Noah Lyles to Fred Kerley: “I mean, he could be here, but he ain’t. So be mad at that. Come on out here.”

Impressed with taking an opportunity from a 400 specialist and being a non factor? I'll admit I was curious how he would do but I wish they would've tried this experiment in prelims. He wasn't the sole reason we lost BUT he didn't meet the expectations today.

Weird the US indoor champ wasn't on either prelims or finals. I know he didn't have a good open race but still figured he could rip a relay leg.

He should have ran the heats like Bol then. Its not like he stepped up last minute to replace someone injured with no other alternative, there were 2 guys who made the trip just for the relay and got snub. Lets not start with this "he's so brave for getting out his comfort zone" bs, he tried to statpad a gold and failed, simple.

Maybe not gold every time but he's doing better than Semifinal Kerley

USA teammates keep on having beef with each other. Coleman, lyles, Fred, Knighton.
Look at dutch running as a team.

Lyle's himself said that he's told his team multiple times that if they need anyone for the 4x400m, for whatever reason, he's available. They told him at lunch. He ran in the evening.

This is the thing I love about Lyles. He's game. He puts himself out there: he turns up to meets and races that he doesn't need to enter / didn't plan to enter, and he competes. So yes, he gets opportunities. And perhaps there was a 400m specialist who'd have been better on the day (was there?), but that's not on him, that's on the selectors.

That was Lyles' point to Fred - if he was over there then maybe they'd have given him the shot.

He should have made some noise during the last outdoor World Championships, not waited until a meet that he isn't even at.

Fred needs to learn how to lobby for himself. Lyles is definitely winning at the marketing game. The hype might be annoying and cringe to some, but Lyles is working hard at making himself a household name. Who outside of T&F knows anything about Kerley?

So selections are based on who NBC invested the most ad money in? What's the point of having relay pools and camps then? Kerley should have shown USATF officials his 1.3M Instagram followers to convince them to pick him since its all that matter

I'm always glad when Kerley is absent. He says nothing of value. He can't speak without anger or profanities.

Fred has been running his mouth for years now and keeps crying, how many times has he stated his "brilliance"? and sub43 around the corner and the 200 will also be his next gold! and then he cant run a bend without looking like Bambi, and he hasn't gone anywhere near in the 400 for ages

Shut up and run! and actually have a personality would help

Agree 100% w Kerley. Totally BS

yes wondering why and how Lyles got a spot on this relay team in the final.

Lyles himself needs to "Come on out'" and run some open 400s and prove himself if he wants a spot on the 4x400 team at the Olympics.

When was the last time he ran an open 400? Has he ever broken 46? Aside from him offering, why did selectors suddenly decide to put him on the relay team in the final?

And Kerley needs to also run some open 400 if he wants to be selected (although he has much more past experience and results in the 400 than Lyles).

Although USA has dominated 4x400 relays, wondering if selector shenanigans like putting Mu and SML on the team in the final, and now Lyles, has USA open 400 runners second guessing their decisions to focus on that event.

Those open 400 runners can work hard, maybe not win a medal in the open 400, but now may worry they will not be rewarded by getting to run in the final.

This selector weirdness is not new, remember Flo Jo in the on the 4x400 in the 88 Olympics? I am sure there are other older examples

kerley has still run a mid 44.xx 400 every single year.

i think both of those guys run 43.xx in a relay when they are peak OLYMPIC game shape.

Isn't Kerley the one who prances around in bun-hugger quarter-tights?

I don't want to see that.

As annoying as it is that they hardly ever race, Mu and Mclaughlin deserved to be on that final. That relay with them on it was so overpowered nobody had a chance.

He got a spot on the team because this is world indoors. Look at the US results from USA indoors - not good.

So the coaches figured he might be able to do better than someone else on the team and they were right . This could Jve backfired big time but his leg was more than acceptable. When was the last time he ran a 400?

What’s the point of bringing this up when he’s said he previously asked at other championships and was denied. What does any of that have to do with this years indoor worlds?

I thought Fred’s whole deal was ditching the 400 so he could concentrate on the 100 and 200? I like Fred but make it make sense.