Now THAT's ironic, Alanis

If you're hip to club volleyball in the Mitten State (Michigan), you've probably heard of Club Unified, a juniors program that was formed when W.O.W. and Oakland Jrs. merged (thus the name of the club).

Well, in a tribute to irony, Club Unified has disbanded. Just let that sink in for a moment. Why did they disband? Because the directors didn't see eye-to-eye, according to their website. Black fly in your chardonnay? Nope. Actual irony. It's almost like a Bigfoot sighting.

And all this happens after one year of existence. One year? Don't you think you should have a better idea who you're working with before you begin as "Club Unified"? Perhaps "We're Fairly Sure This Is a Good Idea VBC"?

We'd like to suggest that all clubs attempt to avoid irony or potentially messy name situations. Don't, for instance, call yourselves Supreme, Superior, ACME, or Wicked Awesome unless your teams are equal to those labels. No one's impressed to see Totally Excellent 18-1 finish 23rd out of 25 teams.

A team from Vegas shouldn't call themselves Jackpot VBC if the club director is Art Schlicter. Nobody should call themselves High Road VBC if their coaches are bad-mouthing people on the messageboards and then get busted for it.

We think Texas Tornados is a gutsy bunch for sure. NKYVC Tsunami marginally less so, 'cuz if a tidal wave actually makes it to Cincinnati, we've got bigger problems.