I'm wondering about the Colorado squad, seeing that Stanford has never been this vulnerable before.
We all know Ritz turned pro, but what ever happened to Billy Nelson, he placed high during Nationals a year back, but havn't heard much of him since..
But the question is, with Ritz and Nelson, do you think Colorado would have had a good chance at a team title?
No
Yes. Without a doubt if they had those two.
Banjo wrote:
I'm wondering about the Colorado squad, seeing that Stanford has never been this vulnerable before.
We all know Ritz turned pro, but what ever happened to Billy Nelson, he placed high during Nationals a year back, but havn't heard much of him since..
But the question is, with Ritz and Nelson, do you think Colorado would have had a good chance at a team title?
If both of them healthy and racing, CU would definitely be right there with Wisconsin. Without them, they're still deep enough to take a shot at a trophy.
Obviously this is a hypothetical question, but how can you not see how good CU would be if you put those 2 on the team? Schoolmeester and Vaughn as 3rd and 4th guys on the squad? That's a solid team with both youth and experience. Oh well...
BDG
what really happened to billy nelson?
I think Colorado still has a shot, at regionals they were supposed to stay as a pack for 8k, some guys took off at 7k and still almost ran down Gonzales. The results dont really show how much Schoolmeester and Vaughn dominated the field over the last 2,500 meters. Let them race their own race, and not have to hang with Pifer and Strang on bad days, and they would have gone 1-2. This is a team to be reckoned with. Wait til monday and I believe they can and will beat Wisconsin. Call me crazy, but just wait and see.
you're crazy
I love CU and they were pretty phenomenal at regionals considering that they stayed together for 7k-8k, but there is absoulutely no way they can beat Wisconsin. It's a stretch to say they have a shot at Arkansas, but I believe CU will hand Stanford their asses for third.
CU doesn't have a single person that people consider a national contender (despite Vaughn's prenational race) and Wisco has 3. Not to mention that Wisco's 4-7 could probably all beat Strang, CU's fifth.
I should've said "CU doesn't have a shot at Arkansas, either."
WHO'S CRAZY??????????????????
HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO BUFFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Aaron Heun AKA Boulderunner
haha, wow. Whod've thunk it? Certainly not I.
Also, congrats to Butler's men, wow, they really came through today, coach of the for Franklin is well-earned, I definitely did not expect them to be in the hunt for a trophy.
Got to give it up for believer and BDG. If I were you guys I would be going into horse betting.
Hey Im going to Vegas tomorrow, maybe poker will treat me well!
But this wasnt luck, this was pure heart and hard work. I cant imagine anyone working as hard as these guys did this summer, and not just the top guys but everyone right on down. Congratulations guys!!!
Here's a question - could colorado have won if the conditions weren't muddy?
I think the reason colorado did so well compared to everyone else is that they train at altitude, and thus at a slower pace than everyone else, so when the race went at slower, even though it was because of the mud, their bodies were more used to the pace and reacted better.
lol
The old "I woulda won, but the pace was too slow" excuse...
:)
Yes, but that also means teams used to training at a faster pace should feel more comfortable than usual because the pace isn't as hard. The reality is that the muddy conditions made it more difficult for everyone to run as fast as they are capable of running. The Colorado guys were stronger, in general, than the other teams and were least affected by the mud.
Don't worry, fella, they weren't joking. Not at all. Nope.
Didn't sound like El Hombre was sarcastic..... or maybe I'm just an idiot. If he was joking, that was a pretty piss poor attempt at it. And why don't you save your sarcasm. If I want to hear something funny, I'll go watch Saturday Night Live or something.