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Title: Tide CB Part of Record Setting Track Event Post by: Marshal Dillon on February 15, 2015, 12:19:09 AM Wow, what speed if he ever learns to play corner.
Quote Marlon Humphrey spent the 2014 season as a redshirt for the Alabama football team, but is making his mark with the Crimson Tide's track team. Humphrey, a former Hoover standout who competes in sprints and hurdles, helped the Crimson Tide break a 9-year-old record in the 4X400 relay quartet at the Randal Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2015/02/alabama_cornerback_marlon_hump.html#incart_more_sports #+ #+ #+ Title: Re: Tide CB Part of Record Setting Track Event Post by: N.AL-Tider on February 15, 2015, 07:43:20 AM Individual/team records are great and all...but they still finished in third place... Maybe we need a new track coach... ???
Title: Re: Tide CB Part of Record Setting Track Event Post by: crimson13 on February 16, 2015, 08:11:18 AM I find it a little disappointing that people choose to celebrate the guy who probably ran the slowest leg of a relay team, which came in 3rd at a meet. Our standards are slipping. I am excited to have Marlon, but give the other 3 guys a little credit.
Title: Re: Tide CB Part of Record Setting Track Event Post by: N.AL-Tider on February 16, 2015, 08:20:48 AM I find it a little disappointing that people choose to celebrate the guy who probably ran the slowest leg of a relay team, which came in 3rd at a meet. Our standards are slipping. I am excited to have Marlon, but give the other 3 guys a little credit. I agree with you. Where did you get that Marlon ran the slowest leg though. Just curious...Title: Re: Tide CB Part of Record Setting Track Event Post by: crimson13 on February 16, 2015, 01:53:32 PM I find it a little disappointing that people choose to celebrate the guy who probably ran the slowest leg of a relay team, which came in 3rd at a meet. Our standards are slipping. I am excited to have Marlon, but give the other 3 guys a little credit. I agree with you. Where did you get that Marlon ran the slowest leg though. Just curious...I didn't look up the other team mates' times. But the record they set was 3:06.05 or, 186.05 seconds. Marlon ran a 46.9, which leaves 139.15 seconds for the other 3. That would be a 46.39 second average for the 3 team mates. Now one or 2 could have run slower than 46.9, but someone would have had to fly to make it up. I'm sure the times are posted somewhere. That is why I said "probably". Title: Re: Tide CB Part of Record Setting Track Event Post by: crimson13 on February 16, 2015, 04:14:56 PM Frome the BOL forum:
Marlon's was the slowest of the four Alabama 3:06.05 46.93 <-----Steven Gayle 46.49. <-----Cameron Hudson 47.06. <-----Marlon Humphrey 45.58. <-----Alex Amankwah Title: Re: Tide CB Part of Record Setting Track Event Post by: N.AL-Tider on February 16, 2015, 07:33:45 PM I find it a little disappointing that people choose to celebrate the guy who probably ran the slowest leg of a relay team, which came in 3rd at a meet. Our standards are slipping. I am excited to have Marlon, but give the other 3 guys a little credit. I agree with you. Where did you get that Marlon ran the slowest leg though. Just curious...I didn't look up the other team mates' times. But the record they set was 3:06.05 or, 186.05 seconds. Marlon ran a 46.9, which leaves 139.15 seconds for the other 3. That would be a 46.39 second average for the 3 team mates. Now one or 2 could have run slower than 46.9, but someone would have had to fly to make it up. I'm sure the times are posted somewhere. That is why I said "probably". Title: Re: Tide CB Part of Record Setting Track Event Post by: Marshal Dillon on February 16, 2015, 07:44:05 PM I find it a little disappointing that people choose to celebrate the guy who probably ran the slowest leg of a relay team, which came in 3rd at a meet. Our standards are slipping. I am excited to have Marlon, but give the other 3 guys a little credit. I started the thread & I was applauding the fact that we had a cornerback with such speed, since our DB's have been disastrous the last 2 years. Like I said, if he can learn the position, he will be a huge addition to the defense. Title: Re: Tide CB Part of Record Setting Track Event Post by: crimson13 on February 17, 2015, 03:27:12 PM I find it a little disappointing that people choose to celebrate the guy who probably ran the slowest leg of a relay team, which came in 3rd at a meet. Our standards are slipping. I am excited to have Marlon, but give the other 3 guys a little credit. I started the thread & I was applauding the fact that we had a cornerback with such speed, since our DB's have been disastrous the last 2 years. Like I said, if he can learn the position, he will be a huge addition to the defense. Matt, I agree with you. I am excited to have him and I think he will be a great asset. My aim was more at Drew Champlin, who wrote the article, and not at you for posting. "We" was a bad choice of words. |