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.
