Oregon and Cheserek should be ashamed and embarrassed

King99wouldacoulda wrote:

And why would I ask Malmo? i can just ask Jordy who will tell you he's an 800 runner.

I'm not saying he's not an 800m guy (though 3:36 is definitely better than 1:46) but I can call myself a pterodactyl but it doesn't make me one. All the "well so-and-so (including Jordy) says he's this so he must be this" is irrelevant.

As far as the topic of the thread is concerned, Jordy is definitely more an 800 guy than Ches. I wouldn't be surprised if Ches doesn't fully grasp that his ability to scorch competition in the last 300 is both strength and speed; he seems to think he has the most raw speed in any field, and that's not likely when he races distances under 5000.

Well, he better pull out another playbook!

malmo wrote:

Always trying to turn things around if we aren't kissing the ass of the Ducks, aren't you Eric? The arrogant, Oregon pricks deserved to lose. Simple.Live with it.

I'm not convinced of this one yet. I agree the Ducks deserved to lose, but only because they made a dumb tactical decision to slow the race down absurdly in a situation where other teams have guys that are better sprinters and more speed of an exceptionally slow pace.

I don't know if I see this as being arrogant. Ches thought he was the best kicker in a 300m kick of 10,000 pace. If he was a 10,000m guy who always got rocked at anything less...I could see arrogant. But this guy has closed races down in 24.xx, and just won NCAA race over other milers in a kick. He may have been wrong, but I think Ches had enough "evidence" for him to fairly believe himself favored in a slow race, which is not arrogance. Especially in conjunction with the wind and perhaps not feeling at his best form (which may or may not be the case) I can see why he wouldn't want to lead.

If he wasn't arrogant then he certainly wasn't a prick.

I'd love to hear your take on why you feel he was arrogant, given that it isn't obvious to me at first glance.

I enjoyed the race. Rather exciting end to it all wouldn't you say?

Good on Villanova.

Ches has been exposed and the young men that race him now know there is a way to beat him and no one will ever think again that he is unbeatable in any style of race. As well, Ches will probably not make that mistake again. So those that are making such strong statements about him, his coach, and Oregon - relax... That race only made future races involving him all the more exciting to watch.

Don't speak for the rest of us. I for one prefer the straightforwardness of Malmo. Not to mention he gives out more good advice on training than perhaps anyone else has on these message boards. I'm sorry you're unable to handle an opinion that differentiates from your own, but it's your loss.

rojo wrote:

One more thing to all of the foolish critics.

Another option. Oregon stops coming all together as they don't want the gripe from you all. Without USA vs World, if Oregon pulls an Arkansas and stops coming, then what will Penn have left?

Are you really suggesting that Penn will be forced to close up shop if the mighty Ducks don't show? And that they will not show because they can't deal with the fact that they got criticized for a completely ridiculous effort in an event they should have locked up easily? Are they that thin-skinned? If they are, good riddance. Go to Drake.

Most people at Penn don't give a rat's ass that Oregon is there. It's this kind of pandering that inflates the egos of primadonnas like Ches. I'm from NJ and rooted for him when he was at St. Ben's but the way he flaunted his lack of effort yesterday in the DMR and today is appalling. I'm glad my kids saw him get beat today. He didn't deserve to win.

The ghost of Prefontaine is screaming right now.

"Honest Effort requires a competitor to compete in an honest and sporting manner to the best of their ability within an event, Rule 4-2.1. Not doing so is a violation and treated as Misconduct or Unsporting conduct. Unsporting conduct, such as issues of behavior, intentional false starts or non-competitiveness, are all treated in the same manner."

LM, Queen Chessie showed complete disrespect towards William and the rest of the field. Complete arrogance. The only thing Williamsz missed was giving the Ducks the throat slit at the finish. It would have been the first time that obnoxious gesture would have been appropriate.

Well done Nova. You showed the class that Oregon has never had.

The first time I ran Penn Relays was 1974, 41 fricking years ago. It was ten times more exciting than any Relays involving Oregon. Don't believe me look up the results.

malmo wrote:

LM, Queen Chessie showed complete disrespect towards William and the rest of the field. Complete arrogance. The only thing Williamsz missed was giving the Ducks the throat slit at the finish. It would have been the first time that obnoxious gesture would have been appropriate.

Well done Nova. You showed the class that Oregon has never had.

Little old, aren't we, to hold such an uninformed, childish position? At least you are consistent. LOL.

How is Williamsz any less responsible for the anchor leg than Ches?

Either on of them could have kept the pace respectable but neither did...

If Oregon had won the race would everyone be blaming Williamsz?? I doubt it.

mumlo wrote:

malmo wrote:

LM, Queen Chessie showed complete disrespect towards William and the rest of the field. Complete arrogance. The only thing Williamsz missed was giving the Ducks the throat slit at the finish. It would have been the first time that obnoxious gesture would have been appropriate.

Well done Nova. You showed the class that Oregon has never had.

Little old, aren't we, to hold such an uninformed, childish position? At least you are consistent. LOL.

Yes calling Cheserek "Queen" is pretty disrespectful and honestly nobody deserves that. Did he make an absolutely stupid tactical error? Yes, and I do dislike when somebody who can clearly dominate the race makes it tactical. But to personally attack him using a lame nickname does not make your opinion look any better, and I hope you rethink resorting to using name-calling.

DKCCC wrote:

I hope you rethink resorting to using name-calling.

I'm ashamed to be a part of this PC candy ass generation. You sound like my third grade teacher.

Now I've really got to see the video of this race! Anyone find it anywhere other than lame FloTrack?

Also neat to see all the passion in this thread.

After seeing it, I think Cheserek is not going to make it as a pro. He relies on that kick but it will never be the best in the world or anywhere near it.

Paint me curious wrote:

Now I've really got to see the video of this race! Anyone find it anywhere other than lame FloTrack?

Also neat to see all the passion in this thread.

I second this, but unfortunately I'm sure Flotrack has exclusive rights and it probably won't be available for the general population for a long time. Hopefully solid play-by-play pictures are posted somewhere.

As for the whole OR making or breaking Penn Relays - I agree the meet doesn't ride solely on them but let's not pretend they aren't the most attention-generating team that goes. Without them and Stanford it's essentially an East Coast meet, and for the most part just a NE America with some Jamaican high schoolers. Not that there isn't some great running tradition in that area but I mean, they label their events the Championship of America...

Imagine Oregon hadn't come. Nova would have won both the DMR and the 4x mile, with huge asterisks next to both of those performances because the best team on paper didn't show. The races may have still been entertaining to watch but who would have cared? Unless I have ties to a particular school, I only want to watch when the best is racing the best. So it's not even about UO bolstering the meet (though with their history and fan base they do as much as any school could) but about the meet actually living up to its hype by pitting the best teams against each other rather than just the teams who bother to make the trip.

Financially, the meet would be fine without Oregon. But it would also fall even further from what it once was, much as the IC4A meet has. True fans of the sport would glance with half-interest at the results.

mumlo wrote:

malmo wrote:

LM, Queen Chessie showed complete disrespect towards William and the rest of the field. Complete arrogance. The only thing Williamsz missed was giving the Ducks the throat slit at the finish. It would have been the first time that obnoxious gesture would have been appropriate.

Well done Nova. You showed the class that Oregon has never had.

Little old, aren't we, to hold such an uninformed, childish position? At least you are consistent. LOL.

So you are saying that criticizing Chez disrespecting his competition, and Centro's throat slitting gestures, is uninformed and childish?

Keep drinking the Koolaid.

Paint me curious wrote:

Now I've really got to see the video of this race!

Also neat to see all the passion in this thread.

I watched it live on NBCSN. Amazing. Glad I caught it. Sorry I didn't DVR it to replay.

It was like nothing I've ever seen before. It really was like watching velodrome cycling.

Yeah.. he even went out into lane 2 at the start of his leg to let the other guy lead.. :|