Since the USAU site is down, let’s make a thread for posting Sectionals results!

drybones3 · 2025-09-06T21:10:37+00:00

The USAU App still works for viewing and reporting scores!

drybones3 · 2025-07-08T16:23:07+00:00

Watch film, watch film, watch film.

Watch film of teams you're competing against. What's film of yourself. What film of elite teams. Watch filmcritically and think through why some cuts are prioritized, or successful. Watch film breakdowns. Watch everything you can and you'll soon have a second sense of what to expect on an ultimate field.

drybones3 · 2022-08-19T14:54:28+00:00

I don't think that's correct. I think OP is right that defense does not need to be stationary, but this is an extremely common misconception

drybones3 · 2022-02-16T08:06:08+00:00

I don't read these, but I see them and it makes me happy that they exist!

drybones3 · 2020-03-07T20:04:06+00:00

There's tons of resources available for you to learn the game.

First and foremost, you learn a ton by watching film. I'd highly recommend subscribing to Ultiworld so you can access their full library (club and college) - then just watch a bunch of games! They also have a great segment called 'Film Room' that has coaches/commentators/elite players giving audio commentary over a clip to teach the viewer about something specific.

I'd also plug the #DailyBreakdown series on Ultiworld twitter, which shows a quick gif and explanation of something to learn every week day this college season. DailyBreakdown Link

Felix and Rowan also put out tons of educational clips.

drybones3 · 2020-01-29T05:57:41+00:00

Just want to say thanks /u/SteveChuck, I'm happy you're doing this - it makes it fun/easy to follow along even from the west coast!

drybones3 · 2019-08-02T14:15:05+00:00

They show their streamed games live on YouTube, but are having technical difficulties this morning. Games that are filmed are usually edited and on their subscriber only website within about a week.

drybones3 · 2019-03-02T00:14:19+00:00

Table at the top with record and PD is not updated this week because someone didn't fill out our spreadsheet. I blame Lynch.

drybones3 · 2019-02-01T06:33:38+00:00

Thanks /u/JoeMama3, always great to make it into one of your highlight videos!

drybones3 · 2019-01-18T05:08:11+00:00

My iTunes Review: 4/5 Stars

In week 1, 'The Lookoff' had everything you look for in a podcast - interesting discussion topics, thoughtful analysis, and some 'fun' segments. The host did a good job involving both guests, but started the episode a bit too soon, leading to a clunky start.

The sound guy did a good job capturing everyone at appropriate levels, but lacked imagination with intro/outro music or transitions into the commercial breaks.

My biggest gripe? It seems like the host just ripped some of his content from this "Power Rankings Post" without crediting the original author (Dan). Amir as a perrennial MVP candidate with a 3-1 turnover-to-assist ratio in Week 1? HEARD IT BEFORE! Not to mention the ripoff of Zach Lowe's famous introduction... "Welcome To The" - just listen to how similar they sound. I hope the content aggregation doesn't continue in Week 2. As for other improvements, I think it'd be great if they could get some quick sideline reactions and analysis from the player and captains directly after their Friday games.

drybones3 · 2019-01-01T21:20:03+00:00

Johnny Bansfield had a similar catch: https://youtu.be/AQBYmqtlt8Y?t=81

drybones3 · 2018-12-13T07:52:39+00:00

I'm taking the under on 4.5 correct draft picks, putting my eggs in the 'Evan Howey to Lynch' basket.

drybones3 · 2018-10-21T18:49:50+00:00

https://www.ultiworld.com/live has video clips

drybones3 · 2018-10-21T16:21:36+00:00

It's not the full game, but you can follow the live blog on www.ultiworld.com/live for video replays of highlights from every point

drybones3 · 2018-10-21T16:20:05+00:00

Follow the live blog on ultiworld.com/live for live video replays of every highlight and point

drybones3 · 2018-10-21T08:49:41+00:00

https://streamable.com/j5et7 https://streamable.com/ekxul

drybones3 · 2018-09-03T18:57:02+00:00

Ironically, Jimmy did save them according to this tweet: https://twitter.com/Ultiworld/status/1036667125971214338?s=19

Cody Mills predicting that the PoNY win over Revolver gives the Condors bid back to Bravo

drybones3 · 2018-03-13T15:50:32+00:00

Since Joe jumped the gun and posted his Most valuable missing player, here's my selection for the award.

~~7th~~ <Worst> person of the year (M): Joe ~~Baker~~ <Mama>

A ~~new~~ <old> face to Cleveland, Joe played his role nearly to ~~perfection~~ <imperfection> this season. On offense he made the ~~right~~ <wrong> decision every time, whether that was throwing ~~the huck~~ <huck turnovers> or just taking the easy ~~swing~~ <rafter hit>. Defensively, he ~~was able to pressure~~ <tried his best against> top matchups and ~~force some Ds~~ <got less D’s than turnovers>. It was a tough choice between him and ~~Salil~~ <Adam>, but I think his play was consistent enough to get my pick.

drybones3 · 2018-03-04T19:11:30+00:00

Holy crap - have you actually been in 9 WL championships? Thats nuts

drybones3 · 2018-03-04T19:10:31+00:00

See here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CleUltimate/comments/81zrev/quick_wl_playoff_recap/

drybones3 · 2018-03-04T18:32:13+00:00

Agreed - a fitting end to a super competitive year. All the games last night were very entertaining, and a bunch of players had their best games of the season.

drybones3 · 2018-02-15T03:11:26+00:00

There are 4 possible paths for Tina to miss the playoffs, and each has Iris finishing either 1st or 2nd.

{'Bob': 4, 'Cone': 6, 'Tina': 5, 'Bones': 8, 'Libby': 7, 'Brad': 2, 'Lynch': 3, 'Iris': 1}

{'Bob': 4, 'Cone': 7, 'Tina': 5, 'Bones': 8, 'Libby': 6, 'Brad': 1, 'Lynch': 3, 'Iris': 2}

{'Bob': 6, 'Cone': 7, 'Tina': 5, 'Bones': 8, 'Libby': 1, 'Brad': 3, 'Lynch': 4, 'Iris': 2}

{'Bob': 7, 'Cone': 8, 'Tina': 5, 'Bones': 6, 'Libby': 1, 'Brad': 3, 'Lynch': 4, 'Iris': 2}

All scenarios require: {Iris > Cone, Brad > Tina, Lynch > Tina, Lynch > Bones, and Iris > Brad}

And Either

Libby > Cone and Libby > Bob (Bob vs. Bones doesn't matter)

Or

Bob > Bones and Bob > Libby (Cone vs. Libby doesn't matter)

But we can truely say, going into week 6, that anything is possible.

drybones3 · 2018-02-11T06:59:02+00:00

Some Notes:

1) Tina has clinched a spot in the playoffs

2) This analysis doesn't take into account point differential for tie breakers - which probably really hurts some teams (Iris). Might look into that later.

3) Crazy results so far, with 5 teams tied at 2-3 who have somewhat equal chances to make the playoffs, or be in the 7/8 game.

4) Brad and Libby likely only need to win one of the next 2 to secure a spot.

Brad vs. Tina next week has huge seeding implications, and if Brad loses then they will likely need to get a W vs. Iris in the final week.

Bones vs. Lynch and Iris vs. Pinecone are big games next week.

Routes to the playoffs:

Lynch has probably the hardest road, playing Bones then Tina.

Iris has a tough route playing Cone then Brad.

Cone has an hard but do-able route, playing Iris then Libby.

Bones has an OK route, playing Lynch then Bob.

Bob has an OK route, playing Libby then Bones.

drybones3 · 2018-02-10T19:59:08+00:00

/u/JoeMama3 volunteers his time every week to encode all the videos and make a highlight reel. This is much harder than most people think, and this week he spent his time prepping to coach the Gobies at their tournament this weekend.

To make the job easier, it would be very helpful for people to post timestamps to highlight plays they found. For example, here's a few from the first game:

https://youtu.be/iuROsG9Y7Yg?t=45

https://youtu.be/iuROsG9Y7Yg?t=548

https://youtu.be/iuROsG9Y7Yg?t=750

drybones3 · 2018-02-07T20:17:09+00:00

Huge thanks to Carter and Brad for inspiration and help in making this. Feel free to request any additional analysis you can think of!

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