Despite the dreary, cold, and rainy day, the hearts of the Myrmidons burned strong with a the force of a thousand suns. We took to the field to face off A’Pollo’s Nuggies, basically 21st century ambrosia. However the only thing more dejecting than realizing you ate your last nuggie was getting broken by said NuggiesContinueContinue reading “Week 2: Reduced Myrmidon Squad Eaten by A’Pollo’s Nuggies and Dunked into the Acheron by Hades Bla’des”
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Blades cut the strands of Fates, chop down the Myrmidons at the heel
Hades Blades came into this week short-handed, with Nan out for a calf strain, Alek busy either programming more efficient killing machines or enjoying a nice weekend away with his wife (I can’t remember which was this weekend), Sam Stone, Elliot, Christian and Ben Schreibman possibly scared off by the rain, and Pawan hopefully outContinueContinue reading “Blades cut the strands of Fates, chop down the Myrmidons at the heel”
Flick of Fates: Week 1
Game 1 vs The Myrmidons: Coming into this game I knew it would not be an easy task to take down The Myrmidons who were known for their fierce devotion to their leaders Nathan and Jenna. Led by the ridiculously athletic duo of Carsten and Josh, I knew it would be a long and hardContinueContinue reading “Flick of Fates: Week 1”
Out of they frying pan…
Team A’pollo got a little deep fried on Sunday but everyone soldiered through regardless. Our first game was against Huckulees (Zach and Michelle) who started out on a roll, resisting it proved sisyphean. In the sort of tragedy that the Greeks would really appreciate – Ani got off a stall nine throw which MillsContinueContinue reading “Out of they frying pan…”
Hades’ Bladēs (Λεπίδες του Άδη) Arrives
With a name that’s reminiscent of AC/DC’s “Hells Bells,” the Hades Bladēs team arrived out of the darkness of a long off-season with intimidating display at Sunday’s Sprinter League debut. In game one versus the pink-clad Aphrodite (Αφροδίτη) team, led by Tessa and Shea, the focus was on exploring our own team dynamics and allowingContinueContinue reading “Hades’ Bladēs (Λεπίδες του Άδη) Arrives”
GUFDSI V3.0: Spring League 2025 Winner Revealed!
Alright, better late than never, time for round three of the Gainesville Ultimate Frisbee Draft Strength Index (GUFDSItm). For those unfamiliar, this is a one-of-a-kind, visionary advanced statistic that predicts relative team strength using a highly complex, theoretical model based on objective data derived from the Gainesville draft, combined with heuristically derived, ordinal noncontinuous playerContinueContinue reading “GUFDSI V3.0: Spring League 2025 Winner Revealed!”
Puss in Cleats vs OGres
Hear ye hear ye as I tell the story of an epic matchup betwixt the Feline in Cleats and the OG-est of ogres This story is a tale of two half’s, with Puss in Cleats taking a commanding lead in the first half. The defensive efforts of Sir Fletcher, who also racked up aContinueContinue reading “Puss in Cleats vs OGres”