tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345420.post1843325463613517935..comments2023-12-21T12:24:25.009-05:00Comments on Fight in the Dog: Princeton Rules the Four... AgainUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345420.post-21205955739425869322007-06-03T18:06:00.000-04:002007-06-03T18:06:00.000-04:00"the fastest four in the nation only raced at one ..."the fastest four in the nation only raced at one race, neither against pitt or princeton"<BR/><BR/>And who would that be?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345420.post-21620795918831123312007-06-03T17:38:00.000-04:002007-06-03T17:38:00.000-04:00the fastest four in the nation only raced at one r...the fastest four in the nation only raced at one race, neither against pitt or princetonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345420.post-18728590634569916022007-06-03T10:46:00.000-04:002007-06-03T10:46:00.000-04:00"As other readers have noted, this year's event wi..."As other readers have noted, this year's event will not settle any questions of the fastest four in the nation."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345420.post-42522662457629662042007-06-03T09:05:00.000-04:002007-06-03T09:05:00.000-04:00Exactly.Exactly.JW Burkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00986444574194021099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345420.post-60606474109490973562007-06-03T06:07:00.000-04:002007-06-03T06:07:00.000-04:00Using margins from the spring is a better method f...Using margins from the spring is a better method for three reasons:<BR/><BR/>1) It is unlikely that the lineups for both boats (especially Princeton) were the same in the fall.<BR/><BR/>2) Way too much time has elapsed, during which any number of things could have happened.<BR/><BR/>3) Different types of fitness and race execution are required for a head race than a sprint.<BR/><BR/>Direct competition is better than conjecture, but comparing a sprint to a sprint from the same season is preferable to comparing a fall race to a spring one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345420.post-8397979656834316572007-06-03T01:04:00.000-04:002007-06-03T01:04:00.000-04:00It's funny that you would rather rank the teams on...It's funny that you would rather rank the teams on margin of victory and ignore the fact that Pitt placed ahead of Princeton at Head of the Charles. I would have thought that actual races would come before theoretical ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com