Please FORGIVE the HONESTY! || Coach Rob Reacts to the WILDEST Comments of the Year!

[@missmercurys]

I agree with you about a Noah. We congratulate Letsile for his incredible performance. But some were acting like Noah is over and finished just because he lost one race. So dramatic.

[@TheWayWithKhuwayne]

100% agree. I think a lot of people were waiting for him to fail than actually praising his performances in the 100m and 200m. It's honestly sad but at same time, now there is a story for the 2025 season and whether Noah can successfully attempt the double or triple gold from Budapest. While nothing is guaranteed, I do think a healthy Noah is one of the few guys currently in track and field who could pull off the Triple Gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x1 based on his skill level and his previous succession doing it before.

[@DevLife717]

Running with the 2020 cough cough will definitely slow one down. Going forward though I think Letsile is going to continue to challenge Noah and occasionally win simply cause Letsile is only 21 years old. He is only going to get faster and better.

[@Tadaia]

💯 All the more reason not to take them seriously. Noah is near god status in the 200M. One race wont change that.

[@teds5047]

8:38, Coach Rob, I am a casual track fan. At 9:06 you pose the exact reason I watch you and am also a casual track fan, You make it assessable to me and in a way that makes sense. I bet I am about as far from who you would expect to be watching you! Hahaha. Never ran. Hate running. Don't run anymore! Hope you have a great New Year This casual fan, who only knows one or two names and only catches the Olympic Track events ever other time, will continue to watch your videos every now and then. Wishing you even more success in the New Year! -Ted

[@SCATrackandField]

Thanks for the comment and for watching! I really appreciate it. More than you know. Happy New Year Ted!

[@Clearphish]

Well-developed listening comprehension is something many people struggle with. Its lack is a gift that allows you to explain once again what you really said in the first place. As someone who did a bit of high school middle to long distance running back in the late 50s/early 60s, your Chanel provides me with some fine and highly interesting content. Love what you do.

[@eshawn____2373]

The Sydney 200m win was impressive, but I think it should be viewed more soberly. A win against Gabby outside of USAs and major championships isn’t as impressive as it’s made out to be. Gabby is a championship runner.

[@kc5466]

That’s the case for many top athlete.

[@eshawn____2373]

@@kc5466 For Sydney, these developmental meets are a time trial. For Gabby, it’s training.

[@DrDew-m7y]

People want to say that Gabby lost to Sydney because it was early in the season, and Gabby wasn't in peak form yet, which was true. But the same narrative also applies to Sydney. It was early in the season for her and she wasn't in peak form yet either. The bottom line is Sydney, a 400m hurdler beat a 200m specialist at her own game at that moment. Now, I am not going to say that if Sydney had run the 200m at the Paris Olympics, that she would have beat Gabby, but if Sydney had run the 200m in Paris, I definitely believe she would have run sub 22 seconds, and would have had a really good chance to win a medal.

[@eshawn____2373]

@@DrDew-m7y Yeah, but everyone beats Gabby pre-USAs.

[@eshawn____2373]

@@DrDew-m7y Why didn’t Sydney break 22s in her last 200m race? The conditions were similar. All I’m saying is that projections aren’t always what they seem.

[@cb0w24]

I like this kind of video, hope you continue to do it in the future

[@bruceblizard1491]

Great commentary. Insightful. Well informed.

[@ThaSpeedsterZ]

Abby Steiner's fans are the worst. You should see the nonsense they get up to in my videos.. lol They're truly pressed that she has to rule all these elite black runners. Syd is a whole different beast. I truly hope she takes more 200 races next year. It will only push the great runners in that level

[@Krogtheclown]

Abby's fan are also responding to the many haters that only hate her for being white so don't pretend they just say stuff for no reason.

[@thekingsthings]

Coach Rob - I'm a casual T&F fan. I do have a distance background, but I enjoy good sports commentary. Dr. Z for American Football, Grant Wahl for football...Still looking for a great basketball talking head. I made it through this video. Enjoyed some of it. Give yourself some credit and take this as a chance to reevaluate your role on this platform. First one is some people are here to hear you digest Track and Feild for it's own value. You are now a competitor in a new feild. Sports commentator Congradulations! You are probably a Div 1 talent already. Keep it up!

[@forevergoated999]

Agree with you about that Kishane slowing down or holding back nonsense and many others as well who see athlete shutting down slightly and thinking they got another 0.20 to give its utter nonsense

[@forevergoated999]

Easy answer to separate casuals from hardcore is do they watch track all year starting from the indoor circuit to the last DL meet on the calendar. Everything is nuance even track athletes don't watch every event so I'll never used that as a basis to separate casual from hardcore. Watching every event are knowing the big names every event makes a super fan of the sport.

[@crosslink1493]

You're segment focusing on the improbability of Russell winning the 100m hurdles in Paris: As you said, that race is always highly competitive and trying to pick a favorite from one day to the next is impossible, one minor miscue and you're out of the medal hunt.

[@Tadaia]

I was happy to see her win. The best we can probably speak on right now is JCQ's consistency. If she doesn't win she's usually standing on the podium somewhere. The others can't say that. Her form is top tier from start to finish.

[@AllInTheGame01]

Yes Guot Guot didn't enter the 100m @WU20s, so why make it an issue that he didn't win it?! Bolt never entered the 100m at those Champs, literally didn't even run the 100m until Jul '07 about 5wks shy of his 21st Bday when he ran 10.03 (+0.7), so were ppl supposed to dismiss him & the talent he'd shown up to that point cos he never ran the 100m let alone never won the 100m @WU20s?! Has long been confirmed by his coach/team that Guot Guot's primary focus in '25 will be the 200m (not the 100m) esp @AUS Nationals, at the few WACT & DL Meets he'll be entered into & @Tokyo WC. Quick Facts about Noah; the improvements to his 60/100m PBs since '22 from 6.55 to 6.43 & 9.86 to 9.79 has literally not translated into an improvement to his 19.31 200m PB/NR from when he only ran the 200m event @'22 Eugene WC. Since he started doubling 100/200m @Major Meets, has literally never run sub 19.5s in the 200m Final; ran 9.83/19.52 @'23 Budapest WC, 9.83/19.53 @'24 US OLY Trials & 9.79/19.70* @'24 Paris OLY Covid Final. Would've needed to run well under 19.4s to beat a 19.46 Tebogo who was slapping his chest 10m from the line!

[@mxRian4]

Interesting theory about Noah and the 200m, let’s see!

[@dereckdean578]

Your takes on track events are always backed up by stats.I learn multiple things every time you comment on the greatest sporting event. That '24 Olympic covid final was a hell of a description .

[@AllInTheGame01]

@@dereckdean578 👍

[@cylvaniaallen4498]

Basically if he continues to run the double hell decline in the 200 or won’t beat Tebogo at least.

[@AllInTheGame01]

@@cylvaniaallen4498 Conventional Track Wisdom dictates that such improvements to his 60/100m PBs should've translated into a noticeable improvement to his 200m PB, but has been odd watching it have the opposite effect! The fastest he's run in the 200m since '22 was the 19.47 (+1.6) he ran in the '23 London DL race that saw a 19yr old Tebogo in 2nd place (19.50) closing the fastest I'd ever seen anyone close on Noah in the 200m! Has also been odd seeing the effects doubling has had on Noah as it hasn't had the same level of dramatic effect on his 2 main 200m rivals in Tebogo & Kenny who've been able to produce their best or very close to it in the 200m Final with 3 100m rounds & 2 200m rounds already in their legs same as Noah! Tebogo ran 9.88/19.81 @'23 WC Finals as a 20yr old Rookie, then 9.86/19.46 @'24 OLY Finals & Kenny ran 9.87/19.59 @'24 OLY Trials then 9.88/19.62 @'24 OLY Finals.

[@ivandrago1133]

All the talent in the world doesn't matter if those individuals are unable to work as a team. That is the issue with the 4x100 team. We have 4 very fast men, but they can't work together as a team.

[@Krogtheclown]

team USA needs to have trails for the 4x100 guys need to get together their own teams pick who they want then race and if they win the trails then they represent because have 4 individuals running it isn't working. Even when they should easily win they don't because they are not a team.

[@mxRian4]

Go off, Coach! 😁 Love your content!

[@SCATrackandField]

Thanks for watching and continuing to comment! I really appreciate it. More than you know. Happy new year!

[@kevinwoods2585]

Personally I enjoyed T/F in 2024 both collegiate & professional. I think every years brings a uniqueness and 2025 will be no different. There will be new names & faces to show up as well as some vets ( schools also ) trying to hold on or recapture!

[@ronaldwesby4995]

The U.S.A. have a Bad Ass Track&Field National-team...get use to it.🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@ivancartagena4781]

Great video to end the year!!

[@Rashadsmith-if6qk]

Overrated? How can that even be a question when you break the world record multiple times?

[@GWEM928]

Coach Robb--I ran at the University of Arizona ('83) and I said this then and I say it now. We wiill eventually have two sports for men, and a lot of sports for women. there will be 100 scholarships for football and 20 for basketball. then each school will divide up 120 scholarships for women among 12 or so sports--TF and CC are two--all because of title 9. i timed NAU meets for 20 years--and one meet was strange- 8 schools, but NAU had the only men's team.

[@skiziskin]

I'm just here for the shirts. JK! I love your channel.

[@judsdragon]

Naoh hadnt even lost a qualifying round at the 200m until the Olympics when Letsili did and then did again in the final, Noah blamed the covid for losing the final but there was no mention of the qualifier which happened b4 the 100m final that he won, i think a huge part of the mens 4x100m team is lack of practice together, most of the time theyre off doing their own thing and when it comes time the coaches in charge take the top 8 fastest times and throw them together trying to make a decent 4 man team, teams like Canada, Jamaica, GB etc train together quite often and in the case of Canada have only changed 1 member in i think 12 yrs, it doesnt matter how fast the sprinters are if they cant make a baton pass even mediocrely

[@BERNARDO712]

Masai Russell is particularly marketable because she's photogenic

[@Tadaia]

Spot on about Gout Gout. The same people giving you grief will be trashing the poor kid (or forgetting him altogether) if he doesn't live up to their expectations. Abby is an American and many of us want her to succeed. But Abby hasn't run under 22 secs since '22. She's not even in the top ten, all of which have done so since. She's still quite young tho so there's hope but she has to show and prove on the track. Sydney is simply in a class of her own, no matter what she runs. For me, the 100M Hurdles is the best race in Track right now. 110 hurdles, honorable mention. They are fast, furious, treacherous, dangerous and beautiful to watch... especially with these track railcams. The 100M hurdles isn't just a toss-up by a bunch of scrubs, these women are challenging the world record regularly. I do wonder what is with you constantly trying to downplay Worlds Coach. It may not be the Olympics but I don't know of any one who doesn't "take it seriously". Being "World Champion" is the next best thing to being "Olympic Champion". I absolutely look forward to it this year.

[@SCATrackandField]

Thank you for the comment and your perspective. I really appreciate it. I have "non track" friends who watch the Olympics and enjoy it. But have no idea that there even is a world championship. They ask me "what do the athletes do for the other 3 years?" I only mean to express that world champs are not acknowledged by casual fans of the sport anywhere near as much as the Olympics.

[@Tadaia]

​@@SCATrackandField I was speaking of T&F fans, though you certainly may be right about many casual fans (and I hope more visibility changes that this year). I just wondered if you didn't rate Worlds as a competition from comments you've made here and in other vids.

[@RochelleDavis-r4c]

It would be great if you included the para athletes Some are still pro on team USA and now under USATF as of 2025 Some even run D1 indoors

[@gibbopg]

Gout Gout may or may not end up great! Time will tell...

[@rootsma5746]

You are short changing Russell, she set the NCAA record in 100m hurdles. And as everyone knows, the womens 100m hurdle is the most competitive event in all sports. The only sport where you can line up the top 8 performers, and they all have a legit chance of winning.

[@Iamjustkiddings]

Noah Lyles wasn't the favourite to win the 200m in 2024 cos he barely trained for it. Noah lost Olympics in 2021, so it wasn't his gold to win but Andre Degrease's because Noah is not a 200m Olympics runner. In addition to that, Noah can not handle running in both the 100m and 200m Olympics races very well. He was as healthy as he could be after running that 100m, so he should focus on training for endurance cos now the circuit has other athletes who can also drop 19.40s after running the 100m. Last year Noah won the 200m simply because Tebogo had an injury in that 200m but you know what, he didn't make that an excuse cos he said he wanted to see how his body could handle 100m & 200m. About Noah always being the first on the curve, that's really not the case cos at the Olympics trials, he was behind Kenny after the first 100m. He just thought he could run everyone down despite Kenny promising to get him in their next race.

[@TheErinBrownTV]

He will never make a global final. The peak of his career will be making a semi final and he will never run faster than Erriyon let alone Bolt!

[@SCATrackandField]

That is a very bold take. I stand behind what I said at this moment. I expect him to become some version of what Erriyon Knighton is right now, (as the floor). Would be shocked if he's not a legit medal threat by the next Olympics in the 200M. Even if he doesn't win a medal he should be a favorite to make the final.

[@brianbethune616]

I hope your wrong

[@TheErinBrownTV]

@@SCATrackandFieldwith him training and running on that Australian calendar he will never be a factor

[@tomerkritz]

Hot take - Gout Gout in the final of 2025 both in the 100 and 200

[@kc5466]

The 200 maybe. The 100 nah.

[@AllInTheGame01]

His coach has already confirmed they're only targeting the 200m @Tokyo WC, not the 100m!

[@rossmurray6849]

There is a point at which too much honesty, brutal or otherwise, that it just becomes abuse.

[@dontwitty1656]

NOT SURE HOW YOU CALL SYDNEY OVERRATED. TOP 10 TIMES AND 4 WORLD RECORDS WOUKD INFICATE YOU HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING