Worried about Oregon Men

Could not agree more. Just really scared he is going to fry him and waste so much potential. Met him a few times and he is a great kid as well.

What do I know? Centrowitz and Hocker both redshirted freshman year. Like them or not we all know the results they have produced. Different coaches, different approaches. Hard not to cheer on an American that can bring home the gold. It'll take a big kick and Nauman could be another possibility.

He should go to VA Tech to work with Ben Thomas.

Iowa State is ranked number 1. Stupid to exit the state.

If so, bad choice.

Ohio State is winning the Big 10. We are in 4th place in the conference and play Rutgers next.

Go Ducks!

The main idea of this thread was not that Oregon is bad, they could be very good this year.

The west for XC is very unorganized, no set 1-2-3-4 best teams.

If Oregon has no points they could miss nationals due to race scheduling alone. The west region is on a grass track in perfect weather Sacramento, could be a lot of dudes hanging on making the results interesting. West teams have a chance to get some points this weekend which will help Oregon but it’s a dangerous game.

OSU almost didn’t make nationals in 2012 when they won. Same situation, no at large points.

Oregon is a toxic environment. Just ask Reinhardt

You are talking out of your butthole. Not even close to reality. I’m sure of two things regarding your statement: first, you don’t know Reinhardt, and second; you have no idea about the environment at Oregon.

it would be like me saying Gary Martin hates Lanana. No evidence, just making a statement. Seems like the toxic environment is coming directly from you.

We have infinite NIL money, thanks to Uncle Phil. We can outspend anyone to get the best talent.

True but, 99.9 % people have Lananna for his lies. Including Phil Knight.

Apparently almost every talented native Iowan for the last 50 years disagrees with you...keyword almost. No way this is a bad move for that kid. IA St has traditionally shown it's not that interested in developing local talent for XC. Sure, there's been a few but the majority have found a better fit elsewhere over that time span.

You are arguing that it makes sense for a top recruit to bypass the best team in the country which happens to be instate in favor of an unranked team 2000 miles away? You sound very logical.

not everyone wants to go to the University of Eldoret-Ames at 18 and run with a bunch of 25 year olds.

Im arguing from watching Iowa universities, their programs and the talented kids of that state for over 40 years and just saying from their perspective, they found other programs that better fit their needs. It's NOT a mistake for an historical athlete to bypass the universities for other opportunities. Iowa St is not a good fit for most Iowa distance runners. What's the problem with them getting their experience/degrees from elsewhere? Those top kids that left helped their teams at high levels and so will QN. Let's just see how many of this years top 10 guys and gals in Iowa attend Iowa St and eventually make top 7 on their squads. Again, Arkansas, Colorado, Oregon....anywhere but Iowa. Don't take it hard. It's been going on for a long time. Iowa St will be OK without them because they can get their Africans to build around. They always have. I've cheered them on for quite some time regardless of their athletes origins but they aren't the only teams Im interested in either. Just because IA ST is ranked #1 in week 3 doesn't mean squat in November. IF they win a title, great for them but their program doesn't hinge on the greatest Iowa runner in their history. It's apparent that he actually chose to go to Oregon, not Iowa St. I really dont think you understand what that means for him in the Big picture. Maybe he has a bigger vision than just being a part of the week 3 #1 ranked CC team. He's not going to be a 10k xc guy anyway and I would compare Oregons history of milers to Iowa St if I were you to try and understand. It's not a mistake as claimed.

Why aren't you people pointing out what appears to be a HUGE mistake on Heidesch's part?

Iowa State isn’t exactly known to nurse things slowly either which makes sense since they have purchased dudes that are ready to compete now. Say what you will about Jerry but he does not let them loose until they are ready and ( over) protects them from racing too much.