I'll be the first to say i don't know much about crew. But i do know a lot of people on the Granby crew team and i know how hard they work. They are so dedicated and it really showed this week. Great job you guys!
some people joke, some people instigate, and many dont realize that they are doing either. haha, how many people have names containing jhstew, or some combo their of.
slay, like yur style.
former spares got my vote fo sho
Rowing is a gentleman's sport (or gentlewoman's), but you wouldn't think it from these 'Crew of the Week' poll comments.
If you care at all about what you do then you would appreciate any and all growth and every person sitting in a boat. The more athletes, the more competitive the sport becomes.
Voted for Princeton. I realize someone will yell at me, but it's impressive to be undefeated and beat the 3 time IRA champions (Cornell) by quite a huge margin. I'm hoping to see the Tigers take the IRA this year. Kudos to everyone else though, every crew is on there for a reason.
Thank you, rowing family, for your support and encouragement. I am honored each day by the opportunity to work with such talented and dedicated student-athletes. It is truly humbling to have been nominated along with such exceptional crews, and I wish all of them a great remainder of the season. Rowing is about building communities, connections of people who do what we do for the love of the sport and the passion of the race; that is what has kept me for the past 13 years. Again, thank you for supporting this burgeoning team, and we will continue to grow to become even better stewards of that which unites us all.
-Matthew
I believe that efficiency is calculated based on the number of points earned at a regatta divided by the potential points that could be earned by all the team's boats entered. This is supposed to keep the larger teams from winning because they have such a large number of boats entered and are more likely to earn points.
The efficiency trophy goes to the team who has the overall second highest score. EVSRA only allows points from four boats so each team has an even chance to win the first place trophy. Great Bridge won first place overall again for the 7th consectutive year.
Like I said, props to Granby, but it still sounds like a participation award to me.
And three fours and a pair? Really? That gets you CoTW these days? I thought you had to toss P'town to get that (jhstew).
Granby is as deserving as any of the other programs. The question is not which program is the best, nor which one would have beaten which in which case a high school program shoul dnever receive the award. Read the nomination criteria before you start spouting off about what happened at Mathews or what effort an Ivy league program has put in to get to where they are. The last week for Granby was a watermark week and took the crew from a program which was placing single boats in the top 3 to several boats in the first place. If the point of the poll were to compare an elite program like Princeton, Yale, Harvard, or even Old Dominion to an inner city shoestring budget school like Granby, then I would be sad to report that there is not a point in placing High School crews in the same poll to begin with. A school like Gloucester or Mathews with a tradition of rowing and dollars to support the habit may be able to match up against the Princetons of the world, but as for me, I am in favor of rewarding the efficiency and the accomplishments of the kids who actually value an honor like Crew of the Week as opposed to shining a spotlight on programs which are expected to perform at that level week in and week out. My vote is for overcoming adversity, not simply for the effort in a single race or a single regatta, but for the week of April the 28th being a new high water mark for a program that is still defining itself. Go Granby!
Evidently, Bishop, you are misinformed regarding this poll. It is not for greatest team "ever," but rather recognizes accomplishes from one week; in this instance, it is last week. No one is claiming what you factitiously claim in your posting. Granby Crew has developed so much over the past few years, and their accomplishments from last week are phenomenal. -SRW
Did Granby beat Princeton? Now you’re just being silly. Two totally different races, locations, age groups, teams, etc. This poll is based on the merit of one team’s accomplishments. -SRW
Why is the Virginia Women's 8 on this list? Wasn't the last crew of the week given to Clemson specifically for beating them?
If my life depended on it I still couldn't tell you what state Granby HS is in, or name any race they've ever been to.
This is WHY Virginia is on the list.....
Virginia Women's Varsity 8 - Rebounded from their first defeat at the ACC Championships the previous week to defeat Northeastern, Gonzaga, #11 USC, and #16 Radcliffe at the Charles River Challenge.
"The Varsity Eight came back from over a length down to Harvard and Southern Cal to win."
Could you name Stotesbury. Because that would be start to naming what races they've been to. And believe the fact that UVA rebounded to win is the point of them being here
why cuse? If anything Cornell should be up there in their place. No results point at Columbia actually being fast. Pton and Yale heavies have shown to be really slow, so those 'huge upsets' by Columbia weren't so huge. Therefore beating Columbia isn't so big of a deal. I think it's a good cuse result and show's that their a competitive crew, yet they lost last week to Cornell, who has gone undefeated so far.
yeah, uhm... granby hasn't won a single race in any of the races that i've been in with them, so who are they beating? I don't know much bout their girls but I've beat their guys everytime, so I know they aren't winning much at mathews, I haven't lost a 1st 8 or a 1st 4 race yet this season at mathews and our guys in the light 4 and 2nd 4 haven't lost at mathews this season either
Not to mention the Mathews race course is a complete joke. It's not bouyed, and isn't a straight course. Crews on the outside lanes have a clear advantage. The finish line isn't a straight line - becuase of the curve, the line is angled. Any race at Mathews is a joke. Sorry.
the main boat listed on here is granby's ml4, which won by 40 seconds in a 1300m race, i dont care who theyre racing, thats a massive margin. they arnt claiming to row a top mv8, they are listed for having a good light 4 and being efficient- rowing well with what they have. the only race that boat has lost so far was a 2nd place finish at mathews- a race where 3 of the 4 guys in that boat were gone due to spring break. -and oddly enough, that's a race that gloucester won and mathews placed 3rd in. you might want to shut up and step back. haha, the ober twins are gone, you dont have anyone to pull you around anymore.
I do believe you all should stop talking down on "GTownHW4" Last I checked he finished ever so slightly behind in second place. Not to mention by the time he's already faster than one ober at least and about to knock off the other as well. One of the best guys that will come out of mobjack and he's just pointing out how easy mathews races are to win. Not talking down what Granby did at all. Congratulations to them but you dont have any space to be talking down Gtown
Hey now, let’s keep it positive! This is not about speaking down toward another program... not at all. Gloucester is an exceptional team, and I would vote for them if they were nominated. We have a slate of crew accomplishments, and my opinion is that Granby did the best. -SRW
Not to take away anything from Granby, because a win is a win and lots of wins for a budding program is a great step, but I've never heard of any of the crews they beat.
who ever wins NSR deserves cotw, that is the hardest most competive race yet this year. the amount of work that needs to be done in order to win that race cant be summed up by haveing one good season. one good race or one good day. it takes years to develop the skills necessary to compeat at that level. just think of all the people who have tried to race at that level and have failed.
I agree ROW, let the crews decide it on the water. Knowing the Granby coach, it is amazing what those kids are doing with very little funding and very little support outside of that which comes from their parents and friends. They have achieved so much in such a short time, and while they may not be of the Princeton caliber, to be on the same polling site as a top program like Princeton speaks volumes about their performance. They have earned this recognition and will continue to dominate for the remainder of the season. This I am sure of. So others may write what they will and vote where they feel called, but do not discount this program. JOE is right about working hard, and EAR? Really... the team only has 30 participants total. It is all about making crews and letting people experience the sport. It just so happened that in this process, Granby won (more than) a couple times. If not a vote, then at least give SUPPORT where support is due! -LRW
I agree, Princeton lightweights probably not a CotW performance, but certainly a better/more impressive performance than Granby. Granby didn't race any 8 except the mix 8 where they were 2nd... of 3. Certainly Maritime is more deserving after winning the V8+, V4+, and N4+. That said, my vote goes to Anderson/Sickler because winning NSR in the 1x is damn impressive and really the only thing that is worth CotW this week.
who the hecks voting for princeton?
like foreal? they dont really need this,
granby kids work about 3 times harder for EVERYTHING, and nobody even gives them a shot, they have talent,but nobody pays attention to little schools, well granby's gonna be a big name,just watch,and im with you jhstew!,totally with you!(:
What? Granby works 3x harder? Where does that even come from? If Granby even worked half as hard as the Princeton LW 1V, they'd be the fastest high school in the country. The amount of work the Princeton guys put in, especially in addition to practice time, is ridiculous. They have some of the most dedication to the sport I've ever seen--and their record shows it. They're undeafeated!
Granby kids work about three times harder for everything???!!! Are you off your rocker. Princeton....1. Has to race in the eastern sprints so if they do anything less than a ton of work they will lose.. 2. Their rowers have to keep up an ivy league academic curriculum as opposed to a public Norfolk High School... 3. This poll is supposed to be about who achieved the most so personally I'm going with the singles but I still would have probably gone with 2nd for granby having seen them grow from almost the beginning. Don't knock a sprints school though they definitely work harder
Princeton does work harder; it is silly to think otherwise... they are a varsity, fully-funded program at an Ivy League institution. The point is the Granby has very little funding, only 30 athletes, and still managed to perform the best in their short history! This should be celebrated! And as an aside, the poll is about a crew, about a team of individuals coming together to accomplish something great. I love the single scull, but I think this poll is about a team accomplishment, not an individual accomplishment. -SRW
I understand this about accomplishment. And I am aware of Granby's circumstances I row with their fastest alum who is a solid rower and a good guy as well. And like I said Granby would still be a close second to the singles. To suggest that singles cannot earn crew of the week is ignorant in my opinion however. The sport of crew encompasses any shell rowed by any oarsmen or oarswomen whether it be a 1x or an 8+. If nothing else the singles should be deserving because they work the hardest... the single is arguably the hardest boat to row... the race is the longest out there so they must have even greater endurance... and they worked from the underdog positions to win
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