[w_alloy]

I pretty much started playing this year and ultimate is a truly awesome sport. Some people at my university are also starting an ultimate club this year, so that should be fun.

In regards to the athleticism comments:

I don't think it's much (if any) worse than any other non-mainstream sport if you account for the size of the player pool. There are many mainstream athletes who could come in and dominate rugby, lacrosse, handball, etc.

It seems to me there is a slightly larger draw for nonathletic people in ultimate because of the nonjudgmental culture, and for the truly elite athletes, time is better spent on sports that can earn $ and scholarships. But overall, as someone who is just starting out in ultimate and has played against a number of D1 type athletes in multiple sports, I have not been unimpressed.