Cooper Teare throws shade at Centro

That had nothing to do with "B" heat Centro.

He didn't like how Centro ended the race, presumably, to him, to do the minimum to beat Cole Hocker.

And ok. Maybe it's not a likable style. But to me, I don't see an issue. Should Centro sandbag the whole race and not win the B heat just because people don't want to see him in that heat?

Ultimately, at the end of the day, Centro races for Centro, not Cooper Teare and not Clayton Shumway.

Runner10287 wrote:

I hope Cooper doesn’t become the next face of American distance running. Entitled brat comes to mind with him.

You don’t have to worry, there are others better placed and have shown to be the “next face of American distance running”

I listened to about 29 minutes of one of their podcasts and found it unlistenable. They both came off as terribly immature and lacked any professionalism.

76chine wrote:

buzzcolorado wrote:

Centro is in perfect shape for somebody who is 31 and has nothing to win in 2020. There is no world record for fastest finishing lap in a 1500.

But there is a gold medal for a fast last 600m (1:17.9) after cruising 2:16 the first 800m.

What is the difference, in you perspective?

Difference is that there was no big 1500/5000 race in 2020. Lots of elites trained to TT for a world record, both women's and men's were broken, but Centro has no shot at a 12:35. Teare is the age when it makes sense for him to train hard and improve for a chance at being a notable runner or better, but Centro has nothing to gain. Best he can do is rest and not get too out of shape before ramping up for Tokyo.

duffer wrote:

I didn't hear it as Teare attacking Cento's running style so much as thinking his teammate deserved to win after doing all of work. Why was Centro in the B heat anyway?

If Shelby Houlihan dropped down to the B heat and won in a kick against inferior runners I think some would also view that as not a fair contest.

Are we supposed to give gifts bc its the holiday season?

Win the race or don't. Just dont cry like a b about it.

douche move wrote:

Stoppit Smith wrote:

Not everyone agrees that it was a "douche" move.

Would it have been a "douche" move if Teare's Oregon teammate wasn't the one defeated ?

Teare/Oregon isn't the only one thinking it was a douche move. BYU's Clayson Shumway:

https://twitter.com/runawayshumaway/status/1335089789373087746

Anyone with the name “Clayson” and a mustache like that should NEVER be allowed to call something lame.

aut power wrote:

derp wrote:

On the Sit and Kick podcast, starting at 8:53:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pre-szn-episode-with-cooper-teare-scoop-on-coop/id1498401513?i=1000502713710

"Sometimes you've got to babysit Centro" and "he's literally the most immature person on the team".

In short, Teare is an entitled, disrespectful little sh*t.

Disrepectful? Says the guys bashing an elite college runner who made some jokes about a friend on a podcast. These were JOKES. I'm sorry that you're too naive to understand the difference between disrespect and inside jokes.

Bringing the discussion back to his maturity. This has been documented in one of many youtube videos. The guy still thinks he's 19 and stays up all night playing video games. He hasn't moved on from that mentality. Having a junior runner tell the media that the elder stateman is the immature one in the group speaks volumes.

Lmao off the track Centro is extremely immature that's part of his schtick. Now someone points to the obvious and everyone gets upset. It was really lame to enter the B heat and win that way for someone of his stature. Why should Centro need a win to feed his ego? Right because he's the most immature person in T&F. Centro does not need to be defended here in fact I'm 100% sure he's proud of people acknowledging his behavior.

Totally agree with Teare on this one. Centro is a such a p****sy for entering the B heat as a gold medalist. He's also a douche and gets no girls.

how do you guys not like cooper teare? that dude is hilarious. I'm just as old as you guys, but I'm glad i'm not also grumpy and bitter and closed minded.

and yes, centro is a legend of american runner just by virtue of being a gold medalist, but that doesn't mean you can't have an opinion about his personality just like anyone else.

This is the pod Centro referenced in his comments on Hocker's IG post

Cilantro is a wiener

tuccone wrote:

Cilantro is a wiener

Cilantro is actually a winner. He has medaled at world level multiple times.

bump bc i think this thread is funny now

uh oh