Rockin Cocks take 2nd in USPL

The 7-man roster consisted of C-Rob, Spoon, O-face, Amish, Lefty, UA Carl and Frieda. We also had Smitty and Five-O running a solid pit throughout the day.

RC rolled on to the scene Saturday afternoon to watch a few games and take a last-minute look at the field layout. We came up for a couple of practice days but the looks and lanes were slightly different from the "Center Court" layout so it was time well spent.

We went into our first game feeling prepared...not cocky...but prepared. We were the second game on the field and were surprised at how quickly the first game went down. The FPPL Scrubs made quick work of the Rubber Duckies and we walked onto the field. Not prepared for the fast action of pump play we faced two of the strongest teams for our first two games...Indy Mutiny and FPPL Scrubs..and we lost them both. Ironically, RC needed to adapt and learn how to play pump teams.

We changed our game plan up a bit, moved some players around and then the legit started to flow all over the field. Our third game was a distinct win but we unfortunately did not get the flag hang or pull due to an old hit in the folds of a jersey...resulting in a 2 4 1 and a draw. From there we had to dig ourselves out of a pretty deep hole. With two losses and a draw it was going to be pretty tough to score enough points to claim one of the top two spots...but that's what we did. We won our next 5 games 98-4, 92-16, 96-8, 100-0 and 96-8, putting us in second place behind Mutiny.

The finals were best of three and we took it to three games. Mutiny took the first game with RC fighting back to make it even. In the third game Mutiny made a nice run to the 40 Aztec and managed to take out our snake side. We scored one elimination in the process but we were down 3 bodies to 4. O-Face made a bold move to try and bunker the Mutiny player in the U but bounced him in the torso and got eliminated. Lefty tried to make the bump and follow up O-face but that resulted in Mutiny's fourth Kill. With a 4 v 1 in Mutiny's favor I took a shot in the elbow that sealed the game and 1st place for Mutiny.

In the end 2nd place isn't bad...but we were really hoping to take the number one spot.

Thanks to the USPL, Pev's Paintball, FPPL (x2), Indy Mutiny and The Rubber Duckies for making this an awesome event.

Here's a shot of photogenic Frieda doing some work snake side. And our final results...

Well...we're off!

In just a couple of hours The Army will be headed up to Pev's for the USPL. Who knows what the weekend will entail? All we can do is go out there, keep our heads together and play paintball the way we play paintball. Everything else will sort itself out.

Before we go though...we must thank Mr. Sternwood for all that he's taught us and pay homage to the greatest cock in the world...Rocky Cockerson.

For all of the RC Brethren who couldn't make it to the USPL with us...This Royal Crown is for you!

We'll see you on the other side...

Hurtin Feelings T-Shirts

RC put together a T-shirt design a few months ago for our casual wear and I thought I would offer it to the world. I had a limited run made to gauge interest and here they are for your purchasing pleasure.

They are available in two colors (Red & Black) and three sizes (L, XL, 2XL)

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Play Date at Zwackerz

RC was scheduled to play some head to head ball with the Z-Crew but it didn't quite play out as expected. I think the AM rain deterred one or two members of the Z-Crew but we mixed in and played some games and ran a few drills. By the afternoon the rain gave way to sunshine and all in all it turned out to be an excellent day of paintball.

On a related note, the fields at Zwackerz have really started to fill out. The speedball field has a good number of quality bunkers (read they stay inflated) and while not laid out in the typical speedball fashion (mirrored with a proper snake) the lanes and bumps are still quite playable. Dennis has also done a good job of tying the brush field in with the speedball field for a consistent "Huge Field" that can be played quite effectively. After the USPL, I suspect we'll be checking out Zwackerz again.

Oh, I almost forgot!

We've started a new tradition since Wimpy went upside down. For each day of play, we pass the mascot (Rocky Cockerson) on to the MVP for the day. The MVP must then choose the next recipient next time we play. Going into Sunday, Owen held Rocky for destroying the D side with C-Robb at KPS. Today, Rocky gets passed on to UA Karl, for 1) the highest confirmed K count for the day (including and entire team elimination) and 2) finally getting some damn elbow pads.