Parker stated on The Running Effect Podcast that he’s returning to UNC (interview took place after his NCAA win).
he seemed pretty set in stone on the decision and I don’t see that changing. He will win another title or two and his price will go up which will be a win for him.
Parker stated on The Running Effect Podcast that he’s returning to UNC (interview took place after his NCAA win).
he seemed pretty set in stone on the decision and I don’t see that changing. He will win another title or two and his price will go up which will be a win for him.
maybe so, but he does state he’s not a school guy too. I honestly can’t believe he doesn’t have a NIL deal already or an agent. Are they pushing him to Nike? The last guy they signed was Charles Hicks , while all the other guys have signed with adidas, new balance or OAC. I guess that Nike Unc connection is strong.
Unless he was considering waiting until after another NCAA xc title, I'd really doubt that he would remain a quasi-amateur at this point after the injury problems that wrecked most of his indoor and outdoor seasons.
He probably likes his team and doesn't want to let them down, and it's only one more year. Ky Robinson stayed for his senior year, as did Brian Fay who qualified for the world championships the year before his senior year. I'm sure there are a few more names in there.
If he goes to NIL, he'll get the benefits, and it'll be easier to complete his education.
And he must be a school guy if he runs for UNC which is a serious school
He probably likes his team and doesn't want to let them down, and it's only one more year. Ky Robinson stayed for his senior year, as did Brian Fay who qualified for the world championships the year before his senior year. I'm sure there are a few more names in there.
If he goes to NIL, he'll get the benefits, and it'll be easier to complete his education.
And he must be a school guy if he runs for UNC which is a serious school
He flat out said he's not a "school guy". Let's take him at his word.
As a princeton alum whose brother and father are Yale alums, let me chime in here as I can reveal some inside info.
The alums of Yale and Princeton are currently in the process of raising $1 million for Blanks to go pro.
The value proposition is easy. Yale alums no they will never win an Ivy xc title but they are fine with sucking at sports as long as Harvard doesn't win as well. And Princeton alums are spoiled and think it's a travesty if they don't win every year.
It's really a rare win-win-win. Blanks gets rich, Princeton wins another ivy title and Yale doesn't have to see Harvard win anything. The only loser in this situation is coach Alex Gibby. He's a smart guy however and in the process of trying to raise $1.5 million from Harvard alums to give to Blanks to continue to commpete for Harvard.
I'm joking people.
But I was recently thinking about money and it's influence in our sport. Would it be illegal for Parker Valby to approach Whitni Morgan and say, "Hey you want to go to the Olympics? Give me $50k or I'm going to run both the 5k and 10k."
Talking about Robert's family at the top of this post has got me thinking. I wonder who Rojo would have been if he was born 500 years ago?
I'm down to 2 possibilities. Option 1 he had all the fortune and privilege of birth in merry old England and inherited a minor title in the aristocracy. Then, after generation after generation of careful financial management and diplomacy he blows the family fortune in one go, losing it slowly over several years of poor choices at the card table. And he trades their horde of gold for a jar of magic beans to get it back.
Option 2 he takes his family's money and sets himself up as an explorer searching for the new world, gets lost, but after some good fortune he becomes the first man to sail to the moon in the year 1524. Arise, Sir Robert of Dyslexia.
The Styx song Too much time on my hands definitely applies to you
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