UAA Cross-Country Thread 2017

I think CMU will win - they've looked strong so far and a few top performers have yet to race. Hilly course and soft NYC water favors the Tartans #LetsGetSoapy

Well it's Wednesday, so you know what that means--It's time for some wacky takes. Buckle up:

Wacky Take 1: DOG has won both his races this year by at least 25 seconds. What's going to happen at Pre-Nats for him? Try a victory by DOUBLE that on for size. Please credit the Hot Take Factory when this happens.

Wacky Take 2: The humidity that has been hitting the Northeast recently has been impacting the self-proclaimed "toughest runners in the nation". Know who handles humidity well? That's right, the Screaming Eagles of Emory University. Running in the humid swamp that is the Deep South year-round, look for a Top-Two finish for both the men and women at UAA's. Don't like the take? There's the door.

Wacky Take 3: Last year, Wash U. rested the November legend Ryan Becker. Who will it be this year that goes on to All-American glory after doing essentially nothing in the weeks leading up to the 'Big Dance'? Bovada is putting the 3/1 favorite as none other than Elvir Sarajlic, a favorite of the message board. Becker himself is at 10/1 odds, as no one is really sure how Wash U. finagles runner after runner agreeing to do a fifth year in the paradise that is St. Louis, Missouri. The pundits believe Becker surely must have a fifth year. Not a statistics guy, but I am a numbers guy, and the fact of the matter is that Becker has run 17 XC races in his career. Will Mitchell at Carnegie has already run 15 and he's a junior. Just spitting facts, folks.

Wacky Take 4: Merriman leads at some point in the...wait...I need to rephrase

Completely Rational, Un-Wacky Take: Merriman takes the lead at some point during UAA's. There we go. Again for the bettors, the over/under is at 2.6969 miles.

That's all from the take factory. We'll keep doing our duty and stay working the 9-5 to put the takes on the table for you, the working class. Roll Deis'! (Did I do that right? I think the apostrophe goes in a different place. Can't win them all.)

Dang son! Them some hot takes! I'll take the under on Merriman and I'll take Matre of CMU for the win at a 23 sec spread.

Championship meet is almost here. One week away, who do we have winning it all? O'Gara looks like the clear favorite especially after this past weekend at Pre-Nats.

Hey guys, my mom told me that I can't post on this board so I guess I'll just see you guys later :/

Predictions

Individual:

1 David O'Gara

2 Ryan Stender

3 Neil Saddler

4 Aadi Mhatre

5 Sam Merriman

6 Mitchell Hutton

7 Evan Yukevich

8 Peter Johnsrud

9 Jared Moore

10 Brandon Shirazi

11 Ryan Cutter

12 Jordan Safer

13 Marco Quaroni

14 William Mitchell

15 Nick Matteucci

16 Liam Walsh

17 Shane Sullivan

18 Kirby Simon

19 Ben Rosenkranz

20 Brody Roush

21 Liam Garvey

22 Ralph Patejunas

23 Kevin Cory

24 Tucker Cera

25 Joe Stover

26 Andrew Harter

27 Max Mudd

28 Robert Desisto

29 Karn Setya

Team:

1 CMU

2 WashU

3 NYU

4 UChicago

5 Brandeis

6 Emory

7 Case Western

So with the 30th anniversary of the UAA meet coming up, what team/teams have been the most dominant over the past 3 decades? Best team ever? Best individual ever?

drew padgett

Haha Rochester doesn't even get placed on the list

That prediction has CMU winning by 8 points, which is practically nothing, especially since so many of the WashU guys are lower than they should be. The real question is if WashU is going to try this year?

uaa wrote:

That prediction has CMU winning by 8 points, which is practically nothing, especially since so many of the WashU guys are lower than they should be. The real question is if WashU is going to try this year?

Remember, each guy Wash U rests at UAAs is guaranteed to be an all-american. If history means anything

Party on Fifth Ave wrote:

uaa wrote:

That prediction has CMU winning by 8 points, which is practically nothing, especially since so many of the WashU guys are lower than they should be. The real question is if WashU is going to try this year?

Remember, each guy Wash U rests at UAAs is guaranteed to be an all-american. If history means anything

For every testicle Lance Armstrong removes, he wins 7 Tour de France titles.

The day will be won by whichever team splits the neggy by the biggest margin. Look for the first 4k to be an absolute jog-fest.

Quebacca wrote:

Party on Fifth Ave wrote:

Remember, each guy Wash U rests at UAAs is guaranteed to be an all-american. If history means anything

For every testicle Lance Armstrong removes, he wins 7 Tour de France titles.

EPO doesn't even work on elite athletes. You think Lance was just sitting on the beach sipping Rosé? Wrong, Lance doesn't even like Rosé, he's Merlot Man.

Party on Fifth Ave wrote:

uaa wrote:

That prediction has CMU winning by 8 points, which is practically nothing, especially since so many of the WashU guys are lower than they should be. The real question is if WashU is going to try this year?

Remember, each guy Wash U rests at UAAs is guaranteed to be an all-american. If history means anything

Wash U has 29 guys on their roster, and each team can run 10 at UAA's. Are you saying they'll have 19 All-Americans?

Sounds about right.

The last time Wash U's #1 runner at Nationals ran at conference was 2013. Also that year their top runner at Nationals didn't even win conference.

Is teucci running or are they resting him for nationals?

If they let him cool off for three weeks, no doubt, he’ll be All-American.

Rest U2 wrote:

Is teucci running or are they resting him for nationals?

It's spelled Gucci, and no, Kurd McGucci is no longer at wash u. He found the academic program to be lacking in his needs- far too guileless for his taste. He would play with his peer's minds at will, bending them to his heed. His philosophy professors would throw out names such as Nietzsche and Kant without mentioning the radical contemporary philosophers, Harmon and Roiland, specifically their works on the neo-coeval epic poem, Richard and Mortemus.

Kurd has since pre-nationals exiled himself to the more temperate climate of the city Asuncion, seeking the mentors hip of the former DIII all-academics that are rumored to nest in the hills. From there he will run 5 workouts per week in the altered-gravity running pools of south America. Should this be successful, he may return for the post-nationals cool down jog, only to rest again for another year.