M. Wetmore interview GOAT

vivalarepublica wrote:

Like A Bosshard wrote:

McDonnell blurred the lines of his role with Arkansas' admissions and financial aid offices to get more guys in on non-athletic scholarships to fudge around scholarship limits. Wetmore doesn't play that dishonest crap.

That's the 2nd shady thing I have read about Mcdonnell's program in this board in the past couple days.

Arkansas gets a lot of funds from Walmart. A LOT. You don't stay at the Ritz Carlton when going to no-name meets when you aren't loaded. And good for them! They are the state's main team as I understand. If they have the money they may as well use it. If we can get more kids running on scholarships, even if they are shady, so tf what! Basketball and football do it all the time. Why shouldn't us runners get the special treatment too?

As for Wetmore, yeah it's about the athletes and that sounds nice, but ultimately he doesn't like attention. I'm nowhere close to his level, but the thing I hate the most about winning state is that I have to get up on the podium with the kids and smile for what feels like an hour. It's the absolute worst part of winning. He strikes me as someone who would feel the exact same way and doesn't want to be anywhere near a podium. Some people do not like that sort of attention.

Ugh like I know! When I won state I was all like "god not this again" and groaned my way through the award ceremony. It's so rough. Winning state that is...did I mention that I won state?

Who is Jon Gault?

Wetmore was laughing at the stupidity of nearly every question.

We're you worried after the conference meet? NO, worrying is a waste of time.

He is the same as every other top level coach. They view Letsrun as a group of clowns. Please re watch the interview knowing that he has disdain for this site. You can see his smirk.

Wetmore is the GOAT. He is able to do this over decades where he didn't simply use the same set of runners to get multiple championships. He's also one of the few coaches left who makes half an effort to focus on domestic recruitment.

Shoebacca wrote:

Wetmore is the GOAT. He is able to do this over decades where he didn't simply use the same set of runners to get multiple championships. He's also one of the few coaches left who makes half an effort to focus on domestic recruitment.

Like how he broke out the intimidating black with white lettering unis. "Just win baby.".

just curious whatever happened that one Hispanic kid that got kicked off for harassment or something and claimed racism etc?

and on that note whatever happened to that little hobbit ryan deak?

Please note some facts wrote:

Wetmore was laughing at the stupidity of nearly every question.

We're you worried after the conference meet? NO, worrying is a waste of time.

He is the same as every other top level coach. They view Letsrun as a group of clowns. Please re watch the interview knowing that he has disdain for this site. You can see his smirk.

I think any coach, even Wetmore, would be remiss in harboring disdain for this site. Sure it's a bit of the wild west and if I was a coach I'd tell my runners to tread carefully if they visit site but it's also a haven for current and past competitive runners. Those runners have kids who run, most won't pan out but of the ones that do, it's a great opportunity for a coach to build a brand that appeals to a fringe part of the running community, a fast, competitive fringe that likely would house, fast competitive recruits.

So smirk away, as long as he remembers that it's LetsRun that put him where he is now and they can put him back down too.

m!ndweak wrote:

just curious whatever happened that one Hispanic kid that got kicked off for harassment or something and claimed racism etc?

and on that note whatever happened to that little hobbit ryan deak?

Nothing happened because the claim was ridiculous. That kid is in the army or something now. Ryan Deak is probably out there crushing local your Turkey Trot still.

who the F knows wrote:

vivalarepublica wrote:

Meanwhile, the NAU coach is all about emphasizing the team. More than one way to win a championship.

Meanwhile -

* Mark Wetmore $135,360 per year

* Mike Smith $36,900 per year

By way of the laws of physics and mankind it can be concluded that Mark Wetmore is worth more than Mike Smith. Mike will at $40k in no time after Saturday!

Mike Smith is listed as having a salary under both men's and women's track & field:

Men's - $36,900/year

Women's - $53,100/year

Total - $90,000/year

There are also performance bonus incentives in most college coaching contracts for things like conference/national titles/podiums/all-american's that are not disclosed in the document you are referencing.

Have a great day. You'll be getting the full report in the mail within 10 business days along with a bill for services you are expected to pay within 30 days. We appreciate the business.

This is not true. Wetmore does not need this board. No one does. I know of at least 3 pro coaches that won’t ever do an interview with letsrun.

I believe Dani Jones and Joe Klecker said in post race interviews that Wetmore yelled something to them during the race about how the team was doing. Jones heard Wetmore call out "The team looks good!" Jones said the team title was 100% more important than the individual title. Also I believe Klecker said he did not want to fade because of the team.

So CU XC runners and Wetmore do care about the team, and they both use the overall team score as motivation.

You can run selfishly and try to place as high as possible as an individual, and by doing so still care about the team.

Lol, Wetmore put himself where he is with 8 XC championships and this site will not affect his stature one bit.

1. I can't stand interviewees who aggressively act like their interviewer is stupid and the questions are beneath them. Wetmore here, Popovich, etc. Grow up, guys. The interviews are part and parcel of the "universe" you inhabit, the same universe that allows you to make a nice living coaching a game. Show some maturity and basic respect for the interviewer just trying to do their job. Blech.

2. Hate for Letsrun by "elite" college and pro athlete and coaches--who are they kidding? THIS IS ALL THERE IS.

Who else cares? Their failing local newspaper? Their parents? American joggers?--the average "mass running" participant at her charity half has NO CLUE who Mark Wetmore is.

When I was a decent college runner over a dozen years ago, the ONLY place my team and I got any publicity apart from our college paper was Letsrun. Hell, you can win a national XC championship, and you MIGHT get a spot in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" section.

The hard truth in the tiny world of competitive running is that everyone knows LRC is where the "action" of people who actually care and are knowledgeable about the sport reside online, but because of the anonymous, often sophomoric nature of the message boards, no one wants to admit it.

Anytime an article in the NY Times mentions "message board chatter" , they're talking about LRC.

If a Sports Illustrated writer wants to learn the scoop--he comes to LRC.

If an article in Outside magazine mentions "online rumors", they're talking about LRC.

LRC has earned the ire of certain players because they've gone after big institutions in our sport--doping, Nike, USATF, etc.

You may not like the two trust fund bros and their terrible spelling, but trust funders can do MUCH worse than start and maintain (for decades now) the only running website on the internet that meaningfully covers the competitive side of the sport. NO ONE ELSE CARES.

vivalarepublica wrote:

Like A Bosshard wrote:

McDonnell blurred the lines of his role with Arkansas' admissions and financial aid offices to get more guys in on non-athletic scholarships to fudge around scholarship limits. Wetmore doesn't play that dishonest crap.

That's the 2nd shady thing I have read about Mcdonnell's program in this board in the past couple days.

Lmao - are y’all serious? Shady? Getting your athletes more scholarship money is shady?

Not my turkey trot, my town doesn’t even have one lol

Chillax Viva,

That was a tongue in cheek reference to a song, ergo the italics, likely before your time.

Here's the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPudE8nDog0

I'm sure if Wetmore hangs out in Boulder another 10 years, with just a little effort in recruiting he will get another XC championship before 2028. I think I could do the same if I were in his shoes!!

If my son or daughter were close to their senior year yet , I'd be telling them to take a good long look at other coaches who have done more with a lot less. IMHO, Wetmore is way over-rated.

Gault is the romaine lettuce of interviewers.