Mardi Gras Preview

So it's Boomland's first spring tournament of the 2009 college ultimate season. We're bringing some serious old and new talent to the board here, thanks to the Illinois A team continue to be ballin'. We're going to have to look to the vets to continue to improve and the rookies to find a play style that suits their abilities.
I don't have the advantage of knowing who we're playing on the same level that Rip does for his blog, but I'll try to make it entertaining and maybe get something right.

University of Southern Florida - The Scallywags. First off, sweet name; second off I really don't know anything about them. They played at Warm Up and managed to beat Florida Tech, UCF-B and two split Florida B teams with losses to Brown, Davidson, and Iowa. The only thing I'm able to determine from this is that they really didn't beat anyone and lost to Jake Bradley. I kid, Iowa is going to make some noise and with 4 bids to nationals in the central region he ought to be leading IHUC to Columbus. But that is neither here nor now.

Oklahoma State - Ultimato. What does that mean? Lame name. The have an entertaining website, but that means they're spending time on that and not practicing. It looks like they've got some serious numbers returning, so expect some sneaky moves. Based on the teams they've played this year, I can say they have an OK win or two, but none of the teams stand out to me based on my brief UPA browsing.

Kansas B - Horrozontals. I would say good name, but I would be lying. And Mark would choke the life out of me. Long story short, if we don't beat them again, I don't know what to say. This is the one game of our pool that it will be unforgiveable to lose. That's all I'm going to say about that.

Texas Christian - PEZ. Lame. Secondly, why isn't it the fighting Ladainian Tomlinsons? Or at least Horned Frogs, either would be better. They appear to have a fairly new program there, so expect most of us older vets to have more experience playing than anyone on their team. Now, I may be completely wrong, but another good website also leads me to this conclusion.

A final thought on Saturday: We have the potential to win this pool, we have the potential to sweep this pool. It's going to come down to us running hard. We practice 4 times a week, we lift at least once a week, both with a top 25 team in the country. Our statement for this season and this program starts on Saturday, be ready to put everything out there then.

Keenan