NY Empire vs. Salt Lake Shred
Ok, yeah, my ultimate days are way in the rear view mirror, but I am looking forward to this game. They're playing the championship in the land of my alma mater, Minnesota. The Shred beat Minnesota in overtime with a tip into the end zone as time expired. Amazing stuff. Time to do it again.
Somewhat shockingly, this game is on TV. Admittedly, it's Fox Sports 2, which is kind of like ESPN 7, but no shade.
There's a neighborhood kid in the game, Will Selfridge, the son of Natalie Smith & John Selfridge (a.k.a. "John "S").
Good layout D, but no joy. Good D in the end zone, but a delayed call at the throw brings it back. NY scores 1st.
Doink - terrible drop by the Shred.
Whoa - ad for Fox News almost made me puke on my laptop.
Set play scores for NY after a time-out. NY 2-0. Did someone not know what the force was?
Another drop. Maybe pull that player.
Shred get a great D, but immediately follow it up by giving the Empire a Callahan. NY 3-0.
Not sure why the puller didn't land it in.
Huck not smart there.
C'mon - not a good give 'n' go there. Toss in the grass.
Hoo boy, this is looking sad. NY 4-0.
Oh, I did not think that'd be a completion. Nice. Salt Lake on the board! Selfridge throws for a score. NY 4-1.
Nice pull.
Boy, NY moving it easily. Nice pass to the end zone. Definitely the villain. NY 5-1.
Replay seems to indicate 1st score by NY due to a bad foul call. That's ultimate, though.
Doh - errant mid-length pass.
Good D - getting stall count high. But can't keep NY out of the end zone. NY 6-1.
Boy, these fellas are fast. I know: Duh. Still - speedy.
Eeek. Tipped catch, but a catch. Too much float, but lucky catch. Then a huck & catch in the EZ. Sweet. NY 6-2.
Roll pull, probably smart. Deep! Oops. Empire holds. NY 7-2.
NY has been great at playing error-free ultimate.
Oh, hand block by NY. Nice D. NY scores again almost immediately. NY 8-2.
Pull goes OoB. Center. Not much time left. Huck. No foul? End of 1st. Thought that might've been a strip. No, maybe not - think it was just a drop after both players contacted the disc.
Going into the break, Salt Lake has really dug itself into a hole i's hard to see them getting out of
2nd quarter
Shred receive the pull for the 2nd quarter. Nice - gets it off the line. Again - back to the center. Good movement. Stay chill. Foul - center. Lindsley "bald handler" takes charge & throws a score.
Shred roll pull - nice! C'mon, D. Oops, foul on mark. Nice layout D. Selfridge pressure! Tip but caught. Score Shred! Break score, very nice. NY 8-3.
Pull OoB - tsk. Short throw yields another break opportunity for Salt Lake. Time-out Salt Lake.
The all-time college scorer in 2022 was from Utah State? Wow.
Nice break mark. Too much height in the slice for end zone - D'd.
Huck into a double-team. Maybe defensive on NY's part? Nice throw, Will. Ack, float & D.
NY give 'n' go looking good.
Travel
NY scores. NY 9-4. Wait - lost a score here somewhere.
Huuuuck! Nice job, Shred - attack & score. NY 9-5.
Good pull, Shred.
Huuuuuck goes over both O & D. NY was playing th eman instead of the disc, which is pretty funny for O.
Huuuuck caught the other way for Shred. Then threw it in the... oh my heck, as they say here in Utah. What a series. A great D layout led to a great layout score. NY 9-6.
Roll pull from Shred. Clutton takes the 500 throw away almost casually.
Half.
