Post by quickster on Mar 21, 2007 22:41:25 GMT -5
Here it is:
Manderson Classic Preview
CK Waffers (Captains Alex Mourousias and Sagar Patel)
This team’s captains are a bit like a situation comedy on television. You throw a Greek and an Indian together and absolute hilarity ensues. They figured that we were only scoring four so only four were needed to win. Cepuran gives them a solid mileage base and a ton of heart, but his recent travails with a nasty strain of diphtheria mixed with Grade III measles makes him a bit of a liability. Baran and Blyth also battled sickness in the last week, making me think these guys were gathering the Infirmary All-Stars. Which Baran will show up? The one who passed out and fell out of his desk in science class freshman year? Or the one who ran 5:13 at Proviso? Sterner is a tough kid, but the man blew a booger on the fence the other day that looked like a Martian alien from the movies. Starcevich will have to be the solidifier of this crew, but the odds say they have a better chance of winning a race to the nearest hospital bed than Manderson IV. Odds: 12-1.
Beach Boys (Captains Kevin O’Brien, Matt Dettloff, and Chris Perry)
These three white dudes would blind anyone around with their pale reflections if they ever found their way to a beach, and it is looking more like sloppy jungle warfare than beach fiesta time for this edition of the Manderson. These guys obviously don’t believe in experience, going with three freshies and two sophs, but some of these boys are as hot as a day in the sun. Larson, Morlock, and Kierys went 5:07, 5:10, 5:12 on Tuesday night, and our man Tirth “Mini-Me” Patel has put in the time over the winter that will allow him to shine in the bright lights of the Manderson. The X factor is Jacob “The 4th Generation” McPherson who will impress if he just remembers that Kretschmar is dating his sister. Still, these boys are a little short in the tooth. It might be time for these beach dudes to break out the swim trunks, grab their beach towels, and get on their spring break plane. The baggage check should be easy since it won’t include a Manderson trophy. Odds: 10-1
Waldo’s Hoes (Captains Terrence Thigpen, John Weatherton, Omar Herrera, and Kevin LeClair)
So an old joke goes something like this: what do a black dude, a short basketball player, a Mexican soccer stud, and a French gimp with an inflated knee have in common? The ability to pick out a team that wears stripes and thinks it can get girls? Have you guys met Lewis? I think he’s a pimp, but I’m not sure he should be one of Terrence’s hoes. It’s true that Lew Dog is on fire, but I’m not sure that the Wojdyla brothers will be so easy to find in this crowd of runners. The real guess here is Chano. Can he be found long enough to strap on a uniform and make himself known? Sund is a key pickup, but his knees are aching so bad lately that the only place where you would find him is in an old person’s knee replacement facility. Team with the worst collective form: check. Team with a captain who has dreadlocks: check. Brother power: check. The only problem is that I don’t think you’ll be able to find them anywhere near the awards podium. Odds: 5:1.
Finoody Knights Part II (Captains Mat Smoody, Eddie Lopez, and Mike Grobner)
Well, at least this team will have the cutest and coolest new styles to get them through the race. If we were trying to win three dates to the prom, these captains might have some luck, but picking a winner? Finoody Part I was a disaster, and its studly co-founder is now studying botany, co-eds, Chinese linguistics, and spike removal technology somewhere in a field in Virginia. Kwak is a solid pick up top if he manages to outlast the debilitating sickness which threatened his cello-playing life last weekend, but the perplexing pick is the founder himself. Did these guys think we were racing to the end of a pole vault runway? At least they have Kretschmar, who is the flux capacitor of Manderson running. You just stick his anger into a small bottle, have everyone inhale prior to race time, and then wind all of them up. Mike Murphy and Drew Shaler are wild cards here. Murph is slowly creeping by people, and Shaler figures to run his best race ever on the 2.5 mile course tomorrow. Oh wait, it’s his first race. Odds: 7-1.
Army of Juan (Captains Adam Bethke, Justin Olson, Vlad Novikov, and Juan Perez)
With a combined IQ of 643, a future ACT average of 31.1, and an average GPA of 2.1 (thanks Vlad), these newb captains decided to make a great decision: pick a defending champ. The old Coach may be a faded replica of a former not so great tried really hard version of his not-so-champion self, but he promises to give it the old college try (even in training flats to, you know, level the field). Early reports from eyewitnesses outside the Quick house report that at 10:28 the baby is sleeping peacefully. The sweet thing about Juan’s army of hombres is that the new and improved BP is plotting, rather gracefully, to usurp the Perry empire and topple his brother from his throne of dominance. Never underestimate the motivating power of a sibling rivalry. La arma secreta para estos boys es la duo de second generaciones of Alec Bollman and Mack Murphy. Their secret basketball training has been kept under wraps, but oh yes, it will be utilized when necessary. Don’t forget that Tim “I Survived the Storm” Anderson has a new lease on life after his tumultuous run and will be ready to bleed for the Army of Juan. Bring it on. Odds: 5:2.
Let's have a great race guys!
Quick
Manderson Classic Preview
CK Waffers (Captains Alex Mourousias and Sagar Patel)
This team’s captains are a bit like a situation comedy on television. You throw a Greek and an Indian together and absolute hilarity ensues. They figured that we were only scoring four so only four were needed to win. Cepuran gives them a solid mileage base and a ton of heart, but his recent travails with a nasty strain of diphtheria mixed with Grade III measles makes him a bit of a liability. Baran and Blyth also battled sickness in the last week, making me think these guys were gathering the Infirmary All-Stars. Which Baran will show up? The one who passed out and fell out of his desk in science class freshman year? Or the one who ran 5:13 at Proviso? Sterner is a tough kid, but the man blew a booger on the fence the other day that looked like a Martian alien from the movies. Starcevich will have to be the solidifier of this crew, but the odds say they have a better chance of winning a race to the nearest hospital bed than Manderson IV. Odds: 12-1.
Beach Boys (Captains Kevin O’Brien, Matt Dettloff, and Chris Perry)
These three white dudes would blind anyone around with their pale reflections if they ever found their way to a beach, and it is looking more like sloppy jungle warfare than beach fiesta time for this edition of the Manderson. These guys obviously don’t believe in experience, going with three freshies and two sophs, but some of these boys are as hot as a day in the sun. Larson, Morlock, and Kierys went 5:07, 5:10, 5:12 on Tuesday night, and our man Tirth “Mini-Me” Patel has put in the time over the winter that will allow him to shine in the bright lights of the Manderson. The X factor is Jacob “The 4th Generation” McPherson who will impress if he just remembers that Kretschmar is dating his sister. Still, these boys are a little short in the tooth. It might be time for these beach dudes to break out the swim trunks, grab their beach towels, and get on their spring break plane. The baggage check should be easy since it won’t include a Manderson trophy. Odds: 10-1
Waldo’s Hoes (Captains Terrence Thigpen, John Weatherton, Omar Herrera, and Kevin LeClair)
So an old joke goes something like this: what do a black dude, a short basketball player, a Mexican soccer stud, and a French gimp with an inflated knee have in common? The ability to pick out a team that wears stripes and thinks it can get girls? Have you guys met Lewis? I think he’s a pimp, but I’m not sure he should be one of Terrence’s hoes. It’s true that Lew Dog is on fire, but I’m not sure that the Wojdyla brothers will be so easy to find in this crowd of runners. The real guess here is Chano. Can he be found long enough to strap on a uniform and make himself known? Sund is a key pickup, but his knees are aching so bad lately that the only place where you would find him is in an old person’s knee replacement facility. Team with the worst collective form: check. Team with a captain who has dreadlocks: check. Brother power: check. The only problem is that I don’t think you’ll be able to find them anywhere near the awards podium. Odds: 5:1.
Finoody Knights Part II (Captains Mat Smoody, Eddie Lopez, and Mike Grobner)
Well, at least this team will have the cutest and coolest new styles to get them through the race. If we were trying to win three dates to the prom, these captains might have some luck, but picking a winner? Finoody Part I was a disaster, and its studly co-founder is now studying botany, co-eds, Chinese linguistics, and spike removal technology somewhere in a field in Virginia. Kwak is a solid pick up top if he manages to outlast the debilitating sickness which threatened his cello-playing life last weekend, but the perplexing pick is the founder himself. Did these guys think we were racing to the end of a pole vault runway? At least they have Kretschmar, who is the flux capacitor of Manderson running. You just stick his anger into a small bottle, have everyone inhale prior to race time, and then wind all of them up. Mike Murphy and Drew Shaler are wild cards here. Murph is slowly creeping by people, and Shaler figures to run his best race ever on the 2.5 mile course tomorrow. Oh wait, it’s his first race. Odds: 7-1.
Army of Juan (Captains Adam Bethke, Justin Olson, Vlad Novikov, and Juan Perez)
With a combined IQ of 643, a future ACT average of 31.1, and an average GPA of 2.1 (thanks Vlad), these newb captains decided to make a great decision: pick a defending champ. The old Coach may be a faded replica of a former not so great tried really hard version of his not-so-champion self, but he promises to give it the old college try (even in training flats to, you know, level the field). Early reports from eyewitnesses outside the Quick house report that at 10:28 the baby is sleeping peacefully. The sweet thing about Juan’s army of hombres is that the new and improved BP is plotting, rather gracefully, to usurp the Perry empire and topple his brother from his throne of dominance. Never underestimate the motivating power of a sibling rivalry. La arma secreta para estos boys es la duo de second generaciones of Alec Bollman and Mack Murphy. Their secret basketball training has been kept under wraps, but oh yes, it will be utilized when necessary. Don’t forget that Tim “I Survived the Storm” Anderson has a new lease on life after his tumultuous run and will be ready to bleed for the Army of Juan. Bring it on. Odds: 5:2.
Let's have a great race guys!
Quick