WHY is there so much Jakob hate right now?

Tall reeds catch the wind.

He should let his running do the talking for himself instead of the silly antics like waving to the crowd in the prelims. If you're going to act like you're so much better than anyone else that you can act the fool mid-race, then you better back it up; he did not.

Of course most people love him. He is legendary.

However there's just a certain letsrun sect that's so against him. But then again they're also against Kerr so now they're very confused. All they can do is lash out at Jakob

It’s letsrun brah

He’s arrogant.

Too many people say he’s the goat when the truth is he’s not on Hicham’s level and never will be.

He dumped his dad as his coach. No loyalty to his own father and the man who guided him to glory.

Ugly tattoos

In the 1500, id still rank Jakob #1, Kerr #2, and Nordas #3

They are clear of everyone else

It is not really hatred but his fanboys are so obnoxious. The same thing happened with Tuohy. Almost nobody hates her but she has many obnoxious fans so when she lost it triggers a reaction.

Because he is liberal and cocky. IE thinks he is way better than the average competitor...

My problem with them goes far back. It all started for me all the Ingebrigtsen's threatened to boycott all future Euro championships if Filip didnt get reinstated after he got DQ'd for blantly trying to squeeze up the inside rail into a gap that never existed and tried to blame the guy he was trying to pass for pushing.

He's also nothing but disrespectful to his competitors in interviews constantly, he never gives them any props when he's beaten.

After Lewandowski beat him in Euro indoors, he said that Euros indoors didn't really matter and outdoor is all he cares about.

After Tefera beat him, he was sick

After Wightman beat him, he said he was embarrassed and that he's better than Silver

After Kerr beat him, sore throat and battling injuries

Earlier this year, he said he had no competition.

And that's before you get to his fanboys on here who are intolerable and downvote every comment no matter how insightful it is to the point of deletion. So its satisfying to throw a little back at them.

He is currently the greatest middle distance runner, among the greatest ever. It would be wrong to suggest otherwise.
But there’s nothing wrong with rooting for his rivals, rooting for him to lose, wishing he has less success.
His self confidence borders on arrogance. I don’t think he’s likable. That’s allowed, right?

Many people don’t care for Sha’Carri Richardson, or Noah Lyles. I have always rooted for them, but never felt it was my right to insist others share my view.

Some folks always want to see the top dog fail. 🐶

Don’t worry, Ingetits are droopy tonight, but they will perk up for you again soon.

i honestly can’t put my finger on it. I didn’t root for Farah either but I think it’s because he always did the sit and kick. Looking back, I realize Farah was pretty special.

Bolt and Bekele both had their arrogant moments but I think they were more playful with it, so I was a big fan of them. I was not upset to see Ingebritsen lose, but I still really respect him as a runner.

Is that really true though? Bolt, Bekele, Kipchoge, El Guerrouj, Kipyegon, Hassan, Geb, SFP, Sanya Richards Ross, Alyson Felix just to name a few.

Jakob is one of those people that just has a punchable face. He is easy to hate. Many feel the same about Lyles and Richardson but I happen to like both of them. I can’t explain it but Jakob’s arrogance, cockiness, or whatever you want to call it, bother me more than the same of Lyles or Richardson. Others probably feel the opposite. I respect Jakob and he is a legend and great for the sport but I don’t like him.

That said, Richardson is almost humble now and I like this version of her even more.

It’s not surprising. These people on this forum are fickle, poorly educated regarding athletics, and easily swayed in opinion. It’s very much a herd mentality. They are only interested in the next shiny object dangled in front of them.

It's just jealousy of success.

Hard to tolerate his arrogance when he loses. Tats look like trash. Warholm is another cocky Norwegian, but he's the GOAT at the 400h so I'm okay with him.

Its also pretty entertaining to see people who complain about others talking badly about Jakob throw out insults at other posters for holding that opinion.

Pot meet kettle😂😂