scratch n sniff wrote:
He can't sniff Ruppie's jock. Never could, even when he was beating him.
I wanted to address one other point separately.
SOLINSKY MOST DEFINITELY COULD SNIFF RUPP'S JOCK. If you want to use that analogy then Rupp would have been lucky to hold Solinsky's before the injury.
According to tilastapaja, guess what the head to head career results are between Rupp and Solinsky?
Go ahead and guess. I'm stunned by the results myself. They are so shocking I think I'll put this in the Week That Was next week.
The results are Solinsky 12. Rupp 3.
(I've pasted the races at the end of this message but am not sure if it will format correctly).
Tthe 2659 was a HUGE beatdown of Rupp in his main event. The race was set up for Rupp. Nike had printed up giveaways with Rupp AR to hand out to the fans and Solinsky left the track with the AR and sub-27 clocking.
When I talk to the people in the "Rupp has to be dirty" camp , I often challenge them and ask them, "Ok do you think he was on drugs in HS or college" as I hate people who just mouth off about doping without thinking about it" I've had people respond to that question by saying they believe the 2659 put them over the edge.
There is a reason why Jerry and Alberto don't get along and races like this are a big reason. Imagine going to work every day and having to say hi/play nice to your #1 rival each and every day. It would suck. If they weren't in the same league, I'm sure they'd all be best of buds.
Please deal in fact. Solinsky most certainly did sniff Rupp's jock. Outdoors in 2010, Solinsky owned Rupp. They raced 4 times, once at 10,000, twice at 5000 and once at 3000. Rupp never came within 10 seconds of Solinsky. Yes 10 seconds.
The next year, Solinsky beat rupp in the 5000 at USAs.
Solinsky owned him in college and pretty much owned him as a pro until the injury.
Here is the head to head record.
Chris Solinsky USA Galen Rupp USA
5000 m NCAA Fayetteville AR 2006-03-10 13:52.47 (3) 13:56.41 (5)
3000 m NCAA Fayetteville AR 2006-03-11 7:59.68 (1) 8:07.85 (6)
5000 m Husky Classic Seattle WA 2007-02-10 13:30.74 OT (1) 13:38.62 OT (2)
5000 m NCAA Fayetteville AR 2007-03-09 13:38.61 (1) 13:40.38 (3)
3000 m NCAA Fayetteville AR 2007-03-10 7:51.69 (2) 7:56.79 (4)
5000 m Or Inv Eugene OR 2007-04-20 13:30.54 (2) 13:30.49 (1)
One Mile Wash Inv Seattle WA 2010-01-30 3:55.75 OT (1) 3:56.22 OT (2)
3000 m NC Albuquerque NM 2010-02-27 8:13.85A (3) 8:13.49A (2)
10000 m Jordan Stanford CA 2010-05-01 26:59.60 (1) 27:10.74 (4)
5000 m DNG Stockholm 2010-08-06 12:55.53 (5) DNF (0)
5000 m WK Zürich 2010-08-19 12:56.45 (3) 13:07.35 (12)
3000 m Rieti 2010 Rieti 2010-08-29 7:34.32 (5) 7:50.46 (14)
5000 m NC Eugene OR 2011-06-24 13:23.65 (2) 13:25.52 (3)
5000 m Herc Monaco 2011-07-22 DNF (0) tie! DNF (0)
5000 m High Perf Eagle Rock CA 2013-05-17 13:27.03 (7) DNF (0)
5000 m NC Des Moines IA 2013-06-23 15:09.47 (8) 14:54.91 (2)
Wins: 12 3