I think some alumni were upset they weren’t involved in the decision to appoint the hurdle coach the distance coach. We were excited what having two people recruiting and coaching could do because Phil had to donut all himself. The admin choosing that route upset some of us at the time. I would also say replacing Phil could not have been easy. He’s one of the more entertaining and prolific people I’ve met. He had a profound influence on my life. Power seems nice enough but his style is different and I didn’t connect with him in the same way.
with that being said, he seems to be fine and the current team doesn’t complain too much. There may be a very small group of alumni still upset, but I think most have likely moved on to much more pressing things in their lives. I think it’s more likely some of the “slander@ is from Carls and Johnnies trying to stir others.
Either way, this will be his first year where he recruited the full team, so I’ll be eager to see what the team does. It could be argued that Phil recruited Massanari, Montresor, & Munoz but the current staff developed them. I’m hoping to see more stories like that the next few years.