The Eighth Man

01/05/2024

Postgame Huddle returns with an in-depth look at the game management decisions made in the US Quadball Cup college D1 final!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0FvI1r06w239Vqn5fSdbpZ?si=pzgNecGUQ8SiTcBZfcbywQ

26/04/2024

Our final college rankings of the 2023-24 season have been released! See where your school ended up when the dust all settled!

Voters: Ethan Sturm (Harvard University), Curtis Taylor (Creighton University), Kasye Bevers (University of Texas), David Littleton (University of Virginia), Brandon Kubena (Southwest Alliance)

12/04/2024

US Quadball Cup is right around the corner and host Ethan Sturm is here to preview all the storylines and pools of Div. 1 College

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1qbqrdSQFydu8KeCGBT5Gc?si=DyP91FCZSk6-Ua1761rcQQ

19/03/2024

Tomorrow is Selection Wednesday for US Quadball Cup and Postgame Huddle is here to get you prepared for the college Div. 1 draw. Host Ethan Sturm breaks down the pots and crunches the numbers to give you all the pool possibilities. Spoiler: there’s way fewer possible pools than you would think.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5fW2ROD06PD7aZmEkfoZfn?si=x4oUCOl9QN2hOuBR0nn6Jw

08/03/2024

Postgame Huddle is back with another in-depth game breakdown. This week, host Ethan Sturm looks at a game between No. 5 Rutgers University and No. 6 University of Virginia that answered a lot of questions about where both teams are with five weeks to go until nationals.

Check it out on Spotify: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/IoldxcHKMHb

29/02/2024

Presenting a new podcast from The Eighth Man: Postgame Huddle. Listen as host Ethan Sturm shines a strategic light on the sport one game at a time. In episode one, he looks at the Brooms on the Brazos matchup between No. 1 UTSA Quadball and No. 4 Mizzou Club Quadball from earlier this month.

Subscribe now: https://open.spotify.com/show/5tCyK9Ihy3t5Gvds1gj4hb?si=X3UAyZ6zRTKA_Uz0HxpCrw

25/05/2023

Quadball UK has traditionally been a giant in the European quadball scene. Deutscher Quidditchbund, however, has shown tremendous growth and development in recent years.

Guest writer David Banas breaks down the stats between the two entities at European Quadball Cup and gives his thoughts on what this all means for the future of European quadball.

👉 eighthman.com/2023/05/25/rule-britannia/

📸 Anica and Florian Neumann

15/04/2023

It’s that time again: are these opinions truly unpopular? 👀 You tell us!

👉 eighthman.com/2023/04/14/unpopular-opinions-us-quadball-cup-2023

14/04/2023

What does No. 2 University of Virginia have in common with Gonzaga men's basketball? Find out in this next scouting report.

👉 eighthman.com/2023/04/13/proven-contenders-university-of-virginia

12/04/2023

A half decade ago, it would have been nearly impossible to imagine a Rutgers University team sitting here, amongst the upper echelon of the college game and poised to win it all this weekend at US Quadball Cup. Our next scouting report is about the No. 3 Scarlet Knights.

👉 eighthman.com/2023/04/12/proven-contenders-rutgers-university

11/04/2023

Our next scouting report is on No. 4 Michigan Quadball, a team that entered the season as a relative unknown but is now off to US Quadball Cup this weekend as a proven contender.

👉 eighthman.com/2023/04/11/proven-contenders-university-of-michigan/

11/04/2023

Ethan Sturm is back with his yearly US Quadball Cup scouting report. This time around, we're looking at the top collegiate contenders heading to the Proving Grounds this weekend.

Let's kick things off with the No. 1 Creighton Quadball.

👉 eighthman.com/2023/04/10/proven-contenders-creighton-university

01/04/2023

Mqc D1 Playoff: BU vs RPI

25/09/2022

BROWN v BRANDEIS

25/09/2022

25/09/2022

UVM vs Brown

25/09/2022

BU v Harvard MQC Opener 2022

25/09/2022

UVM v Brandeis MQC Opener 2022

21/04/2022

After a nearly three-year hiatus, welcome back to The Eighth Man’s Unpopular Opinions. ​​Check out our staff's spiciest takes for US Quidditch Cup 2022!

After a nearly three-year hiatus, welcome back to The Eighth Man’s Unpopular Opinions. ​​ What are Unpopular Opinions? Well, in quidditch we tend to hype the same players, back the same teams and utilize the same surface-level analysis. Dating all the way back to 2013, this series seeks to bre...

07/04/2022

We will be live at 9:30 pm ET with out immediate reactions to Selection Wednesday alongside our friends at Fast Break News

Join the Eighth Man and Fast Break News to break down the Collegiate pools and pod!

05/04/2022

Join us after the US Quidditch Selection Show on Wednesday Night for our live reaction show. In collaboration with Fast Break News, we will be breaking down every college team’s prospects at US Quidditch Cup 2022 and talking to players and coaches from some of the top programs in the country. Tune in live on The Eighth Man’s YouTube channel immediately following the draw. We hope to see you there!

31/03/2022

Both Knight's Cup and Alamo Cup shook up our college Top 10 rankings. But where did everyone land when the dust settled? Check it out!

Voters: Ethan Sturm (Harvard University), Nik Jablonski (Tufts University), Curtis Taylor (Creighton University), Kellan Cupid (The Warriors), David Littleton (Bosnyan Bearsharks), Jackson Schulz (Anteaters Forever), Scott Rein (Chicago United)

03/03/2022

Our ranking team is back with their first college top ten of the spring semester. Quidditch at the University of Virginia and Harvard Horntails both scored wins over ranked opposition in the past two weeks, so find out if either broke into the top ten this week!

Voters: Ethan Sturm (Harvard University), Nik Jablonski (Tufts University), Curtis Taylor (Creighton University), Kellan Cupid (The Warriors), David Littleton (Bosnyan Bearsharks), Jackson Schulz (Anteaters Forever), Scott Rein (Chicago United)

09/12/2021

With the fall semester in the books, how do our analysts think the top 10 college teams shape up? And what college broke into the top four this week? Find out below!

Voters: Ethan Sturm (Harvard University), Nik Jablonski (Tufts University), Curtis Taylor (Creighton University), Kellan Cupid (The Warriors), David Littleton (Bosnyan Bearsharks), Jackson Schulz (Anteaters Forever), Scott Rein (Chicago United)

05/12/2021

CCI Pitch 1