Does Dungey not get enough credit?

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Edited Date/Time 6/11/2015 7:51am
For such a brilliant rider, sometimes I feel his achievements go under the radar.

I put down some thoughts on why that might be here
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JESUS, please make it stop! You couldn't have put this in one of the 15 other "dungey" threads?
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Nobody on the starting gate gets enough credit
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Is he paying you guys to start these Pro- Dungey threads?

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I love Ryan Dungey... there, is that better?
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jeffro503 6/10/2015 4:04pm
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You guys are missing the true reasoning behind McCreads attempts here. I dig some of his posts , but others are like a Geofff JR. This is a trick question in case you haven't figured it out.
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no..he gets all the credit he deserves..no one is saying he doesnt earn titles..but most will agree that he earns titles when no one is there to challenge him.

hes the more lucky version of kent howerton, re-incarnated!
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I don't think Dungey's line of credit is any of our business. I do however know that his FICO score is 854.
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Osaka627 6/10/2015 4:39pm
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These silly threads remind of when ESPN calls a Football Player like Russell Wilson underrated. The fact that you're now calling him underrated has now made him overrated. It's a catch 22.
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I agree that he is underappreciated, but your article (which is good btw) contains your answer. It is BECAUSE he is willing to back it down and seemingly be okay with losing a title in exchange for not crashing. Guys like Carmicheal, RV, and Roczen do not consider losing a title okay. Dungey is okay with it, relative to his competitors. RC and RV would rather crash their brains out than lose a title straight up, and that "2nd place is completely unacceptable" mindset appeals to the fans far more than a rider who is going to go 99% and stay there no matter what happens. That is Dungey's perogative, he makes millions, his fitness is likely to be superior to everyone on the gate, and his work during the week speaks for itself. It is entirely his right to decide how far he is willing to push in order to win, but that approach will never have the raw appeal of RC or RV riding at or just past their limit because they absolutely HATE losing, on a level most probably can't comprehend. It seems like Dungey loves winning just as much, but doesn't hate losing quite as much. Just my 2 cents. And this isn't at all a value judgement about his approach to racing, just objective observation.
Hoagie_Man377 6/10/2015 5:16pm
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Dissident wrote:
no..he gets all the credit he deserves..no one is saying he doesnt earn titles..but most will agree that he earns titles when no one is there...
no..he gets all the credit he deserves..no one is saying he doesnt earn titles..but most will agree that he earns titles when no one is there to challenge him.

hes the more lucky version of kent howerton, re-incarnated!
You just said he gets all the credit he deserves, then call him lucky... Define how Dungey is lucky please?
Good article btw mccread
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Outsider 6/10/2015 5:20pm
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These threads remind me... what would it look like to see RC vs RV... insane
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Dungey is living proof that it is possible to luck into four 450 professional championships. He's obviously the worst of the best.
Hoagie_Man377 6/10/2015 5:26pm
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Outsider wrote:
I love Ryan Dungey... there, is that better?
everyone knows this, you post in every thread about him
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Outsider wrote:
I love Ryan Dungey... there, is that better?
Hoagie_Man377 wrote:
everyone knows this, you post in every thread about him
And you know this because you've been here for 2hrs?
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huck wrote:
JESUS, please make it stop! You couldn't have put this in one of the 15 other "dungey" threads?
He can't spam his drunken blog hidden in other threads.
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JMR1976 6/10/2015 5:40pm
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I didn't click that bait!
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The Rock 6/10/2015 8:51pm
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Outsider wrote:
These threads remind me... what would it look like to see RC vs RV... insane
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jeffro503 wrote:
You guys are missing the true reasoning behind McCreads attempts here. I dig some of his posts , but others are like a Geofff JR. This...
You guys are missing the true reasoning behind McCreads attempts here. I dig some of his posts , but others are like a Geofff JR. This is a trick question in case you haven't figured it out.
It`s not a trick question. It`s a spam.
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kongols 6/10/2015 8:59pm
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JMR1976 wrote:
I didn't click that bait!
Me neither. Him and MXGeoff are not going to get my clicks ever again.
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jasonv43 6/10/2015 9:10pm
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While you are over there wondering about how much credit he gets. He'll be busy doing this.....

Accomplishments
2009 AMA West Coast SX Lites Champion
2009 AMA 250 Motocross Champion
2010 AMA Monster Energy Supercross 450 Champion
2010 AMA 450 Motocross Champion
2012 AMA 450 Motocross Champion
2015 AMA Monster Energy Supercross 450 Champion

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12 in Supercross Lites Class
22 in Supercross Class 6-2010 1-2011 4-2012 2-2013 1-2014 8-2015
7 in Motocross 250 Class 3-2008 4-2009
33 in Motocross 450 Class 10-2010 4-2011 10-2012 3-2013 4-2014 2-2015
74 AMA total wins
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Rdubs19 wrote:
I agree that he is underappreciated, but your article (which is good btw) contains your answer. It is BECAUSE he is willing to back it down...
I agree that he is underappreciated, but your article (which is good btw) contains your answer. It is BECAUSE he is willing to back it down and seemingly be okay with losing a title in exchange for not crashing. Guys like Carmicheal, RV, and Roczen do not consider losing a title okay. Dungey is okay with it, relative to his competitors. RC and RV would rather crash their brains out than lose a title straight up, and that "2nd place is completely unacceptable" mindset appeals to the fans far more than a rider who is going to go 99% and stay there no matter what happens. That is Dungey's perogative, he makes millions, his fitness is likely to be superior to everyone on the gate, and his work during the week speaks for itself. It is entirely his right to decide how far he is willing to push in order to win, but that approach will never have the raw appeal of RC or RV riding at or just past their limit because they absolutely HATE losing, on a level most probably can't comprehend. It seems like Dungey loves winning just as much, but doesn't hate losing quite as much. Just my 2 cents. And this isn't at all a value judgement about his approach to racing, just objective observation.
It's crazy how few times that RC actually crashed while pushing it so hard! And he almost always seemed to get away without serious injury too. I watched him crash at Washougal in 06 and I think he did one bounce and was back up and running after his bike. Guys like him and James were amazing to see in action.
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Krazyk2774 6/10/2015 9:57pm
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I think Dungey is just too nice of a guy to want to smash and destroy the completion like RC! He seems to be quite happy just smoothly beating them
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JMR1976 wrote:
I didn't click that bait!
kongols wrote:
Me neither. Him and MXGeoff are not going to get my clicks ever again.
I think the author's points are spot on and it's a fairly well written piece worth reading. Perhaps Dungey fans are speaking out more because it's about time he gets the credit he deserves for being an incredible champion. He's lived under the shadow of RV since 2011, and now that RV is gone and Aldon is in the picture, Dungey has come into his own. Has any other rider won two supercross titles with a five season gap between them? If I want my kids to emulate a rider, it's going to be guys like Everts, Cairoli, and Dungey.
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montesagold 6/10/2015 10:28pm
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Ah bullshit, every Joe blow in a orange shirt at a random race that knows hardly nothing of the sport pulls for him.
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Outsider 6/10/2015 10:33pm
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Outsider wrote:
These threads remind me... what would it look like to see RC vs RV... insane
The Rock wrote:
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I think one or both would end up hospitalized
Pound4Pound 6/10/2015 11:34pm
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I dont think it would live up. I think stewart at the time was better than RV is
The Narrator 6/11/2015 4:26am
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jeffro503 wrote:
You guys are missing the true reasoning behind McCreads attempts here. I dig some of his posts , but others are like a Geofff JR. This...
You guys are missing the true reasoning behind McCreads attempts here. I dig some of his posts , but others are like a Geofff JR. This is a trick question in case you haven't figured it out.
potentially teh smartest thing jeffro ever said. this is a bad attempt at getting hits on his site. he truly is geoff meyer's baby.
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Dungey is mature for his age, He's going to be in the Hall of Fame... Doesn't take unnecessary chances, If Roger's health
stays good, Roger may retire when Dungey does... I could see Dungey staying with KTM till Roger retires... Wouldn't be
surprised to see Dungey then become Team Manager...

Dungey causes zero shit storms... That being said, I hope Dungey gets some 4th's & 5th's to tighten up the points battle...

Those that are truly in love with Ryan, here's a photo from LL's with his shirt off, maybe you can talk to Simon Cudby & get
a copy to have it framed...

LMAO...


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No click for you!

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