Diljeet Taylor turned down the distance job at Oregon

You must not have been around any winning teams.

Just when you think you’ve read every possible hater comment on here the trolls can still surprise you.

One Armed Bandit wrote:

Taylor is a great coach, but I must have something wrong with me. I find it weird that a lot of times there is a team picture, she always sticks herself in the middle. This is about the runners, not the coach. She should stand to the side or not even be in the picture. But that's just me being an oddball. If they don't care, then I shouldn't.

You are really weird.

past his prime wrote:

... I am not LDS, but I find it intriguing that a minority woman finds opportunity in a place that is routinely ridiculed by those who most strongly espouse the merits of a sort of codified diversity.

this x10000. I'm not LDS either but I've plenty of great friends from BYU over the years and they're all wonderful people, even if they happen to believe some interesting things. Funny how the "bigoted mormons" (according to popular society) are so "closed minded" that they have DT helming the ship in Provo for their ladies. Kudos to byu for hiring her, great decision and stoked to see it working out so well. She was well received in Abq when she was helping Joe out and sounds like everything is going great in UT. Nice job DT.

Both of you crack me up. FYI, proof of "A" does NOT equal absence of "B."

I.e., just because YOU happen to see one photo (or even several photos) of DT flanked by her runners, does NOT mean that there's no photos of only the team, without coaching staff... there's probably a full gallery of photos, it's just that you just didn't happen to see it. fwiw, when you're the champs, you usually take more than one photo... just sayin'

How much would the salary have been at Stanford?

Sample size = 1. She may have succeeded just as well at Stanford, and her kids wouldn't be the some of the only non-white kids in the classroom. And it sounds like that was the biggest concern. I foresee that she does eventually move somewhere more "diverse" for this reason.

Sample size = 1. She may have succeeded just as well at Stanford, and her kids wouldn't be the some of the only non-white kids in the classroom. And it sounds like that was the biggest concern. I foresee that she does eventually move somewhere more "diverse" for this reason.

not my real name wrote:

past his prime wrote:

... I am not LDS, but I find it intriguing that a minority woman finds opportunity in a place that is routinely ridiculed by those who most strongly espouse the merits of a sort of codified diversity.

this x10000. I'm not LDS either but I've plenty of great friends from BYU over the years and they're all wonderful people, even if they happen to believe some interesting things. Funny how the "bigoted mormons" (according to popular society) are so "closed minded" that they have DT helming the ship in Provo for their ladies. Kudos to byu for hiring her, great decision and stoked to see it working out so well. She was well received in Abq when she was helping Joe out and sounds like everything is going great in UT. Nice job DT.

When was she in Abq helping Joe? Guessing you mean Joe Franklin @ UNM, but she never coached there. She went straight from CA DII to BYU.

One Armed Bandit wrote:

Taylor is a great coach, but I must have something wrong with me. I find it weird that a lot of times there is a team picture, she always sticks herself in the middle. This is about the runners, not the coach. She should stand to the side or not even be in the picture. But that's just me being an oddball. If they don't care, then I shouldn't.

Totally agree. All coaches who do this weird me out.

............. wrote:

Sample size = 1. She may have succeeded just as well at Stanford, and her kids wouldn't be the some of the only non-white kids in the classroom. And it sounds like that was the biggest concern. I foresee that she does eventually move somewhere more "diverse" for this reason.

It was a concern before she moved to Provo. She's been in Utah for about five years now, and she could have taken either the Oregon or Stanford job (or any number of others that we don't know about) if she wasn't happy. Here's a quote from a recent profile in the Deseret News:

"I had been to Utah. I came here a little guarded, immersing myself in an environment with less diversity than I was used to. But I’ve loved being here and what we stand for. I came as an outsider, but I don’t feel that way anymore. It’s easy to buy into doing things the right way. I love that.” — Diljeet Taylor

I don't know if she'll stay forever, but I'd be surprised if she left anytime soon. She just reached the pinnacle of her sport, and she's beloved by everyone in Provo.

She will never be a director though, because she's not LDS (due to BYU rules). So her job growth is stifled to an extent if she stays in Provo.

............. wrote:

She will never be a director though, because she's not LDS (due to BYU rules). So her job growth is stifled to an extent if she stays in Provo.

I mean, she already knows that (assuming that rule is actually hard-and-fast, and I'm somewhat skeptical that it is--at any rate, it's a moot point because the job won't be open at BYU as long as Eyestone is around). Not everyone wants or needs to be a director. Some people are happier being an assistant, or in her case, an associate director. Again, I'm not sure if that will always be the case, and she may move on at some point (the most likely scenario is if a big school offers her too much money to turn down). But I wouldn't be surprised if she stayed for the long haul. She has all the pieces to potentially build another dynasty right where she is.

............. wrote:

She will never be a director though, because she's not LDS (due to BYU rules). So her job growth is stifled to an extent if she stays in Provo.

Her husband is, though. Perhaps she's joined up.

Corona High wrote:

When was she in Abq helping Joe? Guessing you mean Joe Franklin @ UNM, but she never coached there. She went straight from CA DII to BYU.

you're totally right, brain fart on my part about another gal who was helping franklin out and always seemed amenable, in the limited interactions I had. regardless, have heard from a number of people who I respect that DT is a good egg, so the gist of my post stands. Thanks, was realizing that mixup this morning, haha!

............. wrote:

Sample size = 1. She may have succeeded just as well at Stanford, and her kids wouldn't be the some of the only non-white kids in the classroom. And it sounds like that was the biggest concern. I foresee that she does eventually move somewhere more "diverse" for this reason.

Yeah I'm sure she's dying to move to a diverse city such as Baltimore or Chicago where murder rates are at an all time high. Where the education is crap and where gangs run rampant.

Mormons are the nicest people ever. Everything Taylor has said indicates they they've accepted her 100%.