Official 2017 D3 Cross Country Thread

Yeah well they also lost to loras earlier this year! HA, Explain that FitzyXC

UMMMM wrote:

I don't get why everyone is hyping North Central. They just got demolished by WashU. WashU is a good team, but after Flotracks love letter you would think it would have went the other way around.

They ran 0 of their top 7, maybe?

They did lose to loras though

You're forgetting wrote:

They did lose to loras though

Cut the weak trolling. Their "loss" was due to them running 0 of their varsity again, and you know that.

0/10 wrote:

You're forgetting wrote:

They did lose to loras though

Cut the weak trolling. Their "loss" was due to them running 0 of their varsity again, and you know that.

YOU cut the WEAK trolling. We all KNOW that NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE falls APART when it comes to HILLS.. You know what the WHEATON course screams to ME? HILLY. NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE will be a non FACTOR in NOVEMBER.

In FloTrack's article on NCC says, "three of them are juniors, meaning they'll probably win again next year too."

It's Sept. and not only is NCC a shoo-in for DIII champs this year, but next year too?? F#CK THAT. I don't even care who does it, but please someone beat them at Nationals so FloTrack can take NCC's d!ck out of their mouth.

Step It Up wrote:

In FloTrack's article on NCC says, "three of them are juniors, meaning they'll probably win again next year too."

It's Sept. and not only is NCC a shoo-in for DIII champs this year, but next year too?? F#CK THAT. I don't even care who does it, but please someone beat them at Nationals so FloTrack can take NCC's d!ck out of their mouth.

Plenty will have their chance at Pre-Nats. Just checked schedules and 9 of top 13 ranked teams will be there on Oct 14

NCC

SUNY Geneseo

John's Hopkins

MIT

UW Eau Claire

Christopher Newport

Loras

Calvin

Washington University

I personally think last years NCC team overachieved, for the rest of the teams it was a down year or they just choked at nationals. This year will be much closer than the fan boys think it wil.

Plenty will have their chance at Pre-Nats. Just checked schedules and 9 of top 13 ranked teams will be there on Oct 14

NCC

SUNY Geneseo

John's Hopkins

MIT

UW Eau Claire

Christopher Newport

Loras

Calvin

Washington University

I personally think last years NCC team overachieved, for the rest of the teams it was a down year or they just choked at nationals. This year will be much closer than the fan boys think it wil.[/quote]

Is it overachieving, or just achieving? They don't lack talent; therefore just achieving. Lacrosse ran poorly but I don't believe anyone else in the top 5 talk going in ran poorly at Nationals last year. North Central was good on that day but had proven to be that good at earlier meets last year: Oshkosh, Conference, Regionals. 4 All Americans was not a surprise. 5-6 ran pretty well that day but we knew they were good too.

Hummm wrote:

Plenty will have their chance at Pre-Nats. Just checked schedules and 9 of top 13 ranked teams will be there on Oct 14

NCC

SUNY Geneseo

John's Hopkins

MIT

UW Eau Claire

Christopher Newport

Loras

Calvin

Washington University

I personally think last years NCC team overachieved, for the rest of the teams it was a down year or they just choked at nationals. This year will be much closer than the fan boys think it wil.

Is it overachieving, or just achieving? They don't lack talent; therefore just achieving. Lacrosse ran poorly but I don't believe anyone else in the top 5 talk going in ran poorly at Nationals last year. North Central was good on that day but had proven to be that good at earlier meets last year: Oshkosh, Conference, Regionals. 4 All Americans was not a surprise. 5-6 ran pretty well that day but we knew they were good too.[/quote]

5 All Americans **cough**cough**

Dennis Young, the flotrack writer was a d3 guy from Dickinson. Was it bold? Yes. Why bash NCC for it though? If your school did what they did the year before and returned as many as they do wouldn't you expect to repeat?

Because he pretty much says "don't bother showing up to nationals this year or the next year cause north central has no chance of losing"

How do you expect schools to get recruits and even compete when one of the biggest companies in running is saying that North Central has no chance of ever losing? If I'm a recruit and see that article then you sure as hell believe I'm either going to North Central or not running cause I definitely ain't going to school when my team apparently has no shot.

It's basically a F#ck you to every other D3 team

Flowack wrote:

Because he pretty much says "don't bother showing up to nationals this year or the next year cause north central has no chance of losing"

How do you expect schools to get recruits and even compete when one of the biggest companies in running is saying that North Central has no chance of ever losing? If I'm a recruit and see that article then you sure as hell believe I'm either going to North Central or not running cause I definitely ain't going to school when my team apparently has no shot.

It's basically a F#ck you to every other D3 team

If 1 slightly bold Flotrack article causes irreparable harm to your XC program, it probably should be disbanded anyway.

Flowack wrote:

Because he pretty much says "don't bother showing up to nationals this year or the next year cause north central has no chance of losing"

How do you expect schools to get recruits and even compete when one of the biggest companies in running is saying that North Central has no chance of ever losing? If I'm a recruit and see that article then you sure as hell believe I'm either going to North Central or not running cause I definitely ain't going to school when my team apparently has no shot.

It's basically a F#ck you to every other D3 team

Can you blame them? What about the article is unrealistic or unreasonable? NCC dominated nationals last year, return 4 of the 7 (including 3 of the top 8 returnees) and add other random guys like Norvell (30:10) and McKenna (14:22) to the mix. Clearly, with Carius being there for 60 years or whatever, they have a very strong culture and that's why they get their results. If you're another D3 team, it should be motivation to train harder to beat them.

Injuries and crazy things happen- no one would have guessed Ches would've lost at D1 nats last year. The season isn't just over- but with running, year round work is a good indication of success and clearly the model NCC uses works. If I was a coach of a D3 team that wants to be competitive, I would post that article in my locker room and use it as motivation for us to get better, to want to be on that level.

YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST:

Nationals 2017

1) North Central

2) Wis-Lacrosse

3) WashU

4) Wis-Eau Claire

Midwest is Best wrote:

YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST:

Nationals 2017

1) North Central

2) Wis-Lacrosse

3) WashU

4) Wis-Eau Claire

Let's try it:

1) Norrh Central

2) Loras

3) UW Eau Claire

4) SUNY G

5) Wash U

If loras gets 2nd I think we'll see the points record fall for a 2nd year in a row

Who goes to a D3 school with a 4:15Pr?

Rumor around Mid-East Region is that the coach down at Franciscan has bolstered his recruiting in the recently and this is his first big catch.

Flowack wrote:

Because he pretty much says "don't bother showing up to nationals this year or the next year cause north central has no chance of losing"

How do you expect schools to get recruits and even compete when one of the biggest companies in running is saying that North Central has no chance of ever losing? If I'm a recruit and see that article then you sure as hell believe I'm either going to North Central or not running cause I definitely ain't going to school when my team apparently has no shot.

It's basically a F#ck you to every other D3 team

Dear lord. Grow a pair and start putting some miles in. How's that for a start?