*** Official 2005 IAO Pics/Stories Thread ***

[Lohman446]

I still think the snake was key, but what do I know, we didnt win or anything Everytime we pushed the snake we won, simple as that. Lohman446 in the second game, you guys didnt realize we had two in the snake, which are what the pictures are from that jason posted.


Tippmann effect - Did you not hear the trash being talked about my team in the captains meeting? People joke around, we are all friends, its friendly joshing. I doubt ANYONE at the OGD honestly thought they would roll over anyone. We are here to have fun, which we all did.


I had a great time playing against everyone, and drinking with everyone. until next year!

When I looked at the snake it worried me, no cover to the back corner. I made the decision (you proved it wrong) that Robbie and I pushing hard up the right, Zack up the center, and DJ and Drew covering could win it. Your backs dumped a LOT of paint on Robbie and I, I kinda think, having not changed our strategies since the beginning of the day, you expected it. It was still a failure to execute on my part... I think the strategy could have worked had I done my part in it...

[Miscue]

International Alcoholics Organization... hurm.

[Thordic]

International Alcoholics Organization... hurm.

No no. International Alcohol Open

[Muzikman]

And there was a Canadian there...so it was International!

[ScottQ]

When I looked at the snake it worried me, no cover to the back corner. I made the decision (you proved it wrong) that Robbie and I pushing hard up the right, Zack up the center, and DJ and Drew covering could win it. Your backs dumped a LOT of paint on Robbie and I, I kinda think, having not changed our strategies since the beginning of the day, you expected it. It was still a failure to execute on my part... I think the strategy could have worked had I done my part in it...

For some reason, teams knew we were hitting the snake off hte break, but noone sent anyone to the back left. Agaisnt AKA they didnt even send anyone, allowing us to just run up that side, very odd.

After you guys beat us in the first game, we knew we needed to hold off robbie while we worked up the snake since you guys werent covering it at all, and htats what we did. We put two in the snake, one covered while the other one ran up the side and shot anyone who wasnt looking. We had 4 shooting off the break, which seemed to work. our mid guy stayed posted on the flag until the flag runner was shot, then stayed posted on robbie, while the back center, and back left posted on the doritos waiting for the move. The Dorito was a key bunker, but we had noone to play it, so we chose to play defense on one side, and push the other.

the key to our success, dumping paint! 21 cases worth!

[Lohman446]

For some reason, teams knew we were hitting the snake off hte break, but noone sent anyone to the back left. Agaisnt AKA they didnt even send anyone, allowing us to just run up that side, very odd.

After you guys beat us in the first game, we knew we needed to hold off robbie while we worked up the snake since you guys werent covering it at all, and htats what we did. We put two in the snake, one covered while the other one ran up the side and shot anyone who wasnt looking. We had 4 shooting off the break, which seemed to work. our mid guy stayed posted on the flag until the flag runner was shot, then stayed posted on robbie, while the back center, and back left posted on the doritos waiting for the move. The Dorito was a key bunker, but we had noone to play it, so we chose to play defense on one side, and push the other.

LOL - I was always playing the dorito... I knew Robbie needed support and we felt if we moved up fast we could neutralize the snake by playing it sideways. It worked up to you guys. We had conversations on the field like this

Me: Robbie I'm pinned
Robbie: Move..
Me: They are all shooting at me
Robbie: They can't be, they are all shooting at me

OMG you guys shot a lot of paint - and did so very effectively by pinning both Robbie and I into our bunkers.

[ntn4502]

lol ya the funnyest part about that capt meeting when like nearly the hole room snaped there fingers when they heard "no ramping"

haha yea, everybody but the POG guys

[PenguinMan]

thordic pictures are great

These are my favs

Heh..I got shot from crossfield before he got there though. I wish there was a picture of me shooting three from there in the third game too. Hehehe.

But yeah, our game plan was just to shoot a lot of paint on your bunkers, especially Robbie's. In the third game, I moved up to the snake when one of your guys got shot and I think one was moving, and it seems that nobody saw me. A few stray paintballs seemed to hit the snake, but nobody tried to hit it with a lot of paint or move on me. After a long crawl to the end and two breaks along the way (it was tiring...I thought the game would be over by the time I got down there), I came out your end and noticed both of your back players were fully exposed to me, and then I was able to shoot someone up near your 40 or 50 in the doritos also. I was really surprised to see you guys didn't send someone to the snake or the back corner after I had gone there both games. I think the key to that field was both shooting a lot of paint, and getting control of the snake.

I had a great time playing with all of you guys, and I can't wait to see you all there next year! Thanks to making the IAO the most enjoyable part of my summer (or maybe even year??)!

[Automaggot68]

ok first game off the break I run for the right 30 rolly so i break out, I get there, look at my gun and realise "Wate...wheres my hopper??!!!" seems my halo fell off and i ran past it past 5 ft so they called me. and oh ya we can never forget...
HAHAHAHAH TEAM AO ROLLED AFTICA
sry guys we had to lol

I dont think you know WHY AFTICA took 9nth, do you?

[AGDlover]

lol they came up with that excuse once they placed that lol

[Thordic]

lol they came up with that excuse once they placed that lol

Uhm, no, we called it in the morning before play even started. As soon as we heard 1-8 had to play Friday we decided where we wanted to place. We didn't throw games on purpose exactly, but we definitely aimed for a solid 9th place.

[rkjunior303]

Uhm, no, we called it in the morning before play even started. As soon as we heard 1-8 had to play Friday we decided where we wanted to place. We didn't throw games on purpose exactly, but we definitely aimed for a solid 9th place.

[Sheazer]

For some reason, teams knew we were hitting the snake off hte break, but noone sent anyone to the back left. Agaisnt AKA they didnt even send anyone, allowing us to just run up that side, very odd.

After you guys beat us in the first game, we knew we needed to hold off robbie while we worked up the snake since you guys werent covering it at all, and htats what we did. We put two in the snake, one covered while the other one ran up the side and shot anyone who wasnt looking. We had 4 shooting off the break, which seemed to work. our mid guy stayed posted on the flag until the flag runner was shot, then stayed posted on robbie, while the back center, and back left posted on the doritos waiting for the move. The Dorito was a key bunker, but we had noone to play it, so we chose to play defense on one side, and push the other.

the key to our success, dumping paint! 21 cases worth!

I told 'em to put a guy there to at least get a good watch on snake, if not try and take it. It was obvious how important the snake was, but we could never use it well.

[TippmannOwners]

from the capt of the tippmann team-

effect didnt actully make it to the ogd so i don't think he got the jist and the coolness of the tournament. sorry bout that.

mag i don't think you beat us in pts. we took 6th and you took 8th didn't you? seriously j/wing

but as said before WE didn't throw a hissy. ONE player throw a hissy. which i'd rather not post about all over the internet. If you want you can PM me.

from what i see, you ethier loved us or hated us. It was our first yr there, and we didnt have any of those more mature its all for fun mentality players. Not this yr. next yr i hope to run 2 teams both of which are there for fun. we did as a team have a blast however so eh.. whatever sorry to anyone we pissed off. I think you can only come up with that one incident where we weren't sportsman like. On the field, on OUR side of the feild we said things to each to get pumped, including HATE which from what i understand people who aren't around the speedball scene much took way too serious. Hate comes from detriot strange. a team both me and other team mates are huge fans of. hense the hate on our jerseys. Don't forget we had LOVE plastered all over.

[BobTheCow]

Haha, I'm amazed at how few incriminating pictures have arisen involving me and/or my friends, unless I've missed them... possibly for the best?

I had an awesome time at this event, and I'm so glad I got to meet all the great people that I did. Looking forward to AO-Canada!!