I didnt think it would last a whole year! - Remember Obadele was a year behind me at UTEP and ran 9.69 windy in 1996.
The joke is that Dix went back to school for his last year JUST to try to get that record (his words), and never got it, but once these guys ran 10.1 at NCAAs I thought ok well it go be around longer 'cuz anyone running 9.89 will be pro already and won't be a collegian.....only for Padgett to come to Trials PRing left and right....and still lose to DIX who he beat at NCAAs 2 weeks ago - and miss out on the team - but he will get an olympic bronze on the 4x100m behind TNT and Jamaica
I always said, IF you run 9.8 in college (he is a junior) u deserve the record. The NCAA meet record will stand for a long time if Padgett goes pro, if not he can surely get it next year in Arkansas. That kid is talented - he reminds me of Drummond great start and middle but so tight at the end he slows down a lot. It cost him a trip on the 100 team to Beijing
Records are to be broken, you enjoy them while you have them - u ent see MJ already gearing up he knows Bolt will break his 19.32
Me, I ent so sure. I don't even have Bolt winning the 200 in Beijing....