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A (former) Hollywood Harpie made Team USA.
Think about that.
You can achieve greatness no matter where you start.
What else is an all-star team supposed to do? They will have to royally screw up to have acquired that much talent and not defeat everyone with it.
Teams of the IQAālosing to the Lost Boys shouldnāt be a bad thing. Everyone should expect to lose. They are in a completely different league thanā¦
Iāve never heard so much bitching from the Quidditch community since Iāve started playing the sport, but this is just getting ridiculous. You wanna compete with us? TRAIN HARD AND PLAY HARD! Stop making excuses.
Can't spell angry without Nagy!
What else is an all-star team supposed to do? They will have to royally screw up to have acquired that much talent and not defeat everyone with it.
Teams of the IQAālosing to the Lost Boys shouldnāt be a bad thing. Everyone should expect to lose. They are in a completely different league thanā¦
Except that college teams can practice 3 times a week and live together which builds on the pitch chemistry, which is probably the most important thing needed to win a game. Where as the lost boys and other community teams donāt have the luxury of being able to practice as often, so it balances out.
"Balances out" isn't quite the term we'd use here at TMH. You know how Team USA never played or practiced together last year? They didn't need to. The best players came together and kicked ass despite never having practiced together before. Sure chemistry is extremely important, but when individual components are already at such high levels, all the chemistry in the world can't beat that. And to my knowledge, many of you have been practicing all summer, together.
Here's a radical idea-- Lets just eliminate college teams altogether. Community teams stationed nationwide, with players as free agents depending on their locations or personal preferences--drafted accordingly. One can dream.
The Lost Boys will win the next World Cup.
What else is an all-star team supposed to do? They will have to royally screw up to have acquired that much talent and not defeat everyone with it.
Teams of the IQAālosing to the Lost Boys shouldnāt be a bad thing. Everyone should expect to lose. They are in a completely different league than everyone else. College teams have to train new recruits and work hard to develop and make their team work. College teams make the best of the talentāor lack thereofā that they can scrounge together given their class. All the LB have to do is pick and choose the best of the best to join and voila! Super-team. All-stars. Easy. Yeah they still work hard to play but itās on a completely different level than any other team out there. They have players spread out outside of Los Angeles, but they can trust that despite not having played together, theyāll be fine. No hitches in the plan.
Playing the Lost Boys should be more of an opportunity for your own team to get better. Knowing youāre not as good as an all-star team, take this time to try out new strategies. Train players to do different things in real game situations. Because letās face itāplaying the Lost Boys from this season onward will never be fair.
Community teams at this point should only compete with each other.
Dance, assholes, dance. Show everyone your true colors. I always knew the quidditch community was far from perfect. Quid peoples get butthurt so often and so easily. (though, not saying that these topics aren't actually terrible--but the reactions have been fun to read through) Racism, personal and team skill comparisons, rape, gender equality, australians (12/12/12), god knows what else I've missed. i wonder what the next great argument will be.
The question still on my mind is what did Steven Tindula (UCLA coach) run all the way to the other side of the field to whisper to Augie Monroe (of UT Austin) before the final?
How many teams out there are screwed now that seniors are graduating? And how many people will community teams need to turn away because of the sudden influx of talent with not enough room on the roster? This next year should be fun to watch unfold.
on that note, i'm disappointed that BBI never happened this weekend.
da fuq was mitch from usc doing with ucla at world cup?
is he the ultimate bandwagoner or something? what kind of coach just switches teams mid-season?
i can't have been the only one to notice this
world cup predictions
mitch cavender's butt underperforms (biggest disappointment of the weekend, we believe)
fuckyesquidditch is finally revealed to the few out there who are still unaware of her identity. people kick themselves over how simple the answer was!
someone in pool 12 ("pool of death") actually dies.Ā
And on this thanksgiving day
players, give thanks to your captains. they (hopefully) bust their asses for you guys.
captains, give thanks to your teammates. they make up your team. and in many cases, your family.
lets all gather around and be thankful that some drunk college kids decided to change all of our lives.
l'chaim
l'quidditch
Midwest Regionals Review (LEGIT)
Yo Marquette, Im really happy for you, Iāmma let you finish, butā¦
Ball State⦠Apparently yāall donāt really have any Balls. Or at least any that went thought the hoops. ISU Firebirds⦠Bet you wish you had some Firebolts right about now(those cleansweeps just aināt gonna cut it). Props for trying though. Mizzou⦠Weāre feeling the tiger, but you need to learn to ROAR. Never underestimate scare tactics. Eastern Michigan Flying Squirrels⦠Hope youāve been storing nuts for the winter. Itās going to be long, and hard. Like my broomstick. Miami⦠Stop pretending to be Miami. You donāt have the weather. University of Michigan and Michigan State⦠Just hookup already. University of Minnesota⦠WE KNOW WHAT YOU DID! Kansas⦠Take a tip from the wicked witch, and stay on your brooms. Crimson Warhawks⦠Get your own school. Ohio State University⦠Hi, can I join your secret Facebook group? Denison Death Eaters⦠No wonder the Dark Side lost⦠Central Michigan Centaurs⦠WE REQUIRE A SHRUBBERY! Grand Valley State University⦠There was definitely no magic on the pitch for you guys. Loyola⦠More like LOLLLoyla Perdue⦠STOP, itās definitely not hammer time. Bowling Green⦠Time to put down the reefer and kill the spare. We might be an anonymous blog, but our insults are real. Anonymous and proud. ANONYMOUS BLOGS UNITED But in all reality, I just donāt want yāall talking to me on Facebook. And my opinions are still better than yours. -MH out
How to: come out to your parents that you're a Quidditch player
So, to be frank, my parents think that Quidditch is dumb. Not a real sport. A waste of time.
When I first started a team with my friends in high school, it was really my dad I was worried about. My mom didnāt really care as long as I got good grades. My dad, on the other hand, was the type who would never let me play video games because I needed to spend my time training. Fortunately, at the time, my dad didnāt really give a shit because I was additionally on my schoolās Cross Country and Soccer teams, so I was still a normal athlete. He thought I was just doing this during my spare time.
When it came time to apply for college, I was not planning on getting an athletic scholarship. So obviously, my dad expected me to play intramurals and run marathons and whatnot.
At first it was easy - I donāt exactly talk to my parents anyway. As long as they donāt know Iām doing anything wrong, Iām A-OK in their eyes. But then it got to the point where I was so involved in this sport that I sort of had to tell them about it. I had to go to my father and explain to him that I was holding a broom between my legs while running around trying to tug on a guys ball. Not really something your father wants to hear. I eventually explained everything to him, and he eventually came to a match and silently cried as I ran around insulting his values. And while I dealt with it just fine because I donāt exactly give a fuck what anyone thinks of me, HERE are some ways you might want to explain this to your parents, if you are still hiding said secret:
1) Come right out and say it: āI PLAY QUIDDITCH!ā Got it off your chest? good. Now go onā¦
2) Maybe your parents donāt have a clue what the fuck that even means. Even better. Walk away. Donāt look back.
3) Maybe your parents didnāt hear you. Personally, my dad canāt hear anything said more than 3 feet away from him. Good. Walk away. Donāt look back.
4) If your parents both heard and understood what you said, suck in your gut, look them in the eye, and explain exactly what you do. Tell them you pretend to fly. Tell them you are 67% convinced that you might be a real wizard. Tell them you enjoy full body contact with people who spend their free time reading fiction novels. Tell them you like playing with deflated balls. Tell them you dress in yellow and shove tennis balls down your pants, and not because you are compensating for anything. Tell them not to worry because itās not as dangerous as in Harry Potter. Oh no. All 100 pounds of your innocent body being taken down by a 300 pound train. Not as dangerous. At all.
Iām not really one for advice so thatās really all I have to give. No matter if your parents just laugh straight in your face or cry tears of āhow the fuck did I raise my child like this,ā you TOLD them. YOU told them. You told THEM. And when youāre in the Olympics for Quidditch in 5 years - YOU TOLD THEM.
And thereās always the off chance that your parents will be proud of⦠oh sorry weāre talking about Quidditch.. just kidding.
-MH
Shoutout to the coolest quidditch mascot ever, ZAXIS!
This adorable man's-best-friend hails from MTSU's Blue Thestrals, who are "all about playing the magical sport from Harry Potter".
We think Zaxis has shining potential for a career in public relations. Or as the star in the next Broadway revival of The Lion King.
YOU'RE A STAR, QUID(-kid)!
- The Naquid Mole Rat
Prep, not hype.
Back in September, it was commonly believed that the world would be looking at a UT-UCLA World Cup finals match. Now, two months later, weāve received a preview. The previously ranked #1 team, UT (now ranked #6), has just lost to the previously ranked #4 team, UCLA (now #7).
Both have already had previous losses this season, with UT losing to Baylor (#11) and UCLA losing to both UMiami (#5) and USC (#1).
Now UCLA has beaten UT, giving them both a 2 loss record. While both teams lacked some of their key players, a loss is a loss.
What do we have to say on the matter?
Prep, not hype.
A few months ago, I would have bet money that UT would take the World Cup. Now? Itās impossible to say. Itās clear that it is still far too early to make predictions, and that rankings are often not reliable.
I think we all know how unreliable the IQA rankings are, and while the 8th man and team USA rankings are now more commonly used, they are still extremely subjective. Hopefully as the season progresses and more games are played, rankings will become more reliable.
That said, lets have our own poll. Who do YOU think is the REAL #1 in the IQA? Let us know in our ask box!
**Rankings based off the Eighth Man standings
Congratulations UCLA on the fantastic upset!
Official first rant: Qu- words
Raise your hand if you have ever added "qu" to the beginning of a word.
Hand up?
Then you need to read this.
"Once upon a time, there were hundreds of quidditch kids. I mean, quidkids. They all loved quoved each other very much. But then one day, a certain quidkid sustained a terrible quinjury! All of the quidkids banned together and healed the quinjured quidkid with quove! Then they all went to Arbys and had roast queef quandwiches. Quidcest for all!"
Wait... What?
See how ridiculous this sounds? Football players dont say they've been "footjured". Hockey players dont "hove" each other. And soccer players do NOT have "soccestual" relationships.Ā
If quidditch is a real sport (which it is), then we need to start treating it like one, and STOP with the absurd conjugations.Ā
NO MORE QU- WORDS.
We get that y'all are a community. But this is just silly. You're making the sport look bad.
We play QUidditch and we write a QUog. Everything else can go suck it.Ā
GOOD DAY TO YOU SIR AND QUEACE OUT.
Introducing: The Middle Hoop.
Welcome to The Middle Hoop. The most important hoop,Ā EVER.Ā
We're anonymous, so we post whatever the fuck we want. We say what you wish you could.Ā
We will be posting random polls, rants, and other things, ALL ABOUT QUIDDITCH.Ā
We're cooler than Snitchy,
We're meaner than Quinksy,
and we're best friends with the Rogue Bludger. Or, we wish we were.
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