THE Great 8

[mahaney]

Great 8 Predictions for the 16 and 32-right now!-

 

16 obviously goes to keveren

 

then everybody runs almost similar times..but i'd say josh helton for 2nd..

 

32 predictions??

[ebbybm]

Why are there no relays at the Great 8?

[stealthccrunner3200]

as it now stands, the meet is pretty short and exclusive. if they added relays, the meet would be much longer and extend into the night...thats just my guess.

[thecrippler2222]

QUOTE(mahaney @ Apr 16 2007 - 11:46 PM) 826439136[/snapback]Great 8 Predictions for the 16 and 32-right now!-

 

16 obviously goes to keveren

 

then everybody runs almost similar times..but i'd say josh helton for 2nd..

 

32 predictions??

 

if hoover runs the mile i would put him 2nd. he and helton are both in the the 32 also so we dont really have any way to know what events people will actually run.

 

the 32 is going to be johnson all by himself because mr mahaney wants to run the mile. maybe annekan will give him some competition but it looks like he's having a down year so far. he should be way faster than what he has been running.

 

does this seem like a really down year to anyone? i remember two years ago romell got last in the mile with a 4:27.... and there were 2 or 3 guys under 9:30 in the 32 and everybody under 9:50 except for i think daniel jones went like 9:55 cuz he had just gone 4:21 in the 16. and all of that was without the ba runners because the guys never seem to run great 8 even though the girls usually do and jordan wilson (dl) had a stress fracture. i mean just imagine what that field would have been for the 16: bumbi, abtahi, baker, divinnie, rodewald, gletten, pair, jones, wilson, adams, ray, koko. that is just sick. man i miss the glory days. then in the 8 running over 2 at the great 8 was unspeakable and now there is only one guy with a time under 2 turned in.

 

oh and does anyone know if ba is going to be able to compete at state this year with their recruiting case being taken to the supreme court and all that

QUOTE(ebbybm @ Apr 17 2007 - 07:16 AM) 826439179[/snapback]Why are there no relays at the Great 8?

 

it isn't a team event where points are scored. it is just a showcase of the top distance runners in middle tn. the sprints and field events on the other hand are a toss up depending on how ridiculous the coaches decide to get with the times

[ebbybm]

QUOTE(thecrippler2222 @ Apr 17 2007 - 10:49 AM) 826439370[/snapback]if hoover runs the mile i would put him 2nd. he and helton are both in the the 32 also so we dont really have any way to know what events people will actually run.

 

the 32 is going to be johnson all by himself because mr mahaney wants to run the mile. maybe annekan will give him some competition but it looks like he's having a down year so far. he should be way faster than what he has been running.

 

does this seem like a really down year to anyone? i remember two years ago romell got last in the mile with a 4:27.... and there were 2 or 3 guys under 9:30 in the 32 and everybody under 9:50 except for i think daniel jones went like 9:55 cuz he had just gone 4:21 in the 16. and all of that was without the ba runners because the guys never seem to run great 8 even though the girls usually do and jordan wilson (dl) had a stress fracture. i mean just imagine what that field would have been for the 16: bumbi, abtahi, baker, divinnie, rodewald, gletten, pair, jones, wilson, adams, ray, koko. that is just sick. man i miss the glory days. then in the 8 running over 2 at the great 8 was unspeakable and now there is only one guy with a time under 2 turned in.

 

oh and does anyone know if ba is going to be able to compete at state this year with their recruiting case being taken to the supreme court and all that

 

it isn't a team event where points are scored. it is just a showcase of the top distance runners in middle tn. the sprints and field events on the other hand are a toss up depending on how ridiculous the coaches decide to get with the times

 

 

Thanks for the reply. You seem to be very knowledgable about track. Do you know who the top teams are in AA track? There really is no info in the paper or on the websites. Track seems to be strong in East TN.

[thecrippler2222]

QUOTE(ebbybm @ Apr 17 2007 - 12:19 PM) 826439444[/snapback]Thanks for the reply. You seem to be very knowledgable about track. Do you know who the top teams are in AA track? There really is no info in the paper or on the websites. Track seems to be strong in East TN.

 

as far as teams go it looks like the usual suspects: mitchell, trezevant, mlk, dl, brainerd, etown, etc. those are the teams i would list as the top 2 in each section but it is kind of an off year all over the state so like last year it will probably really be up for grabs at state in a/aa

[Coniglio]

QUOTE(thecrippler2222 @ Apr 17 2007 - 11:49 AM) 826439370[/snapback]oh and does anyone know if ba is going to be able to compete at state this year with their recruiting case being taken to the supreme court and all that

 

 

I don't see why not. Hasn't stopped them before.

[etowntrack21]

QUOTE(thecrippler2222 @ Apr 17 2007 - 01:43 PM) 826439568[/snapback]as far as teams go it looks like the usual suspects: mitchell, trezevant, mlk, dl, brainerd, etown, etc. those are the teams i would list as the top 2 in each section but it is kind of an off year all over the state so like last year it will probably really be up for grabs at state in a/aa

 

if you are a member of the tnmilesplit.com it has the rankings,does anyone have them?

[gphstrack]

QUOTE(etowntrack21 @ Apr 17 2007 - 08:39 PM) 826439696[/snapback]if you are a member of the tnmilesplit.com it has the rankings,does anyone have them?

 

 

i'm on milesplit, but i don't want to share the rankings. coach parks is doing a great job of keeping things current on tennesseerunner.com and i encourage everyone to subscribe to support the site. it's well worth the investment if you are a "trackie". i don't really agree with the rankings system anyway. schools are only ranked based on elite marks, which give a biased idea of what teams are capable of. For example, gatlinburg-pittman was ranked 20th last week because david clabo had the second fastest time in the state in the 1600. are we in the top 20 in the state, realistically? heck no. there is also no breakdown of classifications...which is also skewed.

 

bottom line....who cares about rankings, anyway. it's all about how we do at regionals and who can advance to sectionals and state.

[thecrippler2222]

QUOTE(Coniglio @ Apr 17 2007 - 07:39 PM) 826439695[/snapback]I don't see why not. Hasn't stopped them before.

 

the case has never been taken to the supreme court before....

[itzme]

QUOTE(thecrippler2222 @ Apr 17 2007 - 10:48 PM) 826439969[/snapback]the case has never been taken to the supreme court before....

 

Yes...it has.

[Coniglio]

Yes it has.

 

 

 

And thank you GPHS.