This guy has a long way to go before he touches Forest Braden’s time at UCLA.
The men and a women were making NCAAs, men finished 13th their best since the 80s.
Sean B is a good coach but UCLA was better recently.
You have to admire the balls to make videos like this when they are going to be maybe the 5th best mens team in their conference (especially when multiple teams don’t have a men’s program)
That was easily the worst video with him in it from all the old NP pieces. My god, he seems so sad. There's no actual excitement relayed here. None. The overall darkness of the piece further reinforces that. That coffee scene was like a skit from a Christopher Guest film. 100% parody (unintended). Could've brought this to life by actually introducing athletes by name and character, but no. They probably wanted NIL money for that. Mostly they're included as disembodied voices, along with brief appearances in slo-mo of banal running shots. When the "action" shots include Sean walking down or up the stadium stairs, you have problems. Oh man, are there Razzie Awards for youtube videos, because this should be nominated...
Hi, I'm Roger Biebert, and I am here today to review Sean Brosnan's "The Rise - Trailer". Let's get into it...
Sean Brosnan has enough clout on this board and in this industry, following standout performances in the high school ranks, to make pretty much any video he wants. He’s used it to make "The Rise" a comedy he stars in, produced and co-wrote with somebody, maybe.
In Brosnan's self-indulgent cinematic experiment, "The Rise," the acclaimed coach seemingly abandons any notion of coherent storytelling in favor of a tiresome exercise in verbosity. The video, divided into several parts, serves as an unfortunate showcase of excessive and meandering dialogue, leaving audiences desperately longing for a respite from the relentless blabber. Brosnan, known for his unique style and love of young runners, seems to have lost touch with the essence of storytelling in "The Rise." The film's central flaw lies in its unwillingness to move beyond characters who incessantly pontificate, substituting substance for verbal garbage. Rather than crafting meaningful exchanges, Brosnan leaves his audience drowning in a sea of self-indulgent chatter that ultimately serves no purpose. The characters, supposedly integral to the plot, suffer from an acute case of verbal diarrhea, endlessly spewing incoherent monologues that often lead nowhere. Brosnan's attempt to replicate the charm and wit of his previous works falls flat on its face. Rather than engaging in profound or intriguing conversations, the characters engage in long-winded discussions about trivial matters, ranging from obscure 800m splits to mundane personal anecdotes. One is left to ponder whether Brosnan was intentionally trying to bore his audience to tears. Endless scenes of mundane banter and questionable music choices serve as a constant reminder of the videos's lack of substance. It becomes apparent that the dialogue is nothing more than a smokescreen, masking a distinct lack of narrative depth or purpose. Furthermore, the excessive indulgence in dialogue disrupts any semblance of pacing and makes the video feel like an eternity. Scenes that should have been tense and thrilling are undermined by endless diatribes, leaving viewers impatiently awaiting the long-overdue action sequences promised by the film's premise. This misguided focus on dialogue over action is nothing short of a betrayal to the audience's anticipation.
In the end, "The Rise" serves as a cautionary tale of the perils of unchecked self-indulgence. Its meandering dialogue only succeeds in alienating and frustrating viewers, leaving them yearning for substance amidst a torrent of empty words. Brosnan's inability to rein in his own verbosity undermines what could have been an exciting and thrilling youtube experience.
this is the future of the sport. hype > work. this'll help him recruit because all the rising generation sees is 'clout' they'll get better & other schools will say "crap we need a documentary or an influencer to show how great it is here" and eventually success will be nearly meaningless
ok now that ive watched it I can actually say I like it. I still think he gets such an undue amount of hate lmao. "We wanna be the real deal. We wanna be a team that finishes on the podium", and "We've gotten some of the best athletes in the country on the girls side and they're setting the precedent for what this program is gonna be" literally nothing bad here.
"As long as I'm coaching and I have this opportunity, I'm gonna do everything I can to help these athletes reach their goals, and make this program the best program UCLA (and maybe D1) has ever seen" okay he's got big goals but I'd rather someone shoot for greatness than not. Stay mad Brosnan haters
"I started brewing my own coffee it's something I started about a year ago" Well I don't like this part but that's just because coffee is gross more than anything. I stay skipping the coffee parts of the coffee club pod. L for using bottled water instead of tap water.
Brosnan makes his own coffee, out there solving OJ crimes, and is about to take NCAA with vengeance all while wearing hair gel and sunglasses. Get used to hatin because he about to do plenty of winning.
Hate him or hate him, he is still the greatest hs distance coach ever by a long shot.
That + $1 is worth $1, as far as being a top-tier college coach goes.
I've said it before, he has a few years before we can judge whether he can be successful at UCLA or not. It's too soon to say. But to me, this video smells more like desperation than strength.
Hate him or hate him, he is still the greatest hs distance coach ever by a long shot.
You do realize that Joe Newton did it for 50 years without lucking into two families. If you want to watch a High School cross country video view The Long Green Line.
The thing about UCLA is they SHOULD be good. Anything less than top 5 in the region every year, with the amount of California kids who want to be there above all else would be a failure. This is merely a hype video to return to what they've already achieved. The real measure of soaring to new heights is if they can get consistently in the top 10 at Nationals. When you're recruiting out there just about every distance runner lists Cal and UCLA as their top choices.
Not sure what California kids you have been recruiting but I have been coaching in CA for a very long time and I haven’t heard anyone say those are their top picks. Top picks typically include in some order for really fast kids: Oregon, Stanford and NAU.
Its almost like he thinks that repeating the exact same bs phrases he used about NP years ago, its going to happen again, just with this new UCLA team.
Spoiler alert: You don't have 5 extremely talented kids, that a monkey could have made good runners out of, so no, its not going to happen again, sorry Sean.