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Some teams are so sure of their inferiority that they count on leaving early—potential Cinderellas filling out brackets weighted against them. It’s the hierarchy that debate creates, a world where the best pairs in the country are known by the combined initials of their last names. I began hearing the letters “PJ” uttered reverently for the first time. PJ said such and such, PJ were invited to a special tournament, PJ almost...
...make sure your argument can take care of all different other arguments. You cobble your file together when you see what applies,” he said. “We’re going paperless now, but we used to carry four 14-gallon tubs to tournaments.” The tubs were filled with evidence, each sheet of paper called a card...
...sent the man an e-mail (Hi Mr. Perkins, My name is etc.), and the coach answered quickly and directly: “Sure. Do you want to talk on the phone or in person?” I told him I’d meet him in front of ABP the next morning, and I’d have on a gray Mets...
...point most debaters are just exhausted. If they’re not debating they’re asleep. But for me, the best moment is when, despite all that, everyone is up at 7 a.m. and the whole team is there for two people, getting them food, highlighting, making sure they have water, everything they need. So when the whole team is cooperating . . . it really feels like a team. Even not being Alex or Eli it’s great, everyone loves that...
...night I got an e-mail back from Michael B. King ’79, one of the alumni I had asked to talk about the team. He wrote, “Sure! My schedule is a bit choppy this week (I am traveling to Philly tomorrow evening), but we should be able to make something work.” Soon I get another e-mail from someone I had not contacted, John M. Bredehoft ’80, who had been debate partners with Mike when they were back in college. Because the e-mails...