OREGON - Smith gone - who will be the interim coach?

I spoke to most of the assistants yesterday and they all plan on staying. One thing you can count on is a top level distance running head coach taking over. If you are a distant runner, very likely you won't have to work in the Alberto system that Pat Tyson will be using with Alberto's athletes if you don't want to. If you come to Oregon you will realize why Eugene is and will continue to be track capital usa

It's unfortunate that Martin has to be terminated, however, the $150K for the next three should help soften the blow.

The real beauty is that the U of O and the town of Eugene will finally get to see their golden boy, Al Sal, on full display. I say the over/under is three years before his truly inadequate coaching and interpersonal skills guide him through the same exit door as Martin. It will be a delight to watch!!

Sorry, but that's pure bullshit.

duck observer wrote:

Sorry, you obviously haven't been involved in many conversations he has had with other coaches, athletes, fans and duck faithful. Most people want to offer help and he bit the hand that fed him. Being rude in about his own runners in front of other people. Examples - Not knowing who a future runner in his woman's program and calling that same runner fat (she looked almost anorexic and never did run this year), being asked about future runners and him being just rude, offering help to him on recruits and him ignoring the information. He was overloaded and just needed to hire a distance coach, many good ones have volunteered.

Ghost of Middlestadt wrote:

It's unfortunate that Martin has to be terminated, however, the $150K for the next three should help soften the blow.

The real beauty is that the U of O and the town of Eugene will finally get to see their golden boy, Al Sal, on full display. I say the over/under is three years before his truly inadequate coaching and interpersonal skills guide him through the same exit door as Martin. It will be a delight to watch!!

And that's the funniest part of the group that want Alberto Salazar as the next head coach. They argue that Smith was rude, arrogant, had no interpersonal skills and had a ego the size of Alaska. Doesn't that describe Salazar? Except Salazar isn't even really a proven coach.

You may be one of the athletes fans never got to see. At one point in time Oregon used to have major meets like the Twilight and Invite that had world class competitors. Martin ended that.

There is no question that there are many examples of athletes like you who loved Coach Smith, and Duck fans feel sorry that you have lost a Coach that has developed a great relationship with you. No one outside of the program want the athletes hurt in all of this. It would have been better to have solved this problem before the season.

Pat Tyson, apparently, is the new distance coach. He is another great guy. Please have faith that this can be a great opportunity and another voice in your continued development. Good Luck and success this year!!

duck observer, you seem to have inside knowledge and we duck fans appreciate your posting..The Ducks are going to be great again..I am so excited after the all this time with the black cloud hanging over us...The is Joy in Eugene again!!!!

Last night, Tyson apparently admitted distance running only. The big rumor is Lanana. They may be waiting for him to return from World XC

Sam, What is wrong with you..??..You are using commen sense and logic and seem to be have a fair and balanced viewpoint..

Kinda like Fox News?

myopians unite!

why the long whiskers..? wrote:

duck observer, you seem to have inside knowledge and we duck fans appreciate your posting..The Ducks are going to be great again..I am so excited after the all this time with the black cloud hanging over us...The is Joy in Eugene again!!!!

duck observer wrote:

The big rumor is Lanana.

What is it with you hens and your gossip? Also, I've never heard of any coach by the name of "Lanana" who is he?

Please look up the information before you insert foot into mouth. How about a run of 6 years by Dellinger - 86 -1st, 87- 2nd, 88- 3rd, 89 - 2nd, 90 - 1st, 91 - 1st, you remember 91- 3rd in the ncaa, 92 - 2nd. There was no pac-8 or pac-10 until 1969.

And remember good distance runners go to Oregon, one or 2 succeed everyone else washes out, because he didn't have time to coach them like he did at Wisconsin.

So what about 93-98?

Martin got pushed out because he alienated everyone outside the program and wouldn't accept help and only had 9 XC runners this year. To the outside observer it was all about Martin. No question a lot of his athletes hold him in high regard. Great for this year, what about the future?

Sorry if you can't handle the truth or facts. He was great with his kids one-to-one, and everyone he was selling to but a total dick to everyone else. He truly was the "dark cloud" that Bill Moos was talking about when he described the resignation.

Truth and facts, what a joke. Why should anyone take seriously the opinions of thin-skinned hangers-on? Grow up and keep your soft candy-ass in the stands, where it belongs. I'd give Smith all the credit in the world for putting meddlers in their place. Watch "Hoosiers" a few times to see how welcome outside interference from know-it-all buffoons is to successful leaders. It is great, though, to watch the Lameass Fucks and their rabble pull the temple down on themselves.

Does this message board have alot of Oregon grads? Maybe if they got a coach like V Lan. they might get some recruits but be real. Oregon can't get the athletes that would go to a Stanford or a Wisco. This isn't 1978. Chapa, Centrowitz, Salazar have graduated! there kids are going to Stanford!

There is no appear to Eugene anymore. The academic/athletes are going to go to a Columbia or a Stanford even if they wanted to go to Oregon. The rest will go to a school that has a big athletic name like Wisco or Michigan. Now if they get a Wetmore type of coach athletes may come for the national champs history but even Wetmore doesn't get the very top. He lost the CO girl to Duke and the top male to Stanford.

Eugene has horrible weather. Reminds me of NC in the spring where it rains green pollen. Let's see where to go Southern Cali or Eugene? The face of college athletics has changed. Also, where in the buget is Oregon going to find money to pay a top coach now that they have to pay off Smith. They will leave an interium in there until they make up the debt. It's not like their football stadium is selling out and they have a half million to pay off a coach who isn't even their. The entire situation makes Oregon look bad. Way too unstable an environment.

Yea , watch a frickin movie and the movie will provide answers to the questions of life....are you 5 or 6 years old..?

Grammer error, Their kids are going to Stanford!