Willis calls out Rupp

I meant "that's not common" at the end.

Didn't Rupp need a bunch of sheep to run slow to get that silver?

I wasn't a fan (nor a non-fan) of the Oregon Project and Rupp, but I'm starting to become a fan. It's unbelievable the amount of hate for this group and this athlete. All they have done is produce and help bring American distance running back to the front. I don't think I've ever read a negative tweet, facebook post, or lame "favorite" from an Oregon Project member. It seems like the professional track world is petty and ruthless, but the Oregon Project stays above it. Nick Willis has demonstrated a lack of class with this tweet. Sort of a let down in my opinion. I was a fan of Nick.

The only thing this shows is that Twitter is a perfect tool for people to make public fools of themselves. Welcome to the 21st century; keep it classy Nick.

say what... wrote:

Drug testing was pretty tight at the meet on saturday, just saying...

This.

ytvg wrote:

800 analyzer wrote:

Never mind that Willis has had his fair share of less than stellar races, who hasn't?

If he wanted more of Rupp, he could enter some 5/10s.. wake me up when that happens.

Has Willis ever raced anything longer than 1500m?

the play wrote:

I wasn't a fan (nor a non-fan) of the Oregon Project and Rupp, but I'm starting to become a fan. It's unbelievable the amount of hate for this group and this athlete. All they have done is produce and help bring American distance running back to the front. I don't think I've ever read a negative tweet, facebook post, or lame "favorite" from an Oregon Project member. It seems like the professional track world is petty and ruthless, but the Oregon Project stays above it. Nick Willis has demonstrated a lack of class with this tweet. Sort of a let down in my opinion. I was a fan of Nick.

Lack of class? Please. Nick had every right to be disappointed that he didn't get to duke it out with someone considered to be amongst the top runners in the world currently.

the play wrote: I wasn't a fan (nor a non-fan) of the Oregon Project and Rupp, but I'm starting to become a fan. ... I was a fan of Nick.

ummmm, no, you have always been a Rupp fanboy. You are only pretending that you were a fan of Nick.

It's amazing to me that an explanation that is given, which actually could make sense, is known to be false and made up by a bunch of "fans" who at best were in the arena watching the race. Many of these same fans also are able to watch a race and discern things that aren't even visually apparent to most mere mortals watching the race such as Rupp dropped out because he couldn't hang with the pace, despite the race not yet opening up much at the point he dropped out.

ruppie dodged because he just wasn't feelin it. the oregon juice wasn't working for some reason. probably build up a tolerance for the dosage and needs to jack it up

the play wrote:

I wasn't a fan (nor a non-fan) of the Oregon Project and Rupp, but I'm starting to become a fan. It's unbelievable the amount of hate for this group and this athlete. All they have done is produce and help bring American distance running back to the front. I don't think I've ever read a negative tweet, facebook post, or lame "favorite" from an Oregon Project member. It seems like the professional track world is petty and ruthless, but the Oregon Project stays above it. Nick Willis has demonstrated a lack of class with this tweet. Sort of a let down in my opinion. I was a fan of Nick.

I agree.

Nick Willis shows no class here. Makes himself look bad. Sometimes it's better to keep crap like this to yourself. This is a problem of the twitter era... The need to always being saying something shocking or dumb. Rupp just runs hard, often wins, and doesn't say anything defamatory about anyone in his sport. He leads by example and is pure class.

It doesn't really matter why Rupp dropped out. Would I prefer that he had finished, sure. But that's his business and he doesn't need to prove anything to me (after that monster performance, perhaps the biggest moment in American distance running in decades, at the 2012 London Olympics). This is just some dumb indoor meet and I would've dropped out if I felt an injury coming too.

Go Rupp. Continue doing what you're doing. You've put USA distance running back on the map in a big way and I can't wait to see what you do in 2016 Rio.

dsa351 wrote:

The only thing this shows is that Twitter is a perfect tool for people to make public fools of themselves. Welcome to the 21st century; keep it classy Nick.

Bingo.

Nick, go back to NZ and count some sheep. Rupp doesn't owe you anything on the track, twitter, or otherwise.

warren all you can eat buffet wrote: Go Rupp. Continue doing what you're doing.

So, you want Rupp to continue with the DNFs.

DNF-Rupp wrote:

warren all you can eat buffet wrote: Go Rupp. Continue doing what you're doing.

So, you want Rupp to continue with the DNFs.

Nick, is that you?

Sorry, but Rupp is supposed to be a paid professional athlete. If he doesn't like the criticism he can quit being a paid professional.

warren all you can eat buffet wrote: Nick, go back to NZ and count some sheep. Rupp doesn't owe you anything on the track, twitter, or otherwise.

A Duck, is that you?

Maybe whateva he was taking wore off

Mr. Greenburg wrote:

I agree but Rupp did not look good. For a guy who was running at his 2 mile pace he did not look "easy". He looked burned out and tired. I may be wrong but I don't think he is going to do much the rest of this indoor season. I like the idea of those post race workouts but it seems like his mad scientist coach got a little too carried away with them. He did a 4:01 1,600 on his 5th repeat after his 2M AR a week ago and he can't even run that pace fresh for one mile now? Injury or not, something is wrong.

warren all you can eat buffet wrote:

DNF-Rupp wrote:

So, you want Rupp to continue with the DNFs.

Nick, is that you?

Get off the message boards, Galen. Don't you have some training to do?

haha you think I'm Rupp?

I don't eat a Subway, so you're WRONG