Team Rock-N-Roll Hoochie Coo said it is ready to answer any trivia questions the moderator of Ball State's College Bowl tournament will ask during the campus-wide competition in January.
"I think no matter what random questions are thrown at us, I think at least one of us is going to have better knowledge in that general area than the others," senior Brenden O'Reilly said. "We're diverse enough we can handle something off the wall."
Taking inspiration and the team name from the music of Ted Nugent, the four members of Team Rock-N-Roll Hoochie Coo said they would be honored to win the $250 first-prize and chance to represent Ball State at the Regional College Bowl competition in February.
"I'll be glad to go out and represent my school the best that I can," senior Jason Dempewolf said.
The team just might get its wish because, as of today, Team Rock-N-Roll Hoochie Coo is the only team signed up to compete.
With registration continuing until Dec. 10, Campus Programs Coordinator Janice Altland is not worried.
She said she expected a small number of teams because it is the first time for College Bowl on Ball State's campus in 16 years.
"Hopefully, I'll be able to build a program that will stick around for awhile," she said. "It is something that needs a little more consistency and time spent on it."
When Ball State competed in College Bowl in 1988 and 1989, there was not enough time put into the program, Altland said.
For the upcoming campus tournament on January 28-29, Altland said she hopes to see organizations around campus such as the Student Government Association, Black Student Association and University Programs Board form teams.
"It may be more fun to have different organizations compete that way," Altland said.
Students who would like to play but do not have a team should contact Altland. She said she would try to form teams of students who want to compete.
"Once a team wins here they will have a lot of time to practice and prepare for the Regional tournament," Altland said.
Altland said she would like to have faculty members play the role of moderator during the campus tournament and have the winning team work with a faculty member as a coach.
"I'd love for faculty to show interest in this because it's very academic," Altland said. "This is a game, and hopefully it is fun, but it's also a learning experience to work with students and give them the practice and coaching needed for a tournament."
Dempewolf and O'Reilly said that participating in College Bowl might help Ball State attract brighter students to attend college here in the future.
"Ball State does kind of have a reputation as just a party school and a bunch of idiots, but if we can go out and represent Ball State in the College Bowl that would show that we're not all slackers," Dempewolf said.
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