In 1990, Lou was born into ultimate behind the library on the Carleton College campus winning his first game ever, a 11-10 3rd Goodhue v. 2nd Goodhue grudge match. He played for the B Team his freshman year and then four years for CUT, reaching the semis at Nationals twice. Moving to Seattle, Lou played ten years for the Fish, winning a World's gold (97), bronze (02) a Nationals gold (04) and three silvers (96, 97, 05). As a coach, Lou led Syzygy for four years (97-00) winning gold (00) and two silvers (98, 99). Since moving to Oregon, he has coached Fugue 4 years and won a title in 2010.

The Best Thing

by May 16, 2012, 3:45am 0

Foolishly, I am attempting to do real journalism this week, so I am behind deadline while I wait for replies to emails I sent out at the last minute.  I…

Throw Your Fire…

by May 9, 2012, 4:00am 0

…before it’s too late.  Seriously. I know I really should be talking about seeding at Nationals or how Fugue is preparing or who I think is going to win Open…

Dub Regs

by May 2, 2012, 10:49am 0

It’s short for Double Regionals.  I know Dub Regs is the most awkward name of all time and I don’t have the foggiest idea of how to pronounce it, but…

Only Once

by April 25, 2012, 6:09am 0

I have been on five teams in my career: Carleton-B, CUT, Syzygy, Sockeye and Fugue, but a more honest count is 24 teams.  Each season, each team is different.  Certainly…

Drill Theory

by April 19, 2012, 7:29am 0

I’ve been thinking about drills a lot recently.  At Oregon, we are in the process this year of implementing a new offense, so there are all sorts of little problems…

Wrap it Up, B.

by April 11, 2012, 6:11am 0

It’s nice to be back after a bit of a hiatus.  I know we have beat the rankings and bids like a dead horse, but I can’t pass up the…

Rankings: Solutions

by March 13, 2012, 5:52am 0

This is part 6 in a 6-part series.  Here are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. In this last installment of Skyd’s series on the rankings and bid allocation, I’d like…

Rankings: Implications

by March 12, 2012, 4:00am 0

This is part 5 in a multi-part series on the USAU ranking system and bid allocation.  Here are 1, 2, 3 and 4. In the short two seasons the rankings…

Rankings: Under the Hood

by March 8, 2012, 4:57am 0

This is the first piece in a multi-part series that will look in-depth at the way the rankings are built, examine some specific examples, look at the implications of the…

Team Talk

by February 29, 2012, 6:20am 0

A big thanks to Bill Mill for cutting the video for me. Let me set the stage.  It is power pools in Sarasota.  Ironside is playing Doublewide to win the…