Robbie Andrews in 800 at WM Colonial Relays

He ran a 3:04 1200m because he rabbiting Lagat's AR attempt at 2 miles. Running 2:57 or 2:58 would be a ridiculous pace that would break Komen's WR by a few seconds if you carried it on for a full 2 miles.

I think his point was why bring Robbie up there to rabbit at a pace that 1000 other guys could rabbit. There are probably several guys right in NYC who could have done that for Lagat.

The race was in the middle of a college meet, one in which Virginia was competing.

smoozer wrote:

I think his point was why bring Robbie up there to rabbit at a pace that 1000 other guys could rabbit. There are probably several guys right in NYC who could have done that for Lagat.

I dunno. But if you had a chance to rabbit for Lagat on a record attempt wouldn't you take it? Unless it conflicted with some important competition for me, I would.

Wrong answer. If Virginia paid the way for Robbie to go to New York and compete unattached, that's an NCAA violation.

Why would virginia pay his way? You don't think they know the rules? The armory is near his house in NJ. These rumors....

it does not hurt to make friends w/lagat and nyrr by rabbiting for a guy who may compete w/lagat and in nyrr races in three years.

ah. its funny how people know why he is running unattached yet no one wants to speak because it robbie, the golden child. people are so quick to talk about why acosta was suspended at oregon, but no, not our robbie.

the new's of AJ's suspension was reported by a legitimate news organization and was confirmed by AJ, although the coaching staff did not comment. (http://www.dailyemerald.com/2.2357/duck-runner-acosta-suspended-indefinitely-1.189648)

I don't understand where these rumors about Andrews came from, but IF they were true you would think they would be addressed by the media in a similar way.

If you're so sure and willing to "report" online, ask the people involved the question. THEN, come back here and post that under your name. K thanks.

Not trying to start any rumors. There's no reason to think robbie or uva did anything wrong. Accusations that he's racing unnattached cause he's in trouble just sound preposterous with no reason behind them.

But it's worth pointing out that racing unattached takes extra effort/money/etc on the athlete's part. People usually have pretty good reasons for doing so. Thus there must be a somewhat sizeable doubt that he'll compete outdoors. Perhaps they will decide based on the results of this race....

Andrews's teammate, Lance Roller, ran unattached too. I guess he is also in trouble.

rules, rules, rules wrote:

But it's worth pointing out that racing unattached takes extra effort/money/etc on the athlete's part.

Getting from Charlottesville to Williamsburg is not that hard.

anyone close to the uva program know if lobb will be back racing this spring? he was seemed like he was on his way to being another uva 800 stud before getting injured last year.

I don't know if a student-athletes conduct at a university is covered under Virginia's Freedom of Information Act. You certainly can't march into a university and get an athlete's grades.

That being said, If this was a high-level basketball or football guy who was not competing, there would be heavy pressure from the media and boosters as to why the athlete wasn't competing for the school. Track is different in that an individual athlete can compete as an unaffiliated athlete in a track meet. The fact that he rabbited an indoor meet and ran unaffiliated this weekend gives every conspiracy theorist in the world an opportunity to guess as to what's going on.

Andrews was an NCAA Champion last year and given his likely progression, could anticipate a decent contract (especially heading into an Olympic year). He's obviously not hurt or wouldn't have rabbited the indoor race or ran this weekend at UVA.

Anybody have any reliable sources as to what's going on? The Track and Field Community wants to know. Are there any journalists on this site that can investigate? Have the Johnson Brothers or Employee#1 talked to Vigilante?

maybe he was just saving it for a long outdoor campaign ending at world's?

sintayehu taye was going to run unattached as well. they are all in trouble.

Can someone point me to an article, interview, etc. from Vigilante that talks about the reasons for red-shirting Andrews.

Comments keep getting deleted on this thread that would merit some credibility as to why Andrews is currently running unattached. WHY? It is not some well known secret why within the collegiate ranks especially with regards to a high level of sensitivity to such related matters that have occurred in the past at UVA. Figure it out.

The Real Story wrote:

Comments keep getting deleted on this thread that would merit some credibility as to why Andrews is currently running unattached. WHY? It is not some well known secret why within the collegiate ranks especially with regards to a high level of sensitivity to such related matters that have occurred in the past at UVA. Figure it out.

Or are comments getting deleted because they are factually incorrect? Figure it out.

Also, who are you to throw the lacrosse stuff in there? That dude KILLED a girl. Show a little respect to that situation by not putting it in with your rumors. It's not funny. It's disrespectful. Figure it out.