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'''Ball So Hard University''' (stylized as '''BHSU''') is an open academic and trash team.
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'''Ball So Hard University''' (stylized as '''BHSU''') is an open academic and trash team, primarily consisting of residents of the Upper Midwest.
  
 
==Origins==
 
==Origins==
Ball So Hard University ostensibly first appeared as a quizbowl affiliation in the [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=13766&p=253910#p252203 announcement thread] for [[2013 ACF Regionals]], when [[Chris Ray]] listed [[Rob Carson]]'s affiliation as Ball So Hard University. Later in the thread, Carson carelessly referred to the ostensible school as "BHSU", which [[Seth Teitler]] was the first to [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=13766&p=253910#p254015 point out]. The acronym stuck, not least out of a desire to honor a deserved roasting from the normally mild-mannered Teitler.
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Ball So Hard University ostensibly first appeared as a quizbowl affiliation in the [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=13766&p=253910#p252203 announcement thread] for [[2013 ACF Regionals]], when [[Chris Ray]] listed [[Rob Carson]]'s affiliation as Ball So Hard University. Later in the thread, Carson carelessly referred to the ostensible school as "BHSU", which [[Seth Teitler]] was the first to [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=13766&p=253910#p254015 point out]. The acronym stuck, not least out of a desire to honor a deserved roasting from the normally mild-mannered Teitler.
  
 
In the same forums thread, Rob Carson coined the team's nickname, "Fightin' Typos."
 
In the same forums thread, Rob Carson coined the team's nickname, "Fightin' Typos."
  
 
The name is a reference to [https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bs-xpm-2011-11-09-bal-sportsblitz-terrell-suggs-ball-so-hard-university1109-story.html Terrell Suggs]. Some people who have played on BHSU have done so wearing shirts for [https://www.bhsu.edu/ Black Hills State University].
 
The name is a reference to [https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bs-xpm-2011-11-09-bal-sportsblitz-terrell-suggs-ball-so-hard-university1109-story.html Terrell Suggs]. Some people who have played on BHSU have done so wearing shirts for [https://www.bhsu.edu/ Black Hills State University].
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==Tournament==
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Several members of the BHSU expanded universe collaborated to produce '''BHSU (Ball So Hard Open)''', a "Nationals-minus" difficulty open tournament held in the spring of 2023. [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=386144] It was largely well-received.
  
 
==Players==
 
==Players==
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* [[Tejas Raje]]
 
* [[Tejas Raje]]
 
* [[Andrew Wang]]
 
* [[Andrew Wang]]
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* [[Matthew Bollinger]]
  
 
==Results==
 
==Results==
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* [http://hdwhite.org/qb/stats/team/BHSU HDWhite results]
 
* [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4413/stats/all_rounds/teamdetail/#t0 WUSTL mirror of 2017 NASAT] (1st place of 6)
 
* [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4413/stats/all_rounds/teamdetail/#t0 WUSTL mirror of 2017 NASAT] (1st place of 6)
 
* [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4439/stats/combined/teamdetail/#t3 St Louis Open 2017 Trash ] (1st place of 6)
 
* [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4439/stats/combined/teamdetail/#t3 St Louis Open 2017 Trash ] (1st place of 6)

Latest revision as of 01:03, 24 April 2023

Ball So Hard University (stylized as BHSU) is an open academic and trash team, primarily consisting of residents of the Upper Midwest.

Origins

Ball So Hard University ostensibly first appeared as a quizbowl affiliation in the announcement thread for 2013 ACF Regionals, when Chris Ray listed Rob Carson's affiliation as Ball So Hard University. Later in the thread, Carson carelessly referred to the ostensible school as "BHSU", which Seth Teitler was the first to point out. The acronym stuck, not least out of a desire to honor a deserved roasting from the normally mild-mannered Teitler.

In the same forums thread, Rob Carson coined the team's nickname, "Fightin' Typos."

The name is a reference to Terrell Suggs. Some people who have played on BHSU have done so wearing shirts for Black Hills State University.

Tournament

Several members of the BHSU expanded universe collaborated to produce BHSU (Ball So Hard Open), a "Nationals-minus" difficulty open tournament held in the spring of 2023. [1] It was largely well-received.

Players

The following people have played at least one tournament on a BHSU team:

Results