I would argue that the lack of racing is a symptom of most of the NCAA members not caring about cross country and putting as little money into as possible. When they reduced the meet requirements in 2020-21, it meant that 80% of schools already doing the bare minimum could now do less. Most stopped going to the regional meet (south central ex.)
if you want teams to race, require them to race 7 at 6 meets. The track meet requirements are keeping indoor season alive for the entire west coast (Portland State situation last year). If the NCAA reduced countable track contest, many schools would gladly cut their budget to a minimum.
And conference doesn’t matter half the time. NAU raced Wisco, but will sleep walk through next week
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Oregon will win the region and qualify for ncaa. When they get there they will finish between numbers 5-8. They have enough pieces. They will be fine. Just take a deep breath and relax. Birnbaum will be top 25. In 2-3 years oregon will win ncaa.
I’m actually no longer as confident. They would obviously be better if Birnbaum is healthy and ran but I truly thought they would be much better. I still think they will beat someone and get a push but that’s not a guarantee. We will see though, won’t we?!
I’m actually no longer as confident. They would obviously be better if Birnbaum is healthy and ran but I truly thought they would be much better. I still think they will beat someone and get a push but that’s not a guarantee. We will see though, won’t we?!
Add in Harrison as well. They definitely could come back at regionals and beat Washington, if they bring the A team and quit faffing about, but there is no guarantee. I think they will get in by the push, but just by the skin of their teeth. If they finish top 15-20 at NCAAs I'd still be left pretty underwhelmed by the season as a whole. People talking about a top-10 don't seem to realize that every team was sandbagging to some degree even still today. Next year's team will be much more hyped and rightfully so and the following years as well.
Yeah, imagine having all of the Oregon money and only beating Cal Poly by a handful of points to finish 7th in the region and getting stomped by Cal Baptist! Maybe next year they can finish the trend and get dead last.
Yeah, imagine having all of the Oregon money and only beating Cal Poly by a handful of points to finish 7th in the region and getting stomped by Cal Baptist! Maybe next year they can finish the trend and get dead last.
Who knows what Jerry is thinking, but I'm sure he has a plan and the Ducks will be competitive sooner than later.
Yeah, imagine having all of the Oregon money and only beating Cal Poly by a handful of points to finish 7th in the region and getting stomped by Cal Baptist! Maybe next year they can finish the trend and get dead last.
Who knows what Jerry is thinking, but I'm sure he has a plan and the Ducks will be competitive sooner than later.
Okay guys, here is the plan. We will assemble the best distance recruits in the country on the same cross country team and then lose to Cal Baptist at regionals
Anyone hear any secondhand explanations of why the women raced pre-nats but the men raced nowhere?
without the kolas points they could’ve picked up, men have to run extra well at PAC-12s and regionals to have a shot at NCAAs
You have to be in high school or something…every single athlete that signed here after Jerry joined knew what they were getting into and they were more than okay with it. Just because you aren’t doesn’t justify this entitled complaining. Stanford sucks this year. CU sucks compared to the golden days. Oregon will probably win or take second if they are gonna super peak for nationals, like they did last year. They will easily make nationals, they’ll take second/ third at regionals after CBU and Stanford., CU and every other team will push them in. The guys at Oregon aren’t training to be the best at cross country when they are pro’s. They are training to be making the us final for outdoors in their respective events and, same with NCAA’s champs. The average joe who isn’t at the high level won’t understand this. The women race 6k. The men race 10k. Two completely different events. Again, they could have gone anywhere else if they weren’t okay with training under the one of the best coaches in the NCAA, who understands periodization and overload 1000x better than some kid who rants on letsrun “oh no bad for the sport no no”.