Tbh long as you can run the 400 you’re straight i ran outdoor 400 come December you’re already conditioned to go the distance just let it all out as if you’re running out door smoke that track twice in no time 💪🏽
Strange statement. Of course the average person eats too much, sleeps, works then repeats. An athlete thats trains hard is rewarded with a body that accomplishes his/her goal with the greatest of efficiency. Effortlessly you could say.
Not used to seeing anyone hang with Boling on that opening 400 leg. Incredible race! Honestly couldn't see who hit the line first without the slo-mo replay.
If he does get off to another good start UGA might pull a upset over UF and A&T will be forced to watch Ross go into phone booth and turn into SUPERMAN once again like he did at Clemson.
Roles should reverse for the NCAA Championship and Boling should anchor but Georgia won't likely do this.Some of this is intuitive on my part as I've seen Boling do that legendary 44.74s 400m split anchor in high school from fifteen meters back to victory.Boling needs to anchor against Champion which will force him to enter that hawk zone he posesses.I don't think Boling fades as badly at the end of his sprints as Elijah does and he has the foot speed to catch up a deficit to the high speed cruise Florida or AT will surely be into.It'll likely take an indoor 3:01 something to win that title.I believe it's doable for Georgia but it's no easy feat as both Florida's and maybe a couple others are super stocked in their quarter miler quartets.I think I understand this somewhat as the Bulldogs mostly recruit outstanding football prospects depth chart wise because that's where the major money is(pro bound football hopefuls and March Madness) type guys.I don't agree with this as T&F is the greatest sport on earth and where the truly greatest athletes come from and get leeched into the big 3 money sports most of the time.It disappoints me greatly that Georgia's depth of numbers in recruiting great talent across multiple events pales comparatively speaking to the half dozen teams that smoked them point wise in the team standings at SEC Championships.
@@blackout07blue How many is "plenty" in your mind? Boling's run a 44.74s anchor 400m two and a half years ago and he's even run a faster split as a leg runner of the Bulldog team in the 400m than his 45.51 leadoff split when they won this 2022 SEC Championship. How many college runners can say that even now? Plenty? Very few I suspect and that's not "plenty" .That 44.74s I told you was real, legitimate,and he wasn't getting a typical good motion start-as the third leg of that team was totally lactic acid fatigued and Boling was at nearly a dead stop when he took the baton.Frankly because Boling chose the scholastic/athletic ride instead of turning pro as Eeriyon Knighton did has been a bit of an an impediment to his rate of development.This is because Boling's a sprinter jumper that can compete in about a half dozen different events and Georgia uses him as a point mule to promote the Bulldogs.
The 3rd leg won the race for GA period. As a sprinter, I can tell you that what he did was INSANE. Maaaaddddd props to McCray!!!! And to Godwin for bringing it home.
That 3rd leg for Georgia beat the other two 3rd legs by pure grit and tactical strategy. Made them gas out by trying to get around the goddamn wall Georgia put in sheeesh mvp for sure
Godwin got VERY lucky at the end. The dip was just a spasm across the line. Kind of a miracle that he got it. But very intelligent running by Georgia's third-leg athlete, who forced Florida to run wide the whole way around.
No such thing as luck.Luck implies chaos.Both runners purposely leaned.They didn't lean spasmodically as you described.Godwin's lean won.Florida's sprint team is loaded with recruited talent and their 4×400m quartet particularly.Florida had 3 guys in the top five finishers in the open 400m SEC Championship race I believe.Georgia won that SEC Championship on balls out running over their heads.Godwin and Boling are extremely talented bookends to that quartet but it was actually their second and third runners that improved enough for them to outlast Florida's fantastic wealth of recruited sprinting talent.I expect both Florida,NCA&T to be the favorites at the NCAA Championships next Friday and for Georgia to have any chance at winning everyone on that quartet will have to improve because it's going to take at least a 3:01 and change to win the 2022 NCAA Indoor Championship.If I'm Georgia's coaches I put Boling at anchor and Godwin at lead and tell the younger guys it's gonna take both of them in the 45's to win.I think Boling is able to and will be forced into the 44's even though he's not currently specifically targeted and sharpened for the 400m.
Man, that was about as close a race as I've seen. You couldn't tell by the naked eye who won. Whew! Feel for Florida but props to Georgia (especially Boling).
@@anthony81860 There's a white female sprinter who is up and coming. She in only 13 and winning at the college level in the 100. Check out Aria Pearce.
Bryce McRae's quick take over at the beginning of the third leg made all the difference here, Godwin crowded the line on handover exchange and stepped pretty deep in the way of Florida, much more of that he could have been dinged for interference, think that's what saved him from Florida's anchor. Godwin's wide swinging arms make him a bit harder to pass as well. I'm not complaining or calling foul, it's the way the game is played, just calling it like it is.
McRae dipping in and "stealing" the lead position did take energy out of the opposition... He did his very best. And that "box out" by Godwin soon after the handoff, slowed Champs momentum just enough to give Godwin a boost. Godwin also ran in the center to the outside of the lane to force Champ to run further if he wanted to win.
Skillful stretch at the finish by Godwin!! This was one hell of a race! Florida was knocking!!! And Boling.. woooo!!! That 1st hundred was faaast! And how about third leg?!! Man was cruisin!!
Third leg for both Ga and Fla were impressive. Ga won because of the first and third leg, but Fla made them work for it! Tennessee had a strong showing as well.
I came here to watch Bolling... but was more impressed by Bryce McCray (spelling? McFray?) He made a statement after the third leg handoff that opened my eyes. The man took being a bulldog to heart!
You Dawgs are the best I'm fan since Boling came to UGA and Godwin also for Champs UGA Football From Hyannis Mass. You guys have great coaching UGA will get better in your sports too! Cy P.
That last leg for the gators should have just hugged the rail for 4 turns and then let loose on the home stretch. Running outside like that cost him a few steps.
@@leeolie3728 I’m not sure what that meant. The Georgia team had a strategy. They have slower runners so they made Florida run a longer race. That’s why they were literally pushing the Florida guys out of the way. If Florida would have tried the same thing, they’d be fighting and the third place team would have won.
@@aarona222 You freaking dummy, most black sprinters are muscular & you have slim ones as well...Genetically, black people are MORE muscular....GO GOOGLE IT.
I miss running so badly. Was top third in my state, 4A. Used to run the 4x100, 4x400 and 400. The euphoric feeling after burning hard the last 75m and winning can’t ever be matched.
Texas athletes just different..I know they go to different schools but gah damn it’s beautiful. Florida’s anchor is a Texas boy and so is Mattew Boling
I’m tired just watching them. Respect. Idc if you’re black, white, Asian, Hispanic, whatever, you have to be a special someone to keep that pace for 400m
I ran at the 6A Texas UIL state meet back in high school in the 400 against Matt and Champion, and let me tell you those two guys are the truth, Champion won and I believe Matt got 4th but he was a freshman or sophomore and champ was a senior. For any curious I got 8th out of 9 😂
Amazing race. Good for Georgia; it was great to see Elija back on the track in his best race. Boling threw down a 45.01 and he d/n run the quarter!! I believe Matt is capable of running a sub 44 and think, in the future, this could be his best event. Great job, Dogs: This was an incredible race!!!!
If you notice, there are no teams in sprinting. Florida runner gives high five to the Georgia last runner saying “damn you got all of that run” … awesome
McCray's leg "looked" more spectacular with the aggressive lane grab and 2nd and 3rd winds. But it was mid 46 seconds, around 46.6. Cavenaugh was 45.37. I thought McCray actually ran faster and they flipped the split times, but I double checked watching the film. Cavenaugh did indeed run the 45.37, and McCray did aggressively do his job but it was a little slower, but awesome leg, awesome relay.
@Johnny Sins LOL. I'm cool w/ Boling. We all know Champion is a better open 400M guy than Godwin. Godwin did what he had to in order to win. The other guys including Boling all played a part. There was a lot of work put in to make the win possible.
2:12 - Great race, I thought Georgia violated Florida's lane on the hand-off of the last leg. It look like to me Georgia entered and blocked Florida's lane in the hand-off for about 5-10 yards.
The same thing you claim was perpetrated on Florida by Georgia was actually done to the Bulldogs in a race(by NCA&T) that took place around a month before that.I believe Ross was so aggressive against Godwin in his anchor that Godwin half expected a foul to be called and he noticeably broke speed but nothing was called so he had to pick it back up. Bottom line is a little "Roller Ball" type action isn't uncommon in high stakes races and apart from intentional spiking fouls and the like those guys have yo be prepared to dish out some aggressiveness as well as endure some of it.
@@paultoy9611 It's all good, this isn't a pissing contest about who did who wrong, I'm not more a fan of one team over the other, both are awesome. It was just an observation, as I'm not too familiar with the rules, and what is allowed or not.
@@paultoy9611 Ross literally pushed Godwin by the hip aside and ran inside of him. You see Godwin looking back like "wtf". It happened because Godwin didn't aggressively shut down the inside lane. This race none of the Georgia guys made that mistake. They were aggressive and took their space.
Boling is a beast. Still raw at times, but if he can improve his overall smoothness and run with more fluidity, he's looking at great chances for gold in multiple events in Paris '24.
Congratulations to UGA 4X4 SEC Champs Matthew Boling 45.81 Caleb Cavanaugh 45.37 Bryce McCray 46.77 Elija Godwin 44.95 No time to rest. Florida's coming back to represent at the Indoor NCAAs
@@dwightlove3704 He is a freshman and he did win the race regardless of the time because if he didnt get in front like how he did with his leg Georgia loses the race.
@@dwightlove3704 : Bryce McCray will pick it up at Nationals. He ran a non-qualifying 47.42 in the open 400 heats while Caleb Cavanaugh ran a non-qualifying 47.09 in the open 400. Cavanaugh came back with a 45.37 second leg so I think McCray can also go faster when pushed by NCAT and Florida.
The announcer seemed to react to the Georgia runner elbowing the Florida runner at the line when there was a replay as if there might have been some question there as to the rules. Can someone in the know enlighten? Was it questionable? Did the Georgia runner feel the Florida runner coming up on him and move over to his right slightly for a block?
This was a hell of a race! 200m track at that. The psychology of that alone. Kudos to FL as well all that trying to pass on the curve! FL put in a lot of work on the pass attempts and still kept great pace-they should be proud -but try to relax and put in on the straightaway into the curve- then dominate the curve- honestly. Just a hell of a race to all those guys.
I got to give the guy running the last leg for Florida, He almost caught him at the end , seeing that he was behind when he got the baton" " much respect to u "
"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze."
Am I the only one that was confused for the first two minutes why each person ran two laps in a 400m? Never realized there were 200m tracks for collegiate track and field
Good work and don't leave out 2nd leg who held it down that also didn't get a chance to express himself from the hard work he put in draining his legs fighting cramps and this is why I don't run in circles.
Great race but I was most impressed by Christopher Bailey wearing the glasses for Tennessee 0:49 he was nowhere in the picture then 1:24😮that boi can run his a** off. If the first teammate who start the race could had kept even that’s the gap Christopher would have created and Florida along with Georgia would have spent the rest of the relay closing that gap. You begin to stress cause you start thinking distance you need to close plus the finishing lines getting closer and closer, the muscles in your legs tighten up cause your not running your race but rather chasing. Good memories finishing 4th 1999 States championship finals 200 meters. Lol I couldn’t close the gap between 1st-3rd watching these dogs two steps ahead of me to my right kept thinking why can’t I go any faster!!! Lol no lie 12th grade seeing these muscles on those three that beat me made me think. But I had fun cause I didn’t it getting ready for football plus track and field was where all the ladies was at. Nothing back then I took serious cause the hood I grew up in and constantly watching gangster movies I figure one day I’d get shoot and die. I wasn’t gang bangging or nothing but after practice I’d have to go back to the hood where I lived and half the kids I grew up with dropped out by 10th grade and had guns. Much props to Chris he closed that gap while everyone else was given a cushion💐❤️
I’m not sure the average person can fully appreciate how hard it is to maintain that speed AND stamina.
I only ran 48s in high school, I can just imagine how hard it is for how fast these dudes was running.
Tbh long as you can run the 400 you’re straight i ran outdoor 400 come December you’re already conditioned to go the distance just let it all out as if you’re running out door smoke that track twice in no time 💪🏽
Strange statement. Of course the average person eats too much, sleeps, works then repeats. An athlete thats trains hard is rewarded with a body that accomplishes his/her goal with the greatest of efficiency. Effortlessly you could say.
@@ricpowers1475 ….his point still stands
I ran on of 46.77
Not used to seeing anyone hang with Boling on that opening 400 leg. Incredible race! Honestly couldn't see who hit the line first without the slo-mo replay.
If he does get off to another good start UGA might pull a upset over UF and A&T will be forced to watch Ross go into phone booth and turn into SUPERMAN once again like he did at Clemson.
Plenty can hang.
Roles should reverse for the NCAA Championship and Boling should anchor but Georgia won't likely do this.Some of this is intuitive on my part as I've seen Boling do that legendary 44.74s 400m split anchor in high school from fifteen meters back to victory.Boling needs to anchor against Champion which will force him to enter that hawk zone he posesses.I don't think Boling fades as badly at the end of his sprints as Elijah does and he has the foot speed to catch up a deficit to the high speed cruise Florida or AT will surely be into.It'll likely take an indoor 3:01 something to win that title.I believe it's doable for Georgia but it's no easy feat as both Florida's and maybe a couple others are super stocked in their quarter miler quartets.I think I understand this somewhat as the Bulldogs mostly recruit outstanding football prospects depth chart wise because that's where the major money is(pro bound football hopefuls and March Madness) type guys.I don't agree with this as T&F is the greatest sport on earth and where the truly greatest athletes come from and get leeched into the big 3 money sports most of the time.It disappoints me greatly that Georgia's depth of numbers in recruiting great talent across multiple events pales comparatively speaking to the half dozen teams that smoked them point wise in the team standings at SEC Championships.
@@blackout07blue How many is "plenty" in your mind? Boling's run a 44.74s anchor 400m two and a half years ago and he's even run a faster split as a leg runner of the Bulldog team in the 400m than his 45.51 leadoff split when they won this 2022 SEC Championship. How many college runners can say that even now? Plenty? Very few I suspect and that's not "plenty" .That 44.74s I told you was real, legitimate,and he wasn't getting a typical good motion start-as the third leg of that team was totally lactic acid fatigued and Boling was at nearly a dead stop when he took the baton.Frankly because Boling chose the scholastic/athletic ride instead of turning pro as Eeriyon Knighton did has been a bit of an an impediment to his rate of development.This is because Boling's a sprinter jumper that can compete in about a half dozen different events and Georgia uses him as a point mule to promote the Bulldogs.
@@paultoy9611 hes just got a lot of haters, good thing his performance always shuts them up like when he whooped terrance lairds behind.
The 3rd leg won the race for GA period. As a sprinter, I can tell you that what he did was INSANE. Maaaaddddd props to McCray!!!! And to Godwin for bringing it home.
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Gritty holding him off on the back straight ont he second lap
I thought he was going to burn out. He went HARD at the start!
No mention of Boling, I guess that says everything.
That 3rd leg for Georgia beat the other two 3rd legs by pure grit and tactical strategy. Made them gas out by trying to get around the goddamn wall Georgia put in sheeesh mvp for sure
I love the last 50m of every leg of the race, you can see the pain they're* feeling in their stride
🤨
Sadistic 😂
400m is a very difficult event. I ran it quite a few times. No such thing as a painless 400.
@@birch5757 idk. That 800 may be worse. Especially if you’re a pure sprinter
@@YardratZ I ran the 800 too. No picnics there either. Really not sure which was harder.
Godwin got VERY lucky at the end. The dip was just a spasm across the line. Kind of a miracle that he got it. But very intelligent running by Georgia's third-leg athlete, who forced Florida to run wide the whole way around.
Florida guy dipped prematurely or it would have been even closer.
A "spasm" that resulted in some runners appear to "dive" out over the line...
No such thing as luck.Luck implies chaos.Both runners purposely leaned.They didn't lean spasmodically as you described.Godwin's lean won.Florida's sprint team is loaded with recruited talent and their 4×400m quartet particularly.Florida had 3 guys in the top five finishers in the open 400m SEC Championship race I believe.Georgia won that SEC Championship on balls out running over their heads.Godwin and Boling are extremely talented bookends to that quartet but it was actually their second and third runners that improved enough for them to outlast Florida's fantastic wealth of recruited sprinting talent.I expect both Florida,NCA&T to be the favorites at the NCAA Championships next Friday and for Georgia to have any chance at winning everyone on that quartet will have to improve because it's going to take at least a 3:01 and change to win the 2022 NCAA Indoor Championship.If I'm Georgia's coaches I put Boling at anchor and Godwin at lead and tell the younger guys it's gonna take both of them in the 45's to win.I think Boling is able to and will be forced into the 44's even though he's not currently specifically targeted and sharpened for the 400m.
The real intelligence was the 1st leg for GA
@@mattbrew11 yea Georgia's first runner is a real scrappy guy, first guy in last guy out
Man, that was about as close a race as I've seen. You couldn't tell by the naked eye who won. Whew! Feel for Florida but props to Georgia (especially Boling).
Lol! Especially the first leg?They all performed magnificently.
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I agree. Especially Boling.
Cut David some slack. There will never be another white sprinter like Boling for many years to come
@@anthony81860 There's a white female sprinter who is up and coming. She in only 13 and winning at the college level in the 100. Check out Aria Pearce.
3rd leg was the key for Georgia. Blistering start and never gave up the lead once he had it.
UGA will be in the running for the NCAA 4x4 Title I wished that Boling was the anchor!!!!
i think we would all love to see Boling at anchor but his start coming out of the blocks is too good not to have him start
Elija Godwin is a beast at anchor for this team!! (I Spelt his name wrong in first attempt)
man ran a 44 out of blocks, there's no reason in putting him at the anchor
@@dmahrii Boling did not run 44 out of the blocks he ran 45.8
When is the National Championships?
Florida anchor leaned too early. I think if he would’ve run through the line he would’ve just got him. Will be a good re-match at NCAAs.
if he had not have run wide on 3 turns he would have taken it.
Go GURRRGIA
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Bryce McRae's quick take over at the beginning of the third leg made all the difference here, Godwin crowded the line on handover exchange and stepped pretty deep in the way of Florida, much more of that he could have been dinged for interference, think that's what saved him from Florida's anchor. Godwin's wide swinging arms make him a bit harder to pass as well. I'm not complaining or calling foul, it's the way the game is played, just calling it like it is.
Yeah I thought he took up almost a Lane and a half by himself. Maybe could have been dinged.
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@Johnny Sins Yes, the judges and referees and umpires are never wrong. lol
McRae dipping in and "stealing" the lead position did take energy out of the opposition... He did his very best. And that "box out" by Godwin soon after the handoff, slowed Champs momentum just enough to give Godwin a boost. Godwin also ran in the center to the outside of the lane to force Champ to run further if he wanted to win.
Skillful stretch at the finish by Godwin!! This was one hell of a race! Florida was knocking!!! And Boling.. woooo!!! That 1st hundred was faaast! And how about third leg?!! Man was cruisin!!
3rd leg used some mindpower lol
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Fr that 3rd leg gave it 120% and then some more, at no point did he doubt himself
Fr that 3rd leg gave it 120% and then some more, at no point did he doubt himself
Fr that 3rd leg gave it 120% and then some more, at no point did he doubt himself
I still get butterflies watching this race. Brings back memories of 60+ years ago
McCray made the move that won that race. No way anchor holds off 400 Champion from Florida without the lead. 4x4 indoor is all about running in front
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Third leg for both Ga and Fla were impressive. Ga won because of the first and third leg, but Fla made them work for it! Tennessee had a strong showing as well.
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anyone else think “damn they look like they are moving slow” but you know well they are averaging 45.x’s?
I was thinking the same thing
I’ve noticed that on indoor tracks, they always seem to move slow. Not sure why.
Because they are both going fast at the same time. If one was way faster than the other you would see the speed.
@@vdoggydogg3922 Nah it’s more than that. I’ve watched a lot of indoor racing and even in person it looks slower.
@@sjeffy5137 might be cuz the background looks the same, just a wall
I came here to watch Bolling... but was more impressed by Bryce McCray (spelling? McFray?) He made a statement after the third leg handoff that opened my eyes. The man took being a bulldog to heart!
Dam, they acted like it on that relay.
You Dawgs are the best I'm fan since Boling came to UGA and Godwin also for Champs UGA Football From Hyannis Mass. You guys have great coaching UGA will get better in your sports too! Cy P.
wow. now that's racing! The 3rd leg for Florida looks more like a tight end. Give that man some cleats. Great run by all of them.
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I was thinking that. Dude looks like travis kelce. Put on a few lbs. he’d be solid
That last leg for the gators should have just hugged the rail for 4 turns and then let loose on the home stretch. Running outside like that cost him a few steps.
Dog bit the gator this time
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Florida got 1,2, &4 in the open 400. They lost because the Georgia runners were more aggressive and had Florida running in lane 2 the entire race.
GO GEOUUURGIA
Agreed. No horse in this race for me, just objectively Florida probably wins if they are lane 1
Ifta whifffty shiffty. They weren’t in lane one because they aren’t winners, they’re second place 🥈 ✔️
@@leeolie3728 I’m not sure what that meant. The Georgia team had a strategy. They have slower runners so they made Florida run a longer race. That’s why they were literally pushing the Florida guys out of the way. If Florida would have tried the same thing, they’d be fighting and the third place team would have won.
@@SBC581 I can’t make that out, its so hard to hear the explanation over that Georgia win 🥇
Godwin is a tank. Built more like a running back.
We black people are more muscular..
@@imanjordan3050 Troll. 95% of that event was run by black athletes and only one looks built like Elijah Godwin 👍
@@aarona222 You freaking dummy, most black sprinters are muscular & you have slim ones as well...Genetically, black people are MORE muscular....GO GOOGLE IT.
@@imanjordan3050👁️👁️ sigh
@@imanjordan3050 Me wondering why race had to be brought into this...
Matt B is one heck of an athlete. 45 second 400 m in the 4x4 indoor. Strong 💪🏽.. U of FLORIDA and Georgia made it exciting
If it wasn't for the small lead he gave the team in the beginning, they would have lost because it was a tie at the end
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😂😂
Great race, Florida and Georgia really put on a show. Both teams should be proud,
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Only those who have actually sprinted 400m can fully appreciate how fast all of these guys are. Amazing!
Damn.... 🔥🔥 what a race!!
Congrats boys, job well done!!
And props to the 2nd place team for Bringing it hard right to the finish. Awesome run👍👍
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I miss running so badly. Was top third in my state, 4A. Used to run the 4x100, 4x400 and 400. The euphoric feeling after burning hard the last 75m and winning can’t ever be matched.
That’s why you always run thru never STOP 🙏🏾❤️👏🏽
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And this is why 4x400m relay is the greatest Track event Outside Under the Lights 🔥🔥
IYKYK💪🏿😎
It’s been a GREAT year for Georgia sports!
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This is just a great sport to watch. Don’t need commentary. Just the sound of the fans is all you need then just watch
Just WOW! So close, great finish.
Congratulations Boling, team Georgia
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Texas athletes just different..I know they go to different schools but gah damn it’s beautiful. Florida’s anchor is a Texas boy and so is Mattew Boling
Boling's split as block started leadoff leg was 45.51 not 45.81 as the commentator said.
They always cheat him. At first 45.01 then 45.81.
I admire how bad they wanted to win. You can just see it all over them💪🏾
Pride
That was so fast wow. Incredible skill and heart by Georgia and FL
I’m tired just watching them. Respect. Idc if you’re black, white, Asian, Hispanic, whatever, you have to be a special someone to keep that pace for 400m
Who else cant stop watching this??!!
Me! We did last years NCAA outdoor finals like this. This race was hot. It's going to be even MORE with NCA&T and IOWA in the mix.
When he was handed the baton, Godwin bumped into the Florida runner on purpose with his first 2 steps. Smart/dirty move
Seeing this a year later inspires those same emotions. Georgia did everything they had to do to win this race.
I ran at the 6A Texas UIL state meet back in high school in the 400 against Matt and Champion, and let me tell you those two guys are the truth, Champion won and I believe Matt got 4th but he was a freshman or sophomore and champ was a senior. For any curious I got 8th out of 9 😂
Honestly bro the fact you competed at all in a meet like that is crazy. I have nothing but respect for 400 guys
@@aidanfriedman6201 Much appreciated man, it was a grind but I got down to 48.66!
Hey Bailey,you ran great! Never give up in anything...except in an argument with God.
@@paultoy9611 Much love!
Amazing race. Good for Georgia; it was great to see Elija back on the track in his best race. Boling threw down a 45.01 and he d/n run the quarter!! I believe Matt is capable of running a sub 44 and think, in the future, this could be his best event. Great job, Dogs: This was an incredible race!!!!
i think he accidentally said that. he corrected himself by saying boling ran a 45.81
@@kiwk8139 45.51
@@collegeperformance6862 It was crazy on that adjustment...
If you notice, there are no teams in sprinting. Florida runner gives high five to the Georgia last runner saying “damn you got all of that run” … awesome
6:08 great race but I have to say, the awkward silence here was real loud 😭
McCray's leg "looked" more spectacular with the aggressive lane grab and 2nd and 3rd winds. But it was mid 46 seconds, around 46.6. Cavenaugh was 45.37. I thought McCray actually ran faster and they flipped the split times, but I double checked watching the film. Cavenaugh did indeed run the 45.37, and McCray did aggressively do his job but it was a little slower, but awesome leg, awesome relay.
Never ran a lap in my life ,but holy smokes those 8 men from those teams were incredible 😳 👏
Godwin - "I put my entire heart into it!"
@Johnny Sins LOL. I'm cool w/ Boling. We all know Champion is a better open 400M guy than Godwin. Godwin did what he had to in order to win. The other guys including Boling all played a part. There was a lot of work put in to make the win possible.
Without the aggressive positioning and jostling where required none of this would be possible.
Boiling should get more props. He gave a great push at the start to foreshadow the overall team performance.
2:12 - Great race, I thought Georgia violated Florida's lane on the hand-off of the last leg. It look like to me Georgia entered and blocked Florida's lane in the hand-off for about 5-10 yards.
Definitely.
Get some
The same thing you claim was perpetrated on Florida by Georgia was actually done to the Bulldogs in a race(by NCA&T) that took place around a month before that.I believe Ross was so aggressive against Godwin in his anchor that Godwin half expected a foul to be called and he noticeably broke speed but nothing was called so he had to pick it back up. Bottom line is a little "Roller Ball" type action isn't uncommon in high stakes races and apart from intentional spiking fouls and the like those guys have yo be prepared to dish out some aggressiveness as well as endure some of it.
@@paultoy9611 It's all good, this isn't a pissing contest about who did who wrong, I'm not more a fan of one team over the other, both are awesome. It was just an observation, as I'm not too familiar with the rules, and what is allowed or not.
@@paultoy9611 Ross literally pushed Godwin by the hip aside and ran inside of him. You see Godwin looking back like "wtf". It happened because Godwin didn't aggressively shut down the inside lane. This race none of the Georgia guys made that mistake. They were aggressive and took their space.
Boling is a beast. Still raw at times, but if he can improve his overall smoothness and run with more fluidity, he's looking at great chances for gold in multiple events in Paris '24.
I suggested dance to smooth him out.
speed and all this aside bolings running form is super impressive
Boling is an entire stud on these 4x400 legs.
Congratulations to UGA 4X4 SEC Champs
Matthew Boling 45.81
Caleb Cavanaugh 45.37
Bryce McCray 46.77
Elija Godwin 44.95
No time to rest. Florida's coming back to represent at the Indoor NCAAs
Correction... Boling's block start leadoff split was faster than 45.81 as spoken on TV broadcast.It was 45.51
@@paultoy9611 : Thanks. That's much better!
That guy McCray will be exposed at the championships if he runs that slow again!!!!!!
@@dwightlove3704 He is a freshman and he did win the race regardless of the time because if he didnt get in front like how he did with his leg Georgia loses the race.
@@dwightlove3704 : Bryce McCray will pick it up at Nationals. He ran a non-qualifying 47.42 in the open 400 heats while Caleb Cavanaugh ran a non-qualifying 47.09 in the open 400. Cavanaugh came back with a 45.37 second leg so I think McCray can also go faster when pushed by NCAT and Florida.
Godwin’s Bench press got that win
You could see the pain in Boling that last 100 of his leg.
The announcer seemed to react to the Georgia runner elbowing the Florida runner at the line when there was a replay as if there might have been some question there as to the rules. Can someone in the know enlighten? Was it questionable? Did the Georgia runner feel the Florida runner coming up on him and move over to his right slightly for a block?
This was incredibly exciting to see in person.
Champion Allison was making some moves. Damn good running.
This was a hell of a race! 200m track at that. The psychology of that alone. Kudos to FL as well all that trying to pass on the curve! FL put in a lot of work on the pass attempts and still kept great pace-they should be proud -but try to relax and put in on the straightaway into the curve- then dominate the curve- honestly. Just a hell of a race to all those guys.
The first runner held his own
I got to give the guy running the last leg for Florida, He almost caught him at the end , seeing that he was behind when he got the baton" " much respect to u "
Every single leg was evenly balanced and hotly contested. Almost nothing between the two teams.
I was in track in middle school and high school. 400m is one of the hardest to run. Only the most athletic can run it well. That race was amazing.
Damn that was very very close. Kudos to these guys. Great race
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what a fucking race!!!!
Reporter: We’ll probably see you in the 200 again, what are your plans for that?
Matt: uh, run fast
"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze."
Boling ran 45sub when he was 17/18, thought he'd be representing the nation in olympics
True true.
that fourth leg for Tennessee so fast dude 😳
You mean third leg?
They should have interviewed 3rd leg he was a beast and the real reason they won! Props to them all though. They were fantastic
Way to GO, Track DAWGS!!
As an average person who's always late leaving the house too catch the train, i can appreciate that 400 m sprint 😂
Watching these guys do this while I gotta belly full of takis and dr.pepper.
“Good and upright is the LORD: Therefore will he teach sinners in the way.”
Psalm 25:8 KJV
21 seconds is crazy, and he KEPT THAT
Indoor track is the most underrated sport in all of NCAA
It's a lot of energy in those indoor stadiums. Outdoors is too big to contain it.
I wish I had this level of cardio. Holy shit 🥶
this is only half cardio bro. this is anaerobic
Am I the only one that was confused for the first two minutes why each person ran two laps in a 400m? Never realized there were 200m tracks for collegiate track and field
Indoor tracks are usually 200m at all levels. You’re probably used to seeing outdoor tracks.
"I don't want to discount you guys that helped the last guy squeak it out, but eff-you, cayse yeah"
Love the Hog Call in the background at the end!
That was world class
Where has THIS Elija Godwin been!!!? We want to 👀 45s and below at the NCAAs!
Florida anchor will remember this come outdoor season
Damn Florida went for the lean to early! You can see it in the slow-mo replay
Jesus I couldn’t imagine running that, going that fast for that long, my heart would probably explode lol
Godwin. Great job
That last stride was epic...
Why are comments turned off in the video where the MAN beats the girls in swimming?
I’m shocked Matt is still in college. Seem like yesterday I was watching him in high school
Most recently in Lubbock at Texas Tech, Georgia 3:03.
3rd leg for Georgia was amazing
That 2nd Tennessee runner is a beast.
Georgia led out with intelligence. That was the difference
I thought that was Floyd mayweathers 2nd form in the thumbnail .
Good work and don't leave out 2nd leg who held it down that also didn't get a chance to express himself from the hard work he put in draining his legs fighting cramps and this is why I don't run in circles.
Is that Elija Godwin, UGA sprinter who got impaled by a javelin?
Great race, good sportsmanship too, great to see
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Underrated performance by Florida
Great race but I was most impressed by Christopher Bailey wearing the glasses for Tennessee 0:49 he was nowhere in the picture then 1:24😮that boi can run his a** off. If the first teammate who start the race could had kept even that’s the gap Christopher would have created and Florida along with Georgia would have spent the rest of the relay closing that gap. You begin to stress cause you start thinking distance you need to close plus the finishing lines getting closer and closer, the muscles in your legs tighten up cause your not running your race but rather chasing. Good memories finishing 4th 1999 States championship finals 200 meters. Lol I couldn’t close the gap between 1st-3rd watching these dogs two steps ahead of me to my right kept thinking why can’t I go any faster!!! Lol no lie 12th grade seeing these muscles on those three that beat me made me think. But I had fun cause I didn’t it getting ready for football plus track and field was where all the ladies was at. Nothing back then I took serious cause the hood I grew up in and constantly watching gangster movies I figure one day I’d get shoot and die. I wasn’t gang bangging or nothing but after practice I’d have to go back to the hood where I lived and half the kids I grew up with dropped out by 10th grade and had guns.
Much props to Chris he closed that gap while everyone else was given a cushion💐❤️
3:00 nobody ever does this but when you cross the line ALWAYS flail your arms!! Any part of your body that crosses the line boosts your time
And this is why it's important to work on your technique for the dip at the line.... Bad timing on the dip cost him that one
looked like Florida slowed down the last couple steps. didn’t sprint through the finish line. maybe i’m wrong, but that’s how it looked