Friday, February 8, 2008

QCTU Preview

While most of the country's attention will be focused on the glittering lights of Vegas this weekend, a lot of Nationals contenders will be staying out of the spotlight a little closer to home, as the best teams in the Atlantic Coast, Metro East, and Great Lakes regions battle it out at UNC's home tournament. Even as Illinois is making waves in the desert, their main competition for a Nationals berth, Michigan and Ohio State, will be clashing with other hopefuls for Boulder in the two-day Queen City Tuneup. There are eight or nine teams that will be legitimately looking to prove that their seasons deserve to extend into May.

In Pool A, Georgia will be looking to repeat as tournament champions, with their fiercest in-region rival, Florida, in Vegas. Greg Swanson has admirably stepped into Dylan's shoes and is the unquestioned leader of this team. The last-round game against Ohio State will provide their first test of the weekend. Penn should be helped by sophomore receiver Aman Nalavade and veteran captain Ricky Chung and could upset William and Mary.

Elon is easily the odd team out in Pool B, as Michigan, Delaware, and favorite UNC all have claims to a Nationals bid. Delaware, however, is down a year after their miraculous upset of Florida and likely won't factor in the pool's results. Michigan, led by Ryan Purcell and with pickups Will Neff and Ollie Honderd, will look to upset UNC. Darkside lost stud Zach Washburn, but they return Josh Torell, Mat Thomas, and Nate Hood, and pick up freshmen Noah Saul and Lucas Darden and transfer Paul Weeks.

Pittsburgh leads Pool C, and although their roster is lacking the familiar names Ben Ristau and Brent Bellinger, Pennsylvania juniors talent has helped mitigate the loss and keep Pitt on the rise. Look for Josh Suskin, Brad Bellinger, and (if healthy) David Vatz to lead the cutting ranks while sophomores Chris Brenenborg and Kyle Baynes control the backfield. Sophomore Eddie Peters will also be in the mix for Pitt. UNC-Wilmington is their chief competition, led by Slow White layout artist Rusty Ingold-Smith. Their fiery demeanor is no shock to Metro East veterans Pittsburgh, but it may surprise some teams when they go west to Stanford Invite.

Pool D belongs to NC State by seed, although Georgia Tech will be looking for the upset. Both teams are known for their inconsistency, although NC State's 15-10 win over UNC in an unofficial scrimmage bodes well for them after a season marred by internal strife. New leadership on the team is trying to build a squad capable of upsetting Florida, Georgia, or UNC and tasting Nationals again. This is also Maryland's best team in years, and they've already proven that they belong among the teams mentioned in any discussion of ME contenders. And if Edinboro still has Ben Banyas, they will be able to upset teams. Both NC State and Georgia Tech could get caught out if they underestimate the other two teams in their pool.

With 8 games packed into four days, the teams left standing at the end of the day may be the two that have managed their energy and resources best, not necessarily the best teams. But with Stanford, Centex, and Easterns all game-heavy as well, results here could be an early indicator of which teams are capable of doing well in tournaments throughout the pre-Series season. Look for Georgia and Pittsburgh to have a barn-burner if they meet, likewise UNC and NC State.

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