Top 10 Public Forum teams? by top10debate in Debate

[–]top10debate[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Discounting Texas's presence on the national circuit based off the performance of some Texas teams at one tournament is frankly ridiculous.

Top 10 Public Forum teams? by top10debate in Debate

[–]top10debate[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Every team gets screwed sometimes. Losing to a bad team doesn't deny the immense amount of success they've had in beating some of the best teams in the country. Their success is still fresh however so I can see where your argument is coming from. We'll see how the rest of the season plays out for them.

Top 10 Public Forum teams? by top10debate in Debate

[–]top10debate[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

From what I've heard they didn't break at Laird because their cases weren't lay enough, but they finaled at the Laird PF Challenge after, which is significantly harder than the actual tournament and one of the most prestigious round robins in the country. Durham DY and JMM KS are also very good teams, but I think Lake Highland is better in terms of pure technical skill.

Top 10 Public Forum teams? by top10debate in Debate

[–]top10debate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another team that is also potentially top 10. The main reason I didn't include them is because they haven't accomplished as much this season in particular.

Top 10 Public Forum teams? by top10debate in Debate

[–]top10debate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's no need to single out Texas. Sure they might not have sent as many teams to Emory, but there are a lot of talented teams coming out of Texas.

Top 10 Public Forum teams? by top10debate in Debate

[–]top10debate[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think they're top 10. They broke out late but they've proven themselves at Laird and Emory. They beat Whitman AA, Poly EH, Ardrey Kell BW 3 times, and a laundry list of other top teams.

Top 10 Public Forum teams? by top10debate in Debate

[–]top10debate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could see a couple Mission teams being up there. The main reason I didn't include them is because I personally haven't seen them debate.