Do you think Mary Cain regrets not running in College???

Elite Parent wrote:

Definitely made a poor choice.

Racing is more than running fast it's about development and learning how to race. College would have provided that natural progression.

Is she ahead financially? I doubt it. She missed out on a full ride scholarship worth in excess of $300,000.00. If she wants a university education she now has to pay for it from her earnings from Nike. Don't think for a minute Nike is giving her big $$$ and paying her tuition.

She is now 2 years into a 3 to 5 year deal with Nike and she has done nothing. Is Nike going to resign her? Based on what she has done NO.

Yes, she is currently ahead financially, using your college education criteria she is 2 years into college while making a salary that allows her to pay her full tuition. My thinking for a minute tells me shot recieved a six figure singing bonus before year 1 even started.

Did she even compete with the team in High School? That's the first question before College.

I heard she almost went to Oregon same with Allie O damn no lie wish they both went to Oregon oh well best of luck to them.

Isn't she enrolled at Fordham U in NYC?

Jeah, jeah, jeah....

$$$ �� Happiness wrote:

Especially missing the team atmosphere of XC? The school she transferred from , their girls are doing really well this year.

Probably not. She made real money and travelled the world. That is infinitely better than running on a XC team.

Douglas - Please go back to your asylum. They're looking for you.

Amateur Child wrote:My thinking for a minute tells me shot recieved a six figure singing bonus before year 1 even started.

Mostly likely.

Being a double threat who can run fast and sing is very lucrative.

Cain probably got an even bigger bonus than Rowbury's dancing bonus.

can't you see a bad attempt at satire?

WTF... wrote:

Er... wrote:

At the moment the answer to the financial question appears to be no. It's not, however, a question that we'll ever be able to answer properly. She earns money now as a professional athlete but we don't know what the future holds for her. Although she's a pro now, had she gone to college and turned pro after four years of collegiate athletics she might have been in better position for a large signing bonus and better prepared for a longer and more successful professional career than that for which she's currently on track. It's incorrect to suggest that you can say for sure she made the right decision.

Why would she be better prepared for a pro career after 4 years of racing against inferior runners and why would her bonus be bigger?

The way MC ran this past year, there were several collegians better than her. She would have great competition in college...

Yes. Al Sal, get's people "ready". That's what Kara said....

I just think she "grew out" of the optimal racing body as she matured.

The only way she does a 1:52.7 800 is if Caster Semenya carries her.

As for her 1500 SBs, she's on a steady trajectory, so I don't see any problems in reaching 4:12-4:13 next year:

2013 4:04.62

2014 4:06.34

2015 4:09.08

2016 4:10.84

Sloop John B wrote:

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...I do think that this whole notion of Ritz being super tough is the most over-hyped garbage out there, but the guy IS super talented. Salazar coached or not.

Ritz get's that legendary toughness level from his performances in High School XC Championships (Footlocker 99 and 2000). If you watch those videos, you'd understand why his toughness is legendary.

Also, he ran some super fast times in Michigan HS XC meets, blowing away kids. One tough meet which he is legendary for is the Portage Invitational. I still remember following Dyestat in those days, seeing Rockford uniform and all of that. Ritz was a super legend in Michigan XC lore.

I remember him and Kalin Ritzenhein (Toedebusch), same team and two of the best male and female HS runners during their years in Michigan.

Kalin made it to footlocker her senior year, but I don't remember her qualifying her junior year.

I suppose Cain got some $$ that she otherwise would not have at this point in her life.

I am thinking Nike regrets Cain not being a college runner. They paid her something -- what have they gotten for their investment other than the pleasure of funding a rapid decline and exit from the sport?

The Root of All Happiness wrote:

I suppose Cain got some $$ that she otherwise would not have at this point in her life.

I am thinking Nike regrets Cain not being a college runner. They paid her something -- what have they gotten for their investment other than the pleasure of funding a rapid decline and exit from the sport?

I doubt Nike is unhappy about its investment in cain- until recently she was the most followed and admired us woman mid d runner. She was a legend. Huge press.

Now...not so much.

WTF... wrote:

Er... wrote:

At the moment the answer to the financial question appears to be no. It's not, however, a question that we'll ever be able to answer properly. She earns money now as a professional athlete but we don't know what the future holds for her. Although she's a pro now, had she gone to college and turned pro after four years of collegiate athletics she might have been in better position for a large signing bonus and better prepared for a longer and more successful professional career than that for which she's currently on track. It's incorrect to suggest that you can say for sure she made the right decision.

Why would she be better prepared for a pro career after 4 years of racing against inferior runners and why would her bonus be bigger?

Those runners are not inferior to her.

Elite Parent wrote:

Definitely made a poor choice.

Racing is more than running fast it's about development and learning how to race. College would have provided that natural progression.

Is she ahead financially? I doubt it. She missed out on a full ride scholarship worth in excess of $300,000.00. If she wants a university education she now has to pay for it from her earnings from Nike. Don't think for a minute Nike is giving her big $$$ and paying her tuition.

She is now 2 years into a 3 to 5 year deal with Nike and she has done nothing. Is Nike going to resign her? Based on what she has done NO.

There is NO college that has a cost that could total up to $300K in 4 years. Even the idiotically expensive schools (Ivy League, Duke, NYU, Northwestern, etc.) max out at ~$60-65K annually when factoring in tuition AND living costs (meal plan included).

Yes she regrets its.