Mikey 16,565 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 It appears that the student trainer that told me Bo ran the 40 in 4.13 in pads was likely exaggerating on the pads part. Nonetheless, the 4.13 has never been topped at Auburn as far as I know and I'm pretty sure that if that mark had been lowered it would have made headlines. Then there's this, from the NFL combine where Bo ran it in 4.12: "During the 1986 combine at the Superdome in New Orleans, Auburn running back Bo Jackson recorded a 4.12-second 40, a feat so extraordinary it's become part of Jackson's legend, a subject for conjecture, speculation and comparison, so much so that current combine stories qualify references to the 4.12 with words such as "reportedly," attribute the time to "rumor," or describe it as an "urban legend." http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/02/is_bo_jackson_the_true_record-.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskanFAN 1,665 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 52 minutes ago, Mikey said: It appears that the student trainer that told me Bo ran the 40 in 4.13 in pads was likely exaggerating on the pads part. Nonetheless, the 4.13 has never been topped at Auburn as far as I know and I'm pretty sure that if that mark had been lowered it would have made headlines. Then there's this, from the NFL combine where Bo ran it in 4.12: "During the 1986 combine at the Superdome in New Orleans, Auburn running back Bo Jackson recorded a 4.12-second 40, a feat so extraordinary it's become part of Jackson's legend, a subject for conjecture, speculation and comparison, so much so that current combine stories qualify references to the 4.12 with words such as "reportedly," attribute the time to "rumor," or describe it as an "urban legend." http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/02/is_bo_jackson_the_true_record-.html Bo did run the 4.13 at Auburn. BUT he never attended the NFL combine, the 4.12 is a urban legen. "I did not go because I was already picked to be the first person to go in the Draft," Jackson said. "If you're going to be the first person to go in the Draft, why should you go to a combine and do all of that? It wasn't built up like it is now, now it's a TV production, it's a whole show." Whole Article: http://m.raiders.com/news/article-1/Bo-Knows-40-Yard-Dashes/ddb12584-092c-4f8d-9fc7-cb8708dd4c8d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,957 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 (edited) On 3/12/2018 at 2:45 PM, kd4au said: From everything I've read about Bo, he is very competitive and if he was running a race against another person he was not going to be beat, he could run as fast as he had to win. Lets just say that Bo was damn fast. Not in track. He qualified for nationals but he never won a national title in track for sprints nor qualified for the Olympic trials. So yes, even at his most competitive nature , he was beat. Anthony was the fastest individual in the WORLD for his age group as a 16 year old. I love Bo, but this is urban legend stuff. He can and has been beaten. Edited March 15, 2018 by DAG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abw0004 10,109 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Man, I really hope this guy commits to us... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,101 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 4 hours ago, abw0004 said: Man, I really hope this guy commits to us... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randman5000 4,226 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 On 3/15/2018 at 2:45 PM, augolf1716 said: And .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aujeff11 6,243 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 On 12/15/2017 at 11:08 AM, aujeff11 said: There is a Baylor commit that is a wee bit faster. Kalon just posted a 10.04. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,957 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, aujeff11 said: Kalon just posted a 10.04. * wind assisted. Nevertheless, that is blazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared52 4,354 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 45 minutes ago, DAG said: * wind assisted. Nevertheless, that is blazing. Yep. Barnes was +3.2 m/s and Schwartz was +2.1 m/s. Can’t say if that makes up the .03 difference or not but both are blazing fast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aujeff11 6,243 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, jared52 said: Yep. Barnes was +3.2 m/s and Schwartz was +2.1 m/s. Can’t say if that makes up the .03 difference or not but both are blazing fast. Don’t know but both have fans/ camps that talk trash to the other for a while now. Could turn into a great track rivalry. I personally think Schwartz should just give up foosball. He’s too good of a talent. Edited May 13, 2018 by aujeff11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,440 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 16 minutes ago, jared52 said: Yep. Barnes was +3.2 m/s and Schwartz was +2.1 m/s. Can’t say if that makes up the .03 difference or not but both are blazing fast. It easily could 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,957 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 1 hour ago, jared52 said: Yep. Barnes was +3.2 m/s and Schwartz was +2.1 m/s. Can’t say if that makes up the .03 difference or not but both are blazing fast. Hopefully they meet each other at nationals next year. I hope both of them continue strong in their track careers. Quite frankly , I think it should be a priority for those two. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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