huh what wrote:
Sydney is super hot and multi-ethnic and will make a ton on endorsements and be the US face of the Olympics.
Jakob looks like a Hitler youth serial killer and won't be as sellable.
So...running aside, Sydney will have a better career.
I don't normally care to comment on athlete's appearances, but since it's the topic has already been brought up, Sydney is average looking at best.
barney23 wrote:
objectiveFan wrote:
Jakob will break all the world records from 1500m to half marathon, so clearly he will have a better career.
Objective fan indeed. It's understandable why many of you are so excited about Jakob but another Jacob, same age, is undoubtedly a better athlete. I am talking about Kiplimo, who's not run as many high profile races as the Norwegian. This is a guy who's given Cheptegei a run for his money on several occasions.
And that's just one East African. Samuel Tefera and Selemon Barega are as good as Jakob, if not better. Not to mention the other younger boys in the region waiting for the right moment. I'd temper my expectations if I were you.
Not that I think about it, Objective Fan probably meant European and Norwegian records.
barney23 wrote:
objectiveFan wrote:
Jakob will break all the world records from 1500m to half marathon, so clearly he will have a better career.
Objective fan indeed. It's understandable why many of you are so excited about Jakob but another Jacob, same age, is undoubtedly a better athlete. I am talking about Kiplimo, who's not run as many high profile races as the Norwegian. This is a guy who's given Cheptegei a run for his money on several occasions.
And that's just one East African. Samuel Tefera and Selemon Barega are as good as Jakob, if not better. Not to mention the other younger boys in the region waiting for the right moment. I'd temper my expectations if I were you.
Yes the africans are really good, but they are also all age cheats. Jakob is the best 19-year old track runner ever.
So besides not knowing how to count to 5 you also followed it up with sexist remarks about Syd's appearance. How Texan of you.
norrrwayyy wrote:
barney23 wrote:
Objective fan indeed. It's understandable why many of you are so excited about Jakob but another Jacob, same age, is undoubtedly a better athlete. I am talking about Kiplimo, who's not run as many high profile races as the Norwegian. This is a guy who's given Cheptegei a run for his money on several occasions.
And that's just one East African. Samuel Tefera and Selemon Barega are as good as Jakob, if not better. Not to mention the other younger boys in the region waiting for the right moment. I'd temper my expectations if I were you.
Yes the africans are really good, but they are also all age cheats. Jakob is the best 19-year old track runner ever.
Whatever helps you sleep at night.
Agreed. Hilarious seeing people call her average. Meanwhile, Jakob looks like a foot with leprosy.
Tha Kid wrote:
Agreed. Hilarious seeing people call her average. Meanwhile, Jakob looks like a foot with leprosy.
This is the site you were looking for:
https://hotornot.comI think she's hot by any standard, and by female athlete standards she's a 25/10.
TrackCoach wrote:
[quote]go go away wrote:
One other way of looking at it is Sydney and Dalilah would make the U.S. high school boys top-10 list in the 400h
they wouldn't if the hurdles were 36 inches
Wrong question: Sydney or Mondo. Answer: Mondo.
A year ago I would have laughed at this thread. The idea that Jakob could ever be in the same discussion as Sydney would have been ridiculous. But at this point, I can see it being a legitimate argument a few years down the road.
I would still bet on Sydney and same the odds her having a better career are far more likely. She is already a global medalist and came a hair from beating Muhammed in a WR championship race. I believe at the next Olympic Sydney will get over the top and eventually will get the WR. I could see her at some point also being the global 400m champ.
Jakob has a very hard road to global medal. He will almost suredly get some. But the 1500m is a near-impossible event to consistently dominate at the global championships. Besides heavy competition, it can have some of the tactical crapshoot nature. The two greatest 1500m I've seen, ELG and Kiprop, lost a lot of championship races between them. I have a hard time seeing Jakob bettering their dominance. Jakob has the ability to be the best 1500m and maybe 5000m runner in the world. But I have a hard time seeing him sustain that year in, year out for a couple of Olympic Cycles. I think it highly likely that Sydney is the dominant 400m hurdler for a decade.
WinnytheBish wrote:
Jakob is about to turn 20, he will be 13 months younger than McLaughlin. Both very promising young talents who are already world class. Who will hang the spikes with a better career? You can define better career however you'd like, but just back it up with good points. I'd say more medals, faster historical context, etc all should factor in. As it stands now, I take Sydney, as she already is a bit ahead of Jakob with global senior medals. Jakob is also a year younger, as I've mentioned, so it's worth noting that.
Jakob:
3:28, 4:50, 13:02
5 European Championships, counting Juniors
Silver and Bronze at world juniors
5-time Euro XC champion
A 4th(1500) and a 5th(5000) at the world championships
Has more medals, because he runs two events with regularity.
Sydney:
52.23h, 50.07
Gold at World Youth Championships
4x400 Gold in World Championships
Silver in the 400h in the World Championships, behind the fastest runner of all time.
American Junior Record holder in 400h
Fun facts: Both have great track family backgrounds. The Ingebrigtsens are pretty well-known here, but Sydney's brother was also a silver medalist at the world junior championships, and her father competed at the Olympic trials.
More medals.... lol
It is much more difficult to win a US championship in a sprinting event than it is to win a European championship in a distance event. Heck, even a championship in ncaa would be harder
It is a difficult choice. As a European runner, I have followed Ingebrigtsen closely. Super skilled. I even had trouble maintaining my workout during the home quarantine. To the Danish readers, I could fortunately get inspiration from this post:
https://www.pulsure.dk/pulsuniverset/guide-til-hjemmetraening
But I believe in the Norwegian. There is quality in that kid.
Jessen jeffla wrote:
More medals.... lol
It is much more difficult to win a US championship in a sprinting event than it is to win a European championship in a distance event. Heck, even a championship in ncaa would be harder
Farah is the most gold winning athlete on the world scene for the passed decade. There are few NCAA spinters at that level.
What US Championship did she win?
ya'll......just CANNOT compare these two drastically different athletes, not to mention opposite sexes....you ever hear people talk about Lisa Leslie (WNBA legend) in a same convo involving Michael Jordan...c'mon! i pity the fool
Sydney with 7.75 individual WC/OLY medals to his 1.5. Better question is Sydney vs Ajee Wilson
Sydney will be the Athlete of the Decade. Jakob will do very well for a few years. No contest.
Jakob would be extremely lucky to come close to what Sydney has already achieved.
huh what wrote:
Sydney is super hot and multi-ethnic and will make a ton on endorsements and be the US face of the Olympics.
Jakob looks like a Hitler youth serial killer and won't be as sellable.
So...running aside, Sydney will have a better career.
I do not say, by no means, that a shrink should be your next stop.