She's wants to finish college and go back home to Simi Valley. Kids her age try to act grown up be she still misses her siblings and parents. Next year she'll likely join Mammoth which is only a few hours from L.A., up I-395 and train up there.
She's wants to finish college and go back home to Simi Valley. Kids her age try to act grown up be she still misses her siblings and parents. Next year she'll likely join Mammoth which is only a few hours from L.A., up I-395 and train up there.
retardalert. wrote:Never once has an Oregon fan bashed Andrews. Not sure you understand what that even means, you f'tard.
yeah i think all oregon fans respect andrews a shitload. saying that wheating likely can beat him but has failed to as a result of poor tactical decisions is NOT bashing
I said she's okay. Get real.
Yeah you have. We see the constant barrage of jealous and snide remarks against Andrews, Koll, Bizarri, Barringer, Jeshua, Cramer, Phoebe, for being NCAA Champions not from UO. With the PAC-16, Hollywood is duplicating the Lakers/NBA business model, Nike has been thumped down into the ground just when they thought UO football was solidifying their empire. The Hollywood TV Moguls have taken over college sports, Nike is their little bitch now. You will see more money spread to the PAC-16 teams.
okay first of all nicole blood is an amazing person and runner. she has gone through a lot of criticism in the past but it has obviously only made her stronger and since when is getting 3rd at ncaa's no big deal. who cares what people expected her to do other people get better and nobody is expected to be the best in an event forever. people are going to improve and challenge her. she did amazing and id like to see you double the 10k 5k how she is capable of doing. stop hating on people who actually have talent and are good runners.
I have never met Nicole, but I have watched numerous races of hers since hs and tonight I was at Hayward and watched another amazing race. I'm a huge fan! She's awesome and I think that her ability to perservere through the bashing and doubting is unparalleled. Congrats on an amazing career that keeps getting better
ATTN west coast dreamers wrote:
I do feel bad for the girl for the ripping she, and many others, have taken. However it happens to every top athlete. I didn't want my prior post to sound like a rip on her, more so a STFU for the nut huggers. She has battled a long way through HS and college and for that I give her props. But Oregon fans are f'ing obnoxious and annoying as hell. They bash Andrews constantly but complain the second one of their own is "hated on." HYPOCRITES!
Complete paranoia, Oregon "haters" posted with Glee when Andrews beat Wheating the first time, and the second.
Duck fans, whom I recognize since I am one, posted congrats and appreciation.
Then some trolls posed as Duck fans.
Let's be real, there is one regular Duck "hater" who baits the bored regularly with anti Wheating, pro Andrews threads.
YAWN.
Heck, I was excited when Andrews beat Wheating, but not because an Oregon runner lost. I was happy because this kid (Andrews) has potential to take on the world at 800 meters. In fact, I would love to see Wheating and Andrews (and Symmonds) really dominate at London.
A Duck wrote:
Complete paranoia, Oregon "haters" posted with Glee when Andrews beat Wheating the first time, and the second.
She's not "okay." Her multiple All-Americans and high finishes at the collegiate level as well as USAs last year prove that.
By the way, in the final stretch, was it just me or was the crowd chanting "Ni-cole"?
Yes we were chanting "Nicole" The place was on their feet.
ATTN west coast dreamers wrote:
I do feel bad for the girl for the ripping she, and many others, have taken. However it happens to every top athlete. I didn't want my prior post to sound like a rip on her, more so a STFU for the nut huggers. She has battled a long way through HS and college and for that I give her props. But Oregon fans are f'ing obnoxious and annoying as hell. They bash Andrews constantly but complain the second one of their own is "hated on." HYPOCRITES!
Actually, reading these boards frequently, I am pretty sure most of the reason that Oregon fanboys bash Andrews is because the Oregon Haters (and there are more of them than fanboys on here) throw Andrews around to bash Wheating over and over and over....just search how many threads you can find saying things like "Wheating is finished" or "sucks" some such, and they all use Andrews.
I find the Andrews fans on this site to be far more "f'ing obnoxious and annoying as hell", but thats me...
And I am neither an Oregon fanboy or a Hater. A lot of Oregon guys have run very well...and on the other hand, some of them seem kind of like jackasses, but it doesn't change my opinion on their performances. Just them as a person.
Also, there was no way Nicole should have been winning that 10K, and no way you can predict that from years out in HS just because she was one of the best at that point. She ran very well, as she has for years.
Nicole Blood is my inspiration
If they scored the HS outdoor national meet the way they score NCAAs, would Nicole have the most combined points in recent history? Sarah Bowman would be up there as well...
A letsrun viewer sent us this article on Nicole before NCAAs.
http://www.dailyemerald.com/sports/blood-s-career-a-demonstration-of-fulfilled-potential-1.1487803
She won't do anything post collegiate.
Not sure tha bashing was directed at Blood as much as it was directed at Toga. I don't think anyone wished anything bad on her, most just thought she was racing and training too hard at a young age, not her fault.
By leaving the program she sort of admitted that it was a problem. Glad to see her still doing well.
Has caught on as an asst coach at Columbia, and even has run a marathon for fun. Much respect for my NY homegirl.