Lastly, I disagree yet again that your theory fits the narrative better. For one thing, I don't remember the MC actually saying the jocks came looking for him as opposed to Troy. He thinks they stole his guitar, because Troy said they did. But AFAICT he never speculates on why they came to the room in the first place. IMHO, it makes far more sense if they came looking for Troy since they clearly beat him up. Why on earth would they do that if the MC was their target? Even if Troy was willing to stick his neck out to protect the MC's stuff (which he wasn't), the MC sure as shit wouldn't have thought he did. If he thought the jocks had come for him, he would be wondering why the left without finding him and/or worrying about them finding him later on when he's rooming with Maya.