With Carmelita Jeter taking the position at UNLV, I'm curious if anyone from USC will follow... Would be a move downwards in academics for sure though.
I dunno, good question. I feel alot of the USC sprinters didn't really hit their stride this season so maybe a change in coaching could be welcomed.
UNLV doesn't have a men's team, so only applicable for the women.
Florida always reloads. If run another CR off of a squad of new faces i'm gonna loose it.
Halloway is heavy in the portal these days. Desperate to remain at the forefront of winning championship titles he sacrifices that of developing freshman talent. Much more easier to develop a already proven national contender when they have already been in the finals the year prior.
Florida always reloads. If run another CR off of a squad of new faces i'm gonna loose it.
Halloway is heavy in the portal these days. Desperate to remain at the forefront of winning championship titles he sacrifices that of developing freshman talent. Much more easier to develop a already proven national contender when they have already been in the finals the year prior.
If you want to win at a high level you have to play the game. Unfortunately free agency is the game.
Works Both ways college kids give 0 respect to who developed them and p5s are more then happy to take your talent. You almost have to recruit good kids after every year to get them to stay
Two sides to success, I guess. The transfer portal created a new world out there. Florida relies on transfer talent these days, but it when you have the best coming to the best it works out. Take Champion Allison, who went from a 46 mid runner struggling at Alabama to the 10th fastest runner in history at Florida in one year.
Lord knowns what Willie is gonna throw down at outdoors in a few days.
Two sides to success, I guess. The transfer portal created a new world out there. Florida relies on transfer talent these days, but it when you have the best coming to the best it works out. Take Champion Allison, who went from a 46 mid runner struggling at Alabama to the 10th fastest runner in history at Florida in one year.
Lord knowns what Willie is gonna throw down at outdoors in a few days.
You're right its just something about it that seems a bit distasteful.But florida is for sure playing their cards right. Ryan willie has been coming for quite some time now. Every year he gets better and better.
"Desperate to remain at the forefront of winning championship titles he sacrifices that of developing freshman talent" is a bit of a reach. All of the top programs have relied on transfers, that's not unique to Florida, nor is it unique to even just track and field. It's simply the nature of NCAA these days. Also I'm curious, what freshman talent has he not developed? Again, you can look at just about every top 10 team and find someone people believe should have been a star but did't necessarily have breakout years.
"Desperate to remain at the forefront of winning championship titles he sacrifices that of developing freshman talent" is a bit of a reach. All of the top programs have relied on transfers, that's not unique to Florida, nor is it unique to even just track and field. It's simply the nature of NCAA these days. Also I'm curious, what freshman talent has he not developed? Again, you can look at just about every top 10 team and find someone people believe should have been a star but did't necessarily have breakout years.
Not sure you can make the argument that they haven't been developed yet. Ramiah is the only who had a complete freshman year, running both indoors and outdoors. She improved her times in both the 200 and 400 and was a 2nd team All American in two events. Kayla and Kevar both did not complete an entire season (indoor and outdoor) as freshman. Even without an indoor season, Kayla was still 2nd team all American. I believe Kevar only competed in 2 races total the entire year, both in/outdoor. I don't think any coach is above critique, but the idea that he doesn't develop freshman incoming talent seems a bit of a stretch when you have the likes of Ryan Willie, Talitha Diggs, Grace Starks, Clair Bryant, Sterling Lester, Parker Valby, Gabby Wilkerson, Malcom Clemons, Tyler Davis, Jacob Miley - all of whom came into UF as freshman and at some point have contributed points to a national championship team. And that's just from this past year. I say all that to say the argument that they haven't been freshman talent haven't been developed when you're looking at such a small sample size, of which didn't have an entire year of competition. If from 2-3 years their times haven't improved, then I'd be willing to accept your argument. Also worth noting that Holloway was winning titles before the transfer portal became what it is.
Not sure you can make the argument that they haven't been developed yet. Ramiah is the only who had a complete freshman year, running both indoors and outdoors. She improved her times in both the 200 and 400 and was a 2nd team All American in two events. Kayla and Kevar both did not complete an entire season (indoor and outdoor) as freshman. Even without an indoor season, Kayla was still 2nd team all American. I believe Kevar only competed in 2 races total the entire year, both in/outdoor. I don't think any coach is above critique, but the idea that he doesn't develop freshman incoming talent seems a bit of a stretch when you have the likes of Ryan Willie, Talitha Diggs, Grace Starks, Clair Bryant, Sterling Lester, Parker Valby, Gabby Wilkerson, Malcom Clemons, Tyler Davis, Jacob Miley - all of whom came into UF as freshman and at some point have contributed points to a national championship team. And that's just from this past year. I say all that to say the argument that they haven't been freshman talent haven't been developed when you're looking at such a small sample size, of which didn't have an entire year of competition. If from 2-3 years their times haven't improved, then I'd be willing to accept your argument. Also worth noting that Holloway was winning titles before the transfer portal became what it is.
Joe Fahn came in as a freshman as well. Just felt like he deserved a mention.