ticker wrote:
just got back from the meet - that was awful - no color, no good races, no good times, no excitement except the w 200...something has to change for this meet to continue.
I just got back as well, and agree it's not a great meet. I've been to Pre and it just blows that meet out of the water.
My two cents.. terrible announcing and interviewing (by Mo Greene) in the sense that it didn't get the crowd involved. Blanka Vlasic was such a show-woman, amazing athlete and so great with the crowd. But half the time the audience wasn't even paying attention when she was about to jump. The announcer did say one time, Blanka Vlasic wants your attention! And Brigetta Barrett, a great sport, helped lead the clapping to get the crowd involved when Vlasic was jumping.
I wasn't aware the women's PV was supposed to be in front of the stands; that could have helped a lot, but as it was, I hardly even knew it was going on from where I was sitting at the top of the home stretch.
It's just a totally different crowd than you would find in Eugene or somewhere else. Half of them are just cheering for whoever is Jamaican and only care about the sprints and getting peoples' autographs. Which is fine! there are all types of fans, and track needs all of them. But I didn't see many people like myself who were just looking to take in some quality performances in all events.
The weather was so awful, that may have been 80 percent of the problem.
ok, a lot more than two cents.