2019 College Track & Field Open Coaching Positions Discussion

I am surprised that nobody has mentioned Emma Abrahamson going to the University of Portland.

Or that TxRunnerGirl is the new volunteer assistant at Portland State.

commonsenseguy wrote:

I am surprised that nobody has mentioned Emma Abrahamson going to the University of Portland.

In fact all of the good juco coaches find their way to power 5s as assistants because they can bring talent with them. Like Henry, then they work their way up to head coach.

Barton and south plains coaches are all over the NCAA as high paid assistants waiting their turn to be head coaches.

No one in their right mind would take a job at this place, with that staff, for so little money.

The admin obviously cares nothing about the program to go from a good coach like Jenkins to someone that’s never won a conference championship in a bad conference. I know a ton of high school coaches more qualified than these people.

I’m guessing WKU will finish close to last if not last in their conference year.

Sidekick Sal wrote:

Emma Abrahamson (of San Diego/Vanderbilt/Oregon) announced via social yesterday that she will be taking some time away from being an Influencer to accept the position of assistant coach at the University of Portland.

This wasn't missed...I must just not have baited strong enough. That Vlog grind must have been too hard.

What events will this person coach?

Who is on staff there now that is so difficult to work and coach?

Name a dude coaching in the power 5 that was hired from a JUCO in the past 5 years. GO!

Curtis Allen- UCLA

Curtis Taylor- Oregon

Off the top of my head i know for sure that Matt Kane, Curtis Taylor and Curtis Allen all went from juco/h.s. straight to power 5.

Kane to Oklahoma, Taylor to Oregon and Allen to UCLA.

Welcome to reality. wrote:

Name a dude coaching in the power 5 that was hired from a JUCO in the past 5 years. GO!

Name a white dude

truthnasty wrote:

Welcome to reality. wrote:

Name a dude coaching in the power 5 that was hired from a JUCO in the past 5 years. GO!

Name a white dude

......Matt Kane.

McNeil wrote:

truthnasty wrote:

Name a white dude

......Matt Kane.

The guy who was an alabama assistant before oklahoma? cool. I think I heard of him once

but you coach 9 years at juco and get a world champion you're kind of the exception and not the rule

Matt Kane made the jump to Oklahoma in 2009....... that's 10 years ago and yes the white dudes are for sure the lowest on the totem pole...... THE GAME HAS CHANGED PEOPLE. If this summer didn't make it obvious its only gonna get worse from here

Blaine Wiley went from South Plains directly to Alabama 4 years ago.

Mark'quis Frazier went directly from Barton to Alabama this year.

Um..........the Curtis' certainly did.

Super Nasty Truth Nasty wrote:

Matt Kane made the jump to Oklahoma in 2009....... that's 10 years ago and yes the white dudes are for sure the lowest on the totem pole...... THE GAME HAS CHANGED PEOPLE. If this summer didn't make it obvious its only gonna get worse from here

Sometime last decade when I got my first volunteer job, my future mentor told me "we're taking on a female volunteer as well, but don't worry, you won't be up for the same jobs she's up for and vice versa." If you kids didn't have someone to tell you this when you were getting in, go find a better mentor. This phenomenon is nothing new...