane)
    3-0 (Ari Parker, Ernie Rose, Daniel Sheehan)
    Hockaday SV vs. Scarsdale MH
    3-0 (Ari Parker, Ernie Rose, Daniel Sheehan)

  108. pwneillionaire
    Posted from: 12.32.84.130

    November 24th, 2008 00:16
    108

    The Pwneill experience was unjustly thwarted at this illegit tournament. Hackery can stop him now but good luck at the 2010 T bro C.b

  109. pwneillionaire
    Posted from: 12.32.84.130

    November 24th, 2008 01:43
    109

    I’m a pwneillionaire, I’m a young sucking pwneillionaire
    Tougher than Chris Theis, beware!
    Your criterion compared to my intelligence just isn’t fair
    I’m a venereal disease cause I have menstrual bleeds
    He’s a beast, he’s a dog, he’s a muthaf***ing electric eel
    OK, you’re a goon but what’s a goon to a Pwneill?!?

    ~ Pwneill F Baby

  110. Dylan Scher
    Posted from: 24.90.84.59

    November 24th, 2008 06:01
    110

    Packets are up at:
    http://www.glenbrookdebate.com/

  111. hey phelan
    Posted from: 12.32.84.244

    November 24th, 2008 06:20
    111

    stop posting on vbd. you are annoying and not cool.

  112. Abhi
    Posted from: 167.206.203.14

    November 24th, 2008 07:17
    112

    CONGRATS DAN AND TINA!

    when are semis for jv and octas for v?

  113. Liz Vieira
    Posted from: 63.250.237.26

    November 24th, 2008 08:04
    113

    One sem in JV is Bronx CC v. Barrington NT

  114. Rebar Niemi
    Posted from: 150.212.3.56

    November 24th, 2008 08:26
    114

    I am a robot and this robot is on overload,
    And bitch I always will be hot like I’m in overcoats

  115. darylpinto
    Posted from: 75.73.68.33

    November 24th, 2008 09:15
    115

    lol at the moron who thinks that pwneillionaire is actually phelan

  116. Jon Cruz
    Posted from: 12.32.84.130

    November 24th, 2008 09:28
    116

    I’ll have the pairings for varsity and JV LD up shortly. Finals in JV LD is Bronx Science vs. Barrington.

  117. Ali Huberlie
    Posted from: 165.123.231.197

    November 24th, 2008 09:43
    117

    Upper St. Clair JG def. Lakeville CK on a 3-0 in octos.

  118. Abhi
    Posted from: 167.206.203.14

    November 24th, 2008 09:51
    118

    good luck in finals matt…take it home
    congrats on semis carolyn

  119. Natasha
    Posted from: 67.175.194.143

    November 24th, 2008 11:13
    119

    congrats to all the other debaters who were in outrounds for JVLD and to Bronx MR for winning the division

  120. Pyzik
    Posted from: 74.212.16.15

    November 24th, 2008 12:21
    120

    any updates?

  121. Ali Huberlie
    Posted from: 165.123.230.34

    November 24th, 2008 12:40
    121

    Upper St. Clair JG is affirming in semis against Mountain View DK. The panel is Hogan, Sheehan, Jain.

  122. Pyzik
    Posted from: 74.212.16.15

    November 24th, 2008 12:49
    122

    go jp!

  123. Christian Keil
    Posted from: 70.194.24.155

    November 24th, 2008 12:55
    123

    JP is a baller. TAKE IT FOR THE TRIFECTA.

  124. Alan
    Posted from: 204.8.196.66

    November 24th, 2008 13:13
    124

    JPPP TRIFECTAAAAA

  125. Ali Huberlie
    Posted from: 165.123.230.34

    November 24th, 2008 13:14
    125

    JP def. Khalessi to advance to finals.

  126. Akshay Agashe
    Posted from: 24.151.41.11

    November 24th, 2008 13:26
    126

    Setting the stage on fire. Go JP!

  127. finals?
    Posted from: 96.242.12.41

    November 24th, 2008 13:28
    127

    who is the other debater in finals?

  128. Ali Huberlie
    Posted from: 165.123.230.34

    November 24th, 2008 13:29
    128

    Finals is JP Gooderham v. Jake Nebel.

  129. wmarble
    Posted from: 67.107.166.135

    November 24th, 2008 14:15
    129

    go JP!

  130. Dan Chen
    Posted from: 151.198.226.188

    November 24th, 2008 14:26
    130

    congrats to jeff liu. and good luck to JP!

  131. Paras Kumar
    Posted from: 76.93.137.42

    November 24th, 2008 14:27
    131

    congrats to matt ross for the win! way to rep lewis/mcgough bro

  132. Ridikulous
    Posted from: 68.214.39.99

    November 24th, 2008 14:28
    132

    congrats natasha on finals! way to rep not an epic fail lab.

  133. Quinn Olivarez
    Posted from: 64.202.139.214

    November 24th, 2008 14:53
    133

    damn jp good job, and also to jake.

  134. Archith
    Posted from: 74.70.110.206

    November 24th, 2008 15:05
    134

    huge congrats to JP on reaching finals

  135. Dylan Scher
    Posted from: 24.90.84.59

    November 24th, 2008 15:18
    135

    Major congrats to the Bronx JV-ers: Matt Ross for steamrolling through the field and taking the championship, and to Caroline for getting to semis. Niiiice work.

    Also, congrats to Dunay for clearing, and to Sahil and Bowyer for clearing in JV.

  136. Dylan Scher
    Posted from: 24.90.84.59

    November 24th, 2008 15:29
    136

    Oh - and congrats to Saboor and the Whitman JV-ers.

  137. SJanda
    Posted from: 98.114.207.11

    November 24th, 2008 15:37
    137

    Major, major congrats to JP on getting to finals and grabbing his third bid at his third tournament of the year.

  138. Charles
    Posted from: 24.102.131.97

    November 24th, 2008 15:59
    138

    I <3 the Liu twins.

  139. varun
    Posted from: 67.81.91.133

    November 24th, 2008 16:13
    139

    congrats jp

  140. :)
    Posted from: 68.117.162.184

    November 24th, 2008 16:16
    140

    Congrats Jake Nebel!

  141. darylpinto
    Posted from: 75.73.68.33

    November 24th, 2008 16:45
    141

    I dont know if this is the right place to start this discussion, but I see no reason why it wouldnt be:

    Im curious about how judges decide on speaker points. After looking at the LD and Policy packets from the Glenbrooks I noticed a startling disparity between speaker points in policy and LD, the top speaker in ld had a 149 h/l whereas the top speaker in policy had a 144.5 h/l which would have put her in 18th in ld. I have a *really* hard time believing that those 17 lders who out pointed her debated significantly better than her.

    My question is: what does a 30 look like to judges? I had numerous people ask me this weekend, “what do i need to do to get a 30?” i dont know the answer to that question intuitively i think it means you have to be perfect. So in the rounds for the top 3 or 4 LD speakers this weekend were they perfect in the rounds they got 30’s in?

    One of the things I hear often is that speaker points are relative. This doesnt make much sense to me, the way most people explain it is that a 30 at the Glenbrooks looks differently than a 30 at the local Minnesota tournament that happened the same weekend. My question is, if I see someone just roll someone and arguably debate perfect in the round, but knowing that their opponent was god awful and that in reality there was no way they would win more than 3 or 4 rounds at the tournament do i give them a 30, b/c in that round they were that good or do i give a 27.5 b/c compared to everyone else at the Glenbrooks theyre just average?

  142. Avi Jayaraman
    Posted from: 68.196.201.226

    November 24th, 2008 16:54
    142

    JP! JP! JP!

  143. kelly
    Posted from: 68.17.147.198

    November 24th, 2008 16:59
    143

    congrats natasha!!! the not an epic fail lab really isnt that much of an epic fail any more! haha lol

  144. Pyzik
    Posted from: 74.212.16.15

    November 24th, 2008 17:05
    144

    @141

    Im not a judge so I cant really truly answer your question. However, Im so glad that someone has finally decided to ask this question. Every tournament that I go too I see great debaters not clear solely because of speaker points. A lot of debaters I know, and I myself feel that speaker points are a completely relative (possibly arbitrary) concept. I also feel that its disappointing that so many tournaments put so much weight on the value of speaker points. At most tournaments many 4-2s do not clear because of low speaker pts. Though, if speaker points are not clearly defined then I feel they shouldn’t have that much of an impact.

    One compromise I have witnessed was last year at the Manchester tournament. They cleared to partial doubles, which all down 2s cleared and the higher seeds received byes. I know this is something adopted by multiple tournaments, however I feel that this should be a paradigm that all tournaments shift too, since it would successfully relieve the weight of a very undefined concept.

  145. JSun
    Posted from: 160.39.157.230

    November 24th, 2008 17:31
    145

    it seems like JVAR, if its what i understand it to be, is a better stat than speaker points since it depends on the judges’ other rounds. the only problem with it is that the debaters don’t have control of the other rounds that each judge judges so the judge could have judged really good rounds or really bad rounds but for a tournament like glenbrooks where rounds are probably protected based on records and judges it seems like this problem wouldn’t be too bad.

    why is there so little emphasis on jvar or even opp wins (from nonpreset rounds)?

  146. DA
    Posted from: 69.155.132.53

    November 24th, 2008 18:11
    146

    Who won?

  147. Slurie
    Posted from: 75.71.25.178

    November 24th, 2008 18:28
    147

    Does anyone have an organized list of elimination rounds? Who beat who when?
    Thanks

  148. Sohail
    Posted from: 128.113.232.61

    November 24th, 2008 18:34
    148

    jp is a baller

  149. JP Gooderham
    Posted from: 12.50.173.194

    November 24th, 2008 18:34
    149

    For those interested:

    Finals: Trinity Prep JN def. Upper St. Clair JG

    Semifinals:

    Upper St. Clair JG def. Mountain View DK
    Trinity Prep JN def. Apple Valley CT

  150. gary
    Posted from: 70.138.99.19

    November 24th, 2008 18:49
    150

    re: daryl

    my main problem is not with overgenerous speaker points relative to policy, but how much speaker points play a role in who clears when they are based largely on what judges are randomly assigned to you and how generous those judges are with speaks. there’s a big problem when someone is judging 10-14 flights (20-28 debaters) in prelims and handing out 29s or 30s to 10-20 of those debaters. because a lot (hopefully most) of judges are giving out only a handful of 29s every 10 flights (20 debaters) they judge (assuming they are judging the 3-0, 4-1, 5-1, 4-2, 6-0 powermatches). this discrepancy between judges is not a problem in itself. BUT, it is a problem when there are a ton of 5-2s not clearing on speaks. for a tournament like glenbrooks (180 entries) or mineapple (150 entries) or bronx to not clear a signiificant number of 5-2s because of speaks means that we should reevaluate how we determine breaks. schools are spending $1000s of dollars to travel to these tournaments and i think that if you are good enough to pull a 5-2, we should probably at least let almost all of these kids get one outround. this means that big tournaments (like glenbrooks) that break to doubles need to either start holding partial triples or limiting entries more where the pool is smaller and fewer 5-2s don’t clear. — (this is true of all tournaments, not just these three. i think the three mentioned are all great tournaments.)

    also, probably more importantly, a system that places so much emphasis on speaks severely disadvantages kids without REP. no doubt that the kids with the most rep are great speakers, but there are a lot of people getting a lot of love even though they’re not great speakers. furthermore, the best debaters on the circuit have bad rounds. it’s ok for judges to give paul, chris, ben, ellen, shivani, danielle, jake, daniel, etc. a 27 every once in a while.

    on a side note: ben holguin very much deserved top speaker based on the round i judged him. probably one of the best performances i’ve seen this year.

  151. Slurie
    Posted from: 75.71.25.178

    November 24th, 2008 18:53
    151

    Congratulations JP, (from your 6th Round Opponent.)

  152. ross b
    Posted from: 71.34.187.248

    November 24th, 2008 18:58
    152

    nice job jp. well deserved.

  153. Ali Huberlie
    Posted from: 165.123.227.30

    November 24th, 2008 19:16
    153

    I just wanted to say congratulations to JP for such a great run. To go from your first national circuit debate round in September of ‘07 to finals of the Glenbrooks in November of ‘08 is pretty absurd. No one makes a jump like that without some serious hard work and dedication, so this is extremely well deserved. Thanks for being so fun to work with, and for making my job as a coach really easy.

    Thanks also to Dan Meyers, who has been a huge help to JP at the tournaments I’ve been unable to attend (and even those I’ve been at).

    Finally, congratulations to Jake on the repeat championship!

  154. Sam Dharia
    Posted from: 128.135.137.207

    November 24th, 2008 19:21
    154

    Big ups to JPG

  155. Karlyn
    Posted from: 12.32.84.244

    November 24th, 2008 19:36
    155

    Congrats to all, but especially to:
    Jake on winning
    JP on being fantastic; team PA has never been more proud
    Chris on owning, as usual
    Madeline on kicking some serious ass
    CK for being CK
    and Gurdane for doing an awesome job.

    Really fun tournament :)

  156. David McNeil
    Posted from: 75.73.220.221

    November 24th, 2008 20:01
    156

    Congrats Jake on the title, JP on finals, on to everyone else who cleared as well. This was a great tournament and a lot of fun to participate in.

  157. David McNeil
    Posted from: 75.73.220.221

    November 24th, 2008 20:01
    157

    and to everyone else*

  158. phelan
    Posted from: 75.72.79.154

    November 24th, 2008 20:06
    158

    Octas:

    (1) Tyger d. (16) Shivani
    (15) Madeline Vuong def. (2) Daniel Moerner
    (19) Gurdane d. (3) holguin
    (20) Ken d. (4) David
    (21) Chris d. (5) Ross
    (6) J.P. d (22) Keil
    ((7) dfk d. (23) dunay
    (9) jake d. (25) marcus

    quarters:

    (9) jake d. (1) paul
    (7) dfk d. (15) madeline
    (6) jp d. (19) gurdane
    (21) chris d. (20) ken

    semis:
    (9) jake d. (21) chris
    (6) jp d. (7) dfk

  159. Christian
    Posted from: 71.195.49.123

    November 24th, 2008 20:15
    159

    Wow, lots of congrats, especially to JP and Madeline for big break-outs (especially to Madeline, if I’m correctly informed, given the strat that got you your first bid in doubles ;-) ). And of course congrats to Jake for (unless my memory is horribly screwed up?) continuing the all-repeat-champs trend at octos bids.

  160. kate cygan
    Posted from: 68.35.78.185

    November 24th, 2008 21:02
    160

    congratulations to nina rrose for going 5-2! (and ian as well for being a brilliant debater)

    as well as ilya and eli. watching you guys was impressive.

    and,

    major major congratulations to cole vincent m. helsell for being 5th speaker in jv. first national tournament. impressive.

    and finally,
    to elora for also doing well in jv.

    so, congrats abq academy and eli/ilya!

  161. Sahil
    Posted from: 69.118.140.49

    November 24th, 2008 21:16
    161

    Congrats to Matt, Ken, and Marcus for clearing V, and Jon for reaching semis in JV.

    Also, huge congrats to JP for getting to finals!

  162. VBD Weekend Coverage: November 21-24, 2008 | VBD: High School Debate, Lincoln-Douglas, Policy, Public Forum
    Posted from: 206.251.74.247

    November 24th, 2008 21:33
    162

    […] The Glenbrooks: Semis — Finals: Trinity Prep’s Jake Nebel defeated Upper Saint Clair’s J.P. Gooderham on a 3-0 decision. J.V. Finals — Bronx Science’s Matt Ross defeated Barrington’s Natasha Thondavadi on a 2-1 decision. Villiger: Finals — Regis’s Coulter King defeated Stuyvesant’s Tom Sanford on a 2-1 decision. […]

  163. Nikita
    Posted from: 69.118.140.49

    November 24th, 2008 21:41
    163

    major congrats to Matt for dubs, Marcus for octs, and Ken for quarters. also congrats to Bowyer for JV semis and to my brother Sahil for JV quarters.

  164. Ilya
    Posted from: 72.130.138.114

    November 24th, 2008 21:59
    164

    Congrats to DFK on Semis
    Once again, a great tournament by the glenbrooks team.

  165. Lumpee
    Posted from: 216.171.248.2

    November 24th, 2008 22:02
    165

    Maaajor props to Madeline on a very impressive showing.

  166. Christian
    Posted from: 71.195.49.123

    November 24th, 2008 22:10
    166

    The big question on everyone’s mind now: How will Becca win Berkeley?? Will it involve a disguise? A suddenly discovered missing credit on her high school transcript? A rift in spacetime?

  167. Matt
    Posted from: 24.164.191.184

    November 24th, 2008 23:56
    167

    congrats matt r, sahil, carolyn, saboor, waks, ben, dunay, matt, CK, paul, and especially JP. well done man.

  168. Matt
    Posted from: 24.164.191.184

    November 24th, 2008 23:56
    168

    oh, and sasha for failing :)

  169. concerned citizen
    Posted from: 63.238.152.11

    November 25th, 2008 00:13
    169

    eric palmer,

    please stop repping for kids that go to your camp like ken hershey and screwing over good debaters because they don’t debate like bots.

    thanks,
    the debate community

  170. wade
    Posted from: 130.160.196.163

    November 25th, 2008 01:12
    170

    I guess Eric forgot to hack for Ross over Chris in octas. Ross went to NSD after all. Woops.

  171. Daniel Khalessi (Mountain View DK)
    Posted from: 24.6.159.5

    November 25th, 2008 01:19
    171

    Concerned Citizen,

    I do not want to meddle into anything, but because Eric has helped me grow a lot as a debater and as a person overall, I think it is important to give my two cents here.

    Eric Palmer has been my coach for the past four years and I know him well enough to say that he does not rep for anyone. He values debate education and objective evaluation too much too vote for certain debaters based on their reputation.

    I think it is incorrect to imply that debaters who attend a certain summer institution debate like “bots.” Every judge has their own paradigm of what a good debate should look like and there is no need for certain judges to forcefully impose their paradigm on others. Thus, it is up to the debaters to adapt to a judges’ paradigm.

    In addition, calling debaters who attended a particular camp (regardless of whether the camp is VBI, NSD, NDF, etc.) disrespects the debaters who attended the camp. There is no need to bash high school students; keep the game on the court. Sure, we’ve all heard baseless accusations like “VBI hack” and “NSD hack” floating around debate tournaments, but at the end of the day, we are all part of one activity.

    As a community, we should rise above tit for tat and silly accusations and focus on DEBATING. Tensions between coaches, judges, and camps can continue on forever, but such tensions will only worsen the activity for the people it means the most to: the debaters.

    Respectfully,
    Daniel Khalessi

  172. Ken
    Posted from: 69.118.137.26

    November 25th, 2008 01:24
    172

    Concerned citizen:

    1) Fuck you. Big time. If you are going to criticize someone on VBD, have the balls to attach your name to the post. Posting anonymously removes any ability for me, Eric, or anyone else who you attack to criticize you, point out hypocrisy, etc. What if you are some coach who is notorious for repping out? Or some random whose input on the round should not be valued above that of eric’s and prashant’s at all? I cannot definitively answer those two questions about your identity, but I can tell you this: you are a bitch for not attaching your name to your post.

    2) It’s interesting that you think that Eric “reps for kids that go to his camp.” considering that there was another judge on the panel who voted for me, Prashant Rai. Is Prashant an NSD hack as well? I don’t know. For one thing, he dropped me in doubles of apple valley last year (when I was top seed) to the bottom seed, a student who went to VBI (on a 2-1 decision). That seems to deny any chance that he would just “rep” for me. If he would, why didn’t he in that round when I was the top seed?

    In terms of Eric, your criticism is completely unfounded. Last year, Eric voted against my teammate (and attender of NSD), Marcus, at the TOC in favor of a VBI student and eliminated him from the tournament. He also, at this very tournament, voted in favor of Chris Theis against Ross Brown, in another very close round (2-1 decision). These are just two examples of many that come to mind right now. Again, if Eric, like Prashant, is a big NSD hack, why didn’t he just vote for the NSD debater in that close round as well?

    3) I am glad that you feel entitled to speak out against notorious “hacks” like Eric Palmer on behalf of “the debate community.” You are aware of the fact that there are people out there who are considered VBI hacks as well, right? Or Texas hacks? Or Northeast hacks? Or critical theory hacks? The list goes on and on. Any debater who represents a particular school, region, camp, or even style has certain judges that they want to have, and it seems to me that most debaters resort to labeling everyone else a “hack”. This system is not ideal, and it sure is not improved by idiotic posts like yours accusing people of “repping for their camp” in close 2-1 rounds, making mutual animosity between camps worse.

    Your comment about me “debating like a bot” does not dignify a response.

  173. Jordan G
    Posted from: 128.252.254.28

    November 25th, 2008 02:27
    173

    ah yes the annual Glenbrooks flamewar is upon us

  174. Jordan G
    Posted from: 128.252.254.28

    November 25th, 2008 02:32
    174

    also, how can you hack if Sean Wynn wins every round anyways

  175. Vineet
    Posted from: 128.12.82.70

    November 25th, 2008 02:55
    175

    Congrats to Matt Dunay for winning rounds…at the Glenbrooks.

    Also congrats to Carolyn on semis, Dan and Tina for winning PF and especially to Saboor for clearing at another octas bid tournament. Nice work, sir.

    And finally, congrats to Bronx’s rising star, Matt Ross. I will go ahead and make one of those obnoxious predictions: He will be dominant on the circuit next year.

  176. concerned pwneillophile
    Posted from: 192.195.154.225

    November 25th, 2008 03:32
    176

    Concerned citizen:

    Why do you care about palmer when pwneill was hacked against 3 times? get your mind right.

  177. dweeks
    Posted from: 218.78.224.44

    November 25th, 2008 04:15
    177

    hey remember when we were all congratulating people on doing well? that was cool, wasn’t it?

    Barely a few hours since competition ends, and a “concerned citizen” decides their extremely important, purposeful, and completely resolvable grievance needs to be discussed. Seriously, if you have a problem with Eric, strike him. If that doesn’t do it maybe all the concerned citizens of the community and the Mountain View team can have a gratifying brawl in some alleyway at Emory. Until then, grow a pair, stop contributing to the dumb flamewar (remember back in the day when flame wars used to at least be witty?), and congratulate people who balled out this weekend. If you truly cannot contain yourself, then at least have this war on a different board or some crap so the rest of us don’t need to read the “X judge sucks” debate.

    Congrats JP, looks like the hard work paid off. Jake, congrats on defending the championship. last year was impressive, and being able to repeat that deserves some serious props. Also, congrats to Jeff from Oak Mountain for clearing.

  178. Ken
    Posted from: 69.118.137.26

    November 25th, 2008 05:14
    178

    what Weeks says is true - the intent of this thread is not to start talking about whether or not a judge “hacked” in my round. I do not want to steal the spotlight from JP and Jake at all - they are the ones who worked the hardest, and hence they deserve the attention.

    so, congrats to JP and Jake. hopefully this conversation about “hacking” can end here.

  179. Andrew Waks
    Posted from: 24.27.38.35

    November 25th, 2008 05:53
    179

    Just to add a definitive note to what Ken said:

    posting anonymously and belligerently on an internet thread is not the way to voice your concern about a person or a decision. I’m unsure if I want to thank you for your “support,” since you’ve framed it rather childishly. I’m not going to get involved in this discussion any further, because Ken is right to say this is not the point of the thread. I will say though - if I see no need to continue this discussion online, my “defenders” should see no reason to either. Anyone who has an issue with Eric (or anyone for that matter) should attach a name to their accusations and present it like a civilized and confident member of the community. I’m not trying to pick sides in this, even though I’m sure I implicitly am on one side. Suffice to say, I harbor no ill will against Prashant or Ken (or the “concerned citizen”). I like you guys. The conflict being talked about is limited in its scope, and there’s no reason it should become a larger conflict in the community. Let’s be nice, guys.

    Peace,
    Andrew

  180. Andrew Waks
    Posted from: 24.27.38.35

    November 25th, 2008 05:56
    180

    Also! Congrats to Devin, Ben, Ryan, Shivani, Paul, Madeline, Ken, Jake, and Chris, and wow like 10 other people. This tournament was superb, and everyone deserves a resounding congrats.

  181. spirtos
    Posted from: 128.135.208.189

    November 25th, 2008 06:12
    181

    props to JP, you know i love you man even if i make fun of you sometimes. you put in a ton of work and it paid off huge. and props to nebel, even though it’d be nice if someone else won an octas bid sometime.

    concerning the concerned citizens, as david said strike him or talk to him. it is rather simple

  182. Tyler Cook
    Posted from: 66.196.19.74

    November 25th, 2008 07:00
    182

    Congrats to all Texas people who did well… especially Madeline

  183. patrick
    Posted from: 68.51.75.8

    November 25th, 2008 08:46
    183

    not gonna dignify the flame war

    congrats to sdale crew for another enjoyable weekend. special props to JP and Jake, on rising to the top of what I think can easily be called the hardest tournament to date this year. Also, special props to Chris on a very close loss in semis. You know I still think you are an amazing debater, and wouldn’t be surprised in the least when you add a few more titles to your resume.

  184. David McGinnis
    Posted from: 205.221.1.253

    November 25th, 2008 09:15
    184

    Congrats to the Scarsdalians on a dominant team performance. Good job, JP, on a well-deserved final round appearance.

    Theis can console himself that if this trend of 2nd year repeats continues, the TOC should go well. :)

  185. Avi Arfin
    Posted from: 67.169.127.123

    November 25th, 2008 09:16
    185

    I think concerned debater is missing the more serious problem facing ld today: the good debater hacks. I mean seriously-good debaters are just getting voted for far too often. Every round at the TOC last year was run by a good debater, and it’s probably why there are so many repeat octos champions. So can judges please stop voting for debaters just because they’re good?

    Seriously though, major congrats to everyone who did well this weekend, especially Uma, who almost broke JV. Good job!

  186. gary
    Posted from: 70.138.99.19

    November 25th, 2008 09:19
    186

    when you have 15+ strikes at a tournament, it’s pretty easy to strike all the people who you think will hack against you.

  187. Ernie Rose
    Posted from: 12.226.34.198

    November 25th, 2008 10:13
    187

    I would just like to note that I voted for NSD 4/5 times in outrounds this weekend. Please strike me at your earliest convenience.

    I also heard a rumor that Anjan is a huge NSD hack. You should also strik him.

  188. phelan
    Posted from: 209.181.228.22

    November 25th, 2008 10:14
    188

    avi, I hope you’re not serious…

  189. phelan
    Posted from: 209.181.228.22

    November 25th, 2008 10:16
    189

    Actually, Ernie, not only is Anjan a NSD hack, but he is a VBI/NSD/K/Theory/Good debater hack. I suggest that people strike him…

  190. Avi Arfin
    Posted from: 199.80.146.86

    November 25th, 2008 10:55