2012 USA Ultimate Championships

If you've been living under a rock, or if you're hiding in your basement to work on your electronic music career (#deadmau5), then you may have missed the 2012 USA Ultimate College Championships.  

   

If you weren't in Colorado, then at least you can check the highlights.  For your viewing pleasure:

Day 1

Day 2 

Day 3 

     Embedded in these videos are some incredible plays from the best men and women in the sport.   Congratulations to Pitt's men's team for defeating the Hodags 15-0 in the final.   If you want a detailed recap, check the USA Ultimate website.

Callahan

     It's time for a history lesson.  The year is 1978.  The place: Oregon University.  The man: Henry Callahan.
     Henry Callahan brought the sport to the University of Oregon and established a team there.  He was later murdered during a bank robbery in Boulder, Colorado in 1982.  But not before he left his mark on the world of ultimate frisbee.
     Today, his name is almost sacred.  He even has a move named after him.  A Callahan is both rare and incredible.  A Callahan occurs when a defensive player intercepts the disc in his or her opponent's end zone.  As soon as they land, they've scored.  It is rare, but it can be done.  And it's absolutely humiliating if your team just threw the disc to the other team in your end zone.
     Had in not been for the master, we would have to come up with a much less powerful name for the Callahan.  Be grateful, frisbee players.  Be grateful.

Beware the Meme!

      They're everywhere.  Expressive pictures captioned with poor use of the English language and even worse punctuation.  Meant to be comical, most fall drastically short of their life's ambition.  They are plaguing the web, and many fear a complete takeover as some of the language has begun working its way into day-to-day conversation.
    I'm talking about memes.
     However, there are exceptions to the miserable memes.  Some are actually funny.  Like the ones seen here.
     What makes these memes different?  Ultimate frisbee, that's what.  These are inside jokes that Joe the Plumber wouldn't understand, but if you're up on your frisbee lingo then these can definitely amuse the soul.
     Laugh on, my beloved disc-heads.   Laugh on.

Preparing for Takeoff

     Have you ever wondered why frisbee isn't broadcast on ESPN?  Why don't frisbee players get the SportsCenter attention that Manning, Kobe, and Pujols receive?  Answer:  There isn't one.

     However, there is good news.  For those disc heads out there who have been waiting and waiting for ultimate frisbee to make the big screen, it's coming.  Well, at least to your computer.  NexGen Network just met a funding goal that will allow them to broadcast some major games (complete with milti-angle camera shots, expert commentary, and instant replay).  They will stream the Stanford Invite and the College Centex on their website.  Wanna see what they're up to?  Check 'em out at NexGen Network's website.

     This is a huge step in the ultimate world worthy of some celebration.  Look out world.  We'll be on the map one day.  One day soon.

Monkey See, Monkey Do

Want to learn the ins and outs of the game quick?  Watch the best.


These guys are phenomenal frisbee players.  The game, between Ironside and Doublewide, was played back in October during the 2011 CLub Championships.  Now, the commentators may not be from ESPN, but they make some great points about the sport as a whole and are very knowledgable about what goes on in the upper tier of ultimate.


               




                                       





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