fun. wrote:
so [i've] been doing my updated rankings and while this year's marks seem to make it appear Cornell is stacked[,] I think many are underestimating Princeton men when they let them [loose].
I personally think as of now Princeton will win by like 30 pts.
will make a stornger prediction once it is announced who is competing in what.
I actually think most of us were following your listings pretty closely and agreeing with them--they seemed much more indicative than the TFRRS seasonal marks.
But several potential Princeton scorers don't seem to have competed *at all* this season...are they really likely to debut at Heps? Even McCullough, last year, threw in at least one meet before threatening to destroy the cage at Barton Hall.
Obviously the Tigers have three stud 3k runners who can also go down to the mile or up to the 5k, and I certainly expect they will do so--and pick up a big swatch of points in the process. They're already well represented in the heptathlon, but I'm even alert to the possibility that they could put Hopkins in there, in addition to his two (or three) individual events. (That does seem unlikely, but...)
I'm still going with Cornell, though only for "the narrowest of wins," just because I've become convinced that Princeton's MIAs are going to remain missing--whatever the reasons. (I realize Fred S. and J. Vig could prove me very wrong!) And I agree with an above poster that the men PU *does* have in the top-six placings are likely to score a lot of points, leaving the possibility of plenty of fresh runners for the relays--which I still think the men's meet will come down to.
I hardly think Cornell is "sitting pretty," in other words, and I'm alert to the possibility that Princeton's been sandbagging a few guys, to trot them out as surprises at Heps. "Who is competing in what" will really make the difference.