Roll Call - The Time Has Come

The time has come. As this season has had its fare share of timing issues (multiple canceled tournaments, horribly timed injuries, late notice van cancellations....lame) its time again for the Men of Ghetto Force to again hit the pitch.

Coming straight off a spring break lapse of 10 days, the UD Men's Club Ultimate team has a week of practices leading into a power-packed weekend of Cultimate competition. With most teams coming in from the Metro East, Great Lakes, and Northeast Regions, the final round up of teams has made for two strong Elite Pools, followed by six sub-elite ranking pools. With the likes of Pitt, OSU, and Harvard rounding out the Elites, many high caliber teams scatter the lower six pools.

Of the 30 in those six pools, Regional contenders, new faces in the crowd, and perennial powerhouses all meld together. From Georgetown to George Washington, Messiah to Michigan State, Princeton to Penn State, the 6 sub-elite pools are as highly competitive and experienced as anything Dayton has seen so far this year.

With a 2-seed in the E Pool, Dayton is sandwiched by teams with loads of playing time and impressive track records. The 5 team grouping of North Park, Dayton, Georgetown, Salisbury, and NYU, should make for strong matchups with heated games. Oh, and does it get better. As if the competition wouldn't be cutthroat enough in the sub-elite pools, Skip and Cultimate are making things more interesting. Because of the stiff competition in the Elite pools, all teams playing in them will automatically get into the Championship bracket. Translation: Only the sub-elite pool winners will get into the Roll Call Championship Bracket. That means, if you want to start Sunday off on the right foot, you have to take down the pool.

With a 7+ hour ride rapidly approaching, a deep threat rocking a Kanye West metal plate in the face, and El Capitan doing debits and credits for The Man, Ghetto has reached the gut check. The headphones will be put on. The eye black will be smeared. The jerseys will get christened with some serious stains. And the fire will be lit. The Noob Stamp must be reoiled and reaffirmed. For Ghetto, the recipe, as it's been all season, is simple. Bring the energy early, keep the tempo fast, and stay on till the end. The Force has a potluck selection of veterans, a German-American Beowulf incarnate, a Jackson Hole Juggernaut, and oh yea, has anyone seen this Kid Ic?

The Pain Will Be Brought.
The Noob Will Be Stamped.
The Respect Will Be Earned.
The Ho Will Be Air Alerted.