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You dont know Althea wrote:
Agree. Plus Steve Keith was doing an outstanding job until he had major health issues that nearly cost him his life. He fought a hard battle for years and Vandy officials stood behind him as they know the man busted his tail for Vandy for years. Better than many places in treating their employees with respect.
Okay, I agree that Althea is not the bad hire many make her out to be but let’s not lie to ourselves here. Steve Keith was a horrendous coach, health issues notwithstanding. The only major success Vanderbilt ever saw as a program (I.e. consecutive years qualifying for xc nationals) came while Rhonda was assistant coach. Just look at the timeline. Vanderbilt was good when Rhonda was there, got bad when she left, and Duke got good when she was there. Rhonda is the common thread. I have never heard a good word spoken about Keith from any athlete he has coached and it’s a wonder he was allowed to stay for as long as he did.
I must have missed the part where Duke distance got good???? Duke won a track championship with barely any points from distance.