Walter Russell Mead 119 Report post Posted January 14, 2013 Best all around team (speed and open styles): BVW Birzer/Yeamans Best Squad: BVW Coach of the year: Wood Best speed-style team: BVW Birzer/Yeamans Best lay team: BVSW Locke/Super Best Affirmative Team: Birzer/Yeamans Best Negative Team: Jones/Evans Prettiest Speaker: Jared Nelson Fastest Debater: Spencer Yeamans Best 1A: Birzer Best 2A: Spencer Best 1N: Sarah Best 2N: OMac Most likely to do well next year in high school: Sahil Person most likely to graduate and judge: Birzer Best Judge: Casas/Krueger Most underrated team: SMNW Bhatla/Cook Best K debater: Hunter Best Politics Debater: People don't read politics against us Best T Debater: OMac Most likely to be NDT champion: Birzer Best place to eat at the tournament: Chipoltle Nicest debater to chat with outside of rounds: The jags Best evidence: Anything written by Andrew Bacevich Best argument: USFG Plan flaw Best K: Fuck Best aff: Thirdspace Best excuse for losing a round: it was at NFL Best pen: The ones that i take from mason and don't give back Best medium for flowing: Whatever Amit brings to the tournament Best tournament for between-rounds hanging out: KCKCCKCKCKCC Best human being: Wes Miller 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OMac_ 120 Report post Posted January 14, 2013 Best all around team (speed and open styles): BVW BY Best Squad: SME or WaRu Coach of the year: Bonnet, Burgett Best speed-style team: BVW BY Best lay team: BVN EJ or WaRu CR Best Affirmative Team: BVW BY Best Negative Team: SMS MO Prettiest Speaker: Sara Evans, Jared #Charm2Disarm Fastest Debater: @TheHabler Best 1A: Chris Best 2A: Sahil Best 1N: Jar Bear Best 2N: Keith Most likely to do well next year in high school: Ada and Utsa, Won’t Dogz and partner, Tristian and Katie Person most likely to graduate and judge: Shane Hills Best Judge: Ryan Wash, he takes a dump on me every time but it is always really constructive and makes me better Most underrated team: Shane and Suhaib, Amit and Mac, Seth and Jack Best K debater: Keith and Mason, Shane Best Politics Debater: Jar Head Best T Debater: Chris Most likely to be NDT champion: Chris Best place to eat at the tournament: Chipotle, The Corral Nicest debater to chat with outside of rounds: This one is hard for me, because I actually think of a lot of you guys as good friends, if I have to name a few, it would probably be The Lancers as a whole (special S/O to Seth and Jack tho), Cody, Sahil, Mason, Keith, Sara, Mac, Amit Best evidence: PR Newswire 11 Best argument: Politics Best K: Foucault! Best aff: Port Security Best excuse for losing a round: Turns out increase DOESN’T require pre-existance Best pen: on the fence between .5s and .7s Best medium for flowing: SME 18x24 inch drafting paper Best tournament for between-rounds hanging out: DCI Best human being: Cody, Utsa (for putting up with Seth) 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OfficerTom 952 Report post Posted January 14, 2013 Most likely to be NDT champion: Slick Rick and/or Parker Mitchell Lol is that actually someone's name? 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OfficerTom 952 Report post Posted January 14, 2013 Best all around team (speed and open styles): Pistol Peat & Oliver Best Squad: ONW when Pistol Peat is there Coach of the year: Pistol Peat Best speed-style team: Pistol Peat Best lay team: Pistol Peat Best Affirmative Team: Pistol Peat but I'm not sure if he debates aff Best Negative Team: Pistol Peat Prettiest Speaker: Pistol Peat Fastest Debater: Pistol Peat Best 1A: Pistol Peat Best 2A: Pistol Peat Best 1N: Pistol Peat Best 2N: Pistol Peat Most likely to do well next year in high school: Pistol Peat Person most likely to graduate and judge: Michael Kennedy won't graduate but he will probably judge some novice rounds Best Judge: Pistol Peat Most underrated team: Pistol Peat Best K debater: Pistol Peat Best Politics Debater: J-Rod Best T Debater: Jake Seaton Most likely to be NDT champion: Pistol Peat Best place to eat at the tournament: The cafeteria Nicest debater to chat with outside of rounds: Pistol Peat in a round table discussion about Freire Best evidence: Freire Best argument: Freire Best K: Freire Best aff: DTL Best excuse for losing a round: They ran a weird K Best pen: Pistol Peat's super cool pen Best medium for flowing: The judge's ballot Best tournament for between-rounds hanging out: ONW Best human being: Pistol Peat 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hotstepper 55 Report post Posted January 15, 2013 Best all around team (speed and open styles): BVW MNBest Squad: SME- breaking 4 teams at 2-speaker state AND winning 4-speaker is no easy taskCoach of the year: Burgett and Thompson. Shout out to Brian MeredithBest speed-style team: BVW Birzer/YeamansBest lay team: Emporia HSBest Affirmative Team: Emporia HS or BVW MNBest Negative Team: BVW BYPrettiest Speaker: Jake Seaton and TJ BlakeFastest Debater: Spencer YeamansBest 1A: Chris BrizerBest 2A: Sarah Evans and Jared NelsonBest 1N: Spencer YeamansBest 2N: Chris BirzerMost likely to do well next year in high school: BVSW, SME RTPerson most likely to graduate and judge: CodyBest Judge: Zach Brown and Todd Wells. Plus anyone who I can read evidence in cross-x in front ofMost underrated team: Manhattan DS, Emporia HSBest K debater: Keith Best Politics Debater: Spencer YeamansBest T Debater: TJ BlakeMost likely to be NDT champion: Georgetown AMBest place to eat at the tournament: Golden Corral- only because of SahilNicest debater to chat with outside of rounds: Anyone from MTL lab, Weast, BVWBest evidence: Kaku 11Best argument: Privatization CPBest K: ManagerialismBest aff: CO2 pipelines or MayportsBest excuse for losing a round: I went for capBest pen: .5 Pilot G2Best medium for flowing: Blue legal paperBest tournament for between-rounds hanging out: StateBest human being: Cody Christensen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1OffDeDev 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2013 Best all around team (speed and open styles): BVW Birzer/Yeamans Best Squad: BVW Best speed-style team: Birzer/Yeamans Best lay team: Blake/Sain Best Affirmative Team: BVN Evans/Jones Best Negative Team: BVW Birzer/Yeamans Prettiest Speaker: TJ Blake Fastest Debater: Jared Nelson Best 1A: Birzer Best 2A: Yeamans Best 1N: Sarah Evans Best 2N: Jones Most likely to do well next year in high school: Hard to decide Person most likely to graduate and judge: Wes Miller Best Judge: Killian, Carey Most underrated team: BV Carabello/Brower Best K debater: Jones Best Politics Debater: cant decide Best T Debater: TJ Blake Most likely to be NDT champion: Birzer Best place to eat at the tournament: T Bell Nicest debater to chat with outside of rounds: Vijay Ramasamy (for real) Best evidence: Royal 10 still Best argument: Ministry of Magic CP Best K: Security Best aff: Port Security Best excuse for losing a round: The lay judge didn't like the fem k Best writing device: Colored pencil Best medium for flowing: Your hand Best tournament for between-rounds hanging out: 2 Speak State Best human being: Ram Sivakumar lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlashMaster 118 Report post Posted January 15, 2013 Fastest Debater: Jared Nelson uhhhh..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dstarfan@aol.com 6 Report post Posted January 15, 2013 Person most likely to graduate and judge: Wes Miller lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vramasamyBVN 3 Report post Posted January 15, 2013 Best all around team (speed and open styles): BVN Evans Jones Best Squad: WaRu Coach of the year: Steve “Swag†Wood Best speed-style team: BVW Birzer/Yeamans Best lay team: BVSW Davis/Novicoff, BVN Fromm/Uhlich Best Affirmative Team: BVN Evans/Jones Best Negative Team: BVW Birzer/Yeamans Prettiest Speaker: Novicoff, Hills (Glenn Beck 2AR), Sarah Evans Fastest Debater Spencer Yeamans Best 1A: Chris Birzer Best 2A: Sarah Evans Best 1N: Jared Nelson and Sahil Rattan Best 2N: Chris Birzer and Hunter Jones Most likely to do well next year in high school: BVN Juniors, Waru RATTAN/? , SME RT, SME WW, BVSW juniors, Weast – Kamath/Jin (Don’t know if he is a junior), Waru Yu/? Person most likely to graduate and judge: Sarah Evans Best Judge: Tim Quinn Most underrated team: Waru OP, Weast teams, BVN Phillips/Moncure, BVW Bajwa/Hills Best K debater: Hunter Bradley Jones Best Politics Debater: Spencer, Chris (Insert more BVW debaters) Best T Debater: Keith Most likely to be NDT champion: Sarah Evans or Chris Birzer (Power couple) Best place to eat at the tournament: THE CORRAL Nicest debater to chat with outside of rounds: Jared, Rest of BVW, Ann Yu and Will Katz, BVN Best evidence: Hamburger 8 – K2 EVERYTHING, SWAMPS YOUR DA Best argument: Fiscal Cliff DA Best K: Whiteness Best aff: EFR, River Transcendentalism Best excuse for losing a round: "David Khalif is reading Jimmy’s Heidegger Blocks†Best pen: Pilot Best medium for flowing: Green paper Best tournament for between-rounds hanging out: State Best human being: Cody Christensen, Linda Yang 1 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the lone bandido 35 Report post Posted January 15, 2013 Best lay team: SME Kennedy/Werner Well at least one of those wasn't a troll 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T8Wks 2 Report post Posted January 16, 2013 Best all around team (speed and open styles): BVN Evans/Jones Best Squad: BVW, BVN, Washburn Rural, SME Coach of the year: Jared Zuckerman Best speed-style team: BVW Birzer/Yeamans Best lay team: BVSW Novicoff/Davis BVN Mccarthy/Vijay STA Ruisch/Bertels Best Affirmative Team: BVW Birzer/Yeamans Best Negative Team: SMS MO Prettiest Speaker: Novicoff, Mccarthy, Super Fastest Debater: Yeamans Best 1A: Chirs Birzer Best 2A: Sarah Evans Best 2N: Michael Kennedy Most likely to do well next year in high school: Sahil, BVN junior girls and Vijay, SME juniors Person most likely to graduate and judge: Liam Murphy Best Judge: Melanie Campbell Most underrated: ON Miller, BVW Hills, BVN Phillips, Wa Ru Victor?, SME Kennedy, Wichita East deserve recognition Best Politics Debater: BVW Best T Debater: SMS MO Nicest debater to chat with outside of rounds: BVSW, SME, BVN, BVW C, ONW Best aff: dredging Best pen: uniball vision Best medium for flowing: paper? Best tournament for between-rounds hanging out: KCK 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bhatla 7 Report post Posted January 16, 2013 Best pen: uniball vision This person knows what's up. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJKhali 0 Report post Posted January 17, 2013 Best all around team (speed and open styles): BVW BY Best Squad: BVW or SME Coach of the year: Burgett Best speed-style team: BVW BY Best lay team: Manhattan DS Best Affirmative Team: BVN EJ Best Negative Team: BVW BY Prettiest Speaker: Jake Seaton Fastest Debater: Spencer Best 1A: Chris Best 2A: Sarah Evans Best 1N: Jared Nelson Best 2N: OMac Most likely to do well next year in high school: SME RT, Monicure Person most likely to graduate and judge: Cody Best Judge: Tim Quinn Most underrated team: Weast LV, SME MT, Emporia HS Best K debater: OMac or Hunter ( The only people who ran the K that I've seen and they were both pretty good) Best Politics Debater: Jared Nelson Best T Debater: TJ Blake Most likely to be NDT champion: Birzer Best place to eat at the tournament: Chipotle Nicest debater to chat with outside of rounds: Amit, Weast, BVW Best evidence: Kaku '11- warming destroys the world Best argument: Politics Best K: Manageralism Best aff: Pipelines Best excuse for losing a round: Judge didn't listen to my 2AR on pref cons Best pen: .5 G2, the classic Best medium for flowing: Flow paper Best tournament for between-rounds hanging out: KCKCC and Cacus (something out being in another state makes you really feel the KS love) Best human being: Cody, Will, and OMac Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kdsuper 18 Report post Posted January 18, 2013 I feel un-qualified to fill this out, if that's possible, since I'm sure there are lots of great teams that I didn't get to debate or watch this year, but there are also many great teams that I did debate, so: Best all around team (speed and open styles): BVW Birzer/Yeamans Best Squad: WaRu, SME Coach of the year: Zuck, Burgett, Bonnet Best speed-style team: BVW Birzer/Yeamans Best lay team: Emporia Haynes/Smith Best Affirmative Team: BVN Evans/Jones Best Negative Team: BVW Birzer/Yeamans Prettiest Speaker: Novicoff Fastest Debater: Spencer Yeamans Best 1A: it seems like everyone put down Chris, but I haven't seen him in an aff round so (?) Best 2A: Sarah Evans Best 1N: Spencer Yeamans Best 2N: Chris Birzer Most likely to do well next year in high school: Sahil, Ada and Utsa - there are a lot of other juniors from various schools like BVN and WaRu that will probably do well too! Person most likely to graduate and judge: all of you seniors plz Best Judge: Melanie Campbell, Ryan Wash Most underrated team: Emporia HS, WaRu OP Best K debater: surprisingly I haven't had/watched many k rounds this year Best Politics Debater: Spencer Yeamans Best T Debater: TJ Blake Most likely to be NDT champion: Chris Birzer Best place to eat at the tournament: whatever local mexican restaurant bvsw decides to dine at Nicest debater to chat with outside of rounds: berrbs ernd terlyerr Best evidence: Edmonson '08 Best argument: Fiscal Cliff Best K: Management Best aff: Bridges Best excuse for losing a round: Dropped a counterinterpretation that only the aff was topical Best pen: .5 Pilot G2 Best medium for flowing: Gold legal paper Best tournament for between-rounds hanging out: KCKCC Best human being: I'll follow the trend and say Cody Christensen. And Will Katz. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PJords 59 Report post Posted February 10, 2013 Most likely to do well next year in high school: SME Slick Rick/Josh Fowler ! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JacobHegna 31 Report post Posted February 27, 2013 If KD wasn't qualified I certainly am not but I'll give it a shot Best all around team (speed and open styles): BVW BY Best Squad: BVW Coach of the year: Zuckerman Best speed-style team: BVW BYBest lay team: BVSW Connor and JakeBest Affirmative Team: BVN EJBest Negative Team: BVW BYPrettiest Speaker: Jake NFastest Debater: Spencer YBest 1A: I'm not sure how one can judge the quality of the 1-ac. Best 2A: Sarah EvansBest 1N: Spencer YeamansBest 2N: Chris BirzerMost likely to do well next year in high school: BVN juniors and Sahil, I'm sure there are more but I don't know a lot of teamsPerson most likely to graduate and judge: I really hope there is more than one person that comes backBest Judge: Tim Ellis Most underrated team: Not sureBest K debater: Keith and MasonBest Politics Debater: Spencer YeamansBest T Debater: Chris BirzerMost likely to be NDT champion: Chris BirzerBest place to eat at the tournament: "That Mexican place"Nicest debater to chat with outside of rounds: I did enjoy talking with Thomas, and annoying Linda Best evidence: Hladky '12 - ethics impact for #InterimBest argument: China CPBest K: I would prefer not to answer to keep BVN from mocking meBest aff: #InterimBest excuse for losing a round: Our aff was literally not topical, not even close Best pen: *.7 Pilot G2Best medium for flowing: White legal paperBest tournament for between-rounds hanging out: DCIBest human being: I'm not sure debaters are capable of being good human beings. But I would have to go with Killian Oh and, to respond to Linda: Best 1N: Jacob Hegna *when reading Nietzsche or DnG I really really hope you're kidding *Best excuse for losing a round: Growling at Jacob during cross-x FTFY 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bhatla 7 Report post Posted February 28, 2013 Best 1A: I'm not sure how one can judge the quality of the 1-ac. You can judge the quality of a 1AR though... 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JacobHegna 31 Report post Posted February 28, 2013 Ya that was my bad, I was tired and thought it was just the 1ac at first Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheSpecifier 7 Report post Posted March 8, 2013 Best all-around team (speed and open styles): BVW Birzer/YeamansBest Squad: Shawnee Mission East / Blue Valley West Coach of the year: Cecil Witt the 3rdBest speed-style team: BVW Birzer/YeamansBest lay team: BVW O-MAC/J-RODBest Affirmative Team: BVW Birzer/Yeamans Best Negative Team: BVW MacDonald/NelsonPrettiest Speaker: TJ BlakeFastest Debater: Spencer YeamansBest 1A: Keith MonaghanBest 2A: Spencer YeamansBest 1N: J-RodBest 2N: Chris BirzerMost likely to do well next year in high school: SME Juniors/Softmores, BVSW Juniors, Waru Juniors, Hutch Juniors, and BVN JuniorsPerson most likely to graduate and judge: Mason OwenBest Judge: Ryan WashMost underrated team: This year was defined more by the overall talent in Kansas as opposed to underrated teams. The good teams in Kansas were known by the majority of people involved in the activity. Best K debater: Michael Kennedy, Hunter Jones, and Keith MonaghanBest Politics Debater: Chris Birzer Best T Debater: Finals @ Waru was sick. #TJturnitUPMost likely to be NDT champion: Chris Birzer at KU!!! Best place to eat at the tournament: Golden Corral Nicest debater to chat with outside of rounds: SMNW, SMS, BVN, BVW, BVSW, SMW, Anyone in lab Sex SyrupBest evidence: McWhorterBest argument: GentrificationBest K: ManagerialismBest aff: Port Dredging is the best non inherent aff on the topicBest excuse for losing a round: Birzer spent 4:15 on the K during his 1arBest pen: .7 G2Best medium for flowing: Drafting PaperBest tournament for between-rounds hanging out: KCKCCBest human being: Pistol Pete 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakeseaton 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2013 I miss debate. I cave. I'm guna do it. Best all around team (speed and open styles): BVN Evans/JonesBest Squad: BVWCoach of the year: Scott BonnetBest speed-style team: BVW Birzer/YeamansBest lay team: Emporia Haynes/SmithBest Affirmative Team: WaRu Christensen/RattanBest Negative Team: BVW Birzer/YeamansPrettiest Speaker: Allison MckibbanFastest Debater: Spencer YeamansBest 1A: Keith MonaghanBest 2A: Sarah EvansBest 1N: Spencer YeamansBest 2N: Off Case: Chris Birzer. On Case: Barbara Haynes (She will tear your aff to shreds) (Ask Ann Yu)Most likely to do well next year in high school: SME Ramaswami/Throckmorton, Sahil.Person most likely to graduate and judge: Jordan DeloachBest Judge: Tom FowlerMost underrated team: Emporia HSBest K debater: Hunter JonesBest Politics Debater: Jordan Deloach. Bias noted.Best T Debater: My aff was topical god dammit.Most likely to be NDT champion: Linda Pei Best place to eat at the tournament: Rafferty does not allow food.Nicest debater to chat with outside of rounds: Amit BhatlaBest evidence: RT News 12: Cyber Defense-->Cyber Offense which shuts down enemy weapon systems and solves all terminal impacts.Best argument: My aff was topical god dammit.Best K: ManagementBest aff: Cyber SecurityBest excuse for losing a round: My aff was topical god dammitBest pen: Why is this a categoryBest medium for flowing: Why is this a categoryBest tournament for between-rounds hanging out: Why is this a categoryBest human being: Amit Bhatla Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swagondeck 210 Report post Posted June 25, 2013 this shouldnt even be a forum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dstarfan@aol.com 6 Report post Posted June 26, 2013 this shouldnt even be a forum Remember that time somebody cared about what you thought? 2 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kojin24 8 Report post Posted June 28, 2013 Best aff: TIGGER Thank you! TIGGER was a pretty fun aff! I ran it at a tourney or two. I had a blast with it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swagondeck 210 Report post Posted June 29, 2013 Remember that time somebody cared about what you thought? yeah that was a while ago Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
