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10.16 in the 100m
That's definitely a real speedster.
That's actually faster than Rocket Ismail's time in the 100m.
It wasn't legal wind, fastest legal times are 10.23 and 10.36
Ismail went 10.36 in the Golden South meet and 10.20 at the District his Senior year.
Damn, so he's slow...cancel the offer!
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A tortoise, I mean c'mon 10.23 as a JR...Hold the offer until he's at 10.15ππ
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lol! 100% How you been?
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I've been ok was in a minor car accident recently, so been running back and forth to chiropractor.
How about you?
Re: I've been ok was in a minor car accident recently, so been running back and forth to chiropractor.
Screwed up my shoulder, getting too old. Missed my 405 goal by about 10lbs and now it's all gone. Worst part is I hurt it on a light day. smdh
Yea, I was going to ask you about that goal, I got back around 365 at 213lbs., then had the accident
Was it a rotator cuff issue?
Don't know, I never got it checked out...
since I tweaked it on a light day I figured it wasn't serious so I just rested it and did rehab type stretches, and time built up, and it didn't get better, and time built up......
That's Tyreek Hill speed.
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It may be true but I don’t think you are allowed to say that
Nobody is faster than the rocket
I thought Rocket didnrun track in HS. The training & technique on blocks is critical
and shows how truly fast Rocket was since he lacked the background.
He was that state champion in the 100 and LJ, still has District record at 10.2
He hardly ran any Outdoor meets at Notre Dame was the issue, but he ran 10.34 in his 2nd meet which is the FAT record at ND. He only competed in a handful of Outdoor races.
He did run track and field for Meyers HS
He still holds the record.
Link: https://www.timesleader.com/archive/934064/100-dash-district-record-raghib-ismail-meyers-10-2-1988
Tim Ruddy is mentioned in that link.
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A valid point
There have been players with more raw speed than Rocket Ismail, but I have yet to see anyone come close to what his football field speed was.
I still remember one of the 1989 kickoff returns against Michigan. It looked like the coverage guy (I can't remember his name, but I do remember he was timed at a legit 4.4 in the 40) had the perfect angle on Rocket, and that it should have been an easy tackle, but Rocket just kicked it into a much higher gear, and blew past him. To blow past a legit 4.4 guy like that was nothing short of incredible.
You could see some of the Michigan players throwing down their helmets in disgust on the sidelines during that KO return.
2x AA Tripp Welborne, guy ran a 4.35 and would've went #2 in '91 Draft.
Blew his knee out in 10th game of the '90 season and instead of him going #2 in the Draft, Eric Turner from UCLA did, he slid all the way to 7th Rd. Needed reconstructive surgery on his knee, sat out 17 months and returned to play for Vikings in '92 season and blew out the other knee in his 2nd game ...Sad story
Thanks for the info
I was wondering what happened to him in that 1991 draft, seeing how he was an All-American for two consecutive years, being the strong safety who could do it all, and very well.
Yeah, it's a sad story to see that kind of amazing ability get crippled with an unfortunate, freak injury. Looking at the video footage, it's as if he basically landed in the most unlucky position, since he wasn't even hit when his leg buckled.
Link: https://youtu.be/SV9SxO_MqdQ?t=53
Exactly what happened, just buckled in the damnedest of positions.
Know his family pretty well, really good guy.
I was at that game in an all UM section. I thought I was very restrained, but that one "yes" as it
happened for the second time garnered me a lot of angry looks. It was great.
Lightning in a bottle. I was at the 90 Miami nd game. Rocket took the kick back after we
Were down 2 scores early. The play was electric and sent the entire place into the stratosphere. Easily the most exciting play I have ever witnessed in person.
We won that game and that play flipped the switch.
I remember calling my dad from a pay phone outside the stadium before going in describing how fired up the whole campus was. It was an unbelievable environment.
relive your moment here
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Link: Rocket flips the stadium
Always a great memory
Rocket was still hobbled by that deep thigh bruise from two weeks before, during that Stanford game. Recovering from that nasty of a deep thigh bruise takes at least 3 weeks, and closer to a month, before you're truly back at full speed.
The funny thing, though, is that Rocket at 90% of his max speed was still faster than anyone on the field, other than maybe a healthy Randall Hill on the other side, or Rod Smith, Clint Johnson, and Willie Clark on our side.
I remember during one of Lou's press conferences, he was "glumly" saying that Rocket might not be able to play for the Miami game. He had that same look on his face when several weeks before that, right before the Purdue game, he made some oddball claim that Purdue could be the third best team in the nation...
A little slip at first then liftoff. Been a bit since I saw the video. Ty.
I grew up in Scranton PA, rocket in Wilkes barre and Tim ruddy in dunmore. All within 10 miles of each other.. I was the only one not to be an All American π. We were all students at same time.
I went to high school a year ahead of Marc spindler , Roccoβs dad. Marc was quite a football player too. Greg skrepnak who played at Michigan was also from Wilkes barre, all overlapped college time. Quite a run for college and pro football in NE PA
Unbelievable memory, awesome for you
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Other than Allen Rossum, we've never had anyone that fast. Wow.
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Mike Miller
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Forgot about him. Sadly, he made himself forgettable.
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He was cleared of the charges
He hung around some bad people who got him into trouble, though, including two of his high school classmates who were little more than cheap thugs, along with Tracy Graham, who was also a troublemaker with a bad attitude.
To Graham's credit, he did clean up his act, managed to graduate, and has his own investment company now.
I'm a firm believer that anyone can be redeemed if he chooses to take that path and makes an honest effort.
I mean you have to remember they were 18-19 year old kids at the time.
I did most of my really dumb shit before 18, buuuut in College it's always some dumb shit with the drinking and partying you can definitely partake in if your not careful.
He dealt with homesickness but he persevered and got back into ND.
Might also add Al Hunter, Rusty Setzer, Clint Johnson, Terrail Lambert, Willie Clark to the list off the top of my head.
Will Fuller?
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A burner, but not 10.16 100 meters.
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Is there a reasonable correlation that could be made between 100M and 40 time?
Fuller's 4.32 ~ ? 100M?
Some, but it varies greatly by individuals...
Some guys are fast out of the blocks but don't have the great top end where they accelerate for the whole 100m, or even fall off slightly during 2nd half of race. These are guys who might have strong 40s but just ok 100m.
Others might be slow starters but once they get rolling (think Josh Adams) they have good top end acceleration so they might have an OK 100m with a weak 40.
Then there are the guys you really want who are explosive at the start (good 40) and have the good top end acceleration to build on the fast start and turn in an elite 100m.
Ultimately unless you can go watch to see what type of runner they are it's hard to correlate the events. Based on how I recall Fuller running, if he trained specifically for to 100 he could probably be a 10.4 type guy.
None at all...too many guys good at a 40 that couldn't break 10.8 in the 100
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No. Way too many variables.
Carl Lewis ran his best 100 meters and was significantly behind multiple runners at the 60 meters point. He accelerated late. Accelerating earlier changes how fast you're moving at the end (and vice versa), so it's different than straightforward math. Maxing out 40 yards - which they obviously do - will lead to a far slower final 60 yards. How much it will slow the pace down depends on quite a few factors (anaerobic capacity, etc.).
I believe I once saw that Fuller ran a 10.7 100 meters in High School. But his time in the 40 was obviously incredible (legit low 4.3 range per his combine).
That makes sense, thanks.
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Yes, he's in the mix.
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