Past Articles in Deep Look

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  1. Deep Look: The State Of Professional Ultimate (Episode 18.1)

    In this week’s episode, we talk all about the AUDL and MLU: which teams are on top, how the playoffs might shake out, how the…

  2. Deep Look: The Elite/Non-Elite Player Split Beginning To Widen — Episode 17

    Are we starting to see a growing rift in the sport?

  3. Deep Look: Bid Allocation And The Ranking Algorithm — Episode 16

    In this edition of Deep Look, we talk about the preliminary end-of-season rankings and what they tell us about the bid allocation system.

  4. How Will The ESPN Deal Affect The Pro Leagues?

    Back on our second episode of Deep Look, Ultiworld’s weekly podcast, Wes Cronk and I talked about the prospect of USA Ultimate landing an ESPN…

  5. Deep Look: A Conversation With Ben Van Heuvelen About The Future Of Ultimate — Episode 14.1

    We’re happy to offer a bonus edition of Deep Look this week with Ben Van Heuvelen, who wrote the outstanding piece ‘What Do We Stand…

  6. Deep Look: Stanford Invite & A Defense Of Professional Ultimate — Episode 14

    In this week’s episode, we talk about the Stanford Invite and the USA Ultimate bid allocation scene as it stands.

  7. Deep Look: More On The Talent Gap, The College Landscape, And Easterns Qualifier — Episode 13

    In this week’s episode, we kick things off with a discussion of the state of professional ultimate and the “talent gap” between the MLU and…

  8. Deep Look: College Talk, The T-Town Spike, And SOTG — Episode 9

    In this week’s episode, we kick off Deep Look’s coverage of the college season, talking about some of the big stories from this weekend and…

  9. Deep Look: USA Ultimate CEO Tom Crawford Talks Triple Crown — Episode 8

    In this week’s episode of Deep Look, we talk about the big USA Ultimate announcement and their doubling down on the Triple Crown Tour (TCT).

  10. Deep Look: New York & NexGen — Episode 5

    With the announcement of the AUDL settling its lawsuit against the Connecticut Constitution and Rhode Island Rampage, gears are moving in New York as both…

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