BEST RECRUITING CLASS 2010

PLEASE tell me wrote:

Tell me this is the biggest f-ing joke ever!!! That kid has only ran what 4:12. Thats it. Inconsistent too. 15:50's for most of his xc races this year. I have no idea why he is going there. When he brakes 9:30 in the two mile more than twice this season let me know.

You are the bigging f'ing joke ever. 4:12 is an excellent time, especially considering the season isn't over yet. Maybe not what it takes to be all american in one years time, but hardly a "that's it", or "i have no idea why he is going there". You clearly are either mentally retarded, or just a tool.

Would've like to see him at Ohio State just because Corey Leslie and him seem like the same kind of runner (not great cross country, but real middle distance speed). The concern about Oregon is he may not get a chance to compete and is just a middle of the pack guy with the whole stable of young guys Vin has.

You mean to tell me that you think this kid is going to be an all american in two years?! Your crazy. Oregon brought in Mac Fleet last year. They are bringing in another miler or two. They will continue to get some of the best milers. Who say's your kid is even going to go to any of the meets. Look, Ohio Runner Corrie Leslie ran like a 4:08 in high school and HE might not even be an all american. Josh Tormasi last year ran a 4:09. Emil Hienking, Bo Waggnor, so before you go jizzing yourself becuase your buddy ran a 4:14 last week..Pr or close to it just tell him he has a whole 3-4 months left. Your an idiot sir. I searched your name on Dye Stat and Letsrun and people agree with me. You must be the kids father or something. Go away noone likes you.

have you seen syracuse lately?

Amazed wrote:

Wow, wow...I mean wow. Where to start? Chris Fox has coached a grand total of ONE (1) mens XC team to the NCAA meet in the past decade. Where exactly did he get this genius reputation from? Pete not only got them to the meet in a few years, but they were on the podium!

And based on the fact that you said his results the last two seasons (he's been there six months, but what do the facts matter!) are worse than the Dr. Whit, you either dont know what you are talking about or have an axe to grind.

Shane Moskowitz, Washington State, ran 15:05 XC 5k, and as a junior ran 8:55 for 3200m. Recently ran 4:12/8:32 mile 3k double at UW, and 25:22 for 8k at US Juniors.

Moskowitz is also 20 years old...

I thought moskowitz was going to ok state?

Colby Alexander is ranked 2 in the nation right now. 4:12 mile converts to about a 4:10 in the 1600, and he still has about 4 months left.

Why do people on here have to be such jerks? Give him some credit- he's going to Oregon and he deserves it.

That was a reply to "hold on....!?>!"

Moskowitz is not 20, he is now 19, but he is surely on the older side of most HS'ers that is certain.

Oregon also got Corey Alexander who looks like a phenom prospect to me.

This is what happens when you have it going on with a ton of good guys and new recruits can take half a ride and UO is about 25K a year.

Oregon will continue to get guys and it does not look too much different than when Vin has other programs, remember? and now you have Nike on the back end?

It ain;' that hard to figure.

Alexander not good enough to go to Oregon? They recruited him.

They seem to have a pretty good handle on how to get things done, don't you think? Do you think they'd waste time and money on visits and a scholarship if they didn't think he had All-American potential? That's exactly what they look for.

He's only a tenth of a second off the fastest indoor mile in the United States. He's already run 4:10 for 1600 and it's only Feb. He destroyed as good of a field as there's been yet this indoor season at Kentucky last weekend.

As for Foot Locker, the head of the race said for a high school race and definitely for a FL Midwest race, he can't remember worse course conditions than this years mud bowl. If you were there and ventured into the woods where most of the race was run, you'd agree with him. Just ask any competitor that day if they've ever run in worse mud. Making a comment like " He ran 15:49. That's one of the slowest times ever to make it to Nationals" without knowledge of the course conditions shows ignorance of the sport.

This kid's only gettin' started.

The previous message was in reply to Mrr82.

Thinking about it, Andy Powell and Vin may have displayed a stroke of genius in recruiting Colby. He had been flying under the radar 'til FL, but they must have seen something that less observant people (like Mrr82) obviously didn't. Go Ducks!

You weren't at FL or you would've known that there were sections in the woods where the runners had to run thru ankle deep water for 50 yards at a stretch. They almost re-routed the course the night before.

4:12.25 converts to 4:10.65.

Obviously you're an OSU booster. Probably not a distance runner though. You surely wouldn't fit in with those guys. The guys on that team that you mentioned are all class acts.

You're a frustrated wanna-be who takes out his frustrations on others because you never had the talent, brains or guts to run for a school like Ohio State or Oregon.

"Let's see how bad he can fail this season"....what's that all about? Who would say that about anyone? You're obviously someone who knows nothing about what it takes to be successful in this sport.

(You actually put down all those OSU guys you mentioned by saying he's such a lousy runner that he should've gone to OSU !).

Oh yeah oohplease before you respond, learn how to write for Pete's sake. Get your GED. I think all prisons offer programs like that. I could hardly read that dribble in your attempt at a post.

OSU has some good milers this year with a 3:58, 4:03, 4:03, 4:06, but Oregon has 4 or 5 guys at sub-4. No contest! If you had the opportunity to go to Oregon, you probably would. However, let's not pretend that Colby is paying a great deal of out of state to go to Oregon; Vin has found academic and "need" money everywhere he goes. If the University is willing to play ball, a kid has to pay very little and it somehow doesn't count against the 12 scholarship rule. Some schools/Universities play ball and others don't.

I bet Colby is somehow paying very little to attend AND it counts against the Ducks limits very, very little.

I completely agree with you.

Obviously some people on this thread know nothing, and they should keep their comments to themselves. I can't believe people would come on here and disrespect others, and their families. It is unbelievable.

Joe Cool is too Cool for School

Moskowitz is actually 18. He just messed up when filling out the form at junior nationals.

From washington the top guys seem to be going to Stanford, BYU, and WSU. Shane being the exception.

Can you give some names? I like that Stanford has a young group of guys that are more prone to develop under that program.

It is always interesting to see which Brits decide upon heading to the states but from what I know there is little activity with Brits going over in the year coming. Although from what i've heard IONA have recruited well and are going to be a force to be reckoned with next xc season. You've been warned.