Matt Boling should move up to the 1500

The black racists on here love to say Boling needs to move to 400.

What theyre really worried about is Boling might become an elite sprinter.

That would just kill them.

I’m vindicated, again. Boling’s 9.98 proves he needs to move to a longer distance, as he’s just not suited for the 100.

Here we are getting all excited over a 9.9 only because this kid is white, why no talk about USC's Davonte Burnett he also ran a 9.9 today?

Boling is a cool story because he can do so much, but he will never be a 9.7/19.7 cat and that should be real obvious. Just enjoy what we actually have here, good NCAA athlete.

Brutal, please, I beg of you: let me troll in peace. Burnett and (obviously) Williams are the real stories today. Let me troll, it’s all I goddamn have left.

From my original post:

"What's that you say? He's never shown any special ability in the 1500,
and his 6.56 with a horrendous start indicates that he has the top-end
speed to run sub-10.1 basic in the 100 this season?"

That's weird, he's now run 10.05 and 10.06 basic, just as predicted. A sub10 basic is not out of the question, given how much he improved between regular season and championship season last year.

Anyway, this is just more evidence that he should switch events to something longer. The fact that he's run 19.85 basic in the 200 (faster than Kerley, Norman, Coleman, or Lyles at this point) also supports the thesis that he can't succeed in the short sprints and needs to shift. Imagine what he could do with this sort of improved speed if he tackled the 800 meters!

What an excellent idea! We already know that Boling can split a 44 in the 400. Imagine how easy he would feel jogging the first lap of the 800 in 49. A couple of months of high mileage and tempo runs will set him right for the second lap.

Deno, you're thinking too small. Nobody denies that Boling can score in the 100/200/Long Jump/4x100/4x400.

But Boling could easily win the 800m, 1500m, 5000m, and 10000m without having to worry about his teammate's performances or getting DQ'ed for closing his eyes and veering out of his lane.

He can jog the first 1/2.75/11.5/24 lap(s) and easily kick to victory with his superior speed and high ceiling in distance running.

And hey, plenty of teams have won championship 4x400s with an 800 guy or two.

If Georgia wants to score points, they will move Boling up.

I still believe that in his prime Jeremy Wariner could have been a great, great 800m runner, because he was built for the 800m and his strength was holding pace, not getting out great. He was a low 20 second 200m guy, but I have a hard time believing that a 43.45 who is that thin and that could at the finish could not have run 50-51 800m.

He ran a big PR 19.92 into a headwind and he will NEVER run 19.7? Makes a lot of sense...