Education vs. Intelligence

They probably got complacent.

Reference?

They probably underestimated their opponents.

Is the middle Guy's shirt supposed to say hahvahd?

... that being said. just because they didn't win the debate does mean they are less intelligent.

One possibility: The college team didn't field the best "arguers" in the school, but had some people on the team because they were required to reflect the diversity of the student population.