Fall Season Update

To start, I want to apologize for getting this post out so late into the season. We have been too busy kicking ass, taking names, and training the new recruits to take note of it.

With only one tournament left in the fall season, a lot of time has passed since we found out over 30 guys were interested in joining true men in achieving ultimate greatness. The new class of players proved consistent with the sport's nature, attracting everyone from the rookie handlers, talented ultimate players, never played sports in his life engineers, to the free spirited hipsters. Under the new starting training program, Phil led the new guys in teaching everyone how to bid, play defense, throw a flick, and the horizontal stack offense.

Sectionals

With most of the Ghetto veterans playing for the club team Enigma, it was the rookies time to shine. Captained by sophomore extraordinaire Mark Fedorenko and junior studmuffin Ross Gueltzow, the team finished a respectable 3-4. Highlighted by amazing plays mixed with incredible ineptitude, the rookies bravely took on the onslaught of Coach Evan Corcoran's wrath and came out better for it. Needless to say, greatness was in store for this fall.

Wright Wing Conspiracy

With the Enigma veterans gone yet again for regionals, the new generation of Ghetto Force knew they had to step up their game. To maximize playing time and fully appreciate the ultimate tournament experience, the small numbered team split into two. Wright Wing truly turnt out to be a learning experience for all with a poor showing for the fresh squad. Getting the losses out of the way for the rest of the season, Ghetto Force began to prepare themselves for retaliation.

Kentucky Classic

A tourntament over fall break made it tough to captivate new players attention, with most of the team running home to tell their parents how awesome they are at catching round flying objects. The low numbered X/Y split teams drove south to prove they deserved to be called ghetto. Lots of fun was had as the old guys finally mixed with the fresh blood and ultimate greatness was spread all around. The X team, led by veteran handles Eric "Peg" Hegedus and Zach Kaylor came to play. With 5 subs on Saturday, the X team came out and beat a full Miami squad before trouncing an overwhelmed Ball State split squad with a combination of hucks and D's from Peaches and Dan Sullivan, along with newcomer Chris Kovaleski. Despite Peaches' awesome sky of Cincinnati's Garret, the X team was unable to come up with a victory against a strong UC squad. After a easy victory over EKU, the X team advanced to the championship bracket for Sunday. Faced with a full Ball State split squad, the X team (now with 4 subs) came determined to prove themselves Sunday. After going down 6-10, the men of Ghetto Force fought bravely back, only to lose on universe point in a game for the ages. The X squad finished out the tournament with a second victory over Miami and a close loss to Kentucky. The Y team struggled Saturday to throw tough defense against any opponents. Led by none other than the real captains Phillip Brodrick and Alan Smith, Y team seemed to only care about looking good for the womens rugby game being played close by. Close offensive games left the Y team with one win and a few losses. Being pushed down to the lowest bracket after suffering point differential to another team, an appearance by classics 'The Admiral' and Barb really brought up team morale to help the Y team squander their opponents. No games were close and no ghetto men were left unhappy.

As we lay in our Red Roof hotel beds, we can only imagine what's in store for the weekend ahead for the Glory Days tourntament.

Ghetto Force Ultimate: A New Chapter

Greetings readers,

September is here once again, school is back in session, the ghetto is back to full levels of rageness and most importantly Ghetto Force is gearing up for another season. This post will be my last as blogmaster, its been an honor and nothing less than a dream to keep the Ghetto Force community updated throughout the season. I will be handing off the torch to the very capable and mostly literate Frasz and Kaylor. They are trusted journeymen, trained well in the art of blogging. I know they will continue the long tradition of outstanding reporting.

A short update:

So far Ghetto has had two days of try-outs. Kim Jong Phil has weeded out the slackers and wanna be's, slowly leaving only Ghetto Force warriors. The incoming freshman look strong, many already know throws and the difference between a Disc and a Frisbee. We had a great turnt out, attracting more players on Day 2 than Day 1.

It's going to be an exciting season, so keep checking back for more updates and the posting of the tournament schedule.

Day Two KY CLASSIC

Written by: Jonsey

Day 2

Indiana: 15 – 9

Having finished 2^nd in their pool on Day 1, Ghetto arrived at the fields on Day 2 to face the #1 overall seed of the tournament in the first round of the championship bracket. For the second day in a row, Ghetto came out in the first half of game one flatter than Butters’ chest. The wind was tremendous, and sloppy play by Ghetto combined with a formidable zone by Indiana caused Ghetto to be rolled in a half for the first time all season. Led by a 5^th year handler with a Mohawk that simply defied physics with its rigidity, Indiana schooled Ghetto up and down the field and eventually took half 8 – 2. During halftime, the Force decided to get their respective heads out of their respective John Brown hind parts and start actually playing Ultimate. The second half turned into a much more competitive game, involving several up-wind breaks by Ghetto thanks to Ghetto’s ever impressive zone-D. The game ended at a disappointing but respectable score of 15 – 9.

Miami: 15 – 6

The loss to Indiana meant Ghetto would be demoted to the 5^th place bracket. Ghetto’s first opponent in this bracket was to be the archrival Boogie Men of Miami (the Ohio Miami, not the cool one Will Smith raps about). A full Ghetto squad had defeated roughly half of Miami’s squad at Boogie Nights earlier in the season. Now, the situation was to essentially be reversed; A Ghetto squad missing many key components was to face a nearly full Miami team. Ghetto was determined to put in a performance that would grant them a final statement win in what so far had been a disappointing weekend. The Force came out strong early, once again employing zone-D to great effect. Miami’s handlers were simply overwhelmed by Ghetto’s stifling D, and it quickly became clear that Ghetto would once again roll their rivals from Oxford (Again, the Ohio Oxford, not the impressive British one). Miami waved the white flag early and Ghetto took the game 15 – 6.

Huxedo: 15 – 7

Ghetto’s final task in order to wrap up 5^th place (and an awesome trophy with lots of goodies inside) was to defeat the alumni team Huxedo. As a token alumni team, Huxedo had a few studs who could huck like champs, a couple guys who could run, and a bunch of fat dudes. Nonetheless, Huxedo looked to be a formidable opponent. Ghetto was now down yet another player; senior Eric Hegedus had been lost mid-day to vicious flesh-eating bacteria. This meant an even thinner Ghetto lineup had to muster the energy to end the weekend with a win. The Force came out very strong and quickly took a 5 – 0 lead. However, fatigue and overly pacifist play by Ghetto allowed Huxedo to make a run and get back into the game, bringing the score within to 2 points. After a sloppy point, Ghetto took half on a huck from Zack “The Dog Wisperer” Kaylor to Mark “Squirrel” Fedorenko that was as delicious to watch at mama Gueltzow’s cheesy potatoes are to eat. The second half remained decently close, but increased intensity by Ghetto meant the game would never really be in question. A highlight of the second half came when senior Brian Jones made what was by far his greatest defensive play of the season; With yet another Phil Brodrick pull pinning Huxedo on the corner of their own goal line, Ghetto threw their zone D with Adam “cookie monster” Tardio marking, and Jones playing the break-side wing. After several fakes the handler with the disc called a foul on Tardio, stopping play. In the short break, Jones shouted to Tardio that he personally guaranteed the handler with the disc would not even dare to attempt to throw an I.O. flick dump given the wind, and thus Tardio should shift farther to his right when marking. The handler heard this guarantee, shot Jones a nasty glare, and proceeded to check in the disc. Immediately, the handler attempted to throw an I.O. flick dump. As expected, the throw horribly turfed, giving Ghetto the disc on their opponent’s goal line. Mid-mid Zack Kaylor turned to Jones, and the two shared a hearty laugh over Jones’ ability to so effectively manipulate the handlers’ feeble mind. Ghetto punched in the score, and the game ended soon after on a great grab by Josh “Pretty Boy Swag” Weitz on a questionable huck from Captain Phil Brodrick. Ghetto took the fifth place showdown by a score of 15 – 7.

After a hard fought weekend filled with many ups and downs, Ghetto headed to the Gueltzow household to stuff their respective faces with scrumptious southern cooking and watch a kid younger than many of them totally screw up the back nine of the final round of the masters. Ghetto is primed for the impending Conference Championships next weekend, and is excited to continue their streak of domination.

Kentucky Classic

Written by: Jonsey

Kentucky Classic

Kentucky Classic - Ghetto’s final warm-up tournament before the inaugural conference championships the following weekend. Ghetto Force ventured down to the bluegrass state to expand on their stellar 13 – 1 record and build some solid momentum for conference championships. Ghetto would not be entering the weekend at full strength however; Eric Reynolds, Scott Ulrich, and Troy Wiegand would not be available to lend their talents either day, and Pat Bello would only be attending the second day of the tournament. Nonetheless, Ghetto expected a weekend replete with victory as sweet as mama Gueltzow’s homemade tea.

Purdue – B: 13 – 5

Ghetto’s first game of the tournament was to be against the cleverly named “Undue Perversity”, the bottom seed in Ghetto’s pool. This particular B team was lead by a handler who might as well have had the letters R-O-T-C tattooed across his forehead (or possibly lower back, tramp stamps are very in this year…). The jersey tucked into the shorts, the closely cropped hairstyle, and the poorly suppressed aggression let Ghetto know early on that they would be facing a member of the armed services who would not enjoy his team getting totally owned. Sadly for him, Ghetto has a nasty habit of doing just that. Purdue – B was a team far inferior in every enumerable respect, however this disparity in ability did not lead to the first half trouncing one would expect. Despite two mighty D’s by senior Alex Frasz on the first point, Purdue took a 1 – 0 lead on Ghetto early, and a very sloppy and uninspired half of Ultimate ended with Ghetto leading a much lesser team just 7 – 4. However, the great and powerful Discos (patron god of Ultimate and all things disc related) was clearly appeased by Ghetto’s sacrifice of a Wham-O disc two nights before, and looked favorably upon the team that morning. At halftime Discos brought about a storm the likes of which the Louisville soccer park had never seen, delaying all games for several hours. After weathering the monsoon, Ghetto took the field with newfound desire and focus. The second half of the game was the “uber n00b pwnage” that one would expect, and Ghetto stomped Purdue-B and their ROTC leader 13 – 5.

Kentucky: 13 – 2

The next opponent for the Force on the day was the University of Kentucky. Kentucky’s jerseys boast the classic cobalt blue that the school in famous for. The blue may be a tribute to Kentucky’s label as the “Bluegrass State”, or recognition of the blue people who live in the back woods of the state and get a little too familiar with their cousins (who knows?). Ghetto expected a tough game from this team that resembled a group of Smurfs; Kentucky had defeated Ghetto Force twice in the 2010 season, including a hotly contested game at sectionals. Ghetto’s expectations, however, were far from met. Categorizing the game as a “competition” would be using the term very loosely; it was more akin to a slaughter. Ghetto established their dominance early and never looked back. Mostly due to Kentucky having the emotional maturity of a bunch of seven-year old girl scouts, the game nearly came to blows a short ways into the second half. After a strike cut and a subsequent up field throw by Kentucky’s short-tempered center handler, senior handler Eric Hegedus had the audacity to call a travel, simply because the guy traveled. Kentucky’s handler, insulted by the assertion that he could possibly do anything wrong on an ultimate field, hotly contested the call. After “lively” discussion, the disc went back to the thrower, who proceeded to attempt the exact same throw he had previously, except this time the disc sailed into the air and resulted in yet another turn for Kentucky. Ghetto’s opponent continued to commit and contest blatant fouls and dispute obvious calls despite being down by an insurmountable margin. In the end, Ghetto beat their less than honorable foes by an embarrassing score of 13 – 2.

Tennessee Tech: 13 – 1

Ghetto’s third game of the day would easily be their least competitive of the day. Tech was simply not in the same league of skill as Ghetto Force, and seemed quite content to allow Ghetto to impose their will. The game included everything you would expect from Ghetto; Phil hucked, Butters skyed, Kayor got D’s, and Jeff Geise made comments that brought his heterosexuality into further question. The game finished at an easy 13 – 1 victory for Ghetto.

Cincinnati: 10 – 13

Ghetto’s final game of the day was to be a decisive one for the tournament. A win would allow Ghetto a much easier opponent in round one the following day than would a loss. Furthermore, Cinci is a team in Ghetto’s conference with whom Ghetto will be competing for a spot at the Regional Championships. Furthermore again, the supreme disc-tator Kim Jong Phil Brodrick has a tremendous familiarity with many players on the Cincinnati team, making the game personal. All in all, there was much for Ghetto to play for. After snatching the first score, Ghetto went through a bit of a rough patch of play, dropping the next three points to fall to a 3 – 1 deficit. After a timeout, Ghetto scrapped their way back into the game, routinely tying the score in a very back and forth game. The most significant moment of the first half came about when super-senior Jeff Giese attempted to cut more sharply than his old body would allow, causing him to go down with a severe owie on his ankle. Already being without four of its cutters, Ghetto was heavily hampered by the loss. Tied at 5 – 5, Ghetto endured an extremely lengthy point replete with easy drops, stupid throw aways, and overall poor play. Cinci eventually took the point, an emotional blow from which Ghetto could never fully recover. As the second half progressed, the game began to get away from the tremendously depleted Ghetto Force. Patrick “Peaches” Kaufman (aka. Virgin) made several valiant efforts to keep Ghetto in the game; a couple ridiculous skys coupled with ferocious lay-out D’s by the stud freshman helped keep the game competitive. However, it proved to be too little too late, and Ghetto was forced to suffer just its second loss of the season 13 – 10.

After a long, tumultuous, and slightly disappointing Day 1, the exhausted Ghetto Force returned to the homes of B-team captain Ross “April Madness Champ” Goozlow and Ghetto alumn Brad “Backflip” Walchak to enjoy some food, and for some engage in the epic battle of resources know as Settlers of Catan.

Chicago Invite: Can't Get No Respect, Day 1

Written by Jonesy, Edited (loosely) by the Bello

Each year in March, a special sporting event comes around that captivates and inspires our great nation. Sixty-four teams from across the country are selected to participate in this mother of all tournaments. After seedings are established, the inevitable banter of which teams got the short end of the stick and who is going to win it all ensues. This refers, of course, to none other than the annual Chicago Invite, held in Naperville, IL. Like a redheaded stepchild, Ghetto Force got no love when the seedings were established for this colossal Ultimate tournament. After getting jerked around from being a top seed in a non-power pool to being a four seed in a power pool, Ghetto was finally given a metaphorical slap to the family jewels and positioned as the second seed in a non-power pool. This starting position meant that Ghetto would have to sweep their pool play as well as win their crossover game to even be allowed to compete in the championship bracket. Anything less would relegate the team to a 17^th place finish at best. After letting loose a few choice words describing the character (or lack thereof) of the tournament director who placed Ghetto in such a predicament, the team pinned their collective ears back and prepared to feast on the competition that was laid out on a silver platter before them.

DAYTON 13, LOYOLA-CHICAGO 6

Ghetto’s first opponent of the day was to be the something-or-other’s of Loyola-Chicago. The ground was firm, the air was 30, and Ghetto was ready to show the flatlanders how Ultimate was really played. It became clear early on that Ghetto was a force that Loyola simply could not stop, but rather one they could only hope to contain. A beautifully manufactured up-wind break on the first point of the game set the tone, and Ghetto never looked back. Even with Loyola being one of “those teams” with one of “those coaches” who interferes with calls from the sidelines and wears a hat that is only appropriate for a person about to embark on a safari, Ghetto was clearly the superior team not only athletically, but also tactically. Loyola had no answer for Ghetto’s the zone-D, the cornerstone of which was the scary good marks put on by veteran handlers Zack “shaved his beard a week too early” Kaylor and Alex “my warm up jog is back to the car to get my cleats” Frasz. Despite the wind forcing Ghetto into a point trading scenario in the middle, the game was never in question, and Ghetto would coast to an easy 13 – 6 win to start the day.

DAYTON 9, VALPARAISO 6:

The Force’s second opponent of the day was to be the fighting one-legged lemurs of Valparaiso University. Ghetto’s greatest challenge in this game was not their opponent, but rather the cold-hearted wench known as Mother Nature. The gusts whipping across the Naperville Polo Grounds had picked up substantially, and while Ghetto was clearly the far superior Ultimate team on the field, the wind would prove to be a great equalizer, forcing Ghetto into a close contest. As in the first game, an upwind break gave Ghetto the lead early on. With Valpo’s defense having their hands more than full with Jeff “quack honk” Geise and Butters cutting on the inside, freshman Marky Mark Fedorenko was extremely opportunistic cutting from the outside. M-Fed tore up the Valpo D like the highway tears up an orange dropped from a car at 60-mph. The game was most memorable for a point that may or may not have been the longest point ever played in Ghetto Force’s great history. Eyewitness accounts claim that the point lasted roughly the average gestation period of an African elephant (look it up). The point included obscene amounts of turnovers, sloppy drops by nearly everyone on the field, Jonesy getting punched in the face, and many other bizarre mishaps. It all ended when Valpo finally was able to score a heavily downwind goal, but this would prove to be inconsequential. The length of the point combined with Valpo’s complete and utter helplessness against Ghetto’s zone D led to a 9 – 6 victory for Ghetto in hard cap.

DAYTON 12, St. OLAF 7:

Ghetto’s final pool play game of the day was to be against what appeared to be a crop of die-hard Duke’s of Hazzard fanatics, judging from their Confederate flag adorned uniforms. The top seed in Ghetto’s pool (St. Olaf) looked to be formidable early on, but in the end the south would not rise again. Not intimidated by Shamu tattoos or absurd spiral haircuts, Ghetto Force went to work on yet another upwind break to start the game. Once again Ghetto’s zone-D, like Ulysses S. Grant’s Army of the Potomac, was a great force to be reckoned with. At one point mid-game, the rebels appeared to have devised an effective strategy of very short, up field dump passes between handlers as a means by which to advance the disc. Upon realization of this meager attempt at offense, Patrick “Peaches” Kaufmann decided to end St.Olaf’s fun. With the power and conviction of a true yankee, Peaches smacked down a would be forward dump pass with such power that several opponents began whimpering in fear. Needless to say, the strategy would not be attempted again. Overall, St. Olaf was forced to endure their own version of Gettysburg at the hands of Ghetto Force, and Ghetto took the battle 12 – 7 in hard cap.

DAYTON 13, MISSOURI St. 4:

The Force had but one more victory to obtain in order to earn their way into the championship bracket. The next item on the menu for Ghetto Force; Missouri St. (Different from Missouri S&T, confusing I know). Ghetto was expecting a formidable opponent, as Missouri St. had come from a “power” pool. However, the cross over would prove to be Ghetto’s easiest challenge of the day. Ghetto rolled in a game highlighted by stifling zone D, the ever present Phil to Scottie huck on for a score on the first throw, and a disgusting layout grab by Butters for the winning score on a huck from Peg (The debate as to whether Peg was even looking up field when he released said huck still rages on). Needless to say, Ghetto rolled to their fourth and final victory of the day easily, taking the cross over 13 – 4.

With a spotless day 1 in the books, Ghetto returned to their respective houses to feast, and (at Dorn’s house anyway) receive 5-star quality professional massages. Ghetto went to bed Saturday night with thoughts of further domination filing their sweet sweet dreams.

Boogie Nights: Winning, Duh!

Written By Jonsey, Edited (loosely) By the Bello

Boogie Nights, a tournament hosted by Miami University is a firm staple in Ghetto Force’s spring schedule each year. The tournament is unique because it offers a cash prize of $200 for 1st place, however the long standing trend has been that the Miami University Alumni always win the tournament and "donate" the money back to the Miami team. Ghetto like a pack of vatican assassins vowed to crush this tradition, stripping the Alumni of their longstanding hold of the title and claim the prize money.

Xavier- Y: 13-9

Ghetto Force’s first challenger of the day was Xavier-Y. Until recently, Xavier Ultimate was most well known for not having a team name (even though virtually every other ultimate team does), and simply being know as “Xavier Ultimate,” an accurate reflection of such a bland university to be sure. Recently Xavier adopted the name “Blob” (or something stupid like that). However, after the events of the weekend a more accurate name would perhaps be “Xavier; tournament ruiners”. Little did Ghetto know it would start Boogie Nights off by exacting a little pre-emptive revenge on Xavier for messing up the second day of the tournament.

Ghetto came out very flat against Xavier Y, and allowed a team that epitomized mediocrity to hang around for the majority of the game. However, even without playing their best, Ghetto’s quality and quantity of talent proved too much for Xavier to handle. Perhaps still experiencing the hangover of their basketball team being upset by Jonesy’s future alma mater Marquette the night before, Xavier had no answer for the phenomenal cutting tandem of Alan “Butters” Smith and Jeff “I love Friday more than Rebecca Black does” Geise. Ghetto took the sloppy game 13 – 9.

John Carrol: 13-7

Ghetto’s next opponent, John Carrol, proved significantly more formidable. However, Ghetto was able to increase their level of play by an even greater factor. John Carrol was a quite gilded opponent; two or three stud players carrying a crew of fairly average ones. Ghetto came out strong early and the game was never truly in question. The most memorable point of the game came when Carrol made the tremendously questionable decision of throwing zone against Ghetto’s pristine handler set, without any significant wind to aid their defense. After a muffed pull that rolled 10 yards behind the handlers, Ghetto went to work on a point that was a thing of ultimate beauty. An initial swing and a throw through the cup started Ghetto’s march down field with perfect flow, rarely allowing their opponents to so much as begin a stall count. Ghetto shredded the would-be zone, and took what was surely less than 30 seconds to grab a score and take half. From there Ghetto would cruise to an easy 13 – 7 win.

Ruckus: 13-9

The third game of the day was Ghetto’s chance to break seed and snatch a first round bye for day 2 of Boogie Nights. Their opponent; the alumni team Ruckus. Alumni teams can be tremendously frustrating even for top caliber college teams to compete against. Despite college teams having a huge edge in terms of athleticism and conditioning, alumni teams usually have throwing ability from top to bottom that is top notch. Ghetto knew it was in for a tough game against a highly veteran team. With Frasz’s and Butters parents watching from the sidelines, Ghetto not only had seed to play for, but some parents that they needed to impress ($$$). They would not disappoint. Despite the high degree of skill and experience that Ruckus boasted, Ghetto’s raw athletic ability proved to be the greater strength. Adam Tardio summoned his inner cookie monster all game long, gobbling up D after D in an impressive showing. Alex Frasz summoned his inner Terrell Owens on a point in the first half, streaking downfield and raising his hand in the air as if to say “Throw me the gosh darn disc!!”. The run and catch was so beautiful that Alex’s father was quoted in a post game interviews as saying (with tears in his eyes) “For the first time in my life, I feel that I can be mildly proud of my son”. The true exclamation point on the game, however, came from none other than El Capitan, Alan “Butters” Smith. With Ghetto holding the lead late in the game, Ruckus put together a run of impressive points and cut Ghetto’s previously comfortable lead down to just 3. After a turntover by Ghetto, Ruckus had the disc just short of the goal line. As can always be expected from alumni teams, a break-side hammer was thrown in an attempt to cut Ghetto’s lead to just two. The throw was well executed, and looked to be floating perfectly to Ruckus’ very tall and very skilled top cutter. However, out of nowhere, Butters decided he wasn’t going to allow any hammer shenanigans to take place on his field. Leaping into the air higher than any Caucasian should be able to, Butters raised his hand in the air and smacked the lame duck hammer down to the ground in a spike that (insert name of famous volleyball player here) would be proud of. Ghetto used this tremendous play to steal the momentum and cruise to another 13 – 9 victory, taking out the #1 seed in their pool.

Youngstown State: 13-2

Ghetto Force’s final game of the day was hardly their most competitive. Before the game commenced, captain Phil Brodrick had a hunch the team Ghetto would be playing was anything but a high-level opponent. This hunch stemmed from the fact that the opponent (Youngstown State) was comprised of just 8 players, the most athletic of which was halfway through a fifth of Southern Comfort, and the most annoying of which was sporting a chef’s hat. Despite playing what was probably their worst game of the weekend, Ghetto took an ugly 13 – 2 victory to end the day.

After conducting the contract mandated press conferences and interviews in the locker room, Ghetto returned to a part of Ohio that actually has AT&T 3G coverage. With a spotless record on Day 1, Ghetto was confident they could contend for the 2011 Boggie Nights championship.

Winning: Day 2

Written & Edited by the Bello

Day two started with Ghetto enjoying a first round bye, which allowed Ghetto to play its first match at the luxurious 10:45 time slot. Ghetto Force competed in Day Two like Kim Jong Il plays a round of golf...winning by a ridiculous margins.

Miami: 15-9

Ghetto's first match of the day would be against rival Miami. As a result of Xavier withdrawing one of its two teams from tournament play on the second day, forcing Miami to split its squad into two teams in order to maintain the tournament schedule. Despite this blow to Miami's team the show must go on , Ghetto set the tone early getting 2 break points thanks to a well timed Ghetto offense. Miami answered back by capitalizing on offense for two points. However despite Miami's efforts Ghetto Force easily took half. During the second half Ghetto lost a little intensity and focus resulting in trading points and allowing Miami to get a couple break points. Luckily Miami picked a fight with a team full of warlocks and Ghetto was able to refocus and reclaim domination of the disc ending the game 15-9.

Xavier Alumni: 15-9

With the Miami team disposed of, Ghetto had its sights on the next opponent...an Alumni team. While facing an Alumni team in the semi's may seem like a blessing, Ghetto knew that this bread of team especially a team composed of recently graduated Xavier all-star Alumni may have the potential to be a serious threat. Alumni teams are known to be wild beasts as they bate throws with a poaching defense and are known to have an arsenal of perfect cross field hammers and pinpoint throws. However Alumni teams lack one thing that Ghetto excels and that is conditioning. Ghetto came out hard and strong against the Xavier Alumni setting the tone that Ghetto would not be an easily fooled team sending the message loud and clear to the Alumni that "you cant process me with a normal brain". The Force was able to get a handful of breaks in the first half and allowed for a point cushion that was more a psychological weapon then a dictation of how the game was going. Ghetto was able to contain the speed

Ohio Northern University: 15-0

The third game was a classic example of simple logic--Ohio Northern University multiplied by the power of nOOb is less than Ghetto Force A or B, Having just played a close but well controlled game against Xavier Alumni, Ghetto was rested and energized for the Championship match that had a free tournament bid next year and $200. However Ohio Northern (Darkside) was coming off a close fought game, that came down to universe point against University of Cincinnati, resulting in an exhausted Darkside. Ghetto allowed ONU to catch its breath, starting the game 15 min later than the tournament schedule. From the first offensive possession, ONU threw its infamous vertical offense but Dayton's defensive play sent the message loud and clear to "park your nonsense". Simply by not allowing the handler break, the ONU stack was powerless against tight marks that were put on by the Ghetto defense. After several early unanswered breaks ONU's play continued to spiral down, Darkside players began bickering and making silly desperation cross field hammers that only an Alumni team might have the chance to pull off. Ghetto had no problem taking half with still ONU not coming close to scoring. The second half was a rookie spotlight game. Players like Troy, Token, Marc, Josh and Peaches each made huge impacts on the game. Strong defensive efforts like Token d-ing a very dangerous endzone throw, ensured that Ghetto stonewalled ONU. Ghetto easily reach 15 points while OU scored a very worthy 0 points.

Ghetto never allowed a team to score more than 9 points throughout the entire weekend. Leaving $200 richer Ghetto dominated Boogie Nights like Charlie Sheen dominates horrible sitcoms, Ghetto now has its sights set on the Chicago Invite. Follow the scores here.

Stay tuned for Recap of the Chicago Invite next week

Music City Tune Up

After giving proper homage to Diskos (pictured left), Ghetto arrived to the music city late Friday night just as the holy book of Ultimate predicted between the hours of 10:30 and Midnight.

GAMEDAY:

Gentlemen!! If you drop the disc, you will run a mile! If you get beat deep, you will run a mile! If you get broken, I will stick my foot up your John Brown hind parts, and then you will run a mile. Perfection gentleman!!! Tell me, what are you!? Team; Mobile! Agile! Hostile! What is pain!? Team; French bread! What is fatigue!? Team; Army clothes! Will you ever quit!? Team: No! We want some mo'! We want some mo'! We want some mo'!

The day started with a cheer by Cheer Master Brian Jones leading the team in a cheer worthy of any sports film by Denzel Washington. With the team all jacked up on some good ol Tennessee mountain spirit, Ghetto was ready to play 4 straight games. Ghetto first opponent was 2nd ranked in pool Kenyon.

Kenyon:

Kenyon came out strong however and proved to be equally as jacked about playing in weather that wasn't below 35 degrees. Throwing a vert-stack Kenyon set up a huck game, (more accurately a pick game that fearless leader Kim Jong Phil would not allow.) Ghetto lagged in the first half, suffering from winter rustiness, the offense could not get into a rhythm. Kenyon capitalized on Ghettos slow start and easily took the half. However in the second half Ghetto finally scrapped enough rust off to start playing competitively. As the offense starting clicking the points started accumulating. But in the end Ghetto took Kenyon to soft cap and dropped the first game 9-13.

Emory

Ghetto came out strong for the second game against Emory. Fired up over the loss against a team Ghetto could have beat, Ghetto played solid defense against Emory's split stack. Everyone who played including the rookies stepped up and shut down the Emory offense. Freshman Mark Federanko caught a disc tipped off a foot block from Bello and scored for a Callahan point. On the offensive side of the disc, Ghetto was able to sub in alot of Rookies who performed excellent both in offense and defense. Ghetto easily won the game 13-3.

Illinois state:

For the third game Ghetto faced Illinois State ranked 3rd in our pool, giving 4th ranked Ghetto a perfect chance to break seed. The game was very competitive as Ghetto and Illinois state traded points for 5 points, however Ghetto took advantage of a break point and took half 7-5. After half, ghetto continued to trade points, but the Ghetto defense got 2 breaks and scored 3 straight points. The key to this match was conditioning, Ghetto was much more in shape than Illinois and this showed. Ghetto ended the game 11-9.

Ghetto 2k11: Reload and Unload

Greetings Ghetto Force fans, hope everyone had a great holiday and partied like it was 1999. Wanted to give everyone an update on some of the GF news.

Coming off a strong Fall semester, Ghetto is now gearing up for the collegiate spring season. Ghetto enjoyed huge numbers this past semester resulting in a team decision to split into A and B squads. Having two squads will allow new players to develop and get consistent playing time. The start of the spring semester also marks a leadership transition as Phil steps down from president, being replaced by Butters. Phil will remain co-captain and continue to provide leadership for the remainder of the semester. Both Ghetto A and B will start reloading as they begin winter conditioning when they return to school in Mid January. Check back for tournament updates and follow Ghetto Force Unloading in February and March!

Also:: Check out the article in Skyd Magazine about Ghetto Force! Kaylor and Heg are pictured and others are mentioned. Anyway the link is here--http://skydmagazine.com/2011/01/2011-preview-university-of-dayton-ghetto-force/

I liked this quote...
"Without giving too much away, what does your team like to do on offense and on defense?

Phil: Score and layout. Much more than that defines giving it away.