The Hurricanes

The undefeated yet humble Hurricanes will bring their diligent spirit to the battlefield in the Fall 2010 Ultimate Play-Offs on the 13 of November starting at 6:30pm. As the weather steadily gets colder the Hurricanes are still bringing the heat.

They will pit themselves fearlessly against their competitors in the seven team tournament, all teams of the competitive sports league will fight for the rights of the victory dance, duking it out on the upper fields and taking their final game to the BYU-Idaho Stadium under the lights of the big time.

The Hurricanes have gone 4-0 this season becoming the only undefeated team this season, and their skill affirms that they will stay that way with only one more game to play in the regular season.

Their final score boards give the impression that they have only been playing against children this whole season- 13-9; 13-3; 13-11; 13-1. All thirteen’s. The Hurricanes have beaten the timer, ending the game by reaching the score limit of thirteen in all four games this season. Enough said.

Flawless organization and indivisible union on the field has drawn attention and fans this season, and Coach Jeremy Webb attributes much of their success to the H-Stack offense; It is like this, three players sit back in a triangle formation handling the Frisbee amongst themselves, and four stay up field, running vertical cuts until one gets open.

They do not claim to be innovative in this approach, but instead say they have something more. “We have focused on getting our team to build that trust and friendship so when we go out on the field we play like old pals and we work hard with each other,” says Coach Webb.

“I guess you could say that I started off as a lower end player and that the coach I had then really helped me out and so I grew, and now I feel a need to share that as a coach to the younger players,” says Webb with a humble smile. He plays on the front lines with the players and his good nature has a positive influence on the team this year.

Speaking to the fans in anticipation of the Play-Offs, Coach Webb said, “That final game is one of the biggest games. Both teams are just pumped, at the max, and there’s a ton of action packed plays, and dives, and jumps, and quick sprints, and its just really exciting to watch.”

Closing prophetically, he said, “You’re going to see a lot of action out there on the field.”

The BYU-I Ultimate Frisbee League is a section of Competitive Sports at BYU-I. Competitive Sports had its start in 2002, and the Ultimate League in 2005. The teams change each season and next season will be in spring 2011. BYU-Idaho Competitive Sports is an intercollegiate sports program managed on campus through student leadership and emphasizes the principal of inclusion.

Ultimate is a flying disk sport that found its start in 1967 when Joel Silver and a group of eclectic High School students in Maplewood, New Jersey gathered together to participate in the “ultimate game experience.: They utilized the Frisbee product of Wham-O, 1964m which was developed from the Pluto Platter peddled by Walter Morrison during the UFO craze of the 50’s and 60’s. Morrison came up with the idea back in the 1940’s while allegedly throwing a cake pan back and forth with his wife on the beach. The name comes from the Frisbie Baking Company, which often sold pie to New England college students. It all started with the pie.

“And we are the Hurricanes.”