tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200177861013445343.post914332096127518177..comments2023-09-14T01:03:30.922+01:00Comments on The Thirsty Gargoyle: Challenging UniversitiesThe Thirsty Gargoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07555762505933950270noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200177861013445343.post-57966018826992098382009-03-22T23:38:00.000+00:002009-03-22T23:38:00.000+00:00When I appeared on University Challenge, in 2002-3...When I appeared on University Challenge, in 2002-3, I knew full well about this rule, and yes, if I had failed to get my MSc place for that year, I would have withdrawn from the competition before the second round. (The first round was filmed well in advance.) <BR/><BR/>Interestingly, each team is only allowed to have one reserve, but I imagine there are further provisions if someone has to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558139318343679036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200177861013445343.post-55524808378360263682009-03-03T00:02:00.000+00:002009-03-03T00:02:00.000+00:00Tom, I'm starting to think that if you ever formed...Tom, I'm starting to think that if you ever formed your views based on things that don't appear on your computer screen your head might burst.<BR/><BR/>Absurd rule or not, and I don't think it is absurd, it's the one every contestant signed up to.<BR/><BR/>Is he supposed to have quit the competition when he ceased to be at the College he was representing? Yes. And why not? That's presumably why The Thirsty Gargoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555762505933950270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200177861013445343.post-57098929702690442412009-03-02T22:16:00.000+00:002009-03-02T22:16:00.000+00:00Sorry that's just an absurd rule. What on earth is...Sorry that's just an absurd rule. What on earth is this guy supposed to have done? Quit the competition mid-series? Nobody can guarantee at the start of a competition like this that they'll be a student at the end of it, despite the best of intentions (which this guy obviously had).<BR/><BR/>Disqualifying the entire team post-final like this is a massive overreaction by a very overreactionary BBCTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252054403352395221noreply@blogger.com