Ah yes, about nationals-
Watched open (and mixed) finals with Corey, Gail and Ginie. It was painful watching the Boys from Boston lose, but it's exactly what I said- Revolver didn't seem to run nearly as tight a roster as they did last year and they're just the better team. The undefeated season was an impressive statistic, yes, but it's only undefeated in the US...nobody seemed to remember who the reigning world champs were. A lot of mistakes on ISide's part, slightly fewer on Revolver's. That's a game right there and you only get to play finals once. Like they always say- if these teams met 10 times, maybe ironside wins 5, maybe ironside wins 9, but this time, this place, it was revolver's almost from the getgo. Sad. Next year.
Mixed was without many notes, other than incredible unprofessionalism in the booth and a sly, sideways disdain for mixed. My opinions on mixed are that it hurts the sport's chances of going mainstream, but as long as it's part of USAU Nationals and as long as you're in the booth as the face of ultimate, you treat the game with respect. Fuck, man.
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