NAIA rankings this week

Concordia Irvine, climbing the polls slowly!! The OC Baby!!

FUNNY STUFF (I'M FROM CALI)

*I CUSS A LOT! I SAY HELLA!! AND I DON'T GIVE A F***!!

*I SAY "FOR SURE" AND "RIGHT ON" AND I SAY IT OFTEN

*I KNOW WHAT REAL CHEESE & AVOCADOS TASTE LIKE... WISCONSIN BLOWS!

*I GO TO THE BEACH -NOT "DOWN THE SHORE" (WHO THE F*** SAYS THAT ANYWAYS?)

*I KNOW 65 MPH REALLY MEANS 80+

*I'VE BEEN TO FRISCO AND HAVE EATEN FRESH CLAM CHOWDER OUT OF A SOURDOUGH BREAD BOWL

*THE DRINKING AGE IS 21 BUT EVERYONE STARTS AT 14 (LEGALLY 18 IF YOU LIVE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE BORDER)

*MY GOVERNOR CAN KICK YOUR GOVERNOR'S ASS AND HE'S IN A VIDEO GAME BLOWIN' S*** UP!

*I CAN GET FRESH AND REAL MEXICAN FOOD 24 HOURS A DAY (LAAS VEGAS TAQUERIA)

*ALL THE TV SHOWS YOU "OTHER" STATES WATCH GET FILMED HERE

*I'M FROM CALIFORNIA AND I F***ING LOVE IT...B****ES!

*IF YOU LOVE CALIFORNIA - REPOST IF YOU DON'T MOVE TO Oklahoma!

I think I speak for everyone when I say we could have done with out that post. Idiot.

Yeah. At this point, I think I want to make clear that I am not from California. At the moment, I wish that I had never visited California, or spelled the word California. I really loved the place, until that bizarre post which makes me want to champion an entirely new educational system throughout America and the rest of the free world. Wow...

Funny stuff you are from cali

with that post we should exile your ass to maui

You cuss a lot, and obviously dont give a f***

I guess even your dumb ass could get laid in cali for a buck

You say "For sure and "Right on" and you say it often

Bet I bet your geeky ass wouldnt say that in compton

You can taste real cheese and avacodos?

I bet you can taste other things in gay country, Whats that dribbling off your nose?

Big deal, you dont go to the shore, you go to the beach

Well we just train and put jokes like you out of reach

65 mph really means 80 plus?

I was in 4th grade when i was bragging i could cuss

Youve eaten out of a sourdough bread bowl

Your teams definetely dropping in the next poll

Evidently you started drinking at the age of 14

thats probably why you havent broken 29:18

Your governer can probably kick everyones gov's butts

But after steroids, how big are his nuts?

You get fresh mexican food 24 hours a day

Maybe you could break 29 if you mixed in some Subway

All the shows we watch get filmed here?

Were usually training, do u live in S.F. you queer

So you make sure and repost to this and represent cali

If you dont i will just assume your at a gay rally

Or actually hopefully youve been knocked into a coma

But until then you aint got s*** on oklahoma

Well, this thread certainly has taken an odd twist. Uhm, anyone interested in responding to this week's poll or the first set of observations at the top of the thread?

Please, the voice of reason...I'm begging here.

That poem sounds like its from TWEET-----whitlock

its HILARIOUS!

i am from ca and agree that the post was stupid, but your poem tops it. you're out running instead? yeah right, looks more like you skipped your run to write that s***ty poem.

Wally, you know that rankings are on a week by week basis. Hence the moves by Westmont, VIC and UBC. VIC had to drop because they haven't raced yet, while Aquinas has been impressive so far. Who knows how things will turn out as the season progresses. Also, good to see Azusa getting credit for a solid run. Their team is a class act and will only get better as the year goes on. It will be interesting to see how they match up against Malone this weekend.

Westmont does look good so far and deserves their ranking. Hopefully they can hold on to it. That region looks to be the strongest in the NAIA. It's going to be a hell of a battle for that auto spot (not that it matters because most would go anyway). Also, did I miss something? When you say Concordia, are you referring to the jackass posting about Concordia, Oregon? If so, Concordia, Nebraska was not the school complaining about anything. As far as I know, those guys don't worry too much about how many votes they have. They may have to worry a little more this year being in Region III instead of the weaker Region IV, but that's another topic for another day.

Just a few random thoughts. Good luck to all this weekend!

Thanks. Hey, Concordia Nebraska, my apologies. I was dissing the meatheads who were complaining. Which Concordia is that? I would like to now send my bashing to that Concordia.

i highly doubt it would be concordia ca cause they're ranked up there.

Who ever posted the stupid post about Concordia is very immature. I run for the school and none of my teammates posted on here, so please quit the hating. WE just want to run and speak with our times. Thanks bros, Good luck to everyone this weekend.

I think intermont will take back #1 when they race, but I wish they and Aquinas could race before nats.

Region II. Thanks. Well said. No more hating from the hamster boy. That makes me feel good about Concordia. Thanks for setting the record straight.

Pretty much everyone from UBC ran bad at Stanford (according to them). I know their top guy from the week before ate s*** pretty hard. Westmont surprised me, looking at their results they seem to have a fair bit of depth (I believe their 2-5 scorers finished within 20 seconds of each other). Good luck to those racing this weekend.

midget wrote:

i highly doubt it would be concordia ca cause they're ranked up there.

The whiners are from Concordia in Portland, OR. Ironically, the wieners are also from Concordia in Portland.

Sheesh, how many Concordia's are there?

Aquinas is ranked 1st with one 1st place vote because one idiot ranker probably put Intermont at about 25th or so. I have much love for the boys in Red but they will be lucky to be 2nd this year.

I have a hard time processing that thought. Why will Aquinas be lucky to get 2nd? They have as good a chance as anyone to get 2nd or to WIN. They run in a good pack. VIC hasn't raced yet, so let's not speculate on what they do or don't have. It's a long season and crazy things can happen (injuries and the like), so don't write Aquinas off just yet. Furthermore, don't write ANYBODY off just yet.

I'm waiting to see the results of some of the key matchups this weekend. I think that Malone will beat Azusa this weekend because some of the APU guys are coming back from injury and such. I don't necessarily think this will be the same result come November, but who knows. That's why they race Nats instead of handing trophies over to who "looks best on paper".

Good luck to everyone racing this weekend!

Region II predictions:

I ran in Reg II for 4 years for a GSAC school, so there's my background. Region II is probably the strongest region in the NAIA when all sports are considered. From women's volleyball, to XC and track and basketball (both mens and womens) to softball-baseball, Region II has a tremendous amount of talent.

this season will be an interesting one--the GSAC championships will be held on a tough, tough course--La Mirada Regional Park (the site of Saturday's Biola Invite). This course will seperate the men from the boys, as it is completely grass with many hills, twists and turns. i'd be surprised if the opening mile is faster than 4:50 (due to the 800m uphill from the 400m mark to the 1200m mark).

As far as the regional meet, this will be an interesting year. for the past few years we have had a clear favorite (Keino), but he is gone, and Notre Dame De Namur is gone too, which will allow another Region II team to make it to NAIA Nationals. (watch in the next few years for other GSAC schools and NAIA schools to move to NCAA Division II--i made this prediction over a year ago, and now it is coming to fruition. keep an eye out on APU, Pt Loma, CUI, Vanguard and possibly Biola to move to NCAA Div II by 2009). CSUSM is in a rebuilding year, and their top notch runners have now moved on. Azusa's coach did not return and they are left to a 2nd year coach without much experience. not to knock him or his coaching abilities, but he will have a tough job bringing the mens and womens teams of Azusa to the podium at NAIA Nationals this year if they don't perform at GSAC and the Region II meet.

Bottom line: Westmont will be 2nd only to CUI at GSAC this season. They were without Aaron Megazzi this past weekend. look at their 1-5 split, without their number 1 runner!

1 46 4959 Caleb Ambrose JR 25:16

2 72 4961 Andrew Dixon FR 26:04

3 73 4960 Robby Cherry SO 26:05

4 78 4967 Luke Oliver SR 26:14

5 81 4965 Nick Martin SO 26:19

it kills me to admit this, because Westmont was a rival for me, but hey, they're legit, and as a team, are stronger in XC than APU. i'm guessing Megazzi could possibly take the GSAC title (considering he has the fastest time on the Biola course as a returner from last year:

1 Brian Baker Biola 25:57.8 1

2 Brian Ball Biola 27:07.1 2

3 Mike Atwood Biola 27:08.8 3

4 Aaron Megazzi Westmont 27:15.4 4

5 Eloy Quintana Fresno Pacific 28:15.6 5

after tomorrow's race things might be different, but the fact remains, the showdown will be westmont and CUI.

read this thread for some insight:

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=248317&page=0