Question 1

Thanks for all the support everybody! It was great to see my little post warranted to so many responses and as I jump back into posting in the coming days this should be a big help to stir up some serious discussion. Things really ramped back up with that post and I'm excited to see where the coming weeks take us.

Well I don't have to tell you things that you already know, but lets face it the weather at Penn was worse than most years, definitely cold, and a lot of inexperience was on the starting line. You have to know what you are facing at Penn and those teams were a little behind the times. Also I just think PA may not be as deep as in years past.

The DMRs were solid once the weather got better. Great legs by Coyle and Stone, especially Coyle, Stone's big race came at Henderson (no Coyle at Henderson btw unless I missed something, I'm sure he's not hurt but just interesting to see). Trimble was solid, the O'Hara boys had a tough day but there is no doubt they can run (4x8 is developing there nicely to go with all the 2 mile guys they should have at states), and Great Valley had a great lead off leg from Billy Wolffe who is coming on strong. Ned wasn't impressive, but coming off that injury you had to think there would be some trouble. Perhaps a 4x8, 8 double coming outdoors. No Magaha vs. Willig action again.

Except maybe in the 4x8 at Districts or in the double in the 8.

But those are topics for a different time.

Really out of the 4x8s at Penn Spring Ford definitely impressed the most. They managed to put up a very solid time under the conditions and almost sneak in to COAs. DT West was my personal disappointment because they have a lot of fire power to do well at states. If they ran well I would have picked them for state champs this spring. Still keep an eye on them.

CValley is solid, Chambersburg is solid, don't care what you say they are legit in my eyes.

Great Valley may try the 4x8 who knows? Like I said Willig seems to make sense in the 4x8 8 double if he wants it. He doesn't seem like a me first kind of guy.

LaSalle to me doesn't make sense to go 4x8. Stone and Coyle are head and shoulders above the other 2 legs and I think it would kind of be unfair to them to not let them have their shot at individual glory (perhaps even a shot at gold in the right race who knows?).

Kiski! Gotta talk about them, don't sleep on that squad out west. North Allegheny and Lebo have pieces but I'm not sure they will want to put that squad on the line at states. Kiski is a sleeper pick for a state title in the 4x8 gents don't sleep on em.

Don't see Haven, don't see Henderson, maybe Bensalem.

Do see Penncrest, should have a big bounce back for sure. They were the big dogs indoors, they may be the top team outdoors when all is said and done.

And of course Pennridge has two studs. But they scare me a lot. Those other two legs need to step up and pull together the kind  of times we saw from the "weak" legs indoors. If that happens this squad won't lose outdoors. Til I see that happen I got DT West or Chambersburg for gold at Ship.

But a lot can change.

So yeah the answer to the original question. Weather sucks, too big of a race, not the prime time experience performers as we have had in years past.

You know what it is.