What Non-T&F Folks Got Out of the OG

[croflash]

Team sports aren't as vulnerable to doping allegations because the casual fan needs times or marks to recognize the difference. However, even when someone gets caught, it's being treated like a minor incident and he gets suspended for two games. I'll never understand why so many people believe that PEDs can't be just as useful in team sports.

[imaginative]

Amazing how the average/casual fan is suspicious of a performer like Bolt, but stand in awe of their heroes in the NFL, NBA, and many of the other alphabet organizations out there. Is it so difficult to accept Bolt when they have no problem with 320 lb monsters with lightning quickness on the offensive line?

This is so true. I love the NFL....but one would have to be very naive to simply accept a 5'7" 225 pound man running 4.4 40 or 6'7" 290 pound man doing the same thing....with the added skill of a 40+" vertical!

[/b]

Actually, given the fact that they have reached such enormous muscle
mass, the resulting stats are not extraordinarly surprising (in
particular, considering that footballers are not that keen on
TnF-stringent measuring)---a pound of extra muscle would add more power
than it would mass. I would be much more surprised to see a ``skin and
bones'' kind of athlete have that kind of speed or vertical.

(Certain combinations of muscle mass and muscle/fat ratios are,
obviously, reason for suspicion in and by themselves. However, the
addition of e.g. a 40'' inch vertical does not necessarily increase the
suspicion.)

[scottmitchell74]

Amazing how the average/casual fan is suspicious of a performer like Bolt, but stand in awe of their heroes in the NFL, NBA, and many of the other alphabet organizations out there. Is it so difficult to accept Bolt when they have no problem with 320 lb monsters with lightning quickness on the offensive line?

This is so true. I love the NFL....but one would have to be very naive to simply accept a 5'7" 225 pound man running 4.4 40 or 6'7" 290 pound man doing the same thing....with the added skill of a 40+" vertical!

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[Paul Henry]

Amazing how the average/casual fan is suspicious of a performer like Bolt, but stand in awe of their heroes in the NFL, NBA, and many of the other alphabet organizations out there. Is it so difficult to accept Bolt when they have no problem with 320 lb monsters with lightning quickness on the offensive line? The only reason swimming and athletics are singled out for this type of treatment is that, with the exception of cycling, we are the only sports who really give a crap about drug testing. Of course we have more announced positives. We test and we announce! We are willing to sacrifice our leading performers when they are found guilty. You will NEVER see baseball do that. And the NFL.......don't even go there. :?

This one was good!!

[Daisy]

And the NFL.......don't even go there. :?

Are you saying i should not enjoy my SI NFL preview issue? OK, I admit it, I don't actually read it, let alone buy it.

To the thread title "what did non t&f people get from the telecasts": F**ked, just like the rest of us :twisted:

I thought maybe non track people were happy with the coverage cos they didn't have to watch track. :twisted:

My only wish is that NBC decides that track is worthless. If they do that we can get live, uninterupted, streaming on the NBC web site (as for badmington, table tennis and cycling). So we lose Carol Lewis, I can live with that. But currently we have to wait until the wee hours with no live streaming.

Our strategy should be to inform NBC that we do not want track and field to be considered a top five sport. We should suggest they replace track and field with BMX. And I'm serious, we would be better served if that happened.

[mojo]

To the thread title "what did non t&f people get from the telecasts": F**ked, just like the rest of us :twisted:

I thought maybe non track people were happy with the coverage cos they didn't have to watch track. :twisted:

[SQUACKEE]

My friends wife went off-

"Why all the stupid heats, why did they drop the baton, didnt they practice and lastly what the hell is those swishy silly walkers think theyre doin!!"

[Kevin Richardson]

Amazing how the average/casual fan is suspicious of a performer like Bolt, but stand in awe of their heroes in the NFL, NBA, and many of the other alphabet organizations out there. Is it so difficult to accept Bolt when they have no problem with 320 lb monsters with lightning quickness on the offensive line? The only reason swimming and athletics are singled out for this type of treatment is that, with the exception of cycling, we are the only sports who really give a crap about drug testing. Of course we have more announced positives. We test and we announce! We are willing to sacrifice our leading performers when they are found guilty. You will NEVER see baseball do that. And the NFL.......don't even go there. :?

[trackrebel]

people surrounding me mostly said "Usain Bolt is doped up to the grills".....and they said "the same goes for Michael Phelps....both discover from races like they just came from a vacation"....people kinda liked both....but are very suspicious of em. They liked the rest of the games very much.

[bad hammy]

Re: What Non-T&F Folks Got Out of the OG

Last night we went out to dinner with three other couples. When we got there two of the couples were already there. They immediately asked me ‘Can you believe that both US 4x1s dropped the baton?’ When the other couple showed up they immediately asked me ‘Can you believe that both US 4x1s dropped the baton?’ Both times I told them I was always more surprised when the US got the stick around, and explained why. The only other T&F inquiry was ‘Is Bolt on drugs??’

Interesting. Today is my first day back in the office. So far six people have come up to chat Oly T&F with me. Every single one of them talked about the US 4x1s first. Only two had any other comments at all.

[AS]

I had the same conversations down here in Australia too... universal?

Plus the big "is Steve Hooker a redhead?" debate

[mike renfro]

To the thread title "what did non t&f people get from the telecasts": F**ked, just like the rest of us :twisted:

[CrunchTime]

Unfortunately the latest drug issues will probably prevent a tremendous sport from getting its due props from mainstream America!! Michael Johnson was mobbed in Europe before he even became well-known in USA after 1996 OGs...dont see that ever changing!! :cry:

[bad hammy]

Last night we went out to dinner with three other couples. When we got there two of the couples were already there. They immediately asked me ‘Can you believe that both US 4x1s dropped the baton?’ When the other couple showed up they immediately asked me ‘Can you believe that both US 4x1s dropped the baton?’ Both times I told them I was always more surprised when the US got the stick around, and explained why. The only other T&F inquiry was ‘Is Bolt on drugs??’