t-and-f: VCR Alert – Marion on HBO

2001-04-30 Thread Michael J. Roth
Five-time Olympic medalist Marion Jones, fresh off her Penn Relays victory, will join Bob Costas on Wednesday May 2 on his HBO show, “On the Record with Bob Costas.” The show airs at 11:00 pm Eastern time, check your local listings for the time in your area. Jones, who ran the anch

t-and-f: Re: Lets Do Regionals

2001-05-01 Thread Michael J. Roth
Buck Regionals already exist in the USATF system and culminate with the USATF Club Championships in Indianpolis in July. This was setup to afford a National level meet for emerging elites. It is also a step towards rebuilding the club system to some extent. Check the USATF website for details

t-and-f: European Race Walk Cup

2001-05-20 Thread Michael J. Roth
Russian Day in Dudince European Cup in Race Walking – Alfons Juck DUDINCE, May 19, Simply Russian Day – that is the summary of 4th European Cup in Race Walking in South Slovak Spa place Dudince. Russian Walkers won

t-and-f: HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY PLACED ON PROBATION, WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS VACATED

2001-06-19 Thread Michael J. Roth
HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY PLACED ON PROBATION, WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS VACATED INDIANAPOLIS---The Division II Committee on Infractions has placed Humboldt State University on probation for two years, required the university to vaca

t-and-f: re: Trivia Answer

2001-06-22 Thread Michael J. Roth
Bob, It was Curt Clausen, not Tim Clausen. You probably combined him with Tim Seaman. Now we can all be reassured that the Commish is human like the rest of us ;) MJR

t-and-f: Golden Gala Results

2001-06-29 Thread Michael J. Roth
IAAF Golden League Golden Gala Roma, 29-Jun-2001 RESULTS MEN GP 100 METRES - MENCombined Results Pts 1 Greene Maurice USA 10.01 12.0 2 Montgomery Tim

t-and-f: Golden Gala part II

2001-06-29 Thread Michael J. Roth
GP 3000 METRES - WOMEN Pts 1 Yegorova OlgaRUS8:23.96 12.0 2 Zadorozhnaya Yelena RUS8:25.40 10.0 3 Tomashova TatyanaRUS8:25.56 9.0 4 Szabo Gabrie

t-and-f: re: a leader in the sport

2001-06-29 Thread Michael J. Roth
Larry, Mike was trying to say that even though MJ is the best in his event(s), he has done little to improve the sport for anyone but himself. He does not attend the Convention, is not a voice on the AAC, and is only concerned with his own career. He continued the same line of crap that Carl st

t-and-f: re: NJ Superstars

2001-07-06 Thread Michael J. Roth
2 other blips on the future-star radar from NJ are Zachary Pollinger and Christina Farrell. Zachary broke the Freshman 1 mile record at the Indoor National Scholastic Champs and Christina was 2nd in the Jr 5000 at Penn as a 12 year old. MJR

Re: t-and-f: re: NJ Superstars

2001-07-07 Thread Michael J. Roth
Ryan, There was no neglect at all, and no reason to denigrate these performances by somehow qualifying them as less deserving because of the event that they choose to undertake. Next . . . MJR

t-and-f: Re: neglect

2001-07-08 Thread Michael J. Roth
Drew, Sorry if the post confused you and/or some others, as that was never the intention. My tone towards Grote is basically because he's nothing but a loud mouth, and he new exactly what I was talking about. He just looks for ways to create problems here and elsewhere. 99% of the list is fami

t-and-f: Re: Top NJ HS Milers...WALK or RUN

2001-07-08 Thread Michael J. Roth
Grote, Why the gang mentality again? Speak to me if there is a problem, there is no need to bring anyone else into something who is not involved to begin with. As for being defensive, it is only because I find you & your comments towards me, and the RW, so offensive without cause other than to

Re: t-and-f: Top NJ HS Milers...WALK or RUN

2001-07-09 Thread Michael J. Roth
Sam, >Wait, i'm mixing sports here, just as Mr. Roth was mixing powerwalking with running. DUH?! Never done this, never will. Also, I have NEVER, EVER, made any reference to Powerwalking being part of T&F. Race Walking, as an Olympic Event, is such. Please take the time to educate yourself.

t-and-f: re: World Youth Qualifying

2001-07-15 Thread Michael J. Roth
Ed Qualifying for the World Youth Meet was done at last year's JO Nationals, with athletes wishing to compete (who had qualifying performances) required to compete in the National Youth Meet in Illinois. Basically, the fault lies in some combination of the USATF National Office, your Association

Re: t-and-f: re: World Youth Qualifying

2001-07-15 Thread Michael J. Roth
I agree that there must be cooperation between the Governing bodies involved. USATF has approached all of them to work together, and they all have voting power in the USATF Convention as well. They are not willing to play ball in most cases. Also, the Amateur Athletics Act actually states that

t-and-f: re: Junior Qualifying

2001-07-18 Thread Michael J. Roth
Ed said- As far as scheduling the necessary USATF meets to qualify athletes in the same calendar year for the international youth games goes, I would only ask this "Why can't the senior and junior USATF meets be held on the same weekend, fior that matter why not in the same place. Both have a lim

t-and-f: re: Greene goes UpClose

2001-07-20 Thread Michael J. Roth
>Two-time Olympic gold medalist Maurice Greene will be featured on ESPN's UpClose on Tuesday, July 25. Greene, who is >preparing to defend his 1999 World Championship 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay titles at the IAAF World Championships >in Edmonton, will appear on the ESPN UpClose set at the ESPNZon

t-and-f: US Medal Count Histories

2001-08-01 Thread Michael J. Roth
Stat Buffs (I guess this means GH?) Here are a few nice pages for you: http://www.usatf.org/statistics/OlympicAndWorldChampsMedalCounts.shtml http://www.usatf.org/statistics/WorldChampsMedalBreakdown.shtml Enjoy, MJR

t-and-f: results -premature

2001-08-03 Thread Michael J. Roth
i kinda shot my load prematurely, those were the 40km times damn MJR

t-and-f: re: American drug mystery

2001-08-04 Thread Michael J. Roth
>>What's wrong, is this too logical or something? Probably. These are the same people who publicly decry the big US drug monster, but ignored the Eastern Bloc, Chinese programs for years and continue to be blind to the 85% of the nations which do no testing whatsoever. We're an easy target, bei

t-and-f: reaction times

2001-08-06 Thread Michael J. Roth
No finish times discussed here, but Antonio Pettigrew must have been laying down or sleeping to get a reaction time like 0.298 in the 400m final (.105 slower than anyone in the race). This cost him the bronze. I know he likes to start slow and finish strong, but that is ridiculous. I'm a slow, o

t-and-f: DQ Controversy?

2001-08-09 Thread Michael J. Roth
Omigod!!! An athlete was DQ'd in the Women's 800m heats. Lets get rid of the event as we can't have such things happening in T&F. She broke the rules in this preposterous event that has no business being contested. These rules are interpreted by the officials and it was a judgement call that le

t-and-f: 200 photofinish

2001-08-09 Thread Michael J. Roth
Thank god, or whomever invented the thing!! I'd hate to have to separate the mens 200m finish, ouch that was close. I guess MJ will have eat his hat. He said, I think, that Kenderis would never win another Champs 200. MJR

t-and-f: re: televising distance races

2001-08-15 Thread Michael J. Roth
>Make it interactive and have the audience vote on who gets bumped off. Hey, get that annoying troll-like little Brit woman to say "Goodbye, you're the weakest link!" MJR

t-and-f: Linz Meet Results

2001-08-20 Thread Michael J. Roth
IAAF Grand Prix Gugl-Meeting Linz, 20-Aug-2001 RESULTS MEN 100 METRES Heat 1 - MEN Wind: -0.3 1 Zakari Abdul AzizGHA 10.12 2 Emedolu Uchenna NGR 10.29 3 Jensen Jake USA 10.48 4 Le

t-and-f: USA TRACK & FIELD TRAVEL ADVISORY

2001-09-15 Thread Michael J. Roth
USA TRACK & FIELD TRAVEL ADVISORY TO: All USATF Athletes, Coaches, Volunteers, Friends & Families SUBJECT: Warning to those Traveling Abroad DATE: September 12, 2001 In light of recent tragic events in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania, you are urged to adhere to t

t-and-f: LDR summation

2001-09-18 Thread Michael J. Roth
All I found this quote on the Johnson's Letsrun.com site. I think it sums up the LDR situation in three sentences. MJR "If you put the Kenyans in a camp and give them a training program, they will follow it every day. The Mexicans will come to the camp but then one day say, 'I'm not going to

t-and-f: Stanford XC ?

2001-10-03 Thread Michael J. Roth
In all the Women's XC rankings, Jillian Mastroianni is listed as a returnee to the Stanford team. Yet the Stanford website does not list her on the Roster. I do not think she ran in the spring either. Does anyone know the details on her disappearance? Did she redshirt, get hurt, or dropout/qui

t-and-f: NCAA XC Article

2001-10-22 Thread Michael J. Roth
All- Before you read the following article, I have one question. If the following becomes a reality, will the NCAA finally up the #s of Scholarships to T&F/XC and/or recognize them as different sports for this purpose, therefore doing such in a roundabout way? My guess is NO! MJR Th

t-and-f: re: Masback Resignation

2001-10-28 Thread Michael J. Roth
> The time has come for track and field enthusiasts in the United States to step forward and demand the resignation of Craig Masback. If Masback does not resign, we should appeal to Arne Ljundqvist to start whatever procedures are necessary to remove the USATF as the national governing body of tra

Re: t-and-f: re: Masback Resignation

2001-10-29 Thread Michael J. Roth
>One has to wonder as to why both IAAF "leaks" directly affecting Marion Jones came a few days prior to her competing in the Olympic and World Games. I've always thought the timing extremely detrimental to her. Two words: Ollan Cassell He's still a force there. I think he was given a positi

t-and-f: USATF-LI XC Championships

2000-10-29 Thread Michael J. Roth
Run For Their Lives 8K Cross Country Run And LITF Team Championships Sunday October 29, 2000 Bethpage State Park, NY OVERALL RESULTS Please Note: All Clydesdale Entrants Have Their Weight Class Listed In The Age Column. Pl NameCityState Sex Age Time 1

t-and-f: Paralympic sprinter tests positive

2000-10-30 Thread Michael J. Roth
Brian Frasure tested positive for nandrolone after winning the silver in the Paralympic 200 meters and will lose his medal, according to spokespersons for the International Paralympic Committee and the USOC. "We think he was taking supplements and these contained anabolic steroids," noted IPC medi

t-and-f: Re: Doug Schneebeck . . .

2000-11-17 Thread Michael J. Roth
All: While I wish Doug all the success possible in his quest, I must agree with Wayne and Mike as well. This in no way is a slight to any Masters competitor, or Masters competition in any way. Whille USATF is to undertake the mission to develop all levels of the sport, the lion's share of the m

t-and-f: Holiday Greetings

2000-11-22 Thread Michael J. Roth
Happy Thanksgiving to all!

t-and-f: lotsa stuff

2000-12-04 Thread Michael J. Roth
All, I've been away at USATF Convention and trying to catch up, so here goes: electronic walking shoes - a bunch of crap! they will never work right or be accepted by the iaaf. we have enough trouble relying on starting blocks which are pressure sensitive to a standard. trying to have shoes w

t-and-f: re: changes in the walks

2000-12-20 Thread Michael J. Roth
P N, You make wild assumptions and statements regarding what should be done with an event which you have no knowledge whatsoever. Your statements are as valid as any I would make about the pole vault, which is why I say little about that event. Your statements that walkers who get DQ'd are chea

Re: t-and-f: re: changes in the walks

2000-12-21 Thread Michael J. Roth
s is evident by the > "walking" members on this list. Please go elsewhere and start you own > "walking'" list so we can talk about REAL track and field events. Mantis > -Original Message- > From: Michael J. Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Trac

t-and-f: re: walkers 10k times

2000-12-23 Thread Michael J. Roth
sean, i'll bite, but then i've never been confused with a great athlete as a runner or walker. i also can't go to 10km, as i've never run one, but here goes: runwalk: 800:2:10 1500:4:45 6:58 mile: 5:05 7

t-and-f: Early season RW results

2000-12-27 Thread Michael J. Roth
Here are some early season RW results, top times only. Wisconsin - UW PARKSIDE HOLIDAY OPEN RACE WALKS @ UW Parkside Petretti FieldhouseFriday December 22, 2000200m unbanked track MEN'S INVITATIONAL 5000m 1. Curt ClausenNYAC21:12.3 2. Lachlan Mc Donald UWP 22:06.7 3.

t-and-f: usatf indoor standards

2000-12-27 Thread Michael J. Roth
from the usatf website - The committees also approved standards for the 2001 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships March 2-3 in Atlanta, Ga. Marks must be achieved between November 24, 2000 and February 24, 2001. Times listed are fully automatic. No allowances are provided for differing track si

t-and-f: coaching selections

2001-01-02 Thread Michael J. Roth
I could be wrong, but I think Kelly Sullivan is the USATF Men's Development coordinator for the 5km-Marathon. MJR

t-and-f: Clubs

2001-01-06 Thread Michael J. Roth
Conway, For the most part, the Club system in the US is non-existent. There are a few milling around, Indiana Invaders is a good example, but for the most part there is nothing going on. That is THE problem w/ T&F is the US. This is the reason that a USATF National Club Championship was added

Re: t-and-f: Clubs

2001-01-06 Thread Michael J. Roth
Darrell, I agree that the club system cannot wait for Indy to do something, it must go for its own gold. That said, the Nat Club Champs is a great idea, one I've been behind for some time. We also need to go at this from a professional viewpoint, which means corporate sponsorship, etc. Addition

t-and-f: re: clubs

2001-01-06 Thread Michael J. Roth
>I guarantee if I was young again and inspired to achieve I could find support and coaching and facilities, EASILY. It may not >be dropped in my lap but, it is there. >Maybe there are not enough of a pool of talented kids to get results from and maybe there is not enough desire and >ingenuity to

t-and-f: Millrose Games

2001-01-07 Thread Michael J. Roth
It appears that once again TV will take a dump on T&F again. The Millrose Games, which runs during primetime on the east coast on a Friday night, will be broadcast in edited tape delay on Saturday afternoon. Surely this meet, of any, can be done live. It runs with an exacting schedule, and ther

t-and-f: re: clubs

2001-01-09 Thread Michael J. Roth
>Most clubs in the US are concerned most with participation This is deeper than the problem w/ clubs, it has become a sickness all over this country. The whiny, non athletic, under-achieving losers in this nations have gotten the masses to believe that just trying is a success. This has taken o

t-and-f: re: clubs

2001-01-11 Thread Michael J. Roth
>Why aren't you walking the walk? Good question indeed!! We need more depth there . . . and if you're not walking, then I'll have to turn in a red card! MJR

t-and-f: Re: Clubs

2001-01-12 Thread Michael J. Roth
Dave Carey, You have the right approach, too bad it did not pan out for you. Sadly the field events are limited by the equipment necessary to do them. This was a topic at the USATF Convention, access to these materials in the HS and Colleges. I know the National Office has set this as a priorit

RE: t-and-f: 400H

2001-01-12 Thread Michael J. Roth
Brian I have to disagree w/ you on the end of race issues. It is a lame excuse. In all the HS 400H races I've seen in NY, only one athlete has fallen and it was not because of the distance involved. The track was covered with black ice. (Not to say it doesn't happen) Track has a history of h

t-and-f: translation please

2001-01-14 Thread Michael J. Roth
GH wrote: >Later in your screed you say: Please provide the American English translation of "screed"! I generally get the Queen's English, but this one has me stumped. MJR

t-and-f: RE: translation, etc

2001-01-15 Thread Michael J. Roth
All: I'd like to take the opportunity to thank those who increased my vocabulary this week, it is appreciated. For those who missed the intent, I knew what GH meant, but thoroughly enjoyed his note, and just wished to tease him a bit about his finely obscure knowledge of language. On another no

Re: t-and-f: A narrow view for some (looong)

2001-01-16 Thread Michael J. Roth
GH, Even though I still disagree (its a right in this country), that was some of the best debate team stuff I've seen in a long time. Its hard to refute the results based upon the facts, as you presented them. Good show, MJR

t-and-f: re: Racewalking MumboJumbo

2001-01-18 Thread Michael J. Roth
gh and others, To come to Mike Rohl's defense, he was not calling Grote any of those things. What he said was that the close-minded, knee jerk reactions that cause Grote to hate the walks is the same mental makeup that leads to those other types of people, just in a more extreme way. Grote's co

t-and-f: re: walks & Where did I say HATE?

2001-01-19 Thread Michael J. Roth
Grote & Sam, Geez a little touchy here? Why not deal with this on list or off, there is no need to bring the whole gang along, or is there? Basically your comments towards the event are mean spirited without cause. You make comments about the event and its practitioners in such a way to denigr

re: t-and-f: Johnny Gray vs USOC?

2001-01-20 Thread Michael J. Roth
Ken, I think I remember that this letter signing thing has something to do with the USADA (Drug testing group) and his eligibility for Senior US team competition. But, hey, I've been wrong before. MJR

t-and-f: Alan Webb

2001-01-20 Thread Michael J. Roth
Repost from the New Balance Games: Alan Webb 3rd in the elite mile: 3:59.86 MJR

t-and-f: Passing of Nick Katsounis

2001-01-22 Thread Michael J. Roth
Sad news from the world of disabled athletics, wheelchair racing specifically. Nick Katsounis, race director of the North American 10km Wheelchair Championship, founding member of the Long Island Association of USATF and tireless agent for disabled athletes, passed away suddenly on January 19th.

t-and-f: Damn ESPN

2001-01-27 Thread Michael J. Roth
Once again track gets bumped on TV. The Maryland Elite meet was scheduled for 1-2 pm, but we get stuck with Temple/UMass basketball. On ESPN2 they're in the 2nd hour of motocross. Gimme a f...'n break! MJR

t-and-f: Milrose Walk

2001-01-30 Thread Michael J. Roth
Mike, ?Al Heffner U.S. Army Walk? Who's that? Can he get me a subscription to Playboy, maybe the Romanian edition? MJR

Re: t-and-f: Millrose Games Info

2001-01-30 Thread Michael J. Roth
Mike, Don't jump on Walt on this one, its not his fault. Blame Indy for the miscue. As the walks are not contested in all of the Golden Spike Tour meets, they are not given press. Its a stupid reason, I know, but Walt is just relaying the release from USATF to the list. MJR

t-and-f: Ritzenhein runs 8:47.3 3200 as one-man relay!

2001-01-30 Thread Michael J. Roth
WOW- NUF SAID, MJR MT. PLEASANT MI 1/29/01 -- Rockford MI sr Dathan Ritzenhein showed up at Central Michigan University Monday night prepared to run a fast 3200. But there was no 3200 race scheduled, and MITS meet managers let Ritz run by himself in the

t-and-f: Race Walk on ESPN2

2001-02-04 Thread Michael J. Roth
A tidbit of Race Walk news that might interest list members. All the runners should not the Bill Rodgers part at the end. Enjoy, MJR >Hi All: >Through some happy circumstances and chance meetings, Michael Arnold a producer for ESPN-2 has agreed to cover the >15k National racewalk for a 5 minut

t-and-f: re: USATF Standards

2001-02-05 Thread Michael J. Roth
Weldon, The standards were actually set during the USATF Convention in New Mexico, and they were put up on the website a few weeks ago. As for the rationale on May 5th, I have no idea as I did not attend the T&F Committee meetings. Maybe someone who attended these sessions could provide us with

t-and-f: 2001 adidas Oregon Track Classic Earns GP II Status

2001-02-08 Thread Michael J. Roth
>>The meet will be televised nationally by ESPN as a part of the USA Track & Field Golden Spike Tour. Any word on whether it will be shown the same day, or at some horrifically inconvenient time on tape delay? MJR

t-and-f: Dead Sea Half Marathon

2001-02-10 Thread Michael J. Roth
I know there are performance enhancements & inhibiters at altitude, but what is the affect of being below sea level? Does this affect sprinters and distances athletes alike? MJR

t-and-f: PVWAtG *** NEWS FLASH *** Dragila WR(?) @ Pocatello

2001-02-10 Thread Michael J. Roth
In reference to the runway issue, there are specific guidlines set by the IAAF on what constitutes a legal runway. The Commish or GH can fill us in on the details. At Millrose, one of the first things they did was certify the runway met spec after Stacy's vault. I have no idea what the Pocatell

t-and-f: drug testing cd

2001-02-20 Thread Michael J. Roth
All: Knowing that this might lead to a plethora of unsightly replies, I post this as information only. I found this on a sports science sight and figured some might be interested. MJR _ Drug Test Software Sports Medicine Australia (South Australia branch) is proud to

t-and-f: re: T&F professionalism

2001-02-21 Thread Michael J. Roth
Glen, You hit it right on the head. I think it would also help the sport's position in the athletic landscape if the coaches charged for their expertise. Most of these people are professionals, to some degree, and should be able to earn a living doing it. Why are they any different than the gy

t-and-f: re: amateurism & teams

2001-02-21 Thread Michael J. Roth
Mike, On the amatuerism/team topic we agree wholeheartedly, but that should surprise no one on this list!! This summer I had submitted a detailed proposal to score the Golden Spike Tour along team lines. The proposal was given directly to Craig Masback, who said he presented it to the Board of

t-and-f: re: X-C Nats Team Scores?

2001-02-21 Thread Michael J. Roth
>From the USATF site - MJR - Nike Sweeps Combined Team Scoring at USATF Winter XC Nationals Nike won both the men’s and women’s combined team scoring at last weekend’s 2001 USA Winter Cross Country Nationals in Vancouver, Wash. Team scores were combined from the men’s 12K and 4K comp

RE: t-and-f: IAAF threat to expel US federation

2001-03-11 Thread Michael J. Roth
Another way to look at this is from an X-Files view. There was mention of the IAAF forming a new US group and discrediting USATF. If you remember, Ollan Cassell (former USATF head) was a major IAAF crony for way too long, and surely is still a major player behind the scenes. He was pushed aside

t-and-f: re: Hoof and Mouth and the WCCC

2001-03-13 Thread Michael J. Roth
>>What is interesting is they said that the disease is "not a danger to humans". Why did they move the XC Championships then? The reasoning behind this is that while not affected by the disease, humans are carriers and would (could) transport the disease to their native countries. MJR

Re: t-and-f: field-falsie

2001-03-15 Thread Michael J. Roth
Darrell said: >>True the definition of set CAN be wide ranging. If that is he criteria a starter is using, "when all are at set position," then I have no problem. But when the criteria is a count of 3, or discretion of the starter, we have problems. There is a difference between the IAAF rule a

Re: t-and-f: field-falsie

2001-03-15 Thread Michael J. Roth
Actually its not quite plain.  This use of "after" came from the Americanized interpretation of "when" that the Europeans use.  If you read my last message, you would have understood that.  The Americanization of rules wording is what causes many of the misinterpretations that we Yankees have wit

RE: t-and-f: Only 5 American men . . .

2001-03-22 Thread Michael J. Roth
Garry, You make some nice points, but look at it from too pointed a perspective. Adding another event to the mix, is a lazy excuse for the coaches. No one is forcing them to coach it, just offer the event in the program for starters, the rest will sort itself out. Use the PV as an example. No

t-and-f: Microsoft sponsors Commonwealth Games

2001-04-04 Thread Michael J. Roth
I found the following online and was surprised this had not been discussed. I had half-jokingly proposed this to Craig Masback about a year ago, but it never went anywhere to my knowledge. The big question is, why are they not sponsoring this type of thing in the US? Someone out in T&F land mus

t-and-f: LDR Results

2001-04-07 Thread Michael J. Roth
Nationwide Insurance 10km Run for Aspire - USATF-LI Championship Men's Top 10 1. Mike Guastella Yaphank 32:51, 2. Liam Kinsella Brooklyn 33:17, 3. Kevin Krause Shoreham 33:27, 4. Brian Cloherty Roslyn Heights 33:46, 5. Juan Estrella New Hyde Park 34:01, 6. Adam Cigliano Oceanside 34:04, 7. Travis

t-and-f: NCAA regionals, etc

2001-04-12 Thread Michael J. Roth
The Regionals system is not going to increase the performances of athletes whatsoever. Return the scholarship numbers to what they were in the early 80's and that will make the difference. If you look at collegiate perfomances, esp. the disatances, the level of excellence drops off as the schola

t-and-f: Re: Scholarships

2001-04-12 Thread Michael J. Roth
I wasn't saying that the ladies should get the short end of the stick, but that both numbers should be back to where the men were in the early 80's.  As the Final Four became more popular, the NCAA stole scholarships from T&F (and other sports) to assure the quality of basketball. I won't touch t

t-and-f: Oly TV Coverage

2000-07-27 Thread Michael J. Roth
Here is the way we need Oly TV Coverage http://cbc.ca/sports/olympicpromo.shtml No commercials or other BS, 18 hours a day. MJR

Re: t-and-f: Marion

2000-07-29 Thread Michael J. Roth
Dwight, If you read my original reply, and were not so bent on personally attacking everyone on this list out of misplaced anger and a bully mentality that you exude towards the public that pays your salary, you would see that I retracted that statement as being a brainfart on my part, and tha

t-and-f: NBC's insane tape delay plan

2000-07-30 Thread Michael J. Roth
The latest media-type to weigh in on Olympic coverage, provided at no charge to you from the CNNSI website, by me, Dwight's worst nightmare. ;') Enjoy, MJR NBC's insane tape delay plan Latest: Thursday July 27, 2000 03:14 PM My question for the day concerns television

t-and-f: More on TV coverage from espn.com & jeff hollobaugh

2000-07-31 Thread Michael J. Roth
Opinions from stupid people not on this list, [and Allen James ;')] who are also incapable of thinking with their heads and listening to the data from big brother. MJR The mailbag I would not be a good public opinion pollster. I have no clue what will ignite th

t-and-f: US Team Selection

2000-08-03 Thread Michael J. Roth
Not to throw a wrench into some well thought out plans and good attempts at innovation, but none of these plans has a chance to see the light of day. It is more likely that NBC will change its coverage. The reasoning behind this is the way the process was decided, basically by highly politicized

t-and-f: "the system"

2000-08-09 Thread Michael J. Roth
Its really sad that every complains about the evil "system" that prevented Hartwig, MJ & Mo from competing in Sydney. HELLO, it is not the system, it is the athlete. We have the fairest trials in the world. Stop the bitching, cause none of them has complained once. If the athlete fails here, w

t-and-f: RE: "the system"

2000-08-10 Thread Michael J. Roth
>>The US system is UNFAIR because it allows people the chance to get selected due purely to the non-athletic misfortune of others. In other words, luck has as big a part to play as talent. Life is not FAIR, it is not the US system that causes this, and luck plays a big part in everyone's daily li

t-and-f: Re: China clears Chen to compete for U.S.

2000-08-10 Thread Michael J. Roth
>From the little that has come out regarding this reversal, it would seem that we held our vote for the next Olympics hostage, and Beijing really wants them bad. I guess some good old American political manuevering works well, afterall. MJR

Re: t-and-f: RE: "the system"

2000-08-11 Thread Michael J. Roth
> The NCAA would never go for this, as it would interrupt their meet system > already in place. Why not just place in the top 3, and stop complaining and > making up ridiculous excuses for failure. MJR > For all those who are in support of the fairness of the current US selection > system, an

t-and-f: re: USA vs. Germany decathlon meet

2000-08-12 Thread Michael J. Roth
Results will be up the IAAF, USATF, and LITF sites after the meet ends Sunday. After day one, the Germans lead by 228 pts in the team score. I didn't get to see much of it, cause I'm on the Technical Committee, and it keeps you kinda busy. We tried to get the Germans to go out to experience the

t-and-f: Wildcards

2000-08-14 Thread Michael J. Roth
Although I'd love to see MG & MJ go at it in Sydney, they did not make the team and this is a bastardization of the qualifying process if they are let in now. If this had been announced prior to the OT, then it would seem a little less seedy. This is akin to letting the Jacksonville Jaguars play

t-and-f: USA v. Germany Decathlon

2000-08-14 Thread Michael J. Roth
Full results and a short summary of the meet are available on the USATF-LI website. http://www.litf.org MJR

t-and-f: Sydney trip sinking in for racewalker Chen

2000-08-17 Thread Michael J. Roth
SAN DIEGO -- Yueling Chen has the most tangible evidence yet that she's going to the Olympics -- a shopping cart full of U.S. team clothing. "I just like the fact they have USA on them," the racewalker said Wednesday as U.S. Olympians started the processing procedure for going to Sydney. A week

Re: t-and-f: SHOCKER! Oly sites switched

2000-08-18 Thread Michael J. Roth
Also in the works, every athlete will be tested for performance enhancing drugs. All those that test negative will be disqualified for life, leaving the next Olympics open only to Sub-bantam athletes or younger. MJR

t-and-f: Gender Equity

2000-08-20 Thread Michael J. Roth
The following is from the CNNSI website. Enjoy, MJR The trouble with gender equity Latest: Friday August 18, 2000 01:03 PM Have you been following the doings at the Little League Softball World Series this week? Have

t-and-f: Re: Kip Janvrin

2000-08-22 Thread Michael J. Roth
Dirk It was infact Kip's 71st start in a Decathlon and his 69th finish. It was also his 24th 8000 point performance, a US record. He is 35 or 36, I don't remember. BTW, the event was very exciting and the German team was very classy and fun to be around. MJR

t-and-f: Re: Rome on the Tim Seaman story

2000-08-30 Thread Michael J. Roth
All: On Tim: Yes he gets "free" room & board, in the sense that he does not have to work a "real job" to pay for it. The majority of his expenses are covered from the following sources: Mom & Dad, USATF, USATF-LI, NYAC and various fundraising activities from the RW population which support the e

t-and-f: Regina Jacobs Withdraws from 2000 Olympic Games

2000-09-09 Thread Michael J. Roth
Contact: Jill M. Geer Director of Communications, USATF In Brisbane: 61-7-3303-8000 http://www.usatf.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, September 9, 2000 Regina Jacobs Withdraws from 2000 Olympic Games BRISBANE, Australia -- U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials champion Regina Jacobs has withdraw

t-and-f: NBC Olympic Track & Field Coverage

2000-09-13 Thread Michael J. Roth
from the usatf website: The following is a listing of broadcast dates and times for NBC's coverage of track and field during the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. All times listed are Eastern and are subject to change. Friday, September 2210:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

t-and-f: New Sports under consideration by IOC

2000-09-14 Thread Michael J. Roth
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