Thursday, November 13, 2008

Poll backups - Bonus Poll Thursday

Some people have been complaining that the site isn't loading well, so I'm backing up the poll data that I tend to archive on the right side. It's interesting to go through this list and see what we all thought based on these weekly questions. Get ready for the logo battle...

Open Winner


Sockeye
19 (28%)
Ironside
25 (37%)
Johny Bravo
8 (11%)
Chain Lightning
0 (0%)
Ring of Fire
0 (0%)
Revolver
4 (5%)
Jam
3 (4%)
Sub Zero
1 (1%)
GOAT
5 (7%)
Truck Stop
1 (1%)
Doublewide
0 (0%)
Condors
0 (0%)
Machine
0 (0%)
Bodhi
0 (0%)
PoNY
0 (0%)
El Diablo
1 (1%)


Votes so far: 67
Poll closed

Open finalists


Sockeye
144 (79%)
Ironside
110 (60%)
Johny Bravo
75 (41%)
Revolver
24 (13%)


Votes so far: 182
Poll closed

Open Semi-finalists


Sockeye
223 (93%)
Ironside
202 (84%)
Johny Bravo
192 (80%)
Chain Lightning
61 (25%)
Ring of Fire
19 (7%)
Revolver
78 (32%)
Jam
48 (20%)
Sub Zero
32 (13%)
GOAT
24 (10%)
Truck Stop
3 (1%)
Doublewide
2 (0%)
Condors
3 (1%)
Machine
3 (1%)
Bodhi
6 (2%)
PoNY
4 (1%)
El Diablo
2 (0%)


Votes so far: 239
Poll closed

Women Winner



Fury
30 (76%)
Riot
3 (7%)
Ozone
0 (0%)
Backhoe
0 (0%)
Traffic
1 (2%)
Showdown
0 (0%)
Pop
1 (2%)
Brute Squad
1 (2%)
Rare Air
0 (0%)
Nemesis
0 (0%)
Loose Cannon
0 (0%)
Box
0 (0%)
Lady Godiva
2 (5%)
Capitals
0 (0%)
LaYuma
1 (2%)
Ambush
0 (0%)


Votes so far: 39
Poll closed

Women Finalist


Fury
113 (93%)
Riot
83 (68%)
Traffic
26 (21%)
Backhoe
12 (9%)


Votes so far: 121
Poll closed

Women's Semi-finalists


Fury
126 (96%)
Riot
120 (91%)
Ozone
34 (25%)
Backhoe
45 (34%)
Trafiic
67 (51%)
Showdown
2 (1%)
Pop
13 (9%)
Brute Squad
43 (32%)
Rare Air
9 (6%)
Nemesis
0 (0%)
Loose Cannon
1 (0%)
Box
2 (1%)
Lady Godiva
27 (20%)
Capitals
5 (3%)
LaYuma
0 (0%)
Ambush
1 (0%)


Votes so far: 131
Poll closed

Mixed Winner


Mental Toss Flycoons
0 (0%)
D'oh!
3 (8%)
Mischief
11 (31%)
Shazam Remains
7 (20%)
Alpha Cobra Squadron
6 (17%)
Hooray for Coed, Hooray
0 (0%)
AMP
0 (0%)
Cougars
0 (0%)
Peppermint Bon Bon
0 (0%)
Chewbacca Defense
1 (2%)
Barrio
0 (0%)
Quiet Coyote
0 (0%)
Slow White
2 (5%)
Puppet Regime
5 (14%)
Bucket
0 (0%)
Guillermo Y Compania
0 (0%)


Votes so far: 35
Poll closed

Mixed Finalist


Mischief
69 (66%)
Shazam Remains
41 (39%)
Alpha Cobra Squad
59 (56%)
Flycoons
29 (27%)


Votes so far: 104
Poll closed

Mixed Semi-finalists


Flycoons
43 (35%)
D'oh!
38 (31%)
Mischief
77 (63%)
Shazam Remains
59 (48%)
Alpha Cobra Squadron
58 (47%)
Hooray
32 (26%)
AMP
34 (27%)
Cougars
3 (2%)
Peppermint Bon Bon
9 (7%)
Chewbacca Defense
14 (11%)
Barrio
14 (11%)
Quiet Coyote
23 (18%)
Slow White
22 (18%)
Puppet Regime
3 (2%)
Bucket
3 (2%)
Guillermo Y Compania
5 (4%)


Votes so far: 122
Poll closed

Master Winner



Mileage
0 (0%)
DoG
24 (70%)
O.L.D. S.A.G.
0 (0%)
Old and in the Way
0 (0%)
Surly
4 (11%)
Toubled Past
2 (5%)
Throwback
2 (5%)
GLUM
1 (2%)
ANEJO
0 (0%)
Double Black
0 (0%)
Chesapeaked
1 (2%)
Old Style
0 (0%)


Votes so far: 34
Poll closed

Master Finalists


DoG
96 (84%)
Surly
33 (29%)
Troubled Past
43 (38%)
Throwback
35 (30%)


Votes so far: 113
Poll closed

Master's Semi-finalists


Mileage
19 (22%)
DoG
77 (91%)
O.L.D. S.A.G.
28 (33%)
Old and in the Way
35 (41%)
Surly
38 (45%)
Troubled Past
37 (44%)
Throwback
37 (44%)
GLUM
14 (16%)
Double Black
0 (0%)
ANEJO
0 (0%)
Chesapeaked
7 (8%)
Old Style
5 (5%)


Votes so far: 84
Poll closed

What Ultimate stuff do you buy?


Equipment
83 (64%)
Discs
95 (73%)
Books
48 (37%)
DVDs
63 (48%)
Subscriptions
28 (21%)
Clothing (other teams)
24 (18%)
Clothing (ulti companies)
68 (52%)


Votes so far: 129

How does pre season impact a run?


Predicts that you won't do well
4 (6%)
Means you'll have to work hard
24 (36%)
To hard to predict
32 (49%)
Has no impact
5 (7%)


Votes so far: 65

Open winner at Labor Day


Sockeye
45 (27%)
Chain Lightning
9 (5%)
Boston Ultimate
26 (15%)
Furious George
20 (12%)
Ring of Fire
1 (0%)
Johny Bravo
29 (17%)
GOAT
6 (3%)
Sub Zero
2 (1%)
Truck Stop
0 (0%)
Jam
12 (7%)
Revolver
6 (3%)
Doublewide
3 (1%)
Condors
2 (1%)
PoNY
1 (0%)
Rhino
1 (0%)


Votes so far: 163

Women winner at Labor Day


Fury
54 (67%)
Ozone
1 (1%)
Backhoe
0 (0%)
Riot
9 (11%)
Brute Squad
10 (12%)
Rare Air
0 (0%)
Safari
1 (1%)
Zeitgeist
2 (2%)
Lady Godiva
0 (0%)
Box
2 (2%)
Ambush
1 (1%)
Loose Cannon
0 (0%)


Votes so far: 80

How far does Ronin go in the UPA series?


Doesn't apply for sectionals
0 (0%)
Doesn't get by sectionals
1 (0%)
Doesn't get out of the Region
86 (55%)
13-16 at UPA Championships
38 (24%)
9-12 at UPA Championships
21 (13%)
5-8 at UPA Championships
4 (2%)
Makes Semis
1 (0%)
Makes Finals
0 (0%)
Wins it all
4 (2%)


Votes so far: 155

Who will win Open Canadian Nationals


General Strike
9 (9%)
Phoenix
25 (27%)
Nomads
26 (28%)
Black Fish
12 (13%)
Mephisto
14 (15%)
Other
5 (5%)


Votes so far: 91

Who's uniform will be the most sought after?


USA
8 (7%)
Canada
21 (19%)
Japan
44 (40%)
GB
1 (0%)
Australia
12 (11%)
New Zealand
2 (1%)
Germany
1 (0%)
Sweden
3 (2%)
Columbia
11 (10%)
Italy
2 (1%)
Finland
1 (0%)
France
0 (0%)
Other
2 (1%)


Votes so far: 108

Who will win WUGC Jr. Womens


USA
78 (62%)
Canada
37 (29%)
Columbia
1 (0%)
Japan
2 (1%)
Australia
4 (3%)
GB
2 (1%)
Finland
0 (0%)


Votes so far: 124

Who will win WUGC Jr. Open


USA
93 (77%)
Canada
23 (19%)
Australia
2 (1%)
Columbia
0 (0%)
GB
2 (1%)
Japan
0 (0%)
Germany
0 (0%)
France
0 (0%)


Votes so far: 120

Gold medalist in the Masters Division


USA
81 (66%)
Canada
18 (14%)
Japan
19 (15%)
Australia
0 (0%)
Germany
0 (0%)
Finland
1 (0%)
Other
3 (2%)


Votes so far: 122

Who will win the World Mixed Division?


USA
50 (44%)
Canada
55 (48%)
GB
2 (1%)
Australia
6 (5%)
Sweden
0 (0%)
Other
0 (0%)


Votes so far: 113

Who will win the WUGC Open Division?


USA
120 (53%)
Canada
27 (11%)
Japan
67 (29%)
Australia
7 (3%)
GB
3 (1%)
Sweden
2 (0%)
Other
0 (0%)


Votes so far: 226

Who will win WUGC Women's division


USA
112 (57%)
Canada
31 (15%)
Japan
42 (21%)
Australia
1 (0%)
GB
3 (1%)
Finland
5 (2%)
Other
1 (0%)


Votes so far: 195

What sport did you play before Ultimate?


None
13 (7%)
General team sport
5 (2%)
Basketball
28 (16%)
Football (American)
9 (5%)
Football (European)
32 (18%)
Hockey
21 (12%)
Baseball
11 (6%)
Rugby
2 (1%)
Volleyball
6 (3%)
Individual Sport
27 (15%)
Raquet Sport
12 (6%)
Fighting
6 (3%)


Votes so far: 172

How much do you use the RRI?


Never heard of it, and/or don't care
7 (10%)
I think I'll start looking at it
6 (8%)
I'll check the tournament results
38 (56%)
I like to refresh constantly
16 (23%)


Votes so far: 67

Who will win the Elite Open BI?


Boston Ultimate
30 (42%)
Goat
27 (38%)
GB Open
4 (5%)
Truck Stop
5 (7%)
Other
5 (7%)


Votes so far: 71

How much money should a tournament make per team?


0
6 (5%)
10%
23 (21%)
20%
39 (35%)
30%
16 (14%)
40%
10 (9%)
50%
7 (6%)
60%
1 (0%)
70%
2 (1%)
80%
0 (0%)
90%
5 (4%)


Votes so far: 109

Are the basics enough for you at a tournament?


Yes - I just want to play
32 (30%)
No - I expect more
17 (16%)
Cost - it's all relative to cost
56 (53%)


Votes so far: 105

Do you think there is home field adavantage?


Definitely
31 (25%)
Likely
45 (36%)
Unlikely
34 (27%)
Definitely not
12 (9%)


Votes so far: 122

How many ibuprofen do you take at a tournament?


1-6
140 (69%)
7-12
44 (21%)
13-18
16 (7%)
19-24
1 (0%)
25+
0 (0%)


Votes so far: 201

Age distribution for above poll


0-20
30 (16%)
21-25
73 (41%)
26-30
38 (21%)
31-35
25 (14%)
36-40
10 (5%)
41-45
1 (0%)
46+
1 (0%)


Votes so far: 178

How excited are you about the new season?


Itching to play
69 (61%)
Happy to be outside
24 (21%)
Indifferent
11 (9%)
Regretting playing this year
2 (1%)
Plan to quit next week
7 (6%)


Votes so far: 113

Do you know what the Calahan Award is for?


Yes
81 (73%)
Kind'a
24 (21%)
No
5 (4%)


Votes so far: 110

Offensive innovation is needed in


Opening Game
14 (14%)
Middle Game
45 (47%)
Counter Game
20 (21%)
End Game
15 (15%)


Votes so far: 94

Defensive innovation is needed in


Opening Game
11 (13%)
Middle Game
18 (21%)
Counter Game
34 (40%)
End Game
20 (24%)


Votes so far: 83

Two qualifiers out of the North East


Harvard
67 (77%)
Dartmouth
30 (34%)
Brown
26 (30%)
Tufts
30 (34%)
Massacusetts
6 (6%)
Williams
10 (11%)
Boston College
1 (1%)
MIT
0 (0%)
Other
1 (1%)


Votes so far: 86

Should Canadian teams play mainly in the UPA college?


Yes
53 (63%)
No
31 (36%)


Votes so far: 84

Should the Canadian series be opened up as a Canadian Open?


Yes
38 (54%)
No
32 (45%)


Votes so far: 70

Who will win the big fight in Montreal?


George St. Pierre
51 (85%)
Matt Serra
9 (15%)


Votes so far: 60

Pick 3 to qualify for Regionals from Michigan sectionals


Michigan
90 (93%)
Michigan State
83 (86%)
Western Michigan
20 (20%)
Kalamazoo
19 (19%)
Toronto
42 (43%)
Western Ontario
12 (12%)
Calvin
10 (10%)
Michigan B
10 (10%)


Votes so far: 96

How many Ulti movies would you download in a week?


1$
37 (39%)
2$
21 (22%)
3$
12 (12%)
4$
8 (8%)
+5$
12 (12%)
+10$
3 (3%)


Votes so far: 93

Does staying up the longest mean you win the party?


Yes
23 (18%)
No
103 (81%)


Votes so far: 126

At 3:1 odds bet for Wisconsin NOT to win all Open College


0 paying 0 - I'll keep my money
30 (19%)
1
7 (4%)
5
24 (15%)
10
43 (27%)
100
30 (19%)
1000
22 (14%)


Votes so far: 156

Does your team have a good warmup?


All the time
31 (40%)
Some of the time
33 (42%)
Rarely
10 (12%)
Never
3 (3%)


Votes so far: 77

How important is testing to Ultimate?


Very
5 (6%)
Some
43 (55%)
Doesn't matter
22 (28%)
Not at all important
8 (10%)


Votes so far: 78

When was the last time you were tested


This month
5 (6%)
2-6 months ago
6 (8%)
7-12 months ago
5 (6%)
Last year
5 (6%)
2 years ago
3 (4%)
Never
51 (68%)


Votes so far: 75

How do you motivate yourself?


Health reasons
1 (0%)
The people I play with
15 (11%)
Love the game
40 (30%)
To prove something to myself
24 (18%)
That's what my significant other does
0 (0%)
For the glory
19 (14%)
For the tournament weekends
4 (3%)
I'm addicted
25 (18%)
Other
5 (3%)


Votes so far: 133

Predict the top 4 open college teams


Wisonsin
161 (91%)
Carleton
126 (71%)
Colorado
109 (61%)
Florida
73 (41%)
UCSB
27 (15%)
Stanford
69 (39%)
Oregon
41 (23%)
North Carolina
7 (3%)
UCSD
10 (5%)
Michigan
11 (6%)
Other
44 (25%)


Votes so far: 176

Do you think RSD is:


Healthy
12 (10%)
Dying
95 (81%)
Dead
9 (7%)


Votes so far: 116

What sources of Ulti infor do you use?


rec sport disc
48 (77%)
Bulletin board systems
10 (16%)
UPA (magazine+website)
33 (53%)
Blogs
40 (64%)
Blogs through feed reader
22 (35%)
Team blog
7 (11%)
Ultivillage
28 (45%)
General web sites
8 (12%)
Ultimate Conferences (UCPC)
2 (3%)
Ultimate Vendors
4 (6%)
Word of mouth (friends)
45 (72%)
Word of mouth (tournament aquiantances)
22 (35%)


Votes so far: 62

Do you make Ultimate New Year Resolutions?


Yes
6 (23%)
No
15 (57%)
I make Ultimate resolutions after the season ends
5 (19%)


Votes so far: 26

How much does your average tournament cost?


0-50
1 (4%)
50-100
3 (13%)
100-150
8 (34%)
150-200
5 (21%)
200-250
2 (8%)
250+
4 (17%)


Votes so far: 23

How much do you spend on Ultimate?


0-100
0 (0%)
100-500
0 (0%)
500-1000
2 (13%)
1000-2000
6 (40%)
2000-3000
4 (26%)
3000-4000
2 (13%)
4000-5000
1 (6%)
5000+
0 (0%)


Votes so far: 15

How good is your indoor ultimate compared to outdoor?


Horrible
0 (0%)
Worse
3 (42%)
Same
2 (28%)
Better
2 (28%)
Excellent
0 (0%)


Votes so far: 7

How much break do you need from Ultimate?


None
3 (17%)
Few weeks
4 (23%)
1-2 Months
9 (52%)
3-4 Months
1 (5%)
5-6 Months
0 (0%)
7-8 Months
0 (0%)
8-9 Months
0 (0%)


Votes so far: 17

Surfaces to play on that are worse than grass


Pavement
15 (93%)
Artificial (Rubber Infil)
6 (37%)
Artificial (AstroTurf like)
11 (68%)
Sand
7 (43%)
Gym wood floor
13 (81%)
Gym rubber floor
13 (81%)


Votes so far: 16

Does playing indoor help a Beginner


Yes
20 (90%)
No
2 (9%)


Votes so far: 22

Does playing indoor help an Intermediate


Yes
17 (77%)
No
5 (22%)


Votes so far: 22

Does playing indoor help an Advanced


Yes
11 (47%)
No
12 (52%)


Votes so far: 23

How will your amount of ultimate change?


Retiring
1 (4%)
Much Less (stop touring)
1 (4%)
Less
6 (27%)
Same
9 (40%)
More
3 (13%)
Much More (start touring)
2 (9%)
Major Increase
0 (0%)


Votes so far: 22

Favourite type of water bottle


Plastic - Nalgene
10 (76%)
Aluminum
2 (15%)
Glass
0 (0%)
Camel Pack
0 (0%)
Other
1 (7%)


Votes so far: 13

Mid Atlantic Open - Pick 3 to go


Ring of Fire
6 (100%)
Truck Stop
6 (100%)
Pike
3 (50%)
Burgh
3 (50%)
Los
0 (0%)
E-95 Warriors
0 (0%)
Medicine Men
0 (0%)
HOV
0 (0%)
Sir Duke
0 (0%)


Votes so far: 6

Number of Canadian teams going to UPA finals


0
0 (0%)
1
1 (4%)
2
4 (17%)
3
2 (8%)
4
5 (21%)
5
5 (21%)
6
5 (21%)
7
1 (4%)
8
0 (0%)
9+
0 (0%)


Votes so far: 23

Your interest in the Club Fall Series

20% - I'll find out who wins it all
2 (14%)
40% - I only care about my region
1 (7%)
60% - I'll follow the finals on a daily basis
1 (7%)
80% - I'll follow the results along the way
7 (50%)
100% - Every little piece of information is consumed
3 (21%)


Votes so far: 14

What level of touring awareness is there in your league?

0% - none
0 (0%)
25% - know that there is touring
9 (50%)
50% - know of a few teams
4 (22%)
75% - know all the local teams and some results
4 (22%)
100% - pay attention to the results
1 (5%)

Votes so far: 18

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