Official 2016 D3 Cross Country Thread

haha I guess you're right. It makes sense the times at midwest regionals are around 20-30 sec faster (or more for some) than at nationals. Maybe I just wish I could have ran that course instead of the no good central region.

Also maybe has something to do with the fact that most Midwest team need to peak for regionals just to make nationals.

Justmorethoughts wrote:

Also maybe has something to do with the fact that most Midwest team need to peak for regionals just to make nationals.

You don't really peak for nationals, you peak for regionals and hold it for a week. You aren't going to gain intense fitness within the matter of 6-7 days.

now that we know all the bs top team predictions, lets figure out what people really want to know. Who is going to be the LAST place team at xc nationals this year?

It is of great southern pride to take the bottom spots at natties. Besides, it takes well over 27 min for the beer we put on ice to go cold so what's the rush? maybe it's the "the southern way" this laid back lifestyle, but you all will see soon how the south will rise. I love Guns, Trump, and America.

Some names to remember coming out of the South: Spencer Fields / soph. Rhodes

Grayson Reid/ CNU

Jamie Hiegel/ soph. Bridgewater

All produced decent 5k times and were significant players in their Regions in xc

Southern Gentleman wrote:

Some names to remember coming out of the South: Spencer Fields / soph. Rhodes

Grayson Reid/ CNU

Jamie Hiegel/ soph. Bridgewater

All produced decent 5k times and were significant players in their Regions in xc

just be glad we let you come to nationals, "south" region

hot singles in your town wrote:

Southern Gentleman wrote:

Some names to remember coming out of the South: Spencer Fields / soph. Rhodes

Grayson Reid/ CNU

Jamie Hiegel/ soph. Bridgewater

All produced decent 5k times and were significant players in their Regions in xc

just be glad we let you come to nationals, "south" region

There's a south region?

Remember the famous saying..." The South will rise again". Prediction: CNU will break into the top 20.. at nationals.. You heard it here first!!!

The Midwest killed Harambe.

This post is an official plea begging for change- lest this thread spirals into an area of desolation and demise in which no one feels like posting and the utter idea of D3 cross country is ignored...

I have sat back and watched this thread in its infancy and have found everyone contributing to be severely lacking. A good division 3 cross country thread is made up of a combination of those few who actually know what they are talking about and attempt to make valid and relevant posts about predictions and talk about which teams will grace the podium. This small group of actually intelligent and caring people are often dwarfed by a group of trolls who with celebrated wit and pomp create post after post of laughable and sometimes almost believable stories that capture us and make us wonder hmmm, I wonder if Patrick Treacy is actually transferring, or hmm, I wonder if the Williams team actually has power walks as part of their training regime. There is always the group of homers that no one likes- the individuals who come on to say "hey, watch out for the boys from Wartburg, they may even make nationals this year" or the ever present Atlantic-biased posters talking about each of their teams as if they would be relevant on the national stage. And finally, we have the D1 wannabees or those outsiders or old geezers who are jealous and feel threatened by us D3 folk that they feel the need to come talk crap and shower us with "D3 is JV" posts. Even they have a role in the ever-growing and always interesting D3 cross country thread...

However, what do I find when I sit down on my computer, pull up my Letsrun message board and click on the "Official 2016 DIII Cross Country Thread"? A bunch of bullsh*t so far, that's what. We have one poster sucking WIAC's dick while another is sucking Eau Clair's. The trolls are ABSOLUTE CRAP- some of the worst I have ever seen on this message board. Luke O'Connor? Really? I expect much better from everyone involved here. If we are going to make this thread a joke, lets at least make it a hilarious one on par with the ancient "D3 girls train hard/party hard" threads. Those were threads filled with so much yes that they should be required reading at every D3 college in the nation.

So I end with my final plea- let us all sit back and take a look in the mirror and truly ask ourselves if we are being the best we can be. Either a homer, a troll, or an actually intelligent poster- are we actually doing our job? Hopefully, we can turn this around and make this a thread actually worth reading.

Anyways, that's all on my end right now. I have to start thinking of clever ways to talk up how good my son and the WashU team are going to be this year- right before they blow up at nationals again.

#gobears

We will try to live up to your high standards!

ok, you can go back to your shitty job now.

tl;dr

Now this is a decent troll- take my original post from a year ago, shift it around with some new names like Patrick Treacy and Williams, and past it off on your own. Your problem was using WashU- see, EVERYONE knows that the only team that talks up their children is Tufts. So next time, try and create an original post by yourself, ok?

#gojumbos #theOGtuftsdad

Tufts Dad wrote:

hot singles in your town wrote:

tl;dr

Now this is a decent troll- take my original post from a year ago, shift it around with some new names like Patrick Treacy and Williams, and past it off on your own. Your problem was using WashU- see, EVERYONE knows that the only team that talks up their children is Tufts. So next time, try and create an original post by yourself, ok?

#gojumbos #theOGtuftsdad

I'm sorry, but you are so far removed from this that you can no longer take credit for it. You originally posted it in 2014. It was reposted with edits in 2015. This post is now two years removed from the original. Next year, it will be so different from the original post that not even the NSA will be able to detect the plagiarism, if you can call it that.

It is time for a new era of shit posting; one where we are no longer confined by the outdated rules of internet parlay. I will help lead this charge, but I need the support of others. Please, comb through the DIII threads of years past. Bring back the gluten intolerance. I want to hear MORE about DIII girls. We can become great again by standing on the shoulders of giants.

So gtfo.

#thesouthwillriseagain

We do have some broads here in Atlanta. In fact, we twist dope, lean, and the fanta. Some compare our tactics to credit cards and the scammers. We can even hit licks off in the Bando.

But let's be honest here, the Black X6 (Phantom) and the White X6 (looks like a Panda), let us go out like we're Montana, with a hundred killers, hundred Hammers.

With all that being said, my prediction is this: St. Olaf will be so caffeinated at the beginning of the race at Nationals that they will go out incredibly hard - so hard in fact that their bodies lag behind their legs, causing all 7 of them to fall in front of the entire field. This causes a huge pile up - similar to 2015 - and everyone collapses behind them....EXCEPT the southern teams. They are so far behind everyone, still shivering from the cold, that they casually meander around the pile up and go on to victory, sweeping all 4 podium spots.

East coast sucks, all of Wisconsin sucks (and their women suck harder), Midwest are dopers, and is there even a west coast?

The south has spoken.

P.S. Carroll will be in contention for a top 10 spot, thanks to new volunteer coach Derek Rubis.

Does anyone know how long Oberlin's XC course actually is? I know its not 8k, does anyone know what it really is?

8kMyAss wrote:

Does anyone know how long Oberlin's XC course actually is? I know its not 8k, does anyone know what it really is?

6k, the same length you race at nationals