Jerry Schumacher, new Head Coach of Oregon XC/Track and Field

It is time wrote:

Cjeocnejf wrote:

This was discussed on the Letsrun Podcast. It seems pretty unlikely. They already have a phenomenal distance coach in Ben Thomas. It wouldn’t make sense to have both Jerry and Ben coaching. Also, why would Jerry coach a college team. He has the perfect situation with BTC. He only works 2-3 days a week at the moment, only showing-up at practice for workouts. Why would Jerry take such a Cush job that is coaching professional to coach college kids at Oregon?

LOL you think he works 2-3 days a week??? Come on you can't be this clueless.

zcvxvcx wrote:

Forget about medals. There was no woman on the team or in the United States close to Houlihan at 1500 to 5000m.

Djeicjejf wrote:

It is time wrote:

LOL you think he works 2-3 days a week??? Come on you can't be this clueless.

LOL you think he works more than 2-3 days a week??? You can’t be this clueless.

Do your homework. Listen to some interviews with BTC athletes. Jerry doesn’t even go to their altitude camps full time. He only flys in for certain workouts. He’s not showing-up to practice for easy runs.

Rust Never Sleeps wrote:

Another rumor circulating is that John Capriotti is brought in to be the Director of TF/XC at U of O. He would be tasked with revamping the program, re-establishing community ties and marketing, plus make any needed staffing and personnel changes. Murmurs are that Phil Knight is not pleased with the empty stands and is concerned that the university is not paying sufficient attention to the program in light of his huge gifts over the years. He wants it run like a professional sports franchise with a CEO/GM to oversee the program allowing coaches to focus solely on coaching.

Another perspective wrote:

So I don't think it's the UofO job.

The rumours I've heard - that it's pretty much a done deal that OTC coach Mark Rowland has taken another job.

The more speculative rumour was that with Rowland departing, and with all the drama around BTC, Nike want to combine OTC and BTC/rebrand, having one team in Portland (UAC) and one in Eugene (O/BTC). Rather than two in Portland. The idea being Schumacher remains coach of the combined team.

Again, trust the former info, but the second rumour I question more. Might even just be an idea that escaped a brainstorming meeting at Nike and spiraled into a bigger rumour.

zcvxvcx wrote:

Forget about medals. There was no woman on the team or in the United States close to Houlihan at 1500 to 5000m.

zcvxvcx wrote:

Forget about medals. There was no woman on the team or in the United States close to Houlihan at 1500 to 5000m.

Another perspective wrote:

Les wrote:

Are they also going to relocate the entire Nike campus to Eugene? The campus and all its amenities is a big part of their pro training groups.

I mean, not really. They spend about 2 months in Flagstaff and 2-3months in Park City. With a 6 week break, plus time on the road for races, they're spending less than half the year actually in Portland.

Even when they are "home," the last few years BTC have been using a private gym off campus for weight work. They have their own physio who treats them off the nike campus. This past fall from their social media and from podcast comments, they split their workouts between Duniway Park, Delta Park, and Sauvie Island. They basically didn't use Nike campus for workouts all fall.

Rust Never Sleeps wrote:

Another rumor circulating is that John Capriotti is brought in to be the Director of TF/XC at U of O. He would be tasked with revamping the program, re-establishing community ties and marketing, plus make any needed staffing and personnel changes. Murmurs are that Phil Knight is not pleased with the empty stands and is concerned that the university is not paying sufficient attention to the program in light of his huge gifts over the years. He wants it run like a professional sports franchise with a CEO/GM to oversee the program allowing coaches to focus solely on coaching.

Rust Never Sleeps wrote:

Another rumor circulating is that John Capriotti is brought in to be the Director of TF/XC at U of O. He would be tasked with revamping the program, re-establishing community ties and marketing, plus make any needed staffing and personnel changes. Murmurs are that Phil Knight is not pleased with the empty stands and is concerned that the university is not paying sufficient attention to the program in light of his huge gifts over the years. He wants it run like a professional sports franchise with a CEO/GM to oversee the program allowing coaches to focus solely on coaching.

Rust Never Sleeps wrote:

Another rumor circulating is that John Capriotti is brought in to be the Director of TF/XC at U of O. He would be tasked with revamping the program, re-establishing community ties and marketing, plus make any needed staffing and personnel changes. Murmurs are that Phil Knight is not pleased with the empty stands and is concerned that the university is not paying sufficient attention to the program in light of his huge gifts over the years. He wants it run like a professional sports franchise with a CEO/GM to oversee the program allowing coaches to focus solely on coaching.

open bottle wrote:

zcvxvcx wrote:

Forget about medals. There was no woman on the team or in the United States close to Houlihan at 1500 to 5000m.

What are you talking about? Karissa Schweitzer has been just as good as Houlihan at 5000.

yuckyityyuck wrote:

It’s true.

His top athlete gets definitively busted for steroids and he’s rewarded with the head job at Oregon.

Way to go Phil!! Nailed it.

casual obsever wrote:

open bottle wrote:

What are you talking about? Karissa Schweitzer has been just as good as Houlihan at 5000.

Top 3 all time Americans over 1500 m:

1) 3:54.99 Shelby Houlihan 2019, banned drug cheat
2) 3:56.29 Shannon Rowbury 2015, coached by a banned drug cheat
3) 3:57.12 Mary Decker 1983, banned drug cheat, coached by the same banned drug cheat

Top 3 all time Americans over 5000 m:
1) 14:23.92 Houlihan 2020, banned drug cheat
2) 14:26.34 Schweizer 2020, banned drug cheat’s teammate and supporter
3) 14:31.11 Monson 2022

Another perspective wrote:

So I don't think it's the UofO job.

The rumours I've heard - that it's pretty much a done deal that OTC coach Mark Rowland has taken another job.

The more speculative rumour was that with Rowland departing, and with all the drama around BTC, Nike want to combine OTC and BTC/rebrand, having one team in Portland (UAC) and one in Eugene (O/BTC). Rather than two in Portland. The idea being Schumacher remains coach of the combined team.

Again, trust the former info, but the second rumour I question more. Might even just be an idea that escaped a brainstorming meeting at Nike and spiraled into a bigger rumour.

Madness wrote:

yuckyityyuck wrote:

It’s true.

His top athlete gets definitively busted for steroids and he’s rewarded with the head job at Oregon.

Way to go Phil!! Nailed it.

Yup, the Godfather always gets it done.