South Central!
2011 South Central Regional Championships Thread #3
krispy kreamers. kount it.
Title fixed.
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Speaking of which, I think if anyone out there dropped out and picked up new teammates it'd be ever so nice if you could maybe tell someone so the spreadsheet gets updated. Cause I'm a curios participant!
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team updates
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Brought this up way back, but just to be clear, team Ole Dirty Memphis' third player is not chris gt from philly. It's Andy Hill from Memphis and always has been. Dunno when that got screwed up.
I changed this a while back. when I look at the registration from the restricted view it shows Adam and not Chris on Old Dirty Mempis. I don't know why it's not updating the public view or how to fix that problem but I'll work on it.
team #14-back and to the left should actually be named bunglesaurus
The problem that was hiding the changes to Old Dirty Memphis is fixed. The names associated with each of these teams is now as current as I know. I'll update as I receive new information or corrections. Any specific questions?
Here's the registration spreadsheet:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AnUPQDBkKBwkdFh6Z19iTm0ya3JLbkg...
So no Jared or Jason-F-off.
Were those claims of competing in this supposed to like incite people or did plans fall through?
I've heard talk of that too, but no confirmations.
I'm trying to play! I fucking love bike polo! I didn't go to DPI 3 because I knew I was playing in my own regional and now I'm getting the shaft over an oversight/loophole. I have a job in Austin, have a house in Austin (since January 1st), my girlfriend transferred to the news station in Austin from a job she'd been at for years (obviously not just vacationing), etc...so it's confusing and kinda asinine that the governing body of a state considers me a resident but not the governing body of bike polo...hopefully someone will contact me so I can officially straighten this out...not just for me but for anyone that moves under the new regional system.
Have you talked to Rob? I was reading about this whole thing on the south eastern thread and wondering if Rob had a say in the decision to keep you out... you should be allowed at least but maybe Jared was holding you back (he's got more baggage than samsonite).
As far as I understand it, these decisions are being made by the tournament organizers as well as Malakai, George and Rob because they are the South Central Reps.
I'd suggest talking to them Jason. Or maybe they will drop you a line.
be proactive! there's no reason you guys shouldn't get in!
besides the fact jared has more baggage than a moving bus with the kardashian and osbourne family luggage rolled in one. I mean seriously, I don't have much of an opinion on the guy, but everyone from the cascadia to east side seems to have one...
You try too hard maxxx. For reall. Step your heckling up. I ain't even mad. Sven has it on lock.
Sorry, I try to be nice to people who know american sign language, it's a good excuse for you to not use english. and then I'd still be able to talk to you w/o having to say anything...which is how I assume most people feel about talking to you...
is that enough?
see you in LR...don't worry, I'll use sign language to tell you whether or not someone is going to pass or shoot.
Hold up a sec. Jason, whose spots were you and Jared trying to take? Did one of the Lawrence teams fall through, and contact you? To me it just seemed like one second everything was filled and the next you were like, ME JARED LAWRENCE DUDE. I think an explanation for how exactly you found a spot when everything was full would clear this up no problem. You live in South Central, so you're in. Can you please name the lawrence player you were intending to play with and tell us how the team came about?
. no seriously, heckle.
THat is completel bullshit that we can't play. tehre is basis whatsoever.
cant wait til the tournie . Let me know if ya need help on Friday morning
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Thanks guys, I know I'll need help pounding beers and choosing furs out of the trunk of Machine's 5.0.
Still need a ride from Memphis. I arrive at 1130 friday night. Please help!
We got you man. It's gonna be cramped, but we got ya. PM me your phone number if ya wanna work out deets sometime.
woadie you can play with me and chris when nick can't get from memphis to little rock
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woadie can always sideline it with me and julia, we're going to be having the most fun at the tournament anyway. and bring kayla!
You should come to this. One of our club members David, isn't registered to play but he is gonna make he trip anyways just to have fun and meet the south central polo comunity. 2700km just for the love of polo
prince woadie for chief quality control officer 2012
i love my team i would for die for them
Anyone driving from Austin?
all of austin is driving. leaving at different times. a bunch of us are renting a van and leaving thurs night. wont get to LR til friday.
How weird is it that there is a poloist from Little Rock named "Peter Block" ?
Any thoughts on the number of teams that make it to Sunday? It looks like, because of time constraints with the number of games needed to get through double elimination and having two courts, we will have to reduce the number of teams that can make it to the double elimination portion of the tournament. We're thinking in the 24-28 team range for teams that make it to Sunday.
24 would be the top two thirds. it seems like its usually half at most tournaments... why not 18?
I agree that it's better do just do half. That way you aren't rushed and you ensure there will be enough light for the final game.
You don't want to play the last game under the worst conditions. Double elim takes quite a while.
tempe lads totally set it up for a phenomenal tournie with 33 teams playing double elimination on the sundaay. It really was one hell of a tournie with 3 courts
you're right, manchine, it was one hell of a tourney; nonetheless it started too early and the games were too short. 50% is trill.
not only do they say they feel it but they say it hurts
Trill: An adjective used in hip-hop culture to describe someone who is considered to be well respected, coming from a combination of the words "true" and "real".
right....right....praise jah.....again and again.........he's the trillest
Games were hardly too early. They were totally scheduled for the right times so ya didn't even have to top up yer buzz from yer 2 hours sleep the night b4 and i don't know about you but 10 minutes a game is 10 minutes between snakebites which if the games where longer the flow would be interupted by refueling pit stops . Seriously though i would hate to be knocked out the first day and have to sit out the Sunday.Lets start games 1 hour after sunrise.
Seriously though i would hate to be knocked out the first day and have to sit out the Sunday.Lets start games 1 hour after sunrise.
Yah dude it sucks. A lot of the tournaments I was in the first two years I placed around the middle. Every time. Every tournament I went to. A lot of those times I didn't make the Sunday cut.
But you know what doesn't suck? Working your ass off to be better than at least 50% of the teams that showed up to play. Thats a high you can't even get from a snakebite.
hey, it worked out fine at the boondoggle... and by fine i mean drunk
Let's not start being elitist at this point, do the math and include the highest number possible.
Elitist? The only way it's elitist is if you consider the fact that 8-12 teams (24-36 players) will have nothing to do on a sunday. I think cutting the field in half is acceptable if A) the tournament finishes on time... I doubt anyone wants to do a monday morning 6:00AM finals game.... and if B) the people getting cut out are given something fun to do. that was my highlight of my Midwest 7 in CoMo was the "Fun bracket", first tournament for me ever, I played on a fixie at the time, played like a first timer, etc, but at least I had something to do on sunday that helped me enjoy the weekend.
A mini-knife fight tournament would be effective, provided first place actually won a sweet ass knife.. ;) second place gets steak knives, third place is you're fired.
i just found out i have this weekend off. who needs a mercenary?
Chris and I have room in our car. Someone pick this slayer up!!
you can have my spot, on the condition that you get my team qualified and I get your qualifying spot come na's & world's.
Don't pre-tournament substitutions have to fall within these criteria?
2011 NAH Rules
1. Teams - Teams will consist of three players. Substitutions will be allowed only in response to player injury or unforeseen absence (cancelled flight, etc.). Proceed as follows:
* If the player injury occurs more than two weeks prior to the tournament:
o the substituted player must be chosen and declared before the first day of tournament play.
o this team is then set for the duration of the tournament.
I believe 24 team double elimination sounds good. If I'm not mistaken this was also the suggestion from NAH on regional qualifier tournaments as well. Saying that, I think that if Little Rock Bike Polo was inclined to throw a "just for fun" or knife fights style tournament for the teams that did not make it in on Sunday would be rad!
I believe 24 team double elimination sounds good. If I'm not mistaken this was also the suggestion from NAH on regional qualifier tournaments as well. Saying that, I think that if Little Rock Bike Polo was inclined to throw a "just for fun" or knife fights style tournament for the teams that did not make it in on Sunday would be rad!
YeahKnife Fights. Onit.
anybody coming to this that has access to the black gas pipe with red stripe that was sold at north americans in madison? i would really like to get some of that or something similar, can't get any gas pipe in seattle. let me know, willing to pay whatever.... i'm looking for around 3 - 4 feet.
We are going to bring MDPE mallets and hopefully some of the Black HDPE.
No guarantee that its the same stuff as in Madison.
He's probably just looking for the 1/8" wall stuff, the "Madison red".
No I think he's looking for gas company black HDPE with a red stripe on it.
We have black HDPE with a yellow stripe.
I am also beginning to think that a lot of material we believe to be HDPE is actually MDPE.
awesome.... bring whatever you have! pete's right about the madison red, it's the only thing I've used other than abs and really liked. that's mainly because I haven't tried anything else though. I'd be more than willing to buy some of whatever yall got and try it out. black with yellow stripe, solid black, doesn't matter as long as it's not the super thick yellow stuff. just need some material that doesn't crack in cold weather after a few days
Minneapolis' team is coming down Thursday night and will be hoping to play pickup all day long on Friday.
I know people were talking about this in the other thread. Will the courts be open to use on Friday? Are there any conflicts?
Secondly, does anyone have a place for three poloists to crash Thursday night until we move into our luxurious budget hotel? I asked Nateness to ask around for us but I figured I'd throw it out to the public too.
Sven
You guys can't play pick up on Friday because Columbia will not be there, therefore you'll just be miserable the whole time. No one will tell any good jokes or have any fun and you'll be left doing nothing but counting down the hours until we get there.
You guys can't play pick up on Friday because Columbia will not be there, therefore you'll just be miserable the whole time. No one will tell any good jokes or have any fun and you'll be left doing nothing but counting down the hours until we get there.
for columbia, who think they're so important to us when they're not even in our region. PBBBBBPFFFFFFTTTTT
There shouldn't be any conflicts with using the courts any time Friday.
I got you covered with a place to crash Thursday night.
RE: refs
We're still going to need additional refs for both days during the tournament. Being a young club, we can run a stop-watch and a score board but we'll need some experienced help especially for the later matches.
So please, come to the referee meeting at 0900 each morning so we can touch base. On Saturday (Swiss Rounds) we'll be looking to have players from the Afternoon group ref the Morning group and vice-versa. On Sunday I guess we'll let the teams that didn't make it into the Top 24 give those that did a hard time! j/k
Bryan
I can guarantee you enough refs to keep it running smoothly. I will be at the ref meetings for sure, and I will drag as many competent persons with me as possible. All the right calls will be made, and something tells me that South Central will be one of the easiest qualifiers to ref.
0900. Roger that.
Sign me up for effing reffing. Just finished makin our team shirts and sooooo lookin forward too coming to Little Rock.
Sounds great guys! Thanks a ton for stepping up to ref. We're balls deep into finalizing details for next weekends blowout. Can't wait to play pick-up on Friday.
Bryan
We will be bringing some ski poles, mallet heads and mallet hardware to sell. Hoping to make at least one tank of gas worth of cash.
The mallet heads we are bringing will be yellow MDPE gas pipe. I'm holding a 5" mallet right now that I drilled out. It weighs roughly 75 grams.
The pipe is 2 3/8" OD gas pipe with 1/4" wall thickness.
We will be pre-drilling speed holes in these and they will come in 4" and 5" sizes give or take 1/4".
Once I buy some hardware and see how many we are bringing I will be able to set a price. Cheap is the idea.
This is the kind of shit we liberated yesterday
http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i401/M4XXX3/0319011830.jpg
super thin, black, and tons of it
http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i401/M4XXX3/0319011830a.jpg
I'll be bringing this, along with some goodies from the dispensiary.
3 2 1... POLO!
Can we have a Boggy Creek 2: The Legend Continues viewing party?
How about just praying for good weather this weekend?
Mar 24 Thursday
Sunshine. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the mid 40s.
Mar 25 Friday
Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the upper 50s.
Mar 26 Saturday
Partly cloudy with a stray thunderstorm. Highs in the low 80s and lows in the upper 40s.
Mar 27 Sunday
Mainly sunny. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the mid 40s.
SCC medal trophies tests.These babies will buff out to a nice shiny copper..
Hey guys Manuel and I won't be able to make it. That means Jack attack will need to slayers for the tournament. So if there's someone out there looking for a team this is your chance.
Manuel bailed on me, we were going to make the trip toghether and share the expenses, but he's nowhere to be found surfing somewhere in the pacific coast. Right now the fligh fares are out of this world expensive so I'm screwed.
Total bummer.
looks like both jasons, the slayla, and maybe the joe lefty can all find a team. I heard saddlebags (austin) also lost a 3rd!
sorry to hear it raul.
Yeah it sucks, I'm waiting for manuel to show up so I can punch him in the face. Help Jack out! He needs a team!
slayson has been needing a team for the longest time, so does jason f-off, as well as slayla. Jack is in a good place with the free agents available. we may have to consider trades.
.edit. also jared the VEGON may show up.
.edit 2. Sven and I have considered a bet as to whether jared and jason f-off form a team on the spot because jared seems desperate enough to circumvent any authority.
.edit 3. Jared also is clearly gonna be first in the south east, where he is the jefferson davis of the region.
Hey guys-
Today is extremely busy (read: horrible and painful) day at work for me. I will look into subs late this evening or maybe even some time tomorrow. I would encourage players that are really interested in joining my team to message me, to make my life a little easier.
Edit:
Jack, you registered as an out of region player (WHY DO THIS? YOU PLAY IN LAWRENCE). You lost both of your in region teammates.
What does that mean?
I don't think it means anything now because it's within 10 days from the tournament.
• Ten days before the tournament begins, the 75%/25% regional restriction will be removed; opening any remaining spots to all teams, regardless of their regional makeup.
So, if I am understanding the rules correctly, Jack will just need to make his pick before the first day of the tournament.
Okay, I'd agree with that. Good job Nathan!
I'm going to have to disagree here. I think that means that any remaining TEAM spots will be open to all teams, regardless of region. It should be the case that any team that registers as in/out of region be required to remain as such. If that were not the case, there could be plenty of mayhem. You could have people intentionally reg as in-region with 2 very flimsy maybes as other in-region teammates then choose to change to 2 out of region ringers within 10 days of the tournament. The whole point of having the initial in/out of region ratio is to avoid having tournaments where too many out of region people qualify for NAs.
I'm not saying that Jack intentionally registered as in-region knowing that he could pick out of region players as his teammates. I know him and he wouldn't do that. But someone could and it could screw up the distribution intended. We don't want people saying "oh yeah my other two teammates ditched? who wants to buy their spots?" That would be lame.
I don't know... you could say that it's plain to see the evil inside of me is on the rise.
Joking aside, Nate and I are working out the details of using magnetic resonance force microscopy as a qubit readout device, and as soon as I hear back about the NAH decision I will build a team for south central and change the world as we know it. Also, thanks Pete for vouching on my honor.
Pete, not to disagree with your broader point about in-region versus out-of-region composition of the tournament, but I just want to share my assessment of the situation since we're so close to the tournament and all. The NAH rules say teams can make substitutions for "injury" or "unforeseen absence" within two weeks prior to the tournament. Also, the NA Tour rules say the in-region and out-of region quotas are withdrawn 10 days prior to the tournament. I interpret Raul's and Manu's situations as fitting into the "unforeseen absence" requirement for Jack to pick up two new players of his choosing, and being within the final ten days before the tournament they can be from inside or outside-of-region.
I agree that as the rules stand, he can get whoever he wants. But I think the rules should be changed because unforeseen absences could be planned by shady people in the future. Changing the rules to require any team making subs to stay as in/out of region would be for the best. It's not unreasonable and would prevent gaming of the system.
I'll let ya'll keep wondering if I am coming or not. Let's just say if I was going to show up, I would set all your houses on fire. Fuck bike polo.
Nah sounds like everyone bailed. (everyone being Denver and Minneap). Sounds like people are just going straight down on Thursday night.
Thursday is typically our newbie night, but it'll be a full blown slaysesh since Chris W., Megan, and Kayla are coming up. If you want to stop here in COMO, I have a place for you to stay if you don't mind small (yet thoroughly awesome) dogs.
sooo my flight lands Friday at 8am. Is it a crazy ride from the airport to the courts? or should i just hail a cab? it looks like just four miles but that could be deceiving i know..
Cherri give me or scoot a call we could prob pick our fab teammate up
Come on Max, what do you mean "probably"? Don't be rude.
sooo my flight lands Friday at 8am. Is it a crazy ride from the airport to the courts? or should i just hail a cab? it looks like just four miles but that could be deceiving i know..
You can ride your bike there...if you wanted.
sooo my flight lands Friday at 8am. Is it a crazy ride from the airport to the courts? or should i just hail a cab? it looks like just four miles but that could be deceiving i know..
You can ride your bike there...if you wanted.
Wasn't there a clause stating that the substitute players may not b e of a higher caliber than the one they are replacing. Funny assed rule coz that can be just a matter of opinion ...What if you are considered the worst player in the WORLD .You,d have to get someone who'd never played b4 to sub for ya
Right on, it's a subjective rule, for sure. But, the part you are referring to would only come into play after the first day of the tournament, and most likely, only in the case of an injury.
Another little rule reminder to everybody out there, don't forget your matching colors this weekend:
Uniforms
2.8 - Teams are required to wear matching colors.
2.9 - Teams are required to bring at least two different colored jerseys
in the event that both teams are wearing a similar color. Team with best
record will be required to change. In case of like records, a coin will
be tossed.
our team's jersey is white with green sleeves. would this mean that we would have to change if our opponents wear white or green? if not, do we have to change at all since they're 2 toned?
There's always the shirts vs skins option.. better start using the shake weight...
anyone else gonna be sporting torquiose fun fur from head to toe .?
We're putting on an Alleycat Race Friday night at 8pm starting from the polo courts. 30 Rider cap
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=172056689513264
i would so want to take part but i have unfair advantages that would get me DFL even with maximum effort applied.
I checked the weather for Saturday. Is it wise to be swinging mallets during a thunderstorm or is it only the umbrella wielding spectators that are in danger.?
Weather changes a lot in these here parts. We will just have to play it by ear. If we have lightning nearby, there's some buildings we can take shelter in. But, if we do have a heavy storm, it probably won't last very long.
http://hardcourtpodium.com/follow/scbpc
Follow along this weekend...
Here's an email I just sent to all the team captains:
SCBPC,
Two days till SCBPC! I just want to get out a last minute rules reminder. If you haven't been over to the "Rules" link at http://www.nahardcourt.com/2011-nah-rules/ now would be a good time to peruse that bit of literature and make sure your teammates are hip to the code. In the meantime, here's some of the important parts that, with your gracious compliance, will help us make the tournament run more smoothly:
Rules
2. Equipment
All equipment must be inspected and deemed safe before a player is allowed to step on the court. (See General Rules of play, section 5). All equipment must be free of jagged edges and dangerous protrusions. All mechanisms must be adjusted correctly and be in safe working order.
Bike
2.1 – Any common type of bike is allowed. (BMX, road, track, mountain). Trikes, recumbents and tandems are not allowed.
2.2 – You may not add anything to the bike to help block shots (e.g., a bar under your BB, netting in the front triangle) with the exception of wheel covers.
2.3 – Handlebars must be capped. Bullhorn handlebars are not allowed.
Mallet
2.5 – The end of the mallet handle must be capped / plugged.
2.6 – Mallets must not have any sharp, jagged or otherwise dangerous edges or protrusions
Helmets
2.7 – Helmets are mandatory.
Uniforms
2.8 – Teams are required to wear matching colors.
2.9 – Teams are required to bring at least two different colored jerseys in the event that both teams are wearing a similar color. Team with best record will be required to change. In case of like records, a coin will be tossed.
Thanks polo people. We can already feel the excitement here in Little Rock! As always, if you have any questions, please email us at lrbpolo@gmail.com.
3, 2, 1, POLO!
Nathan
Yet another email just sent to team captains:
Hey, SCBPC folks,
Friday we will be at the courts off and on all day. From 5 p.m. till 10 p.m. we will be checking in teams that have made it to town. If you can't make check-in on Friday night we need you to check in Saturday morning between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. At check-in we will need all team members present. We need folks to sign our insurance waiver and we need to take a look at people's gear. Just look for a table by the courts that has people and paper at it. Seriously though, if you can find our courts it shouldn't be hard to find the check-in table, we will have it located in a well-traveled area beside the courts.
So, here's the schedule thus far:
Friday: All day pick-up, 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. check-in, later the party will move to Midtown Billiards on Main Street
Saturday: Check-in 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., referee meeting at 9 a.m., All-Teams-Meeting at 9:30, SCBPC morning session begins at 10 a.m., Afternoon session begins at about 2 p.m., After party at Vino's begins at about 8 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m. referee meetnig, 9:30 All-Teams-Meeting, 10 a.m. 24 team double elimination championship bracket begins. After tournament awards ceremony and hang-out spot TBA.
Also, there have been several questions about the weather. It looks like we will have some precipitation and probably some lightning at some point on Saturday. If we do get a storm, there is a museum building about 100 yards from our courts that we can take shelter in until it passes. We will be watching the sky Saturday for lightning and will pause the tournament if it's too close. The nice side of Arkansas's unpredictable weather is that if we do get a storm it will most likely pass quickly.
Also, whomever you are housing with for the weekend should know where and when to be, or, at least, who to call.
Thanks!
Nathan
p.s. Here's a map of all things SCBPC:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=2099966896031586...
Damn I wish we had gotten into this. I would love to be playing polo with everyone tonight.
Drove 13 hours. Went to some crazy ass private club where 30 people were chucking bottles across the room into a trash can. Last person to miss bought a round for everyone.
Went and played polo at midnight. Went back to the private club that stayed open until 5am. We got really drunk with Machine and Cody. Woke up blasted. Puked out of a moving car on the way to Waffle house this morning. Played pickup for 5 hours today. Going back for more.
This tournament hasn't even started yet and I'm having the time of my life.
Hurry up and start the tournament already! I'm awake and bored and need something to check obsessively on the internet til everyone else wakes up for polo.
It's coming along so far. Cody, Cherri, and Paul brought the Seattle weather with them though-cold and rainy.
what happened to the team list spreadsheet?
Teams listed here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AnUPQDBkKBwkdFh6Z19iTm0ya3JLbkg...
Has anyone used Justin.tv app on smart phone to stream video? I really want to see my brother playing right now, Bartholomew you are righteous.
Any live feed or footage? or updates anyplace?
Morning Session Results
W/L/T DIff Goals
1 - 4/0/1 +16 20 - Los Cuatreros, Austin
2 - 3/0/2 +13 22 - Bluegrass Blazers, Lexington
3 - 3/1/1 +10 20 - Hide yo kids Hide yo wife, COMO/Chicago
4 - 3/1/1 +8 19 - Gulf South Boyz, New Orleans/Mobile
5 - 3/1/1 +8 14 - Polo High, Colorado Springs/Boulder
6 - 3/2/0 +5 16 - 700lbs of Polo, New Orleans/San Francisco
7 - 3/2/0 +5 14 - Scary Larry, Lawrence
8 - 3/2/0 +0 11 - Mr Catfish, Austin
9 - 3/2/0 -3 11 - Bunglesaurus, Austin
10 - 2/3/0 +2 16 - come and take it, Austin
11 - 2/3/0 -4 9 - Funkytown, Fort Worth
12 - 2/3/0 -6 10 - Rock Town Ramblers, Little Rock
13 - 1/2/2 -2 7 - Special Patrol Group, Little Rock
14 - 1/2/2 -4 6 - Sunz-a-beaches, Conway/Russellville AR
15 - 1/3/1 -7 9 - Telemundo, Denton
16 - 1/3/1 -8 8 - Shenanigans, Memphis
17 - 1/4/0 -10 8 - Stone Goats, Little Rock
18 - 0/5/0 -23 0 - Starsparklez, Tulsa/Chicago
Man that sucks it looks like Gulf South Boyz has a good chance for the NA's to bad Frazer said if he qualifies at the SC he will not accept the entrance into the NA's because it is not fair to the players in that region and he would not want to take that away from the SC people? Well lets see what happens and if he actually sticks to his gunz!!
Afternoon Results
W/L/T Diff Goals
1 - 5/0/0 +20 25 - Barry White Supremacy, NYC/Ottawa/RVA
2 - 3/1/1 +6 16 - Krispy Kreamers, New Orleans/Seattle
3 - 3/1/1 +6 14 - The Minute Men, COMO
4 - 3/1/1 +6 13 - Team 1 x 1, Minneapolis
5 - 3/1/1 +4 15 - Critter Bonus, Austin/Mobile
6 - 3/2/0 +10 15 - Polo-ment Funkadelic, Denver/Seattle
7 - 3/2/0 +1 11 - pollo loco, Lawrence
8 - 3/2/0 -2 8 - Hookers and Blow, Louisville
9 - 2/2/1 -3 8 - The Milkshakes, Austin
10 - 2/2/1 -5 6 - Disfunctional Mexicans, Guadalajara/Kansas City
11 - 2/3/0 +6 13 - Tulsa Beaks, Tulsa
12 - 2/3/0 +3 9 - Performance enhancing hugs , Little Rock
13 - 2/3/0 -3 10 - San Marcos and the Special Sauce, San Marcos/Austin
14 - 2/3/0 -5 9 - Ole Dirty Memphis (ODM), Memphis
15 - 1/3/1 -7 5 - Welch Family Live, Mobile
16 - 1/4/0 -10 4 - Armadildo, Little Rock
17 - 0/3/2 -12 6 - Appalachian Americans, OK City/Lexington
18 - 0/4/1 -15 4 - Lawrencians, Lawrence
Should've gone to Little Rock...
is there any way to keep track of everything online tomorrow or has Vince come up with a double elim that can be seen online?
Check the podium link. That should help you see the games and records
No double elim is on Podium yet. If they have internet access at the court (beyond just a smartphone) they will hopefully be updating the Double Elinination tab on the spreadsheet here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?hl=en&hl=en&key=0AnUPQDBkKBwkdFh6Z19...
Updates!!
Ohhh how was game 10?
Shit... wish I was there, I'm off to polo right now to soothe the hurt
Post some videos!
Any footage of the Final game?
Results for top 12 up at http://nahardcourt.com, taken from the google doc. Let us know if there are any errors.
You are missing team #6 and #8 I am assuming they are Scary Larry? is Minute Men? Also I will be posting the qualified teams on the 2011nahbpc.org site for registration, if there are any errors drop me a line please.
South Centrals went out in a burst of rain and hail tonight!
Thanks for coming out to play everyone, Little Rock loved having you here! Drive safe everyone!
Bryan
Thank you Little Rock!!
Local Media coverage with some video
http://www.fox16.com/news/local/story/Bike-polo-riders-compete-in-Little...
thanks little rock, you guys threw a really well run tournament. super organised and easy to find out where and when we were playing. good to see the familiar faces and to meet new ones. also we got hooked up with BY FAR the best crash spot i've ever experienced.
thanks to the handful of friends who cheered for us.
thanks to larger group of haters who keep adding fuel to the fire. booing is music to my ears
Not to detract from the efforts of my South Central brethren this weekend, but, you sir, are a magician with the mallet and ball. Thanks for coming, I can not wait to see you guys play again one of these days.
Sitting by the river in little rock thinking how fantastic it was to put faces to all the names on LOBP. I can't believe that all the polo lassies were so gorgeous and that the lads are such assholes. Stop whining about the weather beatches and put another layer on. Little Rock Rockers Rock.Gettin back to my beer sampler platter at Bosco. Slay ya lata
Glad you had a great time, Machine!
Side story... my daughter (13) said a few kids at school told her they saw something on TV about bike polo and she asked them if they saw the guy with blue fur on his helmet because that's her friend Machine! lol!
I'm sure that will set her back socially but who cares (c:
Bryan
Congrats to MPLS team for qualifying! Happy for you guys!
THE smoothest run tournament! You handled the weather! It was awesome to meet new people and to see the familiar ones.
High points:
southern ass players!
quick transition between games, 90 games on saturday without error.
watching larry's tournament virgins impress!
Cleveland gettin' it on the harmonica!! "GET BACK!!"
the detailed nature LRBP took while hosting - this is something that polo needs!
GREAT officiating!!!!!!!!!!!!!
taking over the COLORADO tent!!! hahahaha!
Props LRBP!! Gonna be hard to top!
awesome job, little rock. big thanks and love to my fellow kreamers, will & cody. thanks to our host, dan, who made our stay comfortable and convenient. great seeing everyone from south central and beyond. riding 16+ hours in the new orleans fart box with my homies is always an experience. catch y'all at the next one.
live by the donut. die by the donut.
We Little Rockers had a lot of fun hosting all of y'all. Y'all come back now, ya hear?
thank you LRBP! your attention to detail and forethought in planning are a model for others to follow. totally smooth operationally, and it was all about excellent polo, save those haters that are unable to discern the highest quality polo on the planet even when Nick and Alexis place it right in front of them.
thank you to all our opponents this weekend. good game.
thank you Woadie. for everything.
love my bands but the bank's better
photographers, please post links to your flickr or whatever when you get your photos uploaded. thanks!
Yah, what the hell guys! I've only seen one other photoset besides my shitty set of cell phone snaps. Post it up!
Hope you all enjoyed following the tourney on Podium!
There were 350 unique visitors following this tourney over the weekend
Podium was clutch for this tournament. Vince, we can't thank you enough for your help and oversight and keeping the lines of communication open to us throughout the weekend. This tournament could not have been as smooth without Podium!
ggs all
<3
-just pete
Yah it was good thanks Vince, live will be the next best thing!
From the local news paper...
http://www.arkansasonline.com/galleries/14429/album/330867/
Bryan
Shitty article with no video or photos from KARK...
http://arkansasmatters.com/search-fulltext?nxd_id=408136
Bryan
woooo! fun times. we'll be back little rock.
You gotta love the fact that, in the FOXNews video, Alexis' hat appears to say "cock" :)
Here are some more links that I've collected today....
Apparently you can now check in to Little Rock Bike Polo on foursquare...
http://foursquare.com/venue/5550034
That shitty KARK article was also carried on MSNBC...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42297484/ns/local_news-little_rock_ar/
Pre-tournament coverage from local newspaper....
http://www.arktimes.com/RockCandy/archives/2011/03/25/saturday-to-do-sou...
and a local bike blog...
http://jbarcycling.blogspot.com/2011/03/big-time-bike-polo-comes-to-litt...
and the local NPR station...
http://www.kuar.org/kuarnews/17593-regional-bike-polo-tournament-comes-t...
Chris and I are driving home to Chicago right now and I have a huge smile on my face! LR-You guys killed it and we had an AMAZING host. Thanks Maggie!! Despite the weather, the brackets ran smoothly and everyone still had a great time! Barry White Supremacy- You guys killed it as always and prove again and again that super teams are the future of bike polo. : ) I'm so proud of my Midwest boys as always especially my #1 slayer! Congrats to Nick & Tina! You guys killed it!! I look forward to seeing most of you in the near future! Travel safe, friends!
Thanks to LRBP for throwing a great tournament. Thanks to Dan for letting us crash on his floor on Thursday night.
Thanks for all the great games. Team 1x1 had a fucking riot. We had smiles plastered on our faces the whole drive home.
We had smiles plastered on our faces the whole drive home.
so did the riders of the ATX party van.
thank you little rock. what a smooth event. yall are all so accommodating and supportive, generous and truly good people. cheers.
machine, great to meet ya in the flesh. thanks for the fox news shout out. mr. do, thanks for filming some top notch ladies playing. jason, thanks for being the greatest coach/cheerleader/heckler/sideline support a player could ever ask for. your inner sun kept the clouds and rain at bay. kayla and jasmine, thanks for playing with me. i had a fucking blast with you gals. will curry, i heart you and your van and all your NOLA lads. CO boys, it's always a pleasure hanging out with you true blue, fun loving, and quirky dudes. ben from little rock, thanks for the xxx moonshine. brandon from little rock, way to be a super chill host, you put up with lots of stinky boys and a few of us gals, and our late night parties. dave-o from little rock, way to be a badass and thanks for keeping my teammates well cared for and warm and dry.
i had a fucking blast getting wasted and rowdy in the van after we got knocked out of the tournament with a whole lot of you party animals. jasmine, jimmy, cherri, kayla, jacques, KG, tina, elise, matt, bob, and everyone else involved, i'm talking to you. the aftermath this morning was so epic.
alexis, chris, and nick, im glad i got to play yall. congrats on the win, i love watching your other-worldly style of play.
ATX, thanks for coming out in droves and being stoked on this sport.
vince, way to write a gorgeous tournament program.
rob, miguel, israel, tina, and nick redbeard- CONGRATS!!!!!
thanks a million, everybody. i cant wait to see ya next time.
Aahhh Sveden I owe ya a fun fur coozy Totally spaced on it and Mr Do I forgot to deface your polo equipment . Tom my hosts Alex and Casey wot can I say .Gettin to the party just as it's endin just to start it again . I racked up less hours of sleep than DFL scored goals. Hosts , and new polo buddies are too many to mention , you know I luv ya all but don't expect me to not bring 900 lbs of polo next time beatches. NookieRick I may have to borrow yer avatar for that one. Thanks all my new BFF's in Little Rock and beyond
Louisville (the assholes who brought the noise) could not have had more fun. don't be confused the more we boo and heckle the more we care and are enjoying watching you play, please don't take it personally. ask cardinal and the rest of the lex crew we give more crap than anyone. Special thanks to Nathan and Julie for hosting us. i'll need some time off to rebuild my shoulder. see you all in june.
there are too many people to thank, but i will start with comopolo's host maggie who was the epitome of hospitality the whole weekend. to the whole little rock crew, i would take a bullet for you! thanks for the awesome tournament; it was top notch and very worthy of a 13 hour drive. thanks to machine for cleaning that shitter so everybody else could tinkle with dignity. thanks to max for treats! thanks to los cuatreros for three brutal games! thanks to memphis for picking up nick vaughan. thanks to the guy who brought the crawdads. thanks to louisville for the grade-A drunken heckling. and of course thanks to pete and nick for being helladope teammates.
i met so many new polo peeps this weekend, it was rad to meet every one of you.
thanks little rock! this tournament was run perfectly. everyone in your club is awesome and all the volunteers that helped run things are awesome too. thanks to paul and will for picking me up for the kream team. despite the awful weather nothing else could have or needed to be done to make things run better. thanks to dan for taking great care of my team and having the cleanest polo dwelling I've ever slept in.
Thanks Little Rock! You guys ran things perfectly. Hope to see yall in Mobile.
so much awesomeness! thank you thank you thank you
its crazy to think one year ago this was a 12 team tournament played on one court and now, shit this year. two courts, bleachers, lights, amazing computer software, so many awesome people from all over the continent. and still the same great southern hospitality!
congrats nick, alexis and chris
tina and elise, ya'all were AMAZING it was awesome watching you two play together, can't wait for ladies army. mo and jasmine, thanks for rocking it out. scooter and max, thanks for playing with yours truely, and thanks to everyone we played against for kickass games. nick, george, adam thanks for the loose sponsorship ;p my bike and belly thank you. next time i'll bring more socks.
Cherri is that you?! People have been telling me about your skills. You did not disappoint! It's nice to come across ladies who get down. Ladies Army is gonna be badass. See you in a month or so!
Adding to the Little Rock praises....
Y'all are wonderful hosts.
Thanks for running a smooth tournament and cleaning the courts up again and again.
I hope everyone still has all ten toes!
Congrats to my ATX boys. I'm so proud of you! and to all of ATX, thanks for loving the sport. I'm glad to be a part of your club. Party sauna was so much fun.
So many fun games, played and watched. Colorado, that sudden death was rad.
Scary Larry, gotdamnit, we'll getcha next time. ;)
Machine, you're awesome. Thanks for the beers. You're the best heckler out there.
Bob, holy shit. Why don't you play that way in Austin, bud? You killed it.
To all the badass polo ladies, hope to see you in Austin in May! It will be worth your while, promise.
and to MOLO. Thanks for smuggling the real four lokos. I love you guys. so much.
See you in April.
also, thanks for the votes. it warms my heart :)
Where can I find the official standings?
http://www.nahardcourt.com/2011/03/28/results-from-sc-regional-champions...
Here is the top 12 copied from the above URL.
Players on these teams qualify for NAHBPC.
1. Barry White Supremacy (Alexis/Nick V/Roberts)
2. Los Cuatrerors (Austin)
3. Hide yo kids, hide yo wife (COMO/Chicago)
4. Bluegrass Blazers (Lex)
5. Team 1×1 (MPLS)
5. Minute Men (COMO)
7. Krispy Kreamers (New Orleans/Seattle)
7. Scarry Larry (Lawrence)
Players on these teams can register for the NAHBPC wildcard tourney Thursday Aug 4th:
9. Bunglesaurus (Austin)
9. Gulf South Boys (N.O./Mobile)
9. Come and take it (Austin)
9. Critter Bonus (Austin/Mobile)
Jah bless everyone involved in this tournament, especially little rock (nathan, jared, allison, mike) for being so fucking badass. cherri, cody, you're the best, we'll face each other soon in seattle. como, you guys are great, scary larry, love you guys (I would love to play with charlie COMO and charlie Scary larry for NA's... maybe someday!) Alexis, you graced us with your presence. Broberts, I owe you a few dollas for being so helpful at 3's. Mobile, I love you like the brothers I never had, NOLA, stay durty, Austin, you guys stepped it up, Critter bonus!! we may have beat you 4-1 on saturday, but you outplaced us and I knew you were a great team from the start and I tried to cheer you on in most of your games, except the one against Polo High on sunday. Chris, Megan, Pete, you guys are great friends and I look forward to seeing you around, especially pete, in the pacific northwest. Los cuatreros, keep up the outstanding work, rob was a force and kept burying every shot he had, and miguel/israel were two of the coolest dudes I've had the pleasure to be friends of.
I hope I'm not forgetting anyone, you're all awesome.
3 2 1... polo!
Helmet cam. More of them to come apparently!
my awful pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thepassingofdays/sets/72157626264552817/
the first video is awesome though.
The lady who was selling the t-shirts last weekend said that you guys might make another run of the SCBPC shirts since the mediums ran out rather quickly. Is this true or just a vicious rumor?
We're looking into it. We'll let everyone know, hopefully in the next couple of days, if we can come through for you. Thanks for your interest, Meg!
I wimped out and only took photos of one game, wah. But here they is anyway:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/notquitealibrarian/sets/72157626394178424/
i saw a little vid of the gang watching the fox news piece at Vino's sunday night. now i can't find it. can someone post a link to it please.
It's on my flickr link above. Everyone was pretty wasted and some people saw your less-than-friendly facebook status.
i'm late to the thanks party, but thank you, thank you and thank you little rock! by far one of the most enjoyable tournaments ever and super thanks to nathan and julie for hosting us and extra thanks to julie for not murdering me in my sleep.
always great seeing you loons and meeting new ones. mo, thanks for making my weekend! i wish somebody would have gotten that whole exchange on video...
Thank you Little Rock, for putting on one helluva tourney. Dan, thanks for the crash spot. Performance Enhancing Hugs, great game we had. BWS, you guys are my heroes. Austin, you're club is my favorite and it was great to play Los Cuatreros twice, despite losing. So many great Ladies of Polo, you gals are an inspiration. Congrats Tina, MVP honors. Cody/Dusty, wish we coulda met in the brackets. Great to see old pals & make new ones. Machine, you are one of a kind, me boy! Now when I read your posts, I do so with your voice in my head. "Pop a rrruber band on it!" Scooter, Maxx, & Cherri, it was great to play all that pick up with you and then edge you 1-0 on Saturday. Great game. Thanks again Little Rock, your tourney was on point. Dave, stay away from brake levers, they're dangerous as you now know.
Once again, I traveled to a new city and only saw the polo courts, the crash spot, and a few bars. I love polo and enlarging my polo family is what its all aboot.
See y'all next time!
Thanks again Little Rock, your tourney was on point. Dave, stay away from brake levers, they're dangerous as you now know.
Heh-Yep! Necessity is the muther of invention..that experience has got me working on a brake design that doesn't employ skewer-like devices. Dude, it was great to meet you guys & great games! Cant wait to see the footage!!
What is Mark(come and take it) from Austin's username on this board?
Hey Svenden-- this is mark here. I always just lurk on this site, but it looks like its time to get me a username. Whats up?
Thanks so much to little rock and all involved. It was an amazingly fun tourney. Cheers.
love it. cheers to you, sir woadie. definitely one of my top fave players (you're kind of packaged with slayla in my mind)- on and especially off the court.
Final game of the SCBPC, Barry White Supremacy vs Los Cuatreros.
Awesome video. Super nice footage quality!
yes just wait til he focuses on lady's army with that camera
Also, it looks like Charlie Hill isn't the only one running into people's front wheels. (3:06)
I can't even believe you'd compare the two
the video of you and charlie tells us dick move but shows us nothing, i am still curious what exactly happened to elicit that response from you. not to keep bringing it up...
in my opinion he rode his front wheel into my bike without any attempt to play the ball or engage in a shoulder to shoulder check. his front wheel ended up between my downtube and front wheel which, to me, is a perfect illustration of a t bone. my shit got a little fucked up and i had a temper tantrum. it's pretty funny to me how some people (doug, st louis) have taken it as a sign of the degradation of some kind of golden era of bike polo when it was so much fun to smash our bikes into each other.
in my opinion, i came in fast to attempt to take your line to the ball and/or shoulder check you. as you followed the curve of the boards your bike turned and mine did not resulting in my wheel on your downtube... the play did not happen the way i intended it to, but was not a reason for a temper tantrum.
the only difference i can see between the bike-on bike between you and miguel and the bike on bike between you and me is one was against the boards, resulting in a bent wheel.
ben and doug responded the way they did because when a player of your caliber throws a temper tantrum over trivial shit, it legitimizes more of the same behavior, which could lead to more and more complicated rules...
x2
Ha. Just giving you shit, man.
If anyone saw that bad crash I had on Sunday of the SCBPC where I endoed and flipped off the front of my bike, here's what happened to my frame and what I did to fix it.
some random clips from little rock...
How do these videos keep getting better? This one had me rolling.
Thanks so much, Dustin.
Edit: Also, 2:08 could be one of the coolest things I've ever seen in bike polo.
Nick I think you mean at 2:16, I got a little excited there I thought you where talking about me.
I was talkin about you, man! When you block Miguel out with the hops!
Maybe I just like it because after that wheelie goal I wanted to see him get worked by SOMEONE! Because obviously we weren't handling him very well.
Good stuff! One of the better videos I have ever seen, really exposes polo. I hope this is part one of ten!
Nice work! I needed a laugh this morning.
I hope everyone in Arkansas is doing OK after that deadly string of tornadoes last night. You guys are in my thoughts.
Pete. You're looking pretty classy right around 0:30.
Did anyone video any of the games that my team, Team 1x1, played in? It was so rainy that Mr Do wasn't able to film one second of us playing. Just wondering.
you must mean
2011 South Regional Championships
the dark end (aka Bobb Todd, Marzipan, B.R. Fuck Face)