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According to Mike Ferrell a 6.88 in the 60 does not equate to 10.8 in the 100. Those are just times.He ran 6.88 in the 60. That's around 10.8 in the 100. That's pretty good. The 60 is a weird event, and it really is a lot different than any other Sprint event.
Sounds like Leonard Scott. I remember they always talked about how fast he was, but didn't produce much.Hey, the bottom line is that he has competitive track speed. The mere fact he's out there on the team demonstrates he's pretty fast compared to the average football player and the technique training he's getting will only make him more efficient in using that speed. The 60 is a "start technique" event. Not all football guys can get to speed quickly just like all track guys can't convert speed to play on the field. If this kid can do it, he could be a shut-down corner on the opposition's speed wr, instead of having to always having to commit a safety over the top to that one wr..
Was a student at UT in the 70's when they had the fastest sprinters in the country led by Reggie Jones. He was a monster, big and very fast. He tied the world record in the 100 meters and led UT to an NC. He anchored the 4X100 and 4X200 relay teams both of which tied world records. Think about that for a minute, a university sprint team that was as fast as the best in the world. Incredible.
He also had beaten the current Olympic Champion from the '72 Olympics, a Russian, who was all technique.
Everything was pointing to Reggie setting a new world record so they did a special 100 yard event at the Dogwood Relays, which at the time was a top national event, and brought in several world class runners. One of those was Ivory Crocket a solid top 10 sprinter who had teased with his competitiveness, but always finished 4th or 5th at world events. I went over to watch (I ran in HS and still enjoyed watching) at the track facility which was packed with national press. Crockett perfectly anticipated the start and just exploded off the line setting a new world record of 9 flat instead of Reggie. I could have sworn he false started, he had at least a 5 yard lead by the 30 yard mark. It was so deflating. (By the way Crockett was from Halls, Tennessee but ran college track at Southern Illinois.)
Bill Battle subsequently convinces Reggie to try out for football team with the idea that he could make it to the pros as a wr like Bob Hayes had done (track athletes weren't allowed to be pros and run in the Olympics back then so there wasn't the ability to make money through track versus the NFL). Reggie gets injured and misses the 1976 Olympic team only to also find out that while he had 9.9 legs, he had 11 flat hands.
Leonard Scott could fly! Unfortunately his hands were stone.Sounds like Leonard Scott. I remember they always talked about how fast he was, but didn't produce much.
Also, you are exactly right. The 60 is a technique race that doesn't always translate to the 100 and is especially hard on athletes that don't get to focus on sprinting full-time. It is an indicator of who is a good starter, but to run it competitively, you change phases from the 100 which is where a lot of the variance comes from.
I know I saw Solomon in the field a little. Did he play 4 or less games?
more concerned about how Wideman will/can work out from football to basketball, and see if it really happens...
GO BIG ORANGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have the same concern. It seems like the 2 translate pretty well for a WR, but for a guy that has a shot at TE, I wonder if basketball won’t require him to be too slender to be an effective blocker.
Hopefully he finds his niche, with those measurables he has a lot of potential.
I have the same concern. It seems like the 2 translate pretty well for a WR, but for a guy that has a shot at TE, I wonder if basketball won’t require him to be too slender to be an effective blocker.
Hopefully he finds his niche, with those measurables he has a lot of potential.
Who are you referring to about playing TE and basketball.I have the same concern. It seems like the 2 translate pretty well for a WR, but for a guy that has a shot at TE, I wonder if basketball won’t require him to be too slender to be an effective blocker.
Hopefully he finds his niche, with those measurables he has a lot of potential.
Yes and he devoted his life to track. At the world class level it is very difficult to do both. Not to say you can't be super fast and play football too. Clemson had Spiller and a couple others when I was in college that ran low 10s and played football. I would love to see a bunch of guys on the team fast enough to run track. We have looked a bit slow for years. I remember when we used to run away from teams.Tyson Gay's fastest time in High School was 10.6.
I know he used steroids later on. But still his training was everybit as good as his talent.