How Good is Ghetto Force?

97 - 14 Point Differential

+ 8 Stitches
+ 7 - 0 Opening Record
+ 7 OWU Tournament Opponents
+ 1 Broken Cheek Bone
+ The UPA RRI Algorithm
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= How good is the University of Dayton Men's Club Ultimate Team?

People love to talk. And if there's one thing that crosses nationalities, languages, and interests, across the globe, people love to talk sports.

And in a day when technology allows information and opinions to be transmitted at the speed of The Kozby Show, sports debates rage hotter than a Joel Brand burnt defender. And Ultimate, although certainly unique, is no exception.

With the advent of Mssui.com, Ultimate has turned the professional corner, and is beginning to look at itself with more serious, and credible, opinions than ever before. And just as avid readers of Mssui saw a week ago, Ultimate is constantly going to be analyzed and speculated. With more media coverage, and more reliance on the UPA's Score Reporting system and RRI system, teams across the country are being sized up every day.

And it just so happens that Ghetto Force is being looked at as you read this.

After dropping a Cactus Bomb on the entire OWU EMR Tournament field, Dayton has made some waves.....tsunami waves, if you will.

With the most massive point diff any human being will ever see, people are beginning to ask how good is Ghetto Force? Then, only to make things more interesting, the UPA updated their RRI algorithm, and none other than the University of Dayton sat comfortably as #2 in the Nation. Quite a step for a program that couldn't get two wins at Sectionals, just two years ago. And, to comment on this topic, I would like start by saying this:

Ghetto Force hasn't proven anything yet.

Ghetto went to OWU, and did exactly what it was supposed to do - trounce every team along the path to a Championship. The RRI, though outstanding, doesn't mean we're the second best team in the country. It just means that based on the UPA RRI Algorithm, we've proven we're a strong program, that's capable of doing outstanding things. The real point of the #2 RRI ranking, is to put pressure on Ghetto Force to continue to have the same success story week in and week out, the rest of the year.The math is far simpler than the UPA RRI Algorithm...trust me.....For Ghetto it's easy. We absolutely cannot let up. Dayton Flyers Basketball, The New England Patriots, it's a simple equation....if you don't add successes throughout a season, the final total is negative. Ghetto must be absolutely certain to not let last weekend's victories go to our heads. Relish it, be proud of it, but let it be fuel. We have a target on our backs now, and we have to push ourselves harder because we have to prove ourselves to everyone all over again. Each weekend is a new weekend, and there's no way now, that Ghetto's going to take the foot off the gas.

Ghetto Gets Ready for Evan Matthew Reas Memorial

With the winter still bearing down outside, Ghetto is finally beginning to taste the start of the 2008 Spring Season. Although many players, some for the first time ever, experienced College Ultimate while down in Tennessee, Ghetto hasn't started the season as normal.

For the first time, at least in recent years, Ghetto has had enough talent, and more than enough in numbers, to fulfill two full squads. Thus, to best serve the program, Ghetto has been split into A and B teams. The squads, which had been announced just prior to the cancellation of the Ghetto Invite, will both be playing this weekend at Ohio Wesleyan's poorly titled Evan Matthew Reas Memorial Tournament.

With more talent than you can shake a stick at, Ghetto Force looks bring the pain this weekend.....serious pain....like taking Dorothy Mantooth out for a nice seafood dinner, and never calling her again, kind of pain. The itch to start hitting the grass, to really wear the jersey, and to showcase what all the hard work is for...it's ever-present right now. Ghetto is focused on....keeping the focus....with all the weather issues and the indoor practices (limiting the hucks, just a wee bit). It's time to make the first step, and believe me, it's going to be a big one.

In the mean time, I best update all you foolios out there. If you're not in the know on Mssui (pronounced Mus-oWee) then you're missing out. As the hottest thing in Ultimate, since the high-release, no-look, scubber, you need to get on the up-n-up and start checking out Mssui. They do major damage on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and cover Ultimate in a serious way...it's like the ESPN, for Ultimate. I highly recommend the recent articles on Trouble in Vegas and college rivalries. You need to check this stuff out!

Lets just hope that everything pans out correctly for this weekend....we all need to pray to the patron saint of Ultimate weather, Saint Dorothy Mantooth. Of all things Holy, this weekend cannot get canceled. However, at least in the meantime, we have plenty to read on Mssui. Ghetto is going to keep the focus, and get ready to scissorkick the entire field in Delaware, Ohio.

PS. If you're with Ghetto, and you haven't figured out your ride/where you are staying, please make a comment below. If you're not in the know, we need to know. So keep us up to date if you're at all confused about travel arrangements for the weekend. Gracias.

PSS. Have you seen this freaking catch?!? Your boy from Arizona, Joseph Kershner, is no joke. He took on leading Callahan candidate, Kurt Gibson, mono e mono, on Universe Point no less, and straight pwned him. Kershner showed up to Trouble in Vegas, put on his big boy pants and started choppin' broccoli. Don't believe me, scope the vid.