USC
This article is about the team at the University of Southern California. See South Carolina for the page about the team at the University of South Carolina.
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| Location: Los Angeles, CA | |
| Current President or Coach | Mik Larsen |
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| NAQT Page | link |
USC or the University of Southern California, is a large private university located in Los Angeles, California.
History
According to fragmentary evidence available on the Internet, the USC College Bowl Club has been active intermittently since 1953. At that time, members played a televised game against Barnard College. The club reappeared for a short time in the late sixties, but thereafter went dormant for several decades.
USC College Bowl re-emerged in 1998, and (according to the club website, which has been updated sporadically since 2003) enjoyed several competitive years, followed by a rebuilding period during the presidency of Scott Callaghan (2002-2004). Evidence of these rough years can be seen at the 2004 NAQT West Sectionals, where a potpourri team went 0-15 (stats). The most notable event during this time was at 2005 CBI West Regionals, when a seriously outgunned team consisting of Mik Larsen, Andrew Gonzales, Marc Spraragen, Paige Feldman, and Nicholas Polk upset eventual tournament winners (and winners of 3rd place at Nationals) Stanford in the first round of the playoffs. That particular Stanford team included future USC player Yogesh Raut.
USC traditionally is known as a middle-of-the-road team on the West Coast, winning only occasional tournaments, such as the 2006 Aztlan Cup and 2007 CBI Regionals. Oddly, it qualified teams for the NAQT ICT in 2005, 2006, and 2007, but did not attend each time, first because of financial problems, then because of logistical problems resulting in a missed flight, and then a declined invitation.
Certain USC players are known for a fundamental and often misplaced love for trash questions.
Tournaments
USC hosts two annual tournaments: Ghetto Warz late in the year and the HS Trojan Wars in November or December. Ghetto Warz is a packet-submission tournament with a modified, heavier trash distribution; it typically features a surprise trash round after lunch, which becomes less of a surprise each year.
USC also hosted the 2005 NAQT West SCT.
Current Members
Former Players
- Yogesh Raut (2005-2007)
- Michael Roshon-Duck (??-2004)
- Andrew Gonzales (??-2004)
- Nicholas Polk (2004-2008)
- Mik Larsen (2003-2008)