How many guys from other countries does it take to win a National Championship?
Good thing they all attended classes on campus the entire year..... :-)
Makes everyone feel proud to see the American Record holder on the 4th place podium.
I don't recall the outrage from last year's Arizona win, using 8 foreigners, that has come this year or any year that Auburn wins the title. Seems less of a "pro-american" stance and more of "I hate Auburn's success at the NCAA's" stance.
I support US swimming and want it to grow too. Doesn't mean that we have to throw hatered toward Auburn for their success. If bringing in foreigners is what it takes, there is nothing wrong with doing so. Like tpratt, I swam on the same college team with a bunch of foreign guys. They were more mature,more focused than the rest. They bring a positive influence to a team and help develop less mature, less focused athletes by their example.
This thread is really about being jealous of one schools success because they choose to look outside the 50 states for good swimmers than it is about developing USA swimming.
Your confusing me with another Smith...I hate Texas almost as much as USC...don't really care one way or another about Auburn because when I was in college we never swam them...I like U of A because I think that Frank has one of the finest coaching staffs in the country but was not happy to see him train the South African gold medalists in the 400 free relay. In other words you have no idea who I am, what I stand for or an understaning of my posted postions here.
I don't recall the outrage from last year's Arizona win, using 8 foreigners, that has come this year or any year that Auburn wins the title. Seems less of a "pro-american" stance and more of "I hate Auburn's success at the NCAA's" stance.
I support US swimming and want it to grow too. Doesn't mean that we have to throw hatered toward Auburn for their success. If bringing in foreigners is what it takes, there is nothing wrong with doing so. Like tpratt, I swam on the same college team with a bunch of foreign guys. They were more mature,more focused than the rest. They bring a positive influence to a team and help develop less mature, less focused athletes by their example.
This thread is really about being jealous of one schools success because they choose to look outside the 50 states for good swimmers than it is about developing USA swimming.
Your confusing me with another Smith...I hate Texas almost as much as USC...don't really care one way or another about Auburn because when I was in college we never swam them...I like U of A because I think that Frank has one of the finest coaching staffs in the country but was not happy to see him train the South African gold medalists in the 400 free relay. In other words you have no idea who I am, what I stand for or an understaning of my posted postions here.
