So it is in the BPL - with both the UQ Passion and the UQ Lovers facing off this Thursday to see who's going through to the Semi-Finals (with a roll), and who's going to be sitting on the sidelines drinking beer.
Let's cross over to UQ Lovers stalwart, Al Don*, in his pre-game email to the team:
"The ancient Spartans used to flog children for each use of an unnecessary word. Obviously, everyone here at the UQ Lovers would be beaten to death if we were to live under their rigid rule. No matter! We'll leave that particular scenario to the fantasies of our detractors. Sparta was a proto-totalitarian hell hole anyway (damn good enemies to be known by; the UQ Lovers are proud to be at odds with their dead civilisation.) Let the language and the information flow freely I say! Let plolixity run amok, rampage down the streets, and wax elequent on the fields.Meanwhile, when we provided a microphone to Will of the UQ Passion, he had this to say**
And by our words you shall know our deeds, and our deeds shall be many, as
we shall defeat the UQ Passion and run forward in joy to the Semi-Finals".
"What we must do is beyond that or others UQ Lovers I stood with my back to you UQ Lovers and I knew you were not dumb but Lovers when we looked into your eyes were saw worlds upon worlds filled with fear fear fear that ran thick through you Lovers at Royal Rumble we needed no friends needed no partners every man stands by his self but the Passion always has but Lovers you still do not understand you still have mistrust we need not your protection Lovers."Its a great time to be a UQ fan!
*These words are not actually those of aL - we just made them up. But it does sound a bit like something he'd say.
**Quoting we think, the Ultimate Warrior, he of World Wrestling Federation fame. Again, Will didn't actually say anything like this, but we're sure he wishes he could.
8 comments:
Hehe, JDR you've always had a way with words.
"Surely its one of the signs of a great competition that often the most important and exciting looking games happens down the bottom of the table"
Now thats a definite "glass half-full" statement - you could also say that its a bad sign for a competition when it is so small that only a single team misses a semi-final spot, and the team that does make it got in with only 2 wins from 8 games.
Having said that, BPL is a great comp despite being small and its fantastic that a team with a poor record during the regular season still has a genuine chance at taking out any of the top teams (due to the evenness of the competition) and remains in with a chance to take out the BPL.
Crazy thing is - that's exactly what Will sounds like!
"that's exactly what Will sounds like!"
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and that's all I've got to say about that!
I'll agree with Jules here... while BPL's been great this season (I feel like dropping back to 2 seasons has shown itself to be a good decision, and the team shake-ups have been positive), it'd be nice to have less than 80% of teams making the finals...
Seem to recall a 5 team finals structure of old, where 1 had a week off, 2v3 was the preliminary final, and 4 had a playoff with 5.
I think I disliked this at the time because #1 had the week off and I don't like missing out on frisbee :-) but it rewards season performance more appropriately, in a sense.
Hadn't thought about it before now...
However, hopefully next year, we'll be at 6 teams for both seasons, so it's less of a concern.
Once the year of BPL is over, Wettie and I will be getting out the cigars and brandy and inviting a few choice commentators over for a full review and fashion parade.
I dont get an invite JDR?
Will-i-aM
Unlucky Churchill! ;-)
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