None were very good, but I agree that Jager's was the best mostly because he doesn't say anything.
To make it better: Instead of having a disembodied voice announcing, just have a valet ride up on the big bike. Then have him say something simple like "Mr Jager, your ride." Evan looks confused for a second, then hops on and rides away. The words "Portland 2016" appear on the screen, followed by the dates of the meet. Basically, copy the tone of the ESPN/SportsCenter ads.
Jager's is best. If i saw Richardson's without having seen the others, i don't know if i would've recognized the Portlandia-ish theme.
So dumb..... These are an embarrassment to TrackTown USA who produced them. Don't waste your time watching them.
Should have included some drug addicts
and some nutty scientologists, that
really would have given it that Portland
vibe.
I don't get all the criticism. I thought Richardson was hilarious.
Jager's was the best ad. Simple, interesting, and a little bit odd to make you ponder.
Richardson's was the funniest, but wouldn't sell the event as well.
I've only watched the Jäger one thus far, and the missing piece for me there was connecting track and the weirdness of Portland. I realize Jäger won't be running the steeplechase for indoor championships, maybe connecting his event with the doofuses that solder two bikes together (this is a hipster rather than simply Portland thing, though it is true they end up being quite synonymous...at least they let you see over traffic I suppose) by having him hurdle over street objects or SOMETHING.
As for the man bun, is it really that much worse than the giant beard and the tight fade or pompadour, etc? I try at least to connect one's demeanor with their hairstyle and it's why I think some can pull off the man bun while most cannot. On Jager it doesn't bother me. I think he looks far dumber with his hair down and wearing fla-brimmed New Era caps. To each his own.
rojo wrote:
I thought the videos are well done but Ken Goe pointed out that two of the three athletes (Richardson/Felix) aren't even competing at USAs.
This sums up the complete inept impotence called USATF "leadership".
Some of the stupidest things I've ever seen.
I thought these were porno videos.
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
Move over Mark Coogan, Rojo and John Kellogg share their 3 favorite mile workouts
Mark Coogan says that if you could only do 3 workouts as a 1500m runner you should do these
Red Bull (who sponsors Mondo) calls Mondo the pole vaulting Usain Bolt. Is that a fair comparison?