15 years ago Jerry was Mike Smith. College team dominating, pros making all of the US teams. Nico = Jager. Nur and Luis = Tegankamp and Simon B. Bosley is Solinski based off of Wisconsin-ness.
Now if Smith left and went to Nike and dominated North American running for a decade or so they would be even more alike!!!
But I agree right now Smith is the best coach around. Having pro men and women, leading both squads to the top of the NCAA is really really impressive
This is my main gripe about these letsrun forums. Why start with an attitude of looking for something to dislike about a runner or coach? Start with a positive attitude. Say nice things. Look for good traits in everyone. Lift people up. Don't try to criticize and tear people down.
I'm not always positive enough myself, but I'm trying to be.
I don't know what could be so wrong with Bosley's form where he is practically untrainable and unraceable?? Like everyone has a couple kinks in their form and Drew's is practically perfect. odd.
He didn't say that Bosley was untrainable or unraceable. He said that the injury risk was too high to try to just push through. Since Bosley doesn't have XC eligibility they are taking a long term approach to addressing his biomechanics. In other words, they know Drew can do some pretty impressive things on limited training (between injuries), but they are trying to avoid the injury merry go round.
the transfer portal answer was really telling in how much Smith covets overall team chemistry over immediate success. in all these years they've only gotten 2 men, Las Heres and Kutche, both dependable middle of the road, 3 and 4 runners. pretty sure Smith could stockpile his team with low sticks if he really wanted but it would hurt overall perception of his program and also recruiting.
If I was a recruit I'd think twice about committing to a school knowing at any moment they'd be replaced by a new crop of ringers every season just to fill up the coaches trophy case.
the women's team, on the other hand, hasn't done much historically and is still figuring out their identity so it makes sense Smith is more open to outsiders joining. though don't be surprised if they ever go on a run like NC State you see them dial back on the transfers.
How would taking better runners hurt the overall perception of the team?
I don't know what could be so wrong with Bosley's form where he is practically untrainable and unraceable?? Like everyone has a couple kinks in their form and Drew's is practically perfect. odd.
He didn't say that Bosley was untrainable or unraceable. He said that the injury risk was too high to try to just push through. Since Bosley doesn't have XC eligibility they are taking a long term approach to addressing his biomechanics. In other words, they know Drew can do some pretty impressive things on limited training (between injuries), but they are trying to avoid the injury merry go round.
All runners deal with some type of injury or other at some point. But in this case, the guru saw something before it got out of hand so they shut the athlete down.
Oh, okay.
Of course it was red flag type stuff that would perk up the ears of any runner. But there are no follow-up questions or further explanation.
He didn't say that Bosley was untrainable or unraceable. He said that the injury risk was too high to try to just push through. Since Bosley doesn't have XC eligibility they are taking a long term approach to addressing his biomechanics. In other words, they know Drew can do some pretty impressive things on limited training (between injuries), but they are trying to avoid the injury merry go round.
All runners deal with some type of injury or other at some point. But in this case, the guru saw something before it got out of hand so they shut the athlete down.
Oh, okay.
Of course it was red flag type stuff that would perk up the ears of any runner. But there are no follow-up questions or further explanation.
“It was a mix. Sometimes, it would manifest in his hip, sometimes more like his hamstring or quad. Someone referred to it as quad splints. What was really scary is, he went to the Olympic training center and got several MRIs on the hip and sacrum. A lot of the things he was describing sounded bony. And bony would be a season-ender for April and May.”
“It cleared up after time, but Woody lost some significant weeks.”
So what was it? How did it ‘clear up over time?’ What did he do in the interim that was different from what Luis did in the pool?
But instead, we get some almost deflecting statement, telling us Woody got injured from overdoing it,
“He’s a guy who pushes himself so hard. At Bowerman, back in the day, every workout was like, game-on. And so, he naturally at his age (31) thinks, push, push, push.”
I know it's been reported in the transfer portal thread but getting Churchill and Carlson as transfers is insane for their team.
Another legit top stick and another possible depth piece for the 5th-7th spot. A truly loaded team per the interview. Not sure they have any chance to break the 36 point all time record, but they are certainly looking like the OKST of the women's side this year.
Also interesting that they mentioned they've turned down college transfers that could have made a difference for them if the coaching staff didn't think they fit with the culture. I wonder who they could have turned down.
Amina Maatoug and Pamela Kosgei? It's hard to imagine Smith saying no to either.
Yes, was going to ask the question, if Oregon could pry him away from NAU with crazy money, do you think the alum would be down? Has he usurped Jerry as the best distance coach in North America today?
Yes, was going to ask the question, if Oregon could pry him away from NAU with crazy money, do you think the alum would be down? Has he usurped Jerry as the best distance coach in North America today?
Thats exactly what they tried to do when the job opened up 2 years ago, even talks about it in the Article
I don't know what could be so wrong with Bosley's form where he is practically untrainable and unraceable?? Like everyone has a couple kinks in their form and Drew's is practically perfect. odd.
It's probably a bullsh*t cover for some bullsh*t Drew got into at the time. Hope he gets focused for his last shot at glory.
It’s easy to “hate” whoever’s at the top, BUT Mike and his runners carry themselves well and are very likable. It’s nice to see them continue to dominate. I am interested to see how NAU handles the new roster caps and budget slashes that the NCAA is imposing. Hopefully they handle it fine
It sounds like Bosley might have some sort of postural deficiency or hip shift/leg length issue. Currently not hurt but would get hurt if he ran more with what is currently ongoing.
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