Every once in a while, you get a flash of insight into something.  Today, that flash was into what a strange thing the Club Championships are.  It was odd to think of the tournament as a four day thing, like it's some sort of cricket match.  Then to think about the conditioning required to perform at that level for that long.  Then to think about how far that is from my whole experience to this point. The three-day tournament was a strange enough event, the four-day is even stranger.  I'm not sure I'd have the mental toughness.  I'm not sure I wouldn't either.  It's just not something I can even guess at.  Does playing College Championships prepare you for Club Championships?  I guess I'll ask Dan Heijman next time PoNY rolls in, yeah?  Okay, that may have been a joke, but the more I think about it, the more it's a possibility.  Josh provides me with possible access to the ISiders and the majority of them (all of them?) have played college championships at one point or another.

Edits: I'll try to keep my thoughts on the series as it unfolds simple and brief.

First and foremost- Ironside/Revolver in the final 90% certain.  Revolver wins unless they pull the same dumb shit they've pulled with line-calling for more than a year, hence...ISide Club Champions, call it 75% sure.

Secondly- PoNY is proving they belong at the big show.  No doubt.  Their victory over Goat will be the first of a run that puts them just on the cusp of quarters.  Deciding factor?  Don't know, other than some help from the other teams and a good pool on Friday.  PoNY's coming on strong and people should watch out.  I'd be interested to see what happens in their game against Ironside.  Last game of the day, a practically guaranteed loss but now I think they have a taste of blood they didn't have at their last meeting (Regionals).  Do PoNY come out fired or do they sub for tomorrow?  Wish I could be there for so many reasons.

Third- Pool C is looking more interesting than Pool D.  I was wrong.