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All right, all right, all right.
I dont have NFL Network, but I heard that Broderick Bunkley put up 44, and Kudle put up 45.
Kudla thought the record was 43, and thought he broke it until someone told him he tied it.
Kudla thought the record was 43, and thought he broke it until someone told him he tied it.
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edit: kudla was interviewed afterwards, and was informed that he merely tied the record with 45. He was apparently told the record was 43, so that had to be disappointing to learn that his 45 didn't actually set the record. He surely could have done better, but I wonder if he has been speed training at all... since his 4.5 speed will be extremely impressive given his strength.
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2/27
OSU strongman Kudla ties record
By Chick Ludwig
Dayton Daily News
INDIANAPOLIS | Ohio State defensive end Mike Kudla tied the NFL Combine record in the bench press with 45 reps of 225 pounds Sunday. He shares the mark with UTEP defensive tackle Leif Larsen, who accomplished the feat in 2000.
"Forty-five is a pretty consistent number for me," Kudla said. "It's neat to be on a stage like this and take advantage of the opportunity. Just going in there and showcasing myself to the scouts, I was kind of hyped up.
"I've always been gifted in weightlifting. I felt good all week. I worked very well with our strength coaches at Ohio State. They trained me very well for this. I wanted to show my best effort."
Kudla (6-2, 265) nearly got the record.
"I had 46 right there," he said. "I just couldn't get that last inch on that right arm. It just kind of gave way. But I was very happy with that performance."
Kudla said his personal best was 52 reps last June. The most he's ever lifted: 610 pounds.
• Water logged: Michigan defensive tackle Gabe Watson checked in at 6-3, 339 pounds.
"But I had six bottles of water right before the weigh-in and the urine test," he said. "I would have been 333, 334."
Watson — who met with 12 teams, including the Bengals — didn't start a couple of games in 2005 because coach Lloyd Carr questioned his intensity.
"I had to answer some questions about (motivation)," he said. "It's all a matter of growing up. Getting used to things. It shows how much I grew. My freshman year I would have been mad about it. I grew, I kept fighting and continued to get better."
• Read the label: Georgia strong safety Greg Blue (6-2, 216), who also visited with the Bengals, is fighting the "big-hit, no-cover" label.
"I'd rather be labeled as a big hitter," he said. "Jack Tatum was labeled as a 'big.' I can cover, too. But in our scheme, if we'd get a third wide receiver in the game, we were going straight to nickel. I didn't have the opportunity to cover wide receivers like most teams did because we had a lot of good cornerbacks.
"Most of my tape, you'll see me man-to-man on the tight end. But I'm not mad. I'm glad I am considered a big hitter because that's rare. It's hard to find safeties who will put their head in there on every play."
• Intense competition: Ohio State linebacker Bobby Carpenter (6-2 1/2, 256) said he's "pretty much fully recovered" from a broken right fibula. He'll work out at OSU's Pro Day on March 9. Meanwhile, his three-year competition with A.J. Hawk and Anthony Schlegel continues.
"Everyone always wants the most tackles, the most sacks, the most interceptions," Carpenter said. "When you compete with those guys, it makes you better. But it's all in good fun. Everyone's friends. I'm just as happy for those guys when they do well as they are for me when I succeed."
Contact Chick Ludwig at 225-2253.
2/27
OSU strongman Kudla ties record
By Chick Ludwig
Dayton Daily News
INDIANAPOLIS | Ohio State defensive end Mike Kudla tied the NFL Combine record in the bench press with 45 reps of 225 pounds Sunday. He shares the mark with UTEP defensive tackle Leif Larsen, who accomplished the feat in 2000.
"Forty-five is a pretty consistent number for me," Kudla said. "It's neat to be on a stage like this and take advantage of the opportunity. Just going in there and showcasing myself to the scouts, I was kind of hyped up.
"I've always been gifted in weightlifting. I felt good all week. I worked very well with our strength coaches at Ohio State. They trained me very well for this. I wanted to show my best effort."
Kudla (6-2, 265) nearly got the record.
"I had 46 right there," he said. "I just couldn't get that last inch on that right arm. It just kind of gave way. But I was very happy with that performance."
Kudla said his personal best was 52 reps last June. The most he's ever lifted: 610 pounds.
• Water logged: Michigan defensive tackle Gabe Watson checked in at 6-3, 339 pounds.
"But I had six bottles of water right before the weigh-in and the urine test," he said. "I would have been 333, 334."
Watson — who met with 12 teams, including the Bengals — didn't start a couple of games in 2005 because coach Lloyd Carr questioned his intensity.
"I had to answer some questions about (motivation)," he said. "It's all a matter of growing up. Getting used to things. It shows how much I grew. My freshman year I would have been mad about it. I grew, I kept fighting and continued to get better."
• Read the label: Georgia strong safety Greg Blue (6-2, 216), who also visited with the Bengals, is fighting the "big-hit, no-cover" label.
"I'd rather be labeled as a big hitter," he said. "Jack Tatum was labeled as a 'big.' I can cover, too. But in our scheme, if we'd get a third wide receiver in the game, we were going straight to nickel. I didn't have the opportunity to cover wide receivers like most teams did because we had a lot of good cornerbacks.
"Most of my tape, you'll see me man-to-man on the tight end. But I'm not mad. I'm glad I am considered a big hitter because that's rare. It's hard to find safeties who will put their head in there on every play."
• Intense competition: Ohio State linebacker Bobby Carpenter (6-2 1/2, 256) said he's "pretty much fully recovered" from a broken right fibula. He'll work out at OSU's Pro Day on March 9. Meanwhile, his three-year competition with A.J. Hawk and Anthony Schlegel continues.
"Everyone always wants the most tackles, the most sacks, the most interceptions," Carpenter said. "When you compete with those guys, it makes you better. But it's all in good fun. Everyone's friends. I'm just as happy for those guys when they do well as they are for me when I succeed."
Contact Chick Ludwig at 225-2253.
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2/27
Ohio State's Kudla matches Combine bench press record
Monday, February 27, 2006
Ohio State defensive end Mike Kudla tied the Indianapolis Combine record in the bench press with 45 reps of 225 pounds Sunday. That tied a mark set by University of Texas-El Paso defensive tackle Leif Larsen in 2000.
But Kudla had been told, heading in the record was 43, so he thought he only needed 44. Misinformation about the record abounds and Kudla said 43 "was the consensus in our databases by our strength coaches." Even Sunday, after Kudla tied, officials had him matching the wrong guy at first.
So when did he find out it was a tie? "Right after," he said. "The guy from Denver was like I actually tied it. I didn't know. Yeah, it's kind of weird."
Could he have gotten 46 if he had known?
"I don't know," he said. "I'm just happy with that effort. I was able to get that up that many times. What can you say? I'm just lucky to be here."
He said he had 46 "right there. I just couldn't get that last inch on that right arm. It just kind of gave way."
Teammate A.J. Hawk has no doubt Kudla could have gotten to 46 if it meant breaking the record. "I'm glad he tied it, but 45 is a bad day for Kudla," Hawk said.
- Mary Kay Cabot
2/27
Ohio State's Kudla matches Combine bench press record
Monday, February 27, 2006
Ohio State defensive end Mike Kudla tied the Indianapolis Combine record in the bench press with 45 reps of 225 pounds Sunday. That tied a mark set by University of Texas-El Paso defensive tackle Leif Larsen in 2000.
But Kudla had been told, heading in the record was 43, so he thought he only needed 44. Misinformation about the record abounds and Kudla said 43 "was the consensus in our databases by our strength coaches." Even Sunday, after Kudla tied, officials had him matching the wrong guy at first.
So when did he find out it was a tie? "Right after," he said. "The guy from Denver was like I actually tied it. I didn't know. Yeah, it's kind of weird."
Could he have gotten 46 if he had known?
"I don't know," he said. "I'm just happy with that effort. I was able to get that up that many times. What can you say? I'm just lucky to be here."
He said he had 46 "right there. I just couldn't get that last inch on that right arm. It just kind of gave way."
Teammate A.J. Hawk has no doubt Kudla could have gotten to 46 if it meant breaking the record. "I'm glad he tied it, but 45 is a bad day for Kudla," Hawk said.
- Mary Kay Cabot
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Congratulations to Mike, it was one of his goals to break the record at the combine, regardless, one heck of an effort.
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ABJ
2/27
NFL Combine
Kudla presses way to front
Ohio State defensive end ties record on the bench
By Marla Ridenour
Beacon Journal sportswriter
INDIANAPOLIS - When Mike Kudla came to the NFL Combine, he thought that the bench press record was 43 repetitions.
``I think it was the consensus in our databases by our strength coaches,'' he said.
It's hard to tell what would have happened if the Ohio State defensive end from Highland had been shooting for the right number. But Kudla didn't sound disappointed Sunday morning after tying the unofficial mark by lifting 225 pounds 45 times.
``I had 46 right there,'' he said. ``I just couldn't get that last inch on that right arm. It kind of gave way. But I was very happy with that performance.''
With a Denver Broncos staff member counting and Browns strength coach John Lott spotting, Kudla tied defensive tackle Leif Larsen of Texas-El Paso, a sixth-round pick of the Buffalo Bills in 2000.
``Forty-five is a bad day for Kudla. He'll probably break that at pro day,'' OSU linebacker A.J. Hawk said.
In contrast, Hawk managed 24, a number he'll try to improve March 9 at Ohio State.
``I was expecting him to maybe do more. It doesn't shock me he tied a record. He's a beast,'' Buckeyes free safety Nate Salley said.
``I'm sorry if I disappointed him,'' Kudla said.
Kudla, 6-foot-2 and 265 pounds, said his goal was 45 or above. He hit 52 repetitions at Ohio State last June, when he also reached his personal best of 610 pounds in the bench press.
``I've always been gifted in weightlifting,'' Kudla said. ``I felt good all week. I worked very well with our strength coaches at Ohio State. I thought they trained me very well.
``I talked to my mom and dad this morning, they're very proud. It's neat to be on a stage like this and take advantage of the opportunity.''
Ravens General Manager Ozzie Newsome didn't think that the bench record would mean much for Kudla. Browns General Manager Phil Savage didn't agree.
``If it didn't mean something, why are we here?'' Savage said.
Kudla runs the 40-yard dash today and might turn more heads. Kudla said he has been clocking 4.5s and 4.6s with OSU assistant strength and conditioning coach Butch Reynolds.
If that happens, Savage said, ``He'll wake up a lot of people. The Seattle Seahawks, I'm sure they scouted him. But if he runs 4.5, it's going to alert a lot of people that you'd better go back and check him out.''
Kudla was projected as a mid-round pick before the combine. Ohio State coach Jim Tressel touted Kudla to Browns coach Romeo Crennel on Monday night at the Cleveland Touchdown Club banquet, telling Crennel that he thought Kudla would be an outside linebacker in the Browns' 3-4 scheme.
The Browns wasted no time following up, meeting with Kudla on Friday night.
``He seemed like a class A-type of kid,'' Savage said. ``You can tell he's kind of a power-packed body type. I think the question for us is where does he fit in a 3-4 defense? You don't know if he's an outside 'backer, an end, an inside 'backer or a pass rusher.''
Carpenter watches
While Ohio State's Bobby Carpenter would like to be vying for the best 40 time with fellow Buckeye linebackers Hawk and Anthony Schlegel, he said he will wait until March 9. He broke his right ankle against Michigan Nov. 19.
``I'd like to be able to run well on a big stage like this,'' Carpenter said. ``But I told myself I wasn't going to get drawn into that. I probably need another week and a half, two weeks.''
Carpenter said he thinks that his ankle will be 100 percent by the end of March or early April.
``Before I'm able to play pickup basketball if I want without getting thoroughly warmed up and stretched, it'll probably be early April,'' he said.
Ten of the 12 Buckeyes invited to the combine are doing all the drills. Receiver Santonio Holmes is the other exception.
``Once your bowl game is over this is what you work for,'' said Hawk, expected to be a top 10 pick. ``That's why I want to come here and compete. I don't want to delay it any longer. I'm ready to get back to doing some football-type things instead of working on mainly these drills.''
Notebook
Savage said the Browns have come to an agreement on a contract extension but wouldn't reveal the player until the paperwork is filed with the league office this morning. The three the Browns have been talking with are running back Reuben Droughns, offensive tackle L.J. Shelton and defensive end Orpheus Roye.... Free agency is scheduled to begin Friday, but Savage has heard rumors that it will be delayed a week or two in hopes of completing a new collective bargaining agreement. One of the Browns' early visitors might be New England receiver David Givens.... Carpenter said he went to a salon to have 2 inches trimmed off his long hair in preparation for the combine.
2/27
NFL Combine
Kudla presses way to front
Ohio State defensive end ties record on the bench
By Marla Ridenour
Beacon Journal sportswriter
INDIANAPOLIS - When Mike Kudla came to the NFL Combine, he thought that the bench press record was 43 repetitions.
``I think it was the consensus in our databases by our strength coaches,'' he said.
It's hard to tell what would have happened if the Ohio State defensive end from Highland had been shooting for the right number. But Kudla didn't sound disappointed Sunday morning after tying the unofficial mark by lifting 225 pounds 45 times.
``I had 46 right there,'' he said. ``I just couldn't get that last inch on that right arm. It kind of gave way. But I was very happy with that performance.''
With a Denver Broncos staff member counting and Browns strength coach John Lott spotting, Kudla tied defensive tackle Leif Larsen of Texas-El Paso, a sixth-round pick of the Buffalo Bills in 2000.
``Forty-five is a bad day for Kudla. He'll probably break that at pro day,'' OSU linebacker A.J. Hawk said.
In contrast, Hawk managed 24, a number he'll try to improve March 9 at Ohio State.
``I was expecting him to maybe do more. It doesn't shock me he tied a record. He's a beast,'' Buckeyes free safety Nate Salley said.
``I'm sorry if I disappointed him,'' Kudla said.
Kudla, 6-foot-2 and 265 pounds, said his goal was 45 or above. He hit 52 repetitions at Ohio State last June, when he also reached his personal best of 610 pounds in the bench press.
``I've always been gifted in weightlifting,'' Kudla said. ``I felt good all week. I worked very well with our strength coaches at Ohio State. I thought they trained me very well.
``I talked to my mom and dad this morning, they're very proud. It's neat to be on a stage like this and take advantage of the opportunity.''
Ravens General Manager Ozzie Newsome didn't think that the bench record would mean much for Kudla. Browns General Manager Phil Savage didn't agree.
``If it didn't mean something, why are we here?'' Savage said.
Kudla runs the 40-yard dash today and might turn more heads. Kudla said he has been clocking 4.5s and 4.6s with OSU assistant strength and conditioning coach Butch Reynolds.
If that happens, Savage said, ``He'll wake up a lot of people. The Seattle Seahawks, I'm sure they scouted him. But if he runs 4.5, it's going to alert a lot of people that you'd better go back and check him out.''
Kudla was projected as a mid-round pick before the combine. Ohio State coach Jim Tressel touted Kudla to Browns coach Romeo Crennel on Monday night at the Cleveland Touchdown Club banquet, telling Crennel that he thought Kudla would be an outside linebacker in the Browns' 3-4 scheme.
The Browns wasted no time following up, meeting with Kudla on Friday night.
``He seemed like a class A-type of kid,'' Savage said. ``You can tell he's kind of a power-packed body type. I think the question for us is where does he fit in a 3-4 defense? You don't know if he's an outside 'backer, an end, an inside 'backer or a pass rusher.''
Carpenter watches
While Ohio State's Bobby Carpenter would like to be vying for the best 40 time with fellow Buckeye linebackers Hawk and Anthony Schlegel, he said he will wait until March 9. He broke his right ankle against Michigan Nov. 19.
``I'd like to be able to run well on a big stage like this,'' Carpenter said. ``But I told myself I wasn't going to get drawn into that. I probably need another week and a half, two weeks.''
Carpenter said he thinks that his ankle will be 100 percent by the end of March or early April.
``Before I'm able to play pickup basketball if I want without getting thoroughly warmed up and stretched, it'll probably be early April,'' he said.
Ten of the 12 Buckeyes invited to the combine are doing all the drills. Receiver Santonio Holmes is the other exception.
``Once your bowl game is over this is what you work for,'' said Hawk, expected to be a top 10 pick. ``That's why I want to come here and compete. I don't want to delay it any longer. I'm ready to get back to doing some football-type things instead of working on mainly these drills.''
Notebook
Savage said the Browns have come to an agreement on a contract extension but wouldn't reveal the player until the paperwork is filed with the league office this morning. The three the Browns have been talking with are running back Reuben Droughns, offensive tackle L.J. Shelton and defensive end Orpheus Roye.... Free agency is scheduled to begin Friday, but Savage has heard rumors that it will be delayed a week or two in hopes of completing a new collective bargaining agreement. One of the Browns' early visitors might be New England receiver David Givens.... Carpenter said he went to a salon to have 2 inches trimmed off his long hair in preparation for the combine.
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2/27
Hard-pressed to top Kudla
The News Tribune
Published: February 27th, 2006 02:30 AM
INDIANAPOLIS – If NFL teams need someone to bench-press 225 pounds repeatedly, Ohio State defensive end Mike Kudla would be their guy. Kudla managed 45 repetitions Sunday as the NFL scouting combine drew to a close. That tied former UTEP defensive tackle Leif Larsen (2000) for the most 225-pound repetitions since Justin Ernest set what might be the combine record with 51 in 1999.
Ernest, a defensive tackle from Eastern Kentucky, was not drafted.
Scouts project Kudla as a mid-round pick in the draft, scheduled for April 29-30. He entered the event thinking the record was 43.
“Forty-five is a pretty consistent number I’ve had,” Kudla said. “I had 46 right there. I just couldn’t get that last inch on that right arm. It just kind of gave way.
“But I was very happy with that performance.”
NFL strength coaches monitor lifters, discounting repetitions in which players break from established form.
“My personal best was 52 last June,” Kudla said.
X-rays are the draw
NFL scouts complain when prospects skip 40-yard dashes and other workouts at the combine, but teams are mostly interested in physical examinations.
“The real reason we’re here is to get the medical on the players,” said Jeff Foster, executive director of National Scouting, which operates the combine. “We’ve evolved into the psychological testing, the interviews, the workouts. They are all an important part of the puzzle, but ultimately we appreciate having them here, go through the medical and take part in that.”
The combine enlists companies to measure body composition and provide digital-imaging services.
“All the X-rays and CT scans and everything else that is taken are provided on a digital format and given to each team so their doctors and athletic trainers can view it at their home base without having to look at hand copies of the X-rays,” Foster said.
Thompson deflects credit
Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson led the Seahawks’ personnel department when the team drafted Shaun Alexander and Steve Hutchinson, among others. He was also there when the team acquired Matt Hasselbeck by trade.
Thompson deflected credit when asked whether he felt instrumental in the Seahawks’ march to the recent Super Bowl.
“I think it’s unfair for me to try to take any credit for something they did this year,” Thompson said. “Certainly I have a lot of friends with the Seahawks organization and a lot of players I’m very fond of and I’m hoping have long and excellent careers.
“And maybe in a quiet moment by myself I might say, ‘You know, that was a nice pick,’ but I’ve purposely tried to not take any credit for that because I think you’d be rather presumptuous.”
Thompson said numerous people played roles in building the Seahawks. He credited former vice president Randy Mueller for drafting perennial Pro Bowl tackle Walter Jones in 1997.
“Everybody that’s been a part there has a part,” Thompson said, “but the people there today did what they did to get to the Super Bowl.”
Kings of heft
Unofficial 225-pound bench-press records from the NFL scouting combine, since 1999, as researched by nfldraftscout.com:
Reps Player Pos College Year Round drafted
51 Justin Ernest DT E. Kentucky 1999 N/A
45 Mike Kudla DE Ohio State 2006 Fourth/fifth*
45 Leif Larsen DT UTEP 2000 Sixth
43 Scott Young G BYU 2005 Fifth
42 Isaac Sopoaga DT Hawaii 2004 Fourth
41 Igor Olshansky DT Oregon 2004 Second
* As projected by nfldraftscout.com
Mike Sando: 425-822-9504
2/27
Hard-pressed to top Kudla
The News Tribune
Published: February 27th, 2006 02:30 AM
INDIANAPOLIS – If NFL teams need someone to bench-press 225 pounds repeatedly, Ohio State defensive end Mike Kudla would be their guy. Kudla managed 45 repetitions Sunday as the NFL scouting combine drew to a close. That tied former UTEP defensive tackle Leif Larsen (2000) for the most 225-pound repetitions since Justin Ernest set what might be the combine record with 51 in 1999.
Ernest, a defensive tackle from Eastern Kentucky, was not drafted.
Scouts project Kudla as a mid-round pick in the draft, scheduled for April 29-30. He entered the event thinking the record was 43.
“Forty-five is a pretty consistent number I’ve had,” Kudla said. “I had 46 right there. I just couldn’t get that last inch on that right arm. It just kind of gave way.
“But I was very happy with that performance.”
NFL strength coaches monitor lifters, discounting repetitions in which players break from established form.
“My personal best was 52 last June,” Kudla said.
X-rays are the draw
NFL scouts complain when prospects skip 40-yard dashes and other workouts at the combine, but teams are mostly interested in physical examinations.
“The real reason we’re here is to get the medical on the players,” said Jeff Foster, executive director of National Scouting, which operates the combine. “We’ve evolved into the psychological testing, the interviews, the workouts. They are all an important part of the puzzle, but ultimately we appreciate having them here, go through the medical and take part in that.”
The combine enlists companies to measure body composition and provide digital-imaging services.
“All the X-rays and CT scans and everything else that is taken are provided on a digital format and given to each team so their doctors and athletic trainers can view it at their home base without having to look at hand copies of the X-rays,” Foster said.
Thompson deflects credit
Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson led the Seahawks’ personnel department when the team drafted Shaun Alexander and Steve Hutchinson, among others. He was also there when the team acquired Matt Hasselbeck by trade.
Thompson deflected credit when asked whether he felt instrumental in the Seahawks’ march to the recent Super Bowl.
“I think it’s unfair for me to try to take any credit for something they did this year,” Thompson said. “Certainly I have a lot of friends with the Seahawks organization and a lot of players I’m very fond of and I’m hoping have long and excellent careers.
“And maybe in a quiet moment by myself I might say, ‘You know, that was a nice pick,’ but I’ve purposely tried to not take any credit for that because I think you’d be rather presumptuous.”
Thompson said numerous people played roles in building the Seahawks. He credited former vice president Randy Mueller for drafting perennial Pro Bowl tackle Walter Jones in 1997.
“Everybody that’s been a part there has a part,” Thompson said, “but the people there today did what they did to get to the Super Bowl.”
Kings of heft
Unofficial 225-pound bench-press records from the NFL scouting combine, since 1999, as researched by nfldraftscout.com:
Reps Player Pos College Year Round drafted
51 Justin Ernest DT E. Kentucky 1999 N/A
45 Mike Kudla DE Ohio State 2006 Fourth/fifth*
45 Leif Larsen DT UTEP 2000 Sixth
43 Scott Young G BYU 2005 Fifth
42 Isaac Sopoaga DT Hawaii 2004 Fourth
41 Igor Olshansky DT Oregon 2004 Second
* As projected by nfldraftscout.com
Mike Sando: 425-822-9504
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And those 4.7 times would knock him back into the 3rd & 4th rounds. Perfect spot for the Browns to take him 
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LoKyBuckeye
I give up. This board is too hard to understand.
Kulda was getting some love down here today from a sports show out of Tampa... people are starting to take notice and realize what Buckeye fans have known all along.
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BuckBackHome
Wolverine is largest member of weasel family
I assume he will be running again at OSU's day. Should be interesting to see the difference in times for all the players.
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In watching this weekend on NFL Network I recall hearing them dispell that myth. They say it was true with the old turf, but since they have put in the new turf under the dome it is no longer considered a "slow" track.
Or maybe I was just watching too much of NFL network this weekend
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