Regional Thoughts

Not winning the region is something that has been on my mind for a while. The game was really rather lopsided unlike the score suggests and we were for some reason in a huge rut. Delaware was a one dimensional team that consisted of bombs from their main handler to their main cutter. They had played a really tough game against Edinboro and we had been rather well rested: demolishing Princeton 15-2. Yet for some unknown reason to me we couldn't even touch them. The score and game was slow, boring, and frustrating. Our cutters couldn't catch and our D line couldn't break. The drops in the game edged into the teens and the unforced errors were much higher. We played shitty. We played slow. And we really didn't preform.

Reflection:

1)
I am really, really proud of the O line. Not only did they keep us alive in the Edinboro game and game us a fighting chance in the Delaware game, they also played nearly flawlessly. I'd rather not put the competition down, but would rather talk up the fact that our O line is really a brilliant, cohesive, gelled unit of guys who really don't take on too much on their hands. They played smart in every game and were truly keeping us alive in a few games when for some reason the D line couldn't score.

2)
I'm rather surprised at the D line. We played unemotional, boring, and without urgency. It was really shocking to watch Delaware put up fucked up, swilly, nonsense bullshit and see their players come down with it. There isn't much to say other then the fact that no one was fired up.

3)
I was talking about this with some one. The D line plays great when the team is fired up and screaming in their ears, but the problem lie with who is on the sideline when the D line is on. It's not that i am bringing fault on the O line for not being excited and urgent, but it's the fact that the mentality they need on the field is not conducive to the emotion the D line needs from the sideline. Chris, Josh, Vatz, Chowder are all very cool, calm individuals, but that's not what the D line needs when the disc is on the sideline, they need people screaming kill, strike, whatever to make sure the turnover is coming.

4)
I'm not really shocked about the RSD posts about us being in the bottom tier of the Nationals rankings, but honestly, i don't understand what people see when they put us in the bottom 4. I'm perfectly fine with, somewhat excited about the upsets we're going to make. Vatz, Weasel, and I were talking about it after regionals and we are going to be the shittiest draw for a 3/4 seed in our pool as we come in with an underdog mentality and a yearning to win the pool. Much like what happened at UCCs last year where pool D turned over, i have a feeling we're going to make a lot of people upset and a lot of noise. I know there won't be any lack of urgency or complacency from the sideline, or from the players on the field so i'm truly excited.

That is all. Otherwise i am just pissed the someone stole my camera.

Chumps

Adam

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> On Apr 18, 6:24 pm, Jeffy wrote:

For reals, Pitt won't win the region. They have played very few teams
in their region. They'll get second though.

I like what Rob talked about at this practice. He said that he wanted to win the region handily, to show everyone that even though we are in the ME we are not an ME team. I think this is a perfect example of the kind of people that i want to look in the face, after we demolish them, and say, "really?" Our wins at Centex and other tournaments have put us in the limelight, but it's not cause we're lucky: it's because we worked our asses off. And that's the difference between us and Hofstra. We have a legion of athletes that have a passion for the game, we're all willing to work our asses off, shift schedules, and miss class for ultimate. We are willing to put money, time, and energy into something we find to be a once in a lifetime experience.

Honestly, i'm not shocked that people think they can beat us, but it makes me laugh when they have no idea what the fuck they are talking about. We have beaten teams that would trounce all the teams in the ME, we dominated everyone at Roll Call, we had a minor brainfart with Penn but then we taught everyone else a lesson. I can't wait to come into regionals and play it as though it was sectionals. What i mean is not that we take it for granted, but that the score lines look like sectionals. I want us to be intense from game 1, and not give anything until the day is over. We can do it, we know we can. We beat some of the best teams with that attitude, now imagine playing chumps with that attitude: complete domination. Let's rev up into regionals and keep the intensity going. I want to see at least 7 layout ds a game, two callahans, and no breaks: i want to make the sickest highlight video, i want us to play how we know we can, i want to win the region. Let's fucking do it Pitt!

Centex Highlights

I don't know if anyone else has found this gem of a video on the interwebs, but i thought i'd post it.




Also i'm going to attempt to keep this a youtube free zone, so this maybe one of the last youtube video's on this blog. Enjoy it.

Wes?

Wes did you post that comment on the Hodag blog? On another note here is the sectionals highlight reel + some shenanigans.




Veoh.com was being a twat and said i was stealing the footage from someone else? I sent them a nasty message...

Sectionals Teaser

Full highlight's coming soon.

Blessing in Disguise

For my epically cunt-acular, emo, shit post. I feel the need to redeem myself with yet another interesting thought i just had.

Could my ankle injury be a blessing in disguise?

My groin injury has persisted even though it's been over 6 months- possibly because i didn't do any physical training, and didn't give myself the proper recovery time. So what does this 2 week static Andrej phase mean, or could possibly mean? A fully recovered Andrej! Woah. I haven't actually thought of that in quite a long time. I have been at 80% speed for the last few months even with my brace and nonsense: so this could be an unprecedented fully recovery for me. Yet i feel as though if i remain completely idle i will only recover half way. Much like what happened over the first half of winter break, which led to a second repulling after i attempted to do 2 a days.

What this means is I'll be going to the gym and swimming pool area over the next week to keep as inshape as possible, but also to try to recuperate my groin and ankle. Sadly i will most likely not be in functioning form for Sectionals but will do my best to be 100% for Regionals and Nationals. I realize missing Sectionals is big, but with the idea of PT i have for myself, I'm hoping it will show in practice that i am a fully fit and fully capable defender.

I also have my camera and am hoping to film as much of the series as possible and make highlight videos of everything ASAP. Current idea, one week after every event have the videos done.

Clarification

To clarify, sorry to anyone who thought i was a bitchy little twat. All i wanted to do was put some anxiety i had out of my head. This was possibly not the best time with the series under our noses: for that i apologize.

I am still working hard, doing whatever i can to get better. I hold no animosity towards anyone, in all honesty, i'm proud to be everyone's teammate right now. It's truly a great thing to watch everyone in their peak performance right now. Keep working hard Pitt. Let's make some noise.

On another note i am really impressed to see how many people read my blog.