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E-8 Men Pre Season Rankings

High Jump

8:49 AM, March 19, 2008 .. Posted by Anonymous

Your first ranking in the High Jump sucks, go back and check last years NCAA meet and see who was there. Jackasses

track rankings

9:33 AM, March 19, 2008 .. Posted by Anonymous

Thank you for your initial efforts! Since Trackwire no longer does the rankings, I was hopeful as a BIG division I track and field fan, that someone would come along and take on this undertaking! I look forward to following the rankings throughout the season. More comments to follow!

Andre Black/Tone Belt

10:54 AM, March 19, 2008 .. Posted by Anonymous

Andre Black and Tone Belt-U of Louisville-arent they both coming off injuries from 2007?

Wow!

1:20 PM, March 19, 2008 .. Posted by Anonymous

No Bryshon Nellum i the 200 or the 400?

Transfers...

1:24 PM, March 19, 2008 .. Posted by Anonymous

Martin Maric does not compete for Goergia anymore. and Chris Hill does not compete for McNeese St.

Also Reindell Cole and Norris Frederick should be 1 and 2 in the long jump. no one is within 15-20cm of each of them

Untitled Comment

4:10 PM, March 19, 2008 .. Posted by Anonymous

jake morse is redshirting outdoor so he cant be ranked in the steeple

CONSTRUCTIVE feedback is appreciated

4:23 PM, March 19, 2008 .. Posted by Lee Nichols

To those of you who left helpful feedback, thanks. To the first anonymous commenter who called us "Jackasses": What is it about the Internet that just makes people lose all civility and act in ways that they would never do when meeting someone face-to-face? Seriously, this is a blog about a sport, not some life-and-death issue.

I am the one who put together the high jump rankings, and you're right – they're not that great. I VOLUNTEERED to do this in my spare time, and slapped something together in between deadlines in my real job. Hopefully, next week's rankings will be more carefully thought out and analytical.

None of us who are working on the rankings are getting paid for it, we're doing it because we love the sport. But people like you make me love it just a little less.

Tell you what, let's start over: Perhaps you could politely say, "I think your high jump rankings are flawed. Here is why …" And then explain your reasoning, while remembering that I am a human being, not just a name on the other end of your computer. I will then gladly take your thoughts under consideration. Or maybe you could step up to the plate yourself and offer to be one of the rankers.

By the way, anyone who wants to see my personal picks (on some events, the rankings you see are the combined efforts of more than one person) and my reasoning behind them can go to http://ncaarankingsleenichols.blogspot.com/

One Bad Apple Don't Spoil A Whole Bunch

6:04 PM, March 19, 2008 .. Posted by Anonymous

Please do not let that first comment affect or effect what you are trying to acomplish. I think you are giving the track community a great service and I was extremely happy when I turned on my computer this morning and saw the rankings. That person who left that first comment does not have any idea what it takes to put these rankings together. I have a kid who runs collegiately and that is the ONLY reason why I want to remain anonymous, but I agree, if you feel the need leave a comment like that, remember, YOU TOO CAN STEP TO THE PLATE. Keep up the reat service.

Untitled Comment

6:57 PM, March 19, 2008 .. Posted by Anonymous

Jav #3 Adam Montague has transferred to the University of Florida

3000 Steeple

9:42 PM, March 19, 2008 .. Posted by Anonymous

What about Billy Nelson from Colorado in the steeple? He finished 4th last year @ NC's and he's back with a 6th year of eligibility...

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2:02 AM, March 22, 2008 .. Posted by Anonymous

I believe Thorsten Muller of V. Tech has returned to Germany... he did not compete for them indoor this year....
Also, are your marks based strictly off of outdoor personal bests? I\'m not sure about other events, but you may want to reconsider your men\'s pole vault.... I don\'t mean to demean anyone, but Heath of McNeese hasn\'t jumped 18 feet in over 2 years.... Muller is out of the country.... Roth and Scott (granted they are still young and VERY talented) haven\'t faired well at an NCAA meet yet.... Hogue is consistently mid 17\'s, but I don\'t know if he is top 8 material....
I would suggest taking a look at the indoor performance list from this past season, and then the NCAA results for the past 2 years.....
I think you gotta make Hoste of Stanford the favorite with his 5.60 clearance indoor this year.... but you also may want to check out Mitch Greely of Clemson, the entire BYU squad, Nick Frawley of Air Force, and the OTHER foriegn guy from Virginia Tech.....
Anyway, thanks for the effort yall are putting into this ranking thing. Just thought you could use some help from someone who follows the vault.

Hey anonymous vault follower ...

9:57 PM, March 24, 2008 .. Posted by Lee Nichols

I strongly encourage you to contact Matt and possibly join us as a vault ranker. Right now I am the only person doing it, and I could definitely use some help.

Jake Morse

9:59 PM, March 24, 2008 .. Posted by Lee Nichols

Hey anonymous, what is your source of info on the Jake Morse redshirt? I've asked the UT SID for confirmation, but she hasn't been able to track it down yet.