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People complaining about metric makes me laugh....

Here's to the geezers at the World Masters. There are 80-year-olds who can run the hundred in 15 seconds and 75-year-olds who can do it in 13.

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Metric has been used since 2020. Kids now better understand their distance sin meters then they do feet.

As for the boys meet, the IHSA standards were way too soft this year. The effects of covid on track are officially over. We will have 8 heats in the 100m, 7 heats in the 300h, 6 heats of 4x1, 7 heats of 4x2, and 6 heats of 4x2

As a HS track coach, NFHS went to meters 3yrs ago to be uniform with the USATF and IAAF. They also eliminated the acceleration zone in relays and made the 1 false start rule and your out.

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4Afan said:

Clark, and it's not close. This has nothing to do with my feelings towards Williams it's just that she will have much more time to prove herself given the amount of games she will play versus Williams. Clark will play 40 games to Williams 17 (hopefully more) so she will have the luxury of being able to survive a 4 or 5 game slump where Williams will not. She can start slow and adjust to the pro game and still have a remarkable season. Williams pretty much has to hit the ground running. That and basketball, men's or woman's can be dominated by a single player where that is far less likely in the NFL.

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Totally agree plus these are completely different sports and like you said much more .opportunity with number of games to play. I still think Bears fans are going to be very happy to have a QB that has the skills Williams has to lead the team.

4Afan said:

I don't think a whirlwind 5 week schedule will have any effects on an young, early 20s elite athlete. Clark has had 3 games and is averaging 17 points per game after that compressed 5 week schedule. I think she'll be just fine.

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Williams's last game was 12/27/23, so 5 months until his first pro start is really a severe underestimate on my part.

johnndoe said:

I'm actually comparing Caitlin Clark's compressed 5-week path to a starting pro line-up to what will likely be Caleb Williams's 5-month+ journey.

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I don't think a whirlwind 5 week schedule will have any effects on an young, early 20s elite athlete. Clark has had 3 games and is averaging 17 points per game after that compressed 5 week schedule. I think she'll be just fine.

4Afan said:

Are you really comparing the "torturous" schedule of a college basketball player turning pro versus a college football player going into the NFL?

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I'm actually comparing Caitlin Clark's compressed 5-week path to a starting pro line-up to what will likely be Caleb Williams's 5-month+ journey.

Surprised there has been no mention of the Bears schedule yet here. It's pointless to project wins and losses at this point, but I'm just talking about the schedule itself. For all you Williams lovers out there, you'll get to see how he stacks up against the young QB talent early and often throughout the season.

Week 2-Houston (Stroud)

Week 3-Indy (Richardson)

Week 5-Carolina (Young)

Week 8-Washington (Daniels)

Week 10-New England (Maye)

Weeks 12 and 15-Minnesota (JJ, potentially)

Then there's also games against Jax (Lawrence) and SF (Purdy)

The thing that really caught my eye though was how friggin' unbalanced this schedule is. The Bears do not play the traditional HOME-AWAY-HOME type pattern once this season. Their season goes H-A-A-H-H-H-BYE-A-A-H-H-H-A-A-A-H-H-A. Oh and one of those "home" games is in London (God, I hate those London games). Plus, the Bears don't face a divisional opponent until week 11.

johnndoe said:

Interesting question and I vote for Williams. This based on the torturous, no-break schedule endured by elite-level female (can I even use that word?) college hoopsters considering conference/NCAA tournament, endorsements, draft process and right into the pro season. And the latter flying commercially, no less, for now.

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Are you really comparing the "torturous" schedule of a college basketball player turning pro versus a college football player going into the NFL?

Wassup13 said:

Which #1 draft pick performs best their rookie year in their respective sport?

Caitlin Clark or Caleb Williams??

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Clark, and it's not close. This has nothing to do with my feelings towards Williams it's just that she will have much more time to prove herself given the amount of games she will play versus Williams. Clark will play 40 games to Williams 17 (hopefully more) so she will have the luxury of being able to survive a 4 or 5 game slump where Williams will not. She can start slow and adjust to the pro game and still have a remarkable season. Williams pretty much has to hit the ground running. That and basketball, men's or woman's can be dominated by a single player where that is far less likely in the NFL.

Wassup13 said:

Which #1 draft pick performs best their rookie year in their respective sport?

Caitlin Clark or Caleb Williams??

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Interesting question and I vote for Williams. This based on the torturous, no-break schedule endured by elite-level female (can I even use that word?) college hoopsters considering conference/NCAA tournament, endorsements, draft process and right into the pro season. And the latter flying commercially, no less, for now.

corey90 said:

I think they both will play well. Glad we past on Marvin Harrison Jr. His dad is very controlling. Fanatics just filed lawsuit on breach of a sighed contract. He also refused to sign the NFL Players Association contract. Glad we got Caleb Williams & Rome Odunze. Looks like MHJ is going to be a nightmare before he even steps onto the field. Just wait until the Cards try to sign him to his contract.

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Yes I was high on Harrison Jr for a couple of months and then changed my mind and was all in on Odunze.

Wassup13 said:

Which #1 draft pick performs best their rookie year in their respective sport?

Caitlin Clark or Caleb Williams??

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I think they both will play well. Glad we past on Marvin Harrison Jr. His dad is very controlling. Fanatics just filed lawsuit on breach of a sighed contract. He also refused to sign the NFL Players Association contract. Glad we got Caleb Williams & Rome Odunze. Looks like MHJ is going to be a nightmare before he even steps onto the field. Just wait until the Cards try to sign him to his contract.

Which #1 draft pick performs best their rookie year in their respective sport?

Caitlin Clark or Caleb Williams??

Althoff no-hit against the Roxana Shells marking the official start of football.