I think that Wetmore is actually relieved with the departure of Ritz. Ritz can't handle altitude because of his absorbtion problems and therefore Wetmore will always be criticized for Ritz's injury problems. This along with the departure of Goucher has allowed Wetmore to coach and not babysit.
I agree, Arkansas' Africans are not going to run well if it is cold at nationals, they never do, and it will most definitely be cold at nationals, Colorado and Stanford will duke it out for second place.
Don't forget CU is probably running much higher mileages right now than the rest of the teams out there. Watch out come Nationals!
I guess its back on the Wetmore bandwagon again!!
Hog Wired wrote:
Oh, Wetmore one once!
That's ONE hell of a ONING, oops, WINNING, education you got there in Arkansas.
Jacob? I know that guy and he is a worthless pussy.
All good points Hog Wired, but Arkansas fails a lot more than they should with the Americans. Being an Ex-Hog I know that american athletes, in terms of percentage, fail a lot more at Arkansas than foriegners have failed.
McDonnell has a tendancy of putting American runners were he needs to have them, instead of where they should be running.
I will also say that it would be ignorant to count Arkansas out. Don't bet against 39 NCAA Championships!
I don't think Ritz would have repeated.
Teddy--Hog Wired is a good screen name for you. How is Fayetteville treating you?
Are you on crack? You actually sincerely believe Ritz wouldn't have repeated? He would have won by over 400 meters, easily. Do you understand that he just ran 27:38? Do the math.
I'm a guy who has been critical of Wetmore in the past, and he may just prove me wrong this year. However, we'll see how their health holds up for the rest of the season. Maybe he's taken a look and changed some things like great coaches do. I really didn't give them a snowball's chance in hell to contend this year, but I probably should have taken a look at the talent on that roster. He has talent, depth, and a track record of having outstanding individuals. It could happen.
No matter how it is sliced, placing a team in the top 5 at D1 Nationals is a big deal. We take for granted how close it is sometimes between teams, especially 2-5. All it takes is for one team to have a bad day and they go from 2nd to 5th in a hurry or out of the top 5. Always bet on teams that never seem to have bad performances and always seem to run well in the weather that is expected at the national meet. I won't pick a southern team to run well in cold weather, for instance, even if they have good early and mid-season performances. The only exception is if the guys on the southern team grew up in cold weather states. This could be a very interesting national meet. Tinman
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