ducksvb6 wrote:Tra runs track! Is it possdible we could field two relay teams next year composed of only Duck football players?
The Ducks are close to winning a National Title in T&F but are missing the sprinters. LMJ, Barner, Seastrunk, Mathis, Huff, etc. could put Oregon in position to win a title, of course now the long distance and decathletes will be or are gone so it will be a matter of replacing them as well.
ducksvb6 wrote:Tra runs track! Is it possdible we could field two relay teams next year composed of only Duck football players?
The Ducks are close to winning a National Title in T&F but are missing the sprinters. LMJ, Barner, Seastrunk, Mathis, Huff, etc. could put Oregon in position to win a title, of course now the long distance and decathletes will be or are gone so it will be a matter of replacing them as well.
Losing Ashton certainly hurts points-wise, but I believe we still have 2-3 guys who are projected top 10 finishers. Tra doesn't have track speed. LMJ would have to commit to being a track guy to be a real sprinter and even then, he's not a standout once you put him up against guys from LSU, TAMU, UF etc.
I'm not sure our guys have that extra hundreth to make them a national caliber relay team. They will definitely be a factor in team meets and the PAC 10 , perhaps even the regional. I just find it interest that we have so many foorball guys that can fly on the track.
Carson, Davis, Seastrunk and Mathis add four more flyers to last years group. Phil, are you listening...we need that new indoor track facilty that surfaces from time to time.
The Myth of the Indoor Track Facility, how long has that talk been going on for? I'd love to see it, but have heard nothing more than whispers, no real plans or designs.
IIRC Tacoi is the fastest recruit in the nation. I don't know what his 100 or 200 is, but there is a reason Usain and Chris Johnson were arguing over distance - fb players will usually win that first 40, 50 yards, but its the next 50 where the sprinter really flies
Duck07 wrote:The Myth of the Indoor Track Facility, how long has that talk been going on for? I'd love to see it, but have heard nothing more than whispers, no real plans or designs.
IIRC Tacoi is the fastest recruit in the nation. I don't know what his 100 or 200 is, but there is a reason Usain and Chris Johnson were arguing over distance - fb players will usually win that first 40, 50 yards, but its the next 50 where the sprinter really flies
Agreed FB players have the power for the quick start but its the technique that needed for top level sprinting. A lot of guys are fast but sprinters are specialists, they work their technique/craft year around. Take a guy like LMJ and what he did over the summer he was getting a lot faster over just one summer imagine what guys can do that work on it year around...our FB players can help the track team but unless they quit FB they will have a difficult time competing on a elite national level. We can still be exciting about the speed our FB guys can learn from track, it all helps!
