[Stymie]

I'm sorry but who runs a 9.8/9.9 100 meters.  Olympic finalists only.  Our school record is 10.39.

Don't feel sorry BobK, but my original post said (in effect) IF we had a guy who could run 9.8-9.9 100M, but could also good enough to potnetially go to the NFL, why would he risk doing T&F.  As I also inferred, we do have a guy like that in the Class of 2018 who did 10.4 100M as a junior in HS (and yes, there are places in the USA who run Olympic distances....) and was (at least for a while) the #1 indoor 60M junior in the USA.  Finally, IIRC we also have a 7000+ point decathlete/football stud in next year's Freshman class.  IF either or both of them want to try to follow both dreams, will they be allowed to do it?

PS--Lofton's best LJ in HS was ~24 feet, and he was a QB who led his HS team to a 4-4 record.  He wasn't even a starter as a Junior (under Christiansen), with only 12 receptions to his name in 1976.  I was a season ticket holder at that time, and my recollection is that Walsh saw his vstly underutilised potential and turned him into the NFL hall of famer that he became.  Of course, I'm sure it helped Lofton in 1977 to have Darrin Nelson opening up holes in the opposing defenses, too.......

[Stymie]

I'm sorry but who runs a 9.8/9.9 100 meters.  Olympic finalists only.  Our school record is 10.39.

Don't feel sorry BobK, but my original post said (in effect) IF we had a guy who could run 9.8-9.9 100M, but could also good enough to potnetially go to the NFL, why would he risk doing T&F.  As I also inferred, we do have a guy like that in the Class of 2018 who did 10.4 100M as a junior in HS (and yes, there are places in the USA who run Olympic distances....) and was (at least for a while) the #1 indoor 60M junior in the USA.  Finally, IIRC we also have a 7000+ point decathlete/football stud in next year's Freshman class.  IF either or both of them want to try to follow both dreams, will they be allowed to do it?

PS--Lofton's best LJ in HS was ~24 feet, and he was a QB who led his HS team to a 4-4 record.  He wasn't even a starter as a Junior (under Christiansen), with only 12 receptions to his name in 1976.  I was a season ticket holder at that time, and my recollection is that Walsh saw his vstly underutilised potential and turned him into the NFL hall of famer that he became.  Of course, I'm sure it helped Lofton in 1977 to have Darrin Nelson opening up holes in the opposing defenses, too.......