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<blockquote data-quote="steebu" data-source="post: 666059" data-attributes="member: 740"><p>I work with athletes on a near-daily basis. Before they come in I google their height/weight to get an idea of their size, but when they come in I get their height/weight on my on calibrated scale/stadiometer. While there are a lot of factors at play (offseason vs. in season, injured vs. healthy), I've seen some weights off by as much as 40 lbs and heights off by 5". </p><p></p><p>Fact: most male athletes lie about their height ("Naw, man, this machine's broken ... I ain't 6'7", I'm at least 6'10" ...")</p><p>Fact: most female athletes lie about their weight ("There's no way I'm 127 pounds ... here, let me take this hair clip off, that should get me to my listed 122.")</p><p></p><p>So when Collins says we're the 112th-smallest team of the 65 P5 teams (yeah, I scratched my head at his math, too) is he exaggerating? When we see that our listed OL's weight is only 2 lbs within UVA and VT ... is our media guide exaggerating? Somewhere in between is the truth, I imagine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="steebu, post: 666059, member: 740"] I work with athletes on a near-daily basis. Before they come in I google their height/weight to get an idea of their size, but when they come in I get their height/weight on my on calibrated scale/stadiometer. While there are a lot of factors at play (offseason vs. in season, injured vs. healthy), I've seen some weights off by as much as 40 lbs and heights off by 5". Fact: most male athletes lie about their height ("Naw, man, this machine's broken ... I ain't 6'7", I'm at least 6'10" ...") Fact: most female athletes lie about their weight ("There's no way I'm 127 pounds ... here, let me take this hair clip off, that should get me to my listed 122.") So when Collins says we're the 112th-smallest team of the 65 P5 teams (yeah, I scratched my head at his math, too) is he exaggerating? When we see that our listed OL's weight is only 2 lbs within UVA and VT ... is our media guide exaggerating? Somewhere in between is the truth, I imagine. [/QUOTE]
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