[NU Sports] No predictions?

[Carl Rossi]

Although Jim Ryun was the World Record Holder in the Mile (at age 19!), the
1500 meters, and the 800 meters, those are all considered "middle distance"
events. Anything beyond 1500 meters is a "distance" event. Prefontane was a
relatively decent miler (he ran around 354) but his forte was the 5,000
meters (American Record Holder, 4th in Munich Oly 5K final). Ryun had decent
400 speed (45 seconds) but neither one would be considered a sprinter by any
stretch of the imagination. Nowadays, most world-class "distance" runners
(as in the Marathon) are also world-class in the 5K-10K and in some cases
the 1500 meters (Example-current Marathon WR H

On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 2:12 PM, mlinhardt at netzero.com <
mlinhardt at netzero.com> wrote:

> As a marathoner(and longer) 5K(or miler) guys are not distance runners.
>
> I just wanted a list of fast americans so I could look at birthplace and
> ESPN was the 1st site I found.
>
> Has there been a 40 comparison between recruits of the SEC and recruits of
> the Big Ten?  I would stack tOSU 85 scholarship football players up against
> any other school and I bet their 40 times would be the same or within
> spitting distance.
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: hakirsch at aol.com
>
> Hard to believe the distance runners were considered amongst the speediest.
>  But even if being from the south doesn't make you fast ,the SEC has been
> one of the faster conferences while the BT has been one of the slower ones.
> Hard to dispute. Yes I know woody has been out of coaching for 30 years and
> BO 20 but somehow their legacies live on
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "mlinhardt at netzero.com" <mlinhardt at netzero.com>
>
> I despise the SEC speed comment.  Being from the south does not make you
> fast and being from the north does not make you slow.
>
> Best American Runners Ever
> http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=list/bestusrunners
>
> 10. Lee Evans -- California
> 9. Renaldo Nehemiah -- New Jersey
> 8. Steve Prefontaine -- Oregon
> 7. Maurice Greene -- Kansas
> 6. Michael Johnson -- Texas
> 5. Bob Hayes -- Florida
> 4. Jim Ryun -- Kansas
> 3. Jesse Owens -- Alabama
> 2. Carl Lewis -- Alabama
> 1. Edwin Moses -- Ohio
>
> Pac 10 - 2
> Big 12 - 3
> SEC - 3
> Big East - 1
> Big Ten - 1
>
> The irony is that #1 is from the north and went to a southern college while
> #3 is from the south but is inseparably linked to tOSU.
>
> The Cats are not in the same class of speed as any school who is a 4 and
> 5-star destination.  One of the things that make someone highly ranked is
> that they are blazing fast.
>
> A side note:  In Ironman, Canadians disproportionally qualify for
> Kona(world championships) even though their bike training season is among
> the shortest.  You would think the southerners(florida/california) would
> dominate, but this is not the case.  Beyond good genetics, desire and
> dedication make you successful.
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: "Dennis W. Brandt" <tbng at comcast.net>
> To: <nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com>
> Cc:
> Subject: [NU Sports] No predictions?
> Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:02:35 -0500
>
> There has been a notable lack of predictions for the game.  I suspect your
> hearts won't let your heads admit that we will probably go down and go down
> hard.  I suspect we won't get within twenty points of Auburn.  Yes, they
> lost five games, but three of them were to highly ranked LSU and Alabama by
> seven points or less.  They suffered defeats at the hands of a not-shabby
> Arkansas, an always formidable Georgia, and bowl-bound Kentucky.
>  Meanwhile,
> we lost to Syracuse and Minnesota and struggled with the likes of Eastern
> Michigan and Miami of Ohio.  The Cats are not in the SEC class of speed and
> athleticism.  Maybe Auburn will take us too lightly, and we'll get some
> breaks, or maybe the Cats will play the greatest game of their lives and
> gain the team's biggest victory since Notre Dame in '95.  I just don't
> think
> it will happen.  Lord!  I hope I am wrong.  If so, I will gorge myself on
> crow, deep-fried, feathers and all, top it off with a dessert of humble
> pie,
> and enjoy the whole culinary experience.  However, I suspect I will be
> dining on pork and sauerkraut again this New Year's Day.
>
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