Believe it or not, Ghetto Force has already played in their second tournament of the fall season, Glory Days, which occurred the weekend of October 6-7. As this weekend coincided with Fall Break, many G-Forcers were unable to make it to this tournament. A plethora of excuses were used for this absenteeism, the main one being that "I have to go see my family" which is understood as: "I miss my mommy". Although we have offered Ross as a surrogate mother, some of the rookies shy away from his matronly affections.
Ross practicing his consoling skills
In regards to the tournament, we were once again split into 2 teams of X and Y. The team rosters were more or less the same as the rosters used at Boiler Breakaway. The main difference being a swap of captains so Mark and Tardio could survey the other members of the Ghetto Stock with great pride(or disdain).
Going through some of the highlights for the X team, there was a very interesting spread of play witnessed. The X team played 1 of 2 ways:
The team played as a dominating force that made the other team cry due to a smothering zone defense
or
They assumed room temperature like Old Yeller.
The first day was disappointing with 2 hard losses. However, the team had an incredible come from behind victory against Illinois State where they won 14-13 on Universe Point. The X team ended up going 4-3 for the tournament in a solid showing. A list of some of the feats of valor for the x team is as follows:
- Ryan Schubert being the righteous hand of defense and D'ing everything thrown near his mark
- Mike "Rapsheet" Mills reminding people that gingers steal souls and catch lots of hucks
- Captain Mark Markleton throwing high release flicks over people
- Brandon Rush and Connor Ellis hurdling over fools
- Along with Bob and Donovan doing some solid work as cutters
- Ted Lannert playing great Zone defense
- Jamie Horne threw a completed huck to Matt Kolb/Kobb/CornCob causing hell to immediately freeze over
Seduction: The greater part of defense
In regards to the Y team led by El jefe muy bueno, Adam Tardio, there were also many noteworthy players. Fighting through a tough pool on day 1, the Y team was unable to record a W. However, they did take a strong Michigan team to 13-10. With these tough losses in mind, the resilient boys rallied hard to fight the next day to record 2 wins on Sunday. Jetpack Joe showed up to play in a neon green construction coat which was so obnoxiously bright, the opposing team could not find him. The garrulous Dominic Leyden threw over the shoulder fakes which dazzled and caused mass hysteria/confusion. Speaking of confusion, supersonic wielding Zubat Grewal and flow wielding "Fabio" Huels handled admirably. Josh "Lippy" Maloney finally lived up to his ever present smack talking and played great defense. Super Tim was exceptionally super as always, macking a disc over his defender just to sky said defender in the endzone for a point. Dylan Corwin became the "Sticky Bandit", robbing many fools of their ill protected throws. Most amazing of all, Dan Sullivan managed to walk onto the field "voluntarily" after Tardio dangled a cold Dr Pepper in front of him.
Dylan's nickname is totes not a form of infringement
Thanks to the Kolb, Lannert, and Schlater for showing up to cheer us on, we really appreciate the fans. Efforts will be taken to keep this from going to our heads however once we hit 10 fans we're getting an agent.
With parent's weekend coming up soon, there will be an influx of family, friends, and alumni making their way to the lovely Dayton, Ohio. Please make sure to keep your parents informed of the events this weekend and help Mark and Tardio get everything set up. Otherwise, Tardio will hunt you down, you will not be able to outrun him.
Until next time, please make sure to help control the pet population, give all strays you find to Zach Kaylor.
