The NCAA is considering several rule changes for swimming, including inviting 16 relays to the D1 championship, allowing aggregate relay entries, tying relay entries to times rather than names, and eliminating last chance meets; all of which might severely lessen the number of individual qualifiers.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
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| “We really need to move to a system that makes more sense. I think it’s time we get the BCS involved.” Chuck W.- Sports Management Consultant |
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| “Let’s see. There are 5 men’s relay events. 16 relays invited with 4 swimmers each, and relay entrants would not be limited to who actually swam it. (5x 4) x 16= 320 swimmers. Sure that makes sense considering the cap is set at 235. Potentially there could be negative 85 individual males invited.” T.S. Viking- Delusional Blogger |
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| “As long as we keep the mid-majors out I can live with any rule changes they throw at us.” Braden K- theswimmerscircle.com |
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| "Who cares? It's swimming. As long as the price doesn’t go up, let them do whatever the heck they want.” Mark E.- CEO |
I'll believe it when I see it
ReplyDeleteOuch on the mid-majors slam Braden. Better be careful or I'll tell my Navy Swimmers to get Seal Team 6 after you. ;)
ReplyDeleteDamn straight. And then Fat Jack's (Missouri State) Bears will snack on the remains.
ReplyDeleteoh, and by the way guys... all these gutter talk quotes are completely made up in the name of satire. Kobe Bryant didn't really call us an "almost legitimate sport." ;)
ReplyDeleteIn March 2009, at the Mens PAC-10 Championships in Long Beach, I was told that the tiime pads were unplugged during the time trials. When the parent who was timing questioned it, she was told, "it's better for the swimmers that way".
ReplyDeletePerhaps last chance meets work the same way and swimmers magically achieve the needed times.
Eliminating these last chance qualifiers may help keep the competition fair!
Yeah... Watch times are worth a tenth or two versus pads. I saw a coach once tell a swimmer before a time trial "don't wait for the beep, the starter agreed to hit the button right when your hands touch the block as you take your marks." That has to be good for a couple of tenths too.
ReplyDeleteYeah - March 6, 2009. Swim Torrance was timing. Swim Torrance continually falsifies times anyway so maybe that is why they are always invited to time.
ReplyDeleteBettie Williams (Swim Torrance Board of Directors and SCS review board) also retaliates against the swimmer if the parent speaks up.
Haha, I don't hate mid-majors. I'm just bitter that I wasn't smart enough to get into Eastern SW Missouri State Technical College A&T like you were Shawn.
ReplyDeleteI guess its easy to get confused when you post at 2 AM because your wife won't let you use the internet at home.
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And Glenn, I see your Seal Team 6, and raise you one Secretary of Defense. Bob Gates was the president of A&M for most of my time there. He's got my back. Quantity over quality?
ReplyDeleteWatch out Braden. You got my wife involved. She swam at MO State too. She is smart, super-model hot, and totally gonna kick your ass.
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