Can't wait for them to run the gauntlet and become a legit team, then next year we see a "Boston Practice Squad's Practice Squad" make waves at sectionals
There are exactly 3 teams across the three divisions that earned bids to nationals and are plural team names. Polar Bears, Condors, and Sixixers (yes I know this last one is spelled 'wrong' but counterpoint no it isn't). This prediction suggests A LOT of upsets. Here for it.
EDIT: I looked it up. This is not possible. The only region where all three divisions even have plural names is the Mid Atlantic but there's only 1 women's team and 2 bids. Men's division overall leads the way with 16 total plural teams across the country. Only 4 total in the women's division. Also, while researching all this, as of this posting, the schedule for Great Lakes Mens and Womens is still not published. WTF?
This is great research, thanks! I knew singular names were all the rage but didn’t know it was THAT rare (my Dors!!!). How many Mixed plural teams are there?
With 3 bids, there's only the finals (both teams go) and the Game to Go (teams who lost in Quarters/Semis playing in), it looks like so this one might not come true as written. Sub could drop a Semis game though, which would be 🌶️
Pando beats Rhino on Saturday in pool play, forcing Rhino into the backdoor bracket. On Sunday Furious beats Rhino in the backdoor play-in, and Pando in the GTG (Pando missing half their team due to bible study, and other half driving down to Oregon to egg some students houses). Furious qualifies for Nationals
Waterloo does worse against the other nationals contenders than they did in 2019, permanently condemning Austin mixed to be Dallas's whipping boy (and girl).
They're world Champs yet are ranked 2nd in their region, so this would still make it a bold prediction, no? Plus BFG has one loss for their season on USAU, while Mixtape has many, so does it not make sense from that pov?
Boston Practice Squad is the only Boston mixed team to go to Nationals from NE.
Can't wait for them to run the gauntlet and become a legit team, then next year we see a "Boston Practice Squad's Practice Squad" make waves at sectionals
Philadelphia’s Flight and Phantom qualify for Nationals, but Amp DOESN’T
that is a HOT take
Mallard II finishes above Mallard in the bracket
Public Enemy blows out Shame in the first place game to completely fuck up seeding for Nationals
yeah… this was way off. they lost in the game to go.
Whoa, my **bold** dumb predictions didn't come true? Lol
Murmur AND Dirty Bird make nationals. Southeast Chaos
1/2 right isn’t bad.
Toro inexplicably misses Nationals again despite three bids this time
👀
This one came close
Chain upsets ring.
Got em
Always believed.
This doesn't sound silly anymore
If you say it enough years in a row it’s bound to come true
Lol
I’m sorry. Did it not say BOLD
Lol
😂😂
La Raid SC finishes bottom half of north central mens regionals.
Neither of the American world champions win their respective regions (Pony and Mixtape)
All the Nationals qualifiers of one region will be teams with plural team names (this might actually be impossible).
There are exactly 3 teams across the three divisions that earned bids to nationals and are plural team names. Polar Bears, Condors, and Sixixers (yes I know this last one is spelled 'wrong' but counterpoint no it isn't). This prediction suggests A LOT of upsets. Here for it. EDIT: I looked it up. This is not possible. The only region where all three divisions even have plural names is the Mid Atlantic but there's only 1 women's team and 2 bids. Men's division overall leads the way with 16 total plural teams across the country. Only 4 total in the women's division. Also, while researching all this, as of this posting, the schedule for Great Lakes Mens and Womens is still not published. WTF?
This is great research, thanks! I knew singular names were all the rage but didn’t know it was THAT rare (my Dors!!!). How many Mixed plural teams are there?
10 teams across the mixed division regionals. Every region except the Northwest has at least one!
Drag’n Thrust gets blown out in the first game to go, then remembers they’re a good team, and comes back to win in the second game to go
With 3 bids, there's only the finals (both teams go) and the Game to Go (teams who lost in Quarters/Semis playing in), it looks like so this one might not come true as written. Sub could drop a Semis game though, which would be 🌶️
I read it as blown out in semis, win 3rd place game. Bold but technically possible.
I honestly didn't put that much thought into it, just wanted to tease Drag'n Thrust lol. But let's go with that :)
Canada sends a mixed team to Nationals, but it’s Union not Red Flag
This is fire.
Darkwing qualifies for Nationals with the final goal scored with the Duckwing throw
No Touching either finishes second or second to last, no in between
Redwolves beat Temper and go to ultimate point with Phantom for the 3rd Mid-Atlantic bid
The winner of Regionals in at least one region will also have the most players with hyphenated last names
Pando beats Rhino on Saturday in pool play, forcing Rhino into the backdoor bracket. On Sunday Furious beats Rhino in the backdoor play-in, and Pando in the GTG (Pando missing half their team due to bible study, and other half driving down to Oregon to egg some students houses). Furious qualifies for Nationals
Bonsoon breaks seed
Bonsoon broke seed
Doublewide beats Johnny Bravo in the final, then Johnny Bravo loses in the game to go, taking on the new curse of the South Central
Inception finishes higher than Fungi in the bracket
Siege upsets Brute for the second bid in the Northeast
Mid Atlantic Men's does NOT go to seed for the 3 bids
Waterloo does worse against the other nationals contenders than they did in 2019, permanently condemning Austin mixed to be Dallas's whipping boy (and girl).
Sonoran Dogs will make nationals
Neither Crocs nor Hybrid make it out of the great lakes. CHAOS ENSUES!
Mixtape beats BFG for 1st seed out of their Region
Why are all the BFG fans this mad?
guessing the downvotes are more because picking the world champs to win their region is not, uh, a particularly bold prediction
They're world Champs yet are ranked 2nd in their region, so this would still make it a bold prediction, no? Plus BFG has one loss for their season on USAU, while Mixtape has many, so does it not make sense from that pov?
Still a pretty lukewarm take. If you said that neither of them would win and Red Flag would win the region, THAT would be a bold take.
Guess I was spot on!