SoCal Open Sectionals: Regionals Implications Loom Large

by September 14, 2012, 2:59pm 0

At this weekend’s SoCal Open Sectionals, the Condors, Sprawl, and Streetgang face some interesting questions. The tournament is being held in Arizona, and the weather is going to be HOT. The top…

The New Southwest Women’s Contender: Rally

by September 13, 2012, 9:20am 0

At the the club women’s NorCal Sectional tournament held last weekend, Nightlock, the number 11 team in the country, was upset by Rally. Rally is a new Bay Area women’s…

Four games in: A look at NexGen 2012

by July 26, 2012, 9:10pm 0

After three games of the 2012 NexGen tour, the NexGen All-Stars have had time to come together as a team and we here at IB have had time to come…

Regionals Weekend 1: Rapid Reactions (Open)

by May 1, 2012, 2:16pm 0

After an exciting first weekend of regionals I wanted to throw a few thoughts out about what we’ve learned going forward towards the college championships. Washington is who we thought…

Skyd Power Rankings: College Open (04/26/12) – Post-Conference

by April 26, 2012, 11:27am 0

These rankings and the 2012 Skyd College Tour are presented by Spin Ultimate [spreadsheet 0AoHsej_RKFvMdEtPdkZZMUtUMHJ1bkh4YzZxTVhPSGc 600 1100 ] Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch Changes… Conferences Upsets Tons of movement in this edition of the power…

Inside Breaks College Rankings: Second Revision

by March 28, 2012, 12:19am 0

Another few weeks have gone by, so again we have a set of rankings and a few more talking points. Before we get to who is in what tier, let’s…

2012 College Rankings: First Take

by February 16, 2012, 11:10pm 0

I know we’ve been pretty quiet over here at IB, but that doesn’t mean we’re not paying attention. Also, I’m now the head coach at UCSC while Neeley is more…

Fall Structure

by November 4, 2011, 7:20pm 0

Neeley and I have both gotten a lot of questions about how to develop a team since we started IB. I finally have some productive thoughts on college coaching that I thought I’d…

What’s useful in the world of Ultimate Statistics?

by May 13, 2011, 12:59am 0

Anyone who’s spent enough time around the game knows that the top teams are keeping stats during tournaments. And beyond the top teams, you have organizations like Ultivillage doing fantasy…

Southwest All-Region thoughts

by May 10, 2011, 2:04am 0

A few years ago I wrote about Northwest and Southwest All-Region stuff on my ill-fated attempt at a blog. Well, even though I’m no longer an active blogger, I still…