Brazier Scratches Mt. Sac - Showdown with Hoppel, Murphy OFF

We're reaching out trying to get comment from Pete Julian.

I'm trying to think about this. If you're Brazier and you enter and then pull out now either that means

1) You are trying to play mind games with your competition

2) You wanted to race but didn't want to race the exact guys who are your main competition at the Trials.

3) You've got a slight injury.

Anything else?

#3 isn't great. #2 might be smart from some sort of game theory perspective but doesn't show a ton of confidence imo. #1 isn't necesary if you're Brazier.

So I think it's not a great sign but I still fully expect him to win the Trials, but Hoppel is my pick to beat him if anyone does.

I guess the obvious missing choices are:

4. sick

5. major injury

6. He, Ronnie Baker, and Dawn Harper-Nelson noticed that all eyes will be on this meet, so they are using it as a distraction to steal the Declaration of Independence.

wejo wrote:

We're reaching out trying to get comment from Pete Julian.

I'm trying to think about this. If you're Brazier and you enter and then pull out now either that means

1) You are trying to play mind games with your competition

2) You wanted to race but didn't want to race the exact guys who are your main competition at the Trials.

3) You've got a slight injury.

Anything else?

#3 isn't great. #2 might be smart from some sort of game theory perspective but doesn't show a ton of confidence imo. #1 isn't necesary if you're Brazier.

So I think it's not a great sign but I still fully expect him to win the Trials, but Hoppel is my pick to beat him if anyone does.

1 and 2 are Interesting takes. OR he wants a sneak peak at how everyone races/looks. Of course he’s the REIGNING WORLD CHAMP, he can sit this one out.

more like dodgeovan brazier

The Dirty Duck wrote:

I guess the obvious missing choices are:

4. sick

5. major injury

Being sick I equate to a minor injury in my mind.

I didn't even let my mind go to a major injury. That would really suck for track and field fans.

flvmmox wrote:

more like dodgeovan brazier

Hoppel isn't afraid of Dodgeavan Brazier.

FYI I think you spelled it wrong. It's Donavan with 2 "a"s so it is now Dodgeavan!

#1 reason is that he knows where he is at and he knows he will get beaten. Decided to skip rather than embarrass himself.

Very interesting how we apply double standards! If Brazier was one of the East Africans, the number possible reason would be DOPING, that the meet is doing doping tests and that since Brazier is guilty, he decided to scratch instead of risking getting caught. I am not saying any of them is avoiding drug test, I just made the observation.

sick or false positive

or he's taking his mom to the dodgers game tonite

flvmmox wrote:

more like dodgeovan brazier

Dogecoin Brazier is stealth retiring as a gorillionaire.

another though wrote:

#1 reason is that he knows where he is at and he knows he will get beaten. Decided to skip rather than embarrass himself.

I hope he’s injured otherwise he’s just a p*ss. If he’s just sick then that’s pathetic. Anyone with a competitive spirit doesn’t let being sick stop them from competing

briswiss wrote:

another though wrote:

#1 reason is that he knows where he is at and he knows he will get beaten. Decided to skip rather than embarrass himself.

I hope he’s injured otherwise he’s just a p*ss. If he’s just sick then that’s pathetic. Anyone with a competitive spirit doesn’t let being sick stop them from competing

LOL! What a tool.

Armin Tamzarian wrote:

6. He, Ronnie Baker, and Dawn Harper-Nelson noticed that all eyes will be on this meet, so they are using it as a distraction to steal the Declaration of Independence.

kirkandorules wrote:

flvmmox wrote:

more like dodgeovan brazier

Dogecoin Brazier is stealth retiring as a gorillionaire.

Dodgecaravan Brazier

Pete Julian told me Brazier's ankle flared up. Doesn't appear to be too serious -- Brazier still wanted to race, and Julian said it is "doing better" right now. But Julian's top priority is getting Brazier to the the Trials/Olympics healthy, so they didn't want to take any risks.

Jonathan Gault coming in clutch again!

flvmmox wrote:

more like dodgeovan brazier

Huh? World champion. US Champion. NCAA champion. AR holder.

Do you even follow the sport, or are you maybe just one of those guys that jumps on the bandwagon of the new shiny trinket dangled in your face- ie Hocker and Teare?