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Ford, Spiller Pace Tiger Track & Field at Orange & Purple Classic
May 10, 2009, 12:58 AM
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Spiller vs Ford
May 10, 2009, 3:37 PM
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The thing is when comparing Spiller and Ford is.Spiller seems to have better "football" speed.
How many times have you seen Spiller actually caught from behind...probably never.But Ford,well....
Spiller seems to have better TOP END speed than Ford while Ford seems to have alittle better exceleration.Also the pads maybe alil bothersome for FORD.I've always wondered why Ford doesn't break alot more longer runs.Football wise(not track)..Spiller maybe the fastest Tiger ever........................#21
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I agree about the football speed thing, but I've never seen
May 10, 2009, 5:18 PM
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anybody in college football get to top speed and separate from defenders as quickly as Spiller. It's as if he hits top speed in about 2 or 3 strides; he sees a crack, gets a step, and boom, like he's shot out of a cannon and the defenders are standing still. He's good on top end too, of course; never seen him caught from behind either, even when the defender has an angle. His all-around "football speed" just looks greater to the eye for some reason.
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I watched the 4x100 realy Saturday and Jacoby has excellent
May 10, 2009, 8:54 PM
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top end speed. He put the race out of reach in the second leg. CJ brought it home and coasted the last ten yards.
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Re: Spiller vs Ford
May 12, 2009, 12:08 AM
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I think you may have Spiller and Ford confused in one sentence. If you want to compare top-end speed, look at the 2006 South Carolina game tape. While both men gain separation quickly and decisively, Ford's speed is a thing of sheer beauty when he gets out in the open (look at the 80-yard pass play). Spiller has better acceleration and shiftiness (your term for football speed), but Ford is just in a different league.
I know this seems like splitting hairs, but at the very elite level of competition in sprinting, Ford's speed is significantly greater at the top end than Spiller's (even when on the football field). In any case, its good to know that on any given Saturday the only player that can catch Spiller is Ford.
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when you are talking about world clash speed, it is just
May 12, 2009, 3:08 PM
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a hair that makes the really great ones out run the great ones.....so in this instance you must split hairs
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Agree 100%
May 12, 2009, 11:37 PM
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We're on the same page. Lots of folks make the mistake of thinking that a couple tenths of a second in 100m time isn't that big of a difference. But a low 10-second 100m time means the guys are covering a yard or more per tenth of a second when they're at top speed. So a couple tenths of a second can mean a huge difference in race or on the field. Look at the Olympics - the guys that finished behind Bolt has fantastic times that weren't far behind Bolt's time, but they were still several meters behind him when he crossed the stripe. That's what the commentators mean when they use the word "separation."
I'm glad someone understands this.
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Spiller said
May 12, 2009, 3:07 PM
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The only person he is worried about catching him from behind is on our team and on his side of the ball.....so no worries
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