The first game was tough as we lost a close one to Case Western University. Game number two would go in our favor as we beat Kenyon before losing in a blowout match to Earlham University (this game hurt bad…). Our last game of the day would be against THE Ohio State University. Now I am not an OSU fan (GO IRISH!) but I can respect their ability. They were after all the number two seeded team for the entire weekend. But come on. They have a little bit bigger fishing ground to pull talent from. I mean Walsh is like a fish bowl compared to the Pacific Ocean. They have a few more fish in their waters…

We went into this game with a bold strategy though. We decided that we would simply have fun with OSU and not worry about anything. We played like total goofs, whipping passes all over the field and laughing, joking, and screwing around whenever possible and whenever inappropriate. Dumb idea right? WRONG! I’ll be darned if it didn’t work. They had no idea what to do with us. They wanted to play a serious, structured game and kick the crap out of us. But they couldn’t because our over the top positive attitude ruined anything they had going. They were ticked. It was like the last kid picked in dodgeball smoking fastballs at the jocks. I mean, soon enough that kid will get blasted in the face and break his glasses (yes) , but that kid is the talk of the class the rest of the day or at least until lunch. Though we ended up losing, we scored the second most points out of any team that played OSU that day and we had a good time doing it. A good way to end day one…

Luckily we had a place to stay in Columbus to stay the night so it wasn’t a long drive to get something to eat, relax, and pass out before day two. Playing Ultimate is one of the most physically draining things you can do. The non-stop nature of the game and the tough competitive play are enough to take down even the most athletic of people. So needless to say I was trashed. Cuts, bruises, aching muscles and joints all ensued after playing games from 9:30AM until 5:30PM. Anyone who says Ultimate isn’t a tough sport or just a game I will call you out and say you wouldn’t even last through game one let alone day one of this tourney…I passed out after having a juicy burger and a beer at Applebee’s. It was 9:30PM…

Day #2- The alarm goes off at 7:00AM and I resist the urge to through it against the wall. Mainly because my arm hurt that bad. All those aches and pains have only magnified during the night. My right ankle is now double in size and I feel like the only solution would be a bath in a tub full of hot water and Tylenol. But I get up and start moving. The team does the same and soon it is 9:00AM and the second day of games is about to begin. Day two would be great for us as we would loose a nail biter to the University of Cincinnati but beat Kenyon B and Xavier (I’m soo sorry I love Xavier….) University. We would finish 15th in the tournament of the 24 teams involved with a record of 3-4. Not bad for our second year in existence considering we were 0-7 at the same tournament last season…

Since returning back home I have recovered nicely from the injuries and am back on the field. I didn’t go see the trainer (though I wanted too) but if I would have he might have said why did you get hit by a bus or how many men kicked your butt at the bar last night for you to look this bad. That’s what happens when you sacrifice your body for some good disc play. Captains got to do what a captains got to do.

Well that’s all for this update. It is really cold outside today and I think that means it is a study…Nintendo…Study….PlayStation….Study….Frisbee kind of day. Catch you tomorrow blog spotters….

-Ty