tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32769366.post5387596927219660426..comments2023-10-06T04:49:12.945-04:00Comments on Ryan McGrath: Hangin' ToughRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079220291482067777noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32769366.post-57342713648418339932009-01-18T16:01:00.000-05:002009-01-18T16:01:00.000-05:00Larry, I wish I could agree with you, but I am rea...Larry, I wish I could agree with you, but I am really struggling these days. I thought the worst was a 3 game losing streak, ending in the February 14, 2001 loss at home to Florida State - but that season culminated in a first ever trip to the Final Four. There was nothing that team couldn't do on the shoulders of a GREAT leader.<BR/><BR/>Greivis Vasquez is an inconsistent non-leader. The rest of the team is scrub-like. It's okay to lose games, just not the way they've been losing. <BR/><BR/>And for Gary, he obviously brought them out of the dark despair of NCAA violations, and led them to a title. But that should have led to a more consistent team, like Michigan State or a Duke. People should have been knocking down our door to come to MD. Why is this not the case?<BR/><BR/>You can recruit idiots that win, or smart kids that lose, but you can't have idiots that lose. A 0% graduation rate AND another trip to the NIT will lose GW his job this year.RMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079220291482067777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32769366.post-22939589163036418252009-01-16T14:07:00.000-05:002009-01-16T14:07:00.000-05:00Nip/Tuck is back in full force this season. Still ...Nip/Tuck is back in full force this season. Still not as good as season 1, but def better than the season of the midge and the lobster claw-hand.alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14507747312388865728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32769366.post-51057359731270249362009-01-13T14:33:00.000-05:002009-01-13T14:33:00.000-05:00Ryan -- I have been to about 400 Maryland home gam...Ryan -- I have been to about 400 Maryland home games. Most of them have been victories. There are two games that stand out as absolutely freakish events: losing the 10 point lead to Duke and the Morgan State game. This team deserves your respect and before the year is out they will prove it on the court. Geez I'm hoping my Tempe number will be 2121 -- a double shot of GreivisSenior_Slughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153002622595871894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32769366.post-81161872767646289812009-01-12T17:41:00.000-05:002009-01-12T17:41:00.000-05:00To Larry: If the Terps are going to disrespect me ...To Larry: If the Terps are going to disrespect me by losing to Morgan State, they do not deserve respect back. Plus the game was at noon, way too early on a Saturday. I'm going to the Miami game though.<BR/><BR/>To Mike: in my base training phases everything I do is easy. What you are saying is exactly what I've done for a number of years. Every few weeks I'll do a super hard bike week, then a week chill, then a super hard run week, and kind of repeat through that. I have also made known my distaste for middle of the road efforts, which is why I would rather just run very easy right now.<BR/><BR/>I was just saying that on Saturday's workout, which was supposed to be hard, I had nothing, and as a result wound up dogging it. It happens. <BR/><BR/>It's also different when you try and make it through an 11 month racing season. I've resigned myself to the fact that there are races that you need to do just to do them, but I always try and put my best racing foot forward if I'm taking the time to show up to a race. Much easier for me on the triathlon scale because I can almost always pull a decent overall place.<BR/><BR/>In a few weeks, when I've adjusted to the volume increase, then I'll be able to handle some workouts. Then it will be some weeks of hard volume, then it will be some weeks of hard workouts less volume, leading up to Eagleman, which, of course, is the goal for the first half of the year.RMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079220291482067777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32769366.post-34306388193522169012009-01-12T12:16:00.000-05:002009-01-12T12:16:00.000-05:00a) you mean the MIGHTY Eaglesb) in my completely u...a) you mean the MIGHTY Eagles<BR/>b) in my completely unqualified opinion based on infrequent observations of your training regimen, i think you need to vary your workouts more- daily, weekly and seasonally. you seem to very consistently train at the same level, (volume, intensity, etc.) which leads to plateauing and boredom. pretty much everything i read stresses making your easy days EASY and having a focused goal for the hard days PLUS doing everything cyclically. when workouts start falling to the middle nothing good happens. remind me about it and i'll get you the books/articles i allude to.///MMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09005500484220405010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32769366.post-27244774367605545642009-01-12T09:50:00.000-05:002009-01-12T09:50:00.000-05:00Ryan you were in Derwood and didn't stop off and s...Ryan you were in Derwood and didn't stop off and see the Terps?Senior_Slughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153002622595871894noreply@blogger.com