The poll is closed

Thank you all for voting – and in Schab’s case, trying unsuccessfully to stuff the ballot – in the recent poll question regarding practice time.

At this point, I will use the Chicago Mayoral Election Rule in this practice time decision debate. That election rule was that the candidate needed to secure 50 percent + 1 vote in order to win the election. It was a hotly contested race with several candidates, but former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel came out on top.

But really. No one in this blogosphere cares about the next mayor of Chicago, right?

Here’s the nut graph: We will stick with the status quo for practice time in the fall. That means we’ll still be practicing at 2 p.m. each day, except Wednesday will remain at 11 a.m.

In other words, the same thing we have been doing, more or less, for 20-plus years.

Using that Chicago rule, it was REALLY CLOSE. Out of 111 votes, 55 were for the new practice time (49.5 percent). That's just a few ticks shy of what was needed. Not that I was using the poll as the be-all and end-all.

Team members be warned: This practice time debate is not finished. I am seriously considering the early practice time for the men’s team next spring semester. Some of our McCann indoor practices – when the men’s and women’s distance teams have been working out at the same time and the same day – have been like a three-ring circus. Splitting practice times for the indoor season might be the way to go, for better quality practices and for the safety of our athletes.

But that’s a debate, and a poll, for another day. Schabby, sorry to disappoint you. Heck, I know if you had your way back in the day, we would go at 6 a.m. every day. Works for me too.

But for now, we will still run in the afternoon most days.