"SI Tour Guy pays a visit to the National Ultimate Frisbee Championships."
JoeMaloney
joad...@ec.rr.com
> Just saw this posted on SI.com today.
>
poor ultimate........so easily mockable
Pat.R...@gmail.com
Jack
Daag Alemayehu
>
Not bad. There wasn't nearly as much mocking and tongue-in-cheek
commentary as I expected from this guy, plus now I can add "Here comes
the whooping crane!" to my frisbee lexicon. Win-win-win.
Also, I think it's cool that his mocking (since you know there had to
be SOME) was limited to discussing stereotypes of frisbee players and
non-players' silly attire on the sidelines. He had nothing bad to say
about the actual action. However, I think it is interesting that he
had no idea what was going on during that one stoppage of play. How
often do you think THAT happens to all the uninitiated ultimate
spectators out there?
MrP...@gmail.com
> had no idea what was going on during that one stoppage of play. How
> often do you think THAT happens to all the uninitiated ultimate
> spectators out there?
What makes ultimate special in that regard? Football has way more
rules. If they didn't give head refs a mic in the NFL, half the time,
only folks with knowledge of about 2 dozen hand signals would be in
the know. The other half, no one would have a clue what was going on
at all...
At nationals last week, the observers were consistently using hand
signals, and the finals match had a PA dude announcing the fouls.
Favorite part, early in the Wiso-Florida match, there are a bunch of
calls made at once, and the announcer dude is like "There's a
contested foul, a travel, and a pick [don't recall the exact calls].
Seriously."
As for the mockery in general, that's a good thing of course. No such
thing as bad publicity.
Norrington: "You've got to be the worst pirate I've ever heard of."
Sparrow: "But you have heard of me."
Daag Alemayehu
> > However, I think it is interesting that he
> > had no idea what was going on during that one stoppage of play. How
> > often do you think THAT happens to all the uninitiated ultimate
> > spectators out there?
>
> What makes ultimate special in that regard? Football has way more
> rules. If they didn't give head refs a mic in the NFL, half the time,
> only folks with knowledge of about 2 dozen hand signals would be in
> the know. The other half, no one would have a clue what was going on
> at all...
Exactly. Refs with whistles and microphones. Microphones obviously
solve all confusion because then you have someone announcing exactly
what happened, whether it's someone up in a booth or the ref himself.
But even just the presence of whistles makes a huge difference.
Violations and fouls are often called so subtley and quietly other
players on the field that weren't involved don't even realize play has
stopped. Imagine how confusing that is for a spectator who's
unfamiliar with ultimate. Whistles are universally recognized as play-
starters and -stoppers.
I'm just posing questions though. I don't know if I have a
serviceable solution. Maybe give the head observer a whistle?
Jude
> Just saw this posted on SI.com today.
>
Louuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!
SUUUUUUUUVVERRRR!
NW represented.
James
On May 23, 1:55 am, JoeMaloney <josephmalone...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just saw this posted on SI.com today.
>
> http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/video/player/player.html?url=/video/...
DMoney
YEAH Oregon Women. YEAH coach. Hot highlights from our UBC game...he's
not biased at all...
d
scoop
> the whooping crane!" to my frisbee lexicon. Win-win-win.
Loved that also.
degnan...@gmail.com
Poor Toad, so easily bothered by anything but reffed ultimate
presented in a serious way (don't forget to add cheerleaders). Sports
Illustrated sent this same dude to the Frozen Four and the NCAA
wrestling championships, making fun of everyone the whole way. That's
the point of his schtick, to add something lighthearted to the events
he covered. Are ice hockey and wrestling as easily mocked? Yes. What's
the big deal? He must not have seen the SPIRIT OR DIE tattoos required
to be inked on the forearm of every tournament staffer, or the 'REFS
SUCK' banner entering the complex. Note for 2009: Please jam SotG down
our throats a little more, I could hardly tell it was a stifling
undercurrent, contrary to the interests of the sport, imposed by the
evil bureacrats WHO LIVE JUST DOWN THE STREET.
Dude didn't even mention self-officiation. Better get on that too.
Degs
jake
What are the chances of dumping whatever announcing team that CSTV/CBS
got and using that guy as the voice of the finals. Hell, the voice of
ultimate.
Finally coverage that does justice to the silliness of the sport, but
still treats it at as a sport.
wiggity
this guy a color commentary job next year. He's like the MST3K of
sports announcing.
Barbu
>
Could someone upload this on youtube or something because those of
without an american IP address can't see it.
James
left...@hotmail.com
say howdy to Tisha!
"Left on!"
EJG
James
"Hisashiburi!"
joe.lo...@gmail.com
was notified and the search began.
His lifeless body was eventually found in Arkansas with the word
"Hippy" etched into his forehead and a slice of wheat bread in his
mouth. Karl Doege has been taken in for questioning.
dsb
Somebody's been eating too much wheat bread.