Stanford Invite 2012: Open Preview

by | March 1, 2012, 6:43pm 0

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It’s March and the majors are finally here! As teams begin to make their trip West (or North for the SW) to the Stanford Invite, there is a ton to get excited for besides some solid college ultimate! First off, check out the previews of each pool along with my predictions of how everything will end up after the Saturday sun sets on Stevinson, CA:

Shout out to Bryan Jones as well as NexGen’s Mario O’Brien and Cody Johnston for contributing to the following content!

Previews:

Pool A: Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Stanford & Texas

Pool B: Oregon, Florida, North Carolina & Cal Poly-SLO

Pool C: Wisconsin, Colorado, California-Santa Barbara & Harvard

Pool D: Carleton College, California, Whitman & California-San Diego

Live Streamed Ultimate w/ Commentary!

Make sure you check out NexGen’s coverage all weekend long, featuring commentary from the NexGen crew as well as Mr. No Look Scoober himself, Bryan Jones. Below is NexGen’s coverage plan for this weekend (all times PST):

Saturday

  • 10:00 AM – Carleton College vs. Whitman
  • 2:00 PM – Oregon vs. Florida
  • 4:00 PM – Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota

Sunday

  • 9:45 AM – Quarter-Finals (TBD)
  • 11:30 AM – Semi-Finals (TBD)
  • 3:00 PM – Finals (TBD)

Be sure to follow me @Skyd_ZackSmith and Bryan Jones @No_Look_Scoober on Twitter for scores of the other rounds in progress and check out our Saturday night recap show!

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