I have heard that Carlson essentially just stockpiles talent via recruiting and small scholarships/walk-on spots. With a big team of talent and egos, he then creates a cutthroat boiler room environment where athletes are forced to sink or swim. A few succeed, a few become permanently broken, some transfer out. He doesn't have development in mind. Just get results and always desperately work to keep your spot because he's got a dozen other athletes ready to take it.
I have heard that Carlson essentially just stockpiles talent via recruiting and small scholarships/walk-on spots. With a big team of talent and egos, he then creates a cutthroat boiler room environment where athletes are forced to sink or swim. A few succeed, a few become permanently broken, some transfer out. He doesn't have development in mind. Just get results and always desperately work to keep your spot because he's got a dozen other athletes ready to take it.
That sounds just like every other top tier distance program. Pretty much the blueprint.
Every school should be trying to stockpile as much talent as possible. That is how you win!
I have said this before but pretty much every school is training the same in the NCAA. Heck you ask the coach at the 14th school in the south central region about their training and it’ll be similar to the top programs (just at a JV level because the talent is JV).
Recruiting and resources matter more than anything else when determining success.
This is for most sports why do all the same schools win all the time?
I have heard that Carlson essentially just stockpiles talent via recruiting and small scholarships/walk-on spots. With a big team of talent and egos, he then creates a cutthroat boiler room environment where athletes are forced to sink or swim. A few succeed, a few become permanently broken, some transfer out. He doesn't have development in mind. Just get results and always desperately work to keep your spot because he's got a dozen other athletes ready to take it.
That sounds just like every other top tier distance program. Pretty much the blueprint.
Every school should be trying to stockpile as much talent as possible. That is how you win!
I have said this before but pretty much every school is training the same in the NCAA. Heck you ask the coach at the 14th school in the south central region about their training and it’ll be similar to the top programs (just at a JV level because the talent is JV).
Recruiting and resources matter more than anything else when determining success.
This is for most sports why do all the same schools win all the time?
Stanford only took 3 male athletes class of '27, Notre Dame 2.
So looks like a whopping one ncaa qualifier; the guy who was already one before arriving Rocky Top. Other regional guys looked awful. Womens team awesome. Can’t coach guys; too confrontational!
He is currently blindsiding girls and cutting them after preaching development in freshman year and “stick” with process. The assistant coach he brought in unexpectedly quit without job due to his abusive behavior.
..his honeymoon is coming to an end…even with contract lock-in as things come to light not gonna be good for him…over next 4 yrs he better save that money.
Maybe they should learn to stay out of parties and focus on running. Don’t listen to their sob stories of how they were mistreated and start paying attention to how fast a good program will cut someone for going down the path of partying
I think he is an unbelievable recruiter. He has some really good kids coming in this fall. I think Tennessee should be the best program east of the mississippi. They have an unbelievable training environment and with the talent they are amassing they have no more excuses.
Carlson and UT XC really falling apart if all rumors true.
Lost their 2 best guys along with 8 of the incoming class from last year. Additionally, and perhaps even more concerning, his assistants have resigned without having other jobs lined up. What is going on?