If you heard about a team that took their region three times in the last four years, made Nationals every year since 2002 and while there, made Quarters three times in the last six years, and the Final Four in 2006 - you'd likely say they were a contender for that elusive Sarasota Gold.

...Johnny Bravo is ready to boil over in 2008. Last year's Finals berth was another step in the process for the Boulder crew, whose recent nationals record has included four Quarterfinal appearances..., and a Semi's barnburner with eventual champ Seattle Sockeye in 2006.

Post about Match's recent blog & Mssui pieces.

With fourteen teams punching their tickets to Boulder, all the focus will shift to where the teams will be seeded, and the path to the Golden Disc. Even though New England, which because of Brown has claimed as many trophies as any other Region, has yet to determine its representatives , the major questions about the 2008 UPA College Championships can be answered.

The first weekend of the UPA College Series is in the books, and Florida and Arizona have taken their first step toward Boulder, while Ohio State and Pennsylvania have built some momentum toward picking off two more of the sixteen spots. The second weekend offers an extravaganza of events from east to west.