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re: Opinion...is Mondo the greatest LSU athlete, ever?
Posted on 2/18/20 at 8:48 am to tbabino
Posted on 2/18/20 at 8:48 am to tbabino
One could argue that the Duplantis brothers are the most athletic family to play at LSU. Mondo is the greatest Indoor pole vaulter of all time, and Antoine is LSU's career leader in hits
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Posted on 2/18/20 at 9:07 am to Ingeniero
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This is my take on it. I'd be willing to bet Mondo would be a hell of a decathlete, which is an excellent indicator of overall athletic ability. He's tall, lean, fast, and powerful. His worst would be throws, and even that wouldn't be too shabby.
There is nothing remotely "tall and powerful" about him which makes his accomplishments all the more impressive to me.
Posted on 2/18/20 at 9:12 am to tbabino
Kramer Robertson
Posted on 2/18/20 at 9:16 am to SoFresh
I knew it wouldn’t happen, but when our top sprinter got hurt at the NCAAs last year and mondo was thru with his vaulting I was hoping he’d hop on the relay team. We still had a fighting chance to score enough points to win the meet.
Posted on 2/18/20 at 9:26 am to tbabino
so, i started this thread, and i purposely made the question vague as far as multi sports athletes. i was a (bad) pole vaulter in high school in the stone age 70s with a metal pole. i was a very good all around athlete then, and i can tell you that pole vaulting is the single most difficult sports event i have ever attempted. it takes speed, strength, and guts beyond imagination.
Posted on 2/18/20 at 11:06 am to LSUPsych-ops
quote:exactly why I posted Claston Bernard is LSUs greatest athlete.
In the Olympics where there are multiple sports the greatest athletes are thought to be the decathletes. They aren’t challenged to do a specific skill but instead across a wide range of athletic abilities like sprinting, endurance running, jumping for height and distance, throwing weights and javelins, hurdling and vaulting.
Posted on 2/18/20 at 11:36 am to SCLSUMuddogs
Mondo will be the best pole vaulter to attend LSU but as of now he is not even the most accomplished/beat pole vaulter at LSU ever.
He needs to win more national championships, he has 1 as of now. I'm sure it will come, but Russ Buller won 2 and was 7 time all American,6 time sec champion and held both indoor and outdoor until Mondo broke them. Plus Buller ran 100m relay. To me Buller is still the best as of now and is in the hall of fame.
He needs to win more national championships, he has 1 as of now. I'm sure it will come, but Russ Buller won 2 and was 7 time all American,6 time sec champion and held both indoor and outdoor until Mondo broke them. Plus Buller ran 100m relay. To me Buller is still the best as of now and is in the hall of fame.
Posted on 2/18/20 at 12:07 pm to Cajunlostincali
CHAD MFING JONES FTW
Posted on 2/18/20 at 1:49 pm to lsu777
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Mondo will be the best pole vaulter to attend LSU but as of now he is not even the most accomplished/beat pole vaulter at LSU ever.
He needs to win more national championships, he has 1 as of now. I'm sure it will come, but Russ Buller won 2 and was 7 time all American,6 time sec champion and held both indoor and outdoor until Mondo broke them. Plus Buller ran 100m relay. To me Buller is still the best as of now and is in the hall of fame.
I predict he will never win another national championship or be named all-American again for LSU ?? However, he is clearly the best pole-vaulter to ever compete for LSU.
Posted on 2/18/20 at 2:03 pm to Penrod
he is a 10.5 100 meter guy and 23 foot long jumper
Posted on 2/19/20 at 7:29 am to ssgtiger
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Well that settles it. Man there are some unintelligent people on this board.
And you're one of them. Obviously you don't see the bigger picture.
Posted on 2/19/20 at 7:51 am to lsu777
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Mondo will be the best pole vaulter to attend LSU but as of now he is not even the most accomplished/beat pole vaulter at LSU ever.
Bwhahahaha
Posted on 2/19/20 at 8:00 am to Havoc
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How many opposing college athletes has Mondo trucked on the field? Because I think it’s zero. You’re cherry picking the stats or abilities that consider relevant to prove the greatest athlete ever.
And you’re not? Besides “trucking”, what stat do you have?
Posted on 2/28/20 at 8:42 am to Macavity92
Just came across this trailer to what looks like a very interesting forthcoming documentary on Mondo. It looks like it covers his youth and his footage from high school and LSU and then into his pro career.
LINK
LINK
Posted on 2/28/20 at 1:17 pm to CaptainPanic
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Yes, however, you will likely have some people chime in on old players despite them playing in a significantly easier game (Cannon, Casanova, Maravich, etc).
Pistol Pete Maravich
His NCAA all time scoring record “while playing at LSU” will never be broken.
Posted on 2/28/20 at 1:25 pm to KiwiHead
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He is gonna get the gold for Sweeden and bring it home to Lafayette
He could always CHOKE like he did at the NCAA finals last year
Posted on 2/28/20 at 1:52 pm to Miketheseventh
Shaq in my lifetime
Posted on 2/28/20 at 2:02 pm to tbabino
No...in terms of what he may or will accomplish at lsu maybe but he ain't even representing usa(I dont care the reason, it's still a front runners approach) in the Olympics....if he is the best ,he coulda qualified for the USA team...but he didnt, he took easy route...not the best imo....
Joe Burreaux and what he accomplished for the tigers and himself.....the goat...
Joe Burreaux and what he accomplished for the tigers and himself.....the goat...
Posted on 2/28/20 at 2:17 pm to Contrary
I don’t think Mondo is the greatest, but Dude, do you know what track athletes get paid in Europe vs. USA? Similar situation as Soccer. I don’t blame a guy for getting paid and wanting to play in the big leagues. We only care about T&F 1 out of 4 years. Hell Olympic athletes have to have regular jobs. And what if the Olympic Games are cancelled or postponed this year.
Posted on 2/28/20 at 3:46 pm to MikeTheTiger58
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I don’t think Mondo is the greatest, but Dude, do you know what track athletes get paid in Europe vs. USA? Similar situation as Soccer. I don’t blame a guy for getting paid and wanting to play in the big leagues. We only care about T&F 1 out of 4 years. Hell Olympic athletes have to have regular jobs. And what if the Olympic Games are cancelled or postponed this year.
This.
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