Live from the TOC: Let the Games Begin!

Live from the TOCLEXINGTON, KY - Jon is reporting that he received nearly one hundred responses to the VBD Trivia Challenge: Kentucky Challenge Edition. While most contained guesses or only a select few answers, there were a surprising number of quite comprehensive attempts. Results of the challenge will be announced soon!
Pairings for Round I follow. […]

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Live from the TOC: Schedule for the Weekend

Hardware of Champions
LEXINGTON, KY - After an enjoyable wait for registration and some time to catch up with different coaches and debaters from around the country - Vikrum Aiyer, Tommy Clancy, Lynne Coyne, Andrew Garvin, Andy O’Connell, Dean Rhoads, and Joe Vaughan among them - we set out for dinner. Eventually, we found ourselves on […]

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Live from the TOC: Waffles and Policy

Live from the TOCLEXINGTON, KY - It’s drizzling here on North Broadway, but there are more than a few signs of the debate fest to come. A morning jaunt to the Waffle House gave us a chance to bump into debaters from Glenbrook North, and word has it that Westbury is already camping out in […]

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Best of Luck to Those Headin’ Out to Kentucky

Live from the TOCI’ve heard a school or two from Texas is already there, and I know we leave from New York tonight. Given that so many competitors and coaches will be in town for the Tournament of Champions by tomorrow, it seems only appropriate to start the good luck send-off today!
This is it: […]

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VBD Trivia Challenge: Kentucky Showdown Edition

With the Tournament of Champions upon us, it seems only fitting to have a special installment of the VBD Trivia Challenge focused on the national circuit championship. This coming weekend, seventy-six debaters will vie for the most elite title in the country. While we can’t offer trophies with golden horses, we can offer pairs of […]

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Available for Finals?

Live from the TOC“Those of you who were present at the end of the 2004 TOC will well remember the bind we were in when it came to selecting a panel for the final round,” noted J.W. Patterson in an e-mail sent today. “To correct this problem in 2005, we have taken the following steps: […]

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TOC Releases Judge Strike Sheet

J.W. Patterson has released the official judge strike sheet for the 2005 Tournament of Champions, which offers a full list of this year’s critics.

__ AIYER, VIKRUM - Mission San Jose (7)
__ AUZENNE, MURVIN - Strake Jesuit (5)
__ BELLUS, PAUL - Iowa (5) - Hired
__ BERRYHILL, ANTHONY - Harker (5)
__ BIETZ, MIKE - Edina (7)
__ BOND, […]

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