Sound Off: Your Thoughts On The Triple Crown Tour

I’m not a big fan of the restructure, too much separation of skill. Just because the teams in the pro division got the top 8 at nationals this year, at just 1 tournament, doesn’t mean they deserve a whole season in a distinct division above teams that are better than them. They should have just restructured the regional bids based on the number of teams competing for the spots from that region and the general quality of the teams that would be making it from that region.

Sentiment in the room at the club nationals captain meeting seems mostly against. Then again, no need to raise questions and comments is you are for it.

I respect the plan for how ambitious it is. From a spectator standpoint, I don’t like the plan, because I have problems watching self-officiated ultimate (even with observers) and ultimate in a tournament format. Also, it seems ridiculous if the USAU wants to seem professional and yet will have teams with names like Truckstop (Gloryhole) and Drag N Thrust. From a player standpoint (though I am not an elite player) I don’t like the plan because it will require teams to travel too much. (At least the AUDL tried to keep teams within driving distance.) I wish the USAU would have just kept doing what they were doing and let the pro league(s) do their own thing. (The club championships have been very entertaining up to and including this year and the NGN coverage has been awesome.) There’s no doubt in my mind that the USAU feels threatened by the pro league(s) and is therefore reacting to try to ensure it keeps the top talent. I can’t say it enough: I love watching refereed ultimate and hope that some pro league survives with a game similar to what the AUDL had/has.