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NCAA Individual title, or Olympics and No Medal ? 6/19/2009 12:28AM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
If you had a crystal ball and could only have one in your career,which would you rather have?

Discuss..
LukeTheRunner
RE: NCAA Individual title, or Olympics and No Medal ? 6/19/2009 1:42AM - in reply to Your Couch Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Olympics
ian edwards
RE: NCAA Individual title, or Olympics and No Medal ? 6/19/2009 2:05AM - in reply to Your Couch Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
NCAA basketball title.
no real debate here
RE: NCAA Individual title, or Olympics and No Medal ? 6/19/2009 6:36AM - in reply to Your Couch Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I have one individual NCAA title... its cool to have, but i can't tell you what i would have given to make an olympic team. i would probably trade 4 titles for an olympic team.
Strong Bear
RE: NCAA Individual title, or Olympics and No Medal ? 6/19/2009 7:07AM - in reply to no real debate here Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Well, you only have one to trade, so no deal.
The Train
RE: NCAA Individual title, or Olympics and No Medal ? 6/19/2009 7:08AM - in reply to Your Couch Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Your Couch wrote:

If you had a crystal ball and could only have one in your career,which would you rather have?

Discuss..


What does a crystal ball have to do with going to the Olympics or winning an NCAA title?
Giddy
RE: NCAA Individual title, or Olympics and No Medal ? 6/19/2009 8:20AM - in reply to The Train Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Olympics, hands down.

Representing your country in the olympics is hands down superior to representing your school.

A better question would be going to the world championships or winning an NCAA title.

In that case, i'd probably take the NCAA title.
Get with the program ...
RE: NCAA Individual title, or Olympics and No Medal ? 6/19/2009 8:27AM - in reply to Your Couch Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
ummm...ever heard of Galen Rupp?
distance guy
RE: NCAA Individual title, or Olympics and No Medal ? 6/19/2009 8:36AM - in reply to Your Couch Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Just to be a part of the Olympic village scene would be worth trading in my hypothetical NCAA title.
distance
RE: NCAA Individual title, or Olympics and No Medal ? 6/19/2009 9:15AM - in reply to distance guy Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Olympian might be the best non-academic/work-related item you could possibly put on a resume---I'll take Olympic participant any day.
molina
RE: NCAA Individual title, or Olympics and No Medal ? 6/19/2009 11:24AM - in reply to distance Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
+1
Brad ONeil - SR - Coe College
RE: NCAA Individual title, or Olympics and No Medal ? 6/19/2009 11:26AM - in reply to Giddy Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Giddy wrote:

Olympics, hands down.

Representing your country in the olympics is hands down superior to representing your school.

A better question would be going to the world championships or winning an NCAA title.

In that case, i'd probably take the NCAA title.


I'd take WC over NCAA. Regular jackoffs have never heard of the WC but know about the Olympics, but the WC is just barely less prestigious than Oly to the track world, which is all I would care about.
wants to know
RE: NCAA Individual title, or Olympics and No Medal ? 6/19/2009 12:00PM - in reply to no real debate here Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
what's it in if you don't mind me asking?
douglas consiglio
RE: NCAA Individual title, or Olympics and No Medal ? 6/19/2009 2:23PM - in reply to wants to know Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I was lucky enough to be Division 1 NCAA champion indoors, and made an Olmpic team two years later. while NCAA champion was great, and our team won to boot, the whole Olymic experience was incredibly awesome and I would have to say better

You can have 99% of the NCAA experience without winning the championships, but you can't get the Olympic experience without being there. I also was injured at the Olympics and ran like crap, but looking back it was still great....
cool to me
RE: NCAA Individual title, or Olympics and No Medal ? 6/19/2009 2:30PM - in reply to douglas consiglio Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Dang Doug, I didn't realize you made the Olympics. Still have that jersey I hope!
Hmmmm
RE: NCAA Individual title, or Olympics and No Medal ? 6/19/2009 2:35PM - in reply to cool to me Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
no doubt....
RE: NCAA Individual title, or Olympics and No Medal ? 6/19/2009 2:41PM - in reply to Your Couch Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Olympian vs College Champion? I'll take the former, every time. I was not a college champion, but was an All American (3rd, not 8th or 9th like that watered down crap now days;but would still take the Olympian title).
no doubt....
RE: NCAA Individual title, or Olympics and No Medal ? 6/19/2009 3:03PM - in reply to cool to me Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
cool to me wrote:

Dang Doug, I didn't realize you made the Olympics. Still have that jersey I hope!


a fine runner who ran a handful of 1500m races between 335 and 340 in the late 80s. However at Seoul in '88, ran a clunker of a 1500m in the heats...3:55.
terrier
RE: NCAA Individual title, or Olympics and No Medal ? 6/21/2009 11:28AM - in reply to Your Couch Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
if you go to the olympics you can get that sweet tattoo that all the olympians have
problem child
RE: NCAA Individual title, or Olympics and No Medal ? 6/21/2009 4:42PM - in reply to terrier Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
terrier wrote:

if you go to the olympics you can get that sweet tattoo that all the olympians have



You mean a black panther fighting a dragon?

I already have one and never made an olympic team
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