2014 College Track and Field Open Coaching Positions Discussion

Dumb dumb dumb wrote:

Stoker is a good coach. His resume speaks for itself. You may have some personal problem with him, but no one cares about that but you. He's done good things and produced results.

Yeah, he dominated the SEC the past 2 years......!? Results?

He's wormy-I can tell that by just looking at him. Looked at his bio and he has even hounded the SID to get the all important title changed to "Interim Director of Track & Field/Cross Country at Tennessee" so that everyone knows that for a few weeks he was large and in charge. Ink hadn't even dried on Clark's final paperwork before he had that up there! The bottom line is can he build another Todd, or Tony(Cosey or Parrilla) or Glenn, or Stuart or Fam? Can he coach runners to 2:05, 4:20, 9:55st, 16:00, 34:15(women) and sub 1:49, 3:44, 8:50st, 13:50, 29:00(men). Has he ever?

Maybe if he focused on coaching and not bending the AD's ear, he could get it done at the DI level and not be another inadequate NAIA guy who is worried about being bounced back to the minors. I have seen it before, some of these coaches from the smaller divisions(and DI schools) have had a different relationship with their AD's and have always been the type to go running to them with complaints or problems-this leads to a lot of the back-stabbing behavior that we read about on here-small minded, petty people. True DI coaches have a different relationship with their AD's, it's a blend of a good working relationship and a trust that the coach will handle their business in a professional and forthright manner.

Anyway, it's a potentially big time program, and they need someone who thinks big, recruits big and produces big, from the names thrown about on here, the multis guy at Georgia has done the most.

anyone know where the frozen food aisle is

I love the people who say "I've never seen him coach" or "I can tell just by looking at him" and then trash the guy.

The only way to know if he can build runners into the guys you listed is if he's given a chance.

When he was at Bryan he developed a decent XC team for a tiny NAIA school that has never been good at running before or since.

I'm predicting Vince Anderson for the U Tenn job. I have no facts other than hunch. He'd be the logical move in that he's been a coach there, and he's the most successful recruiter and trainer of any candidate I've seen. They'd have to pay him well to get him out of TAMu but why wouldn't they? I can't imagine he'd want to keep on making peanuts compared to what he could earn in Knoxville, unless he's getting paid to coach pros and that gets him more if he stays. But he could still do that at another school, like Clyde Hart does as head coach Baylor

Discuss

Sorry,

discuss how embarrassed ima be if I'm wrong, and someone direct me to the frozen foods as I'm clueless

Coach Anderson has no desire to leave TxAM, he is compensated VERY well for an Asst Coach, plus he is basically the women's co-head coach at an national powerhouse.

Ok i am embarrassed !

Anyone have a mapquest?

I don't "get" the frozen foods thing?

THANKS !

Xc job

Iodine wrote:

TCU Hassan assistant position open

What?

I think he meant has an assistant position open. Anyone know what event group?

distance

Hopefully Tennessee does not go the cheap route as it did with the last coach they hired. They could have gotten a Hall who went to Kentucky but instead they went with a guy who doesn't know his ass from his elbow and screwed up a few kids who were rolling with the previous coach. Not sure what is going on over at there, but they can't seem to attract any big time coaches. Can't imagine that money is an issue, then again maybe it is; they just ran out a black head coach and decided to not renew another maybe he was making too much money for the product which he was putting out or he was insubordinate. Don't know the guy who they said went to the AD and dug the hole for JJ, but he seem like a "good ole country boy" and so does the guy who came from Saban nation.

HOw about Randy Bungard?

Stoker is a good coach....period.

His 'record' at UT is not accurate because he wasn't allowed to coach. Look at his time at Bryan College.

Bryan is in the armpit of Tennessee and is basically a home-schoolers college with little choice academically and crappy facilities. Stoker took them to 7th in the NAIA xc nationals and has shown development with every kid at every distance.

UT needs a coach with his drive and diligence.

Stop this crap about Stoker. He will not get the job. They would be crazy to hire him. What position would he fill? The Director? HAHAHAAHA! That is more than laughable. There are tons of coaches that will be interested in this job that have as much drive and diligence and much better stats than NAIA xc nationals. If you are a troll then you got me. If you are not then you are just clueless!

development wrote:

Stoker is a good coach....period.

His 'record' at UT is not accurate because he wasn't allowed to coach. Look at his time at Bryan College.

Bryan is in the armpit of Tennessee and is basically a home-schoolers college with little choice academically and crappy facilities. Stoker took them to 7th in the NAIA xc nationals and has shown development with every kid at every distance.

UT needs a coach with his drive and diligence.

Please address the numerous accusations on here that he has steadily had his nose up the AD's bum from the time he arrived on campus.

Ok. Rodney Stoker can coach. He can. Stop bringing up the NAIA stuff. Doesn't help his resume here or with TN.

Is Terry Winston gone from Louisville? Who knows that story?

Who left SIU? What is open there?

Where's the frozen food isle?