Cruz Culpepper enters the transfer portal

good god stop it wrote:

BOHICA wrote:

I'd love to see him go somewhere like Adams State and show up at invitationals to dust D1 studs.

And get a degree that you can’t use in the real world? Yeah makes sense .

Says a college or Hs kid. Employers don’t look at where your degree is from.

I'd love to see him go somewhere like Adams State and show up at invitationals to dust D1 studs.[/quote]

And get a degree that you can’t use in the real world? Yeah makes sense .[/quote]

Says a college or Hs kid. Employers don’t look at where your degree is from.[/quote]

Eh yeah they actually do, particularly for a first job. I guarantee you a resume with a degree from Washington comes across my desk it is going to get a good look. One from Adams St, will be put in the circular file unless it comes as a referral.

Heard he's looking at Newbury Park..

rojo wrote:

But in general, this thread and all threads like it crack me up. Yet another example of people overreacting to the role of a coach. I"m not saying a coach isn't important but the coach is the jockey.

Perfect point - Brodey Hastey only ran 15:02/30:31 at Big Sky? I thought Mike Smith was GOD.

Can we stop anointing / crucifying these coaches every other year? Powell is great, Smith is great, Wetmore is great.

Agree to a certain point but you have to admit that losing a blue chip recruit like Culpepper after just one year is not a good look.

Does it mean that Cruz is too high maintenance or that Powell has a low EQ. Either way it's on the coach to recruit, train, motivate, and retain his athletes. If there was a personality conflict he shouldn't have been recruited in the first place.

As to Hastey, I wonder if, in the back of his head, he feels like he made the mistake of a lifetime transferring to NAU. Thomas is looking more and more like a genius.

OC4 wrote:

I'd love to see him go somewhere like Adams State and show up at invitationals to dust D1 studs.

And get a degree that you can’t use in the real world? Yeah makes sense .[/quote]

Says a college or Hs kid. Employers don’t look at where your degree is from.[/quote]

Eh yeah they actually do, particularly for a first job. I guarantee you a resume with a degree from Washington comes across my desk it is going to get a good look. One from Adams St, will be put in the circular file unless it comes as a referral.[/quote]

Nice job pretending you're actually calling the shots at your company, and then using your imaginary position to back up your argument.

OC4 wrote:

I'd love to see him go somewhere like Adams State and show up at invitationals to dust D1 studs.

And get a degree that you can’t use in the real world? Yeah makes sense .[/quote]

Says a college or Hs kid. Employers don’t look at where your degree is from.[/quote]

Eh yeah they actually do, particularly for a first job. I guarantee you a resume with a degree from Washington comes across my desk it is going to get a good look. One from Adams St, will be put in the circular file unless it comes as a referral.[/quote]

His old man's trash degree from CU hasn't exactly held him back.

Maybe he got tired of all the homeless camps in Seattle (of course he is probably pretty used to dirty hippies up in Boulder). Maybe he could only take so much of the cloudy, rainy days.

Chief Niwot wrote:

LossBoss wrote:

Didn't Culpepper train with Team Boss in HS

And Brad Hudson prior to that.

And now add Johnson to the list.

Makes you wonder if it's his parents who keep steering him all over the place or if its himself but he seems to have commitment issues.

Sure, he was really gifted, but he basically gave his HS and its great coach the finger his senior year so he could be coached privately, race better competitors, and break 4. ....Never mind that he could've raced some of the best in Sprout, Wolfe, or Sado, or that he had one of the best HS coaches in the country or that he did not break 4 anyways.

He may also be suffering the fate of not being able to tolerate that he is not the most talented 800/miler at UW or get special attention from coach.

Or perhaps he is just homesick and wants to be closer to his friends and family in CO.

....Either way, that's a lot of talent to be changing coaches every single year. Hopefully he finds his spot and sticks with it for a while.

Powell not Johnson!

Late night

Fasterer wrote:

Powell not Johnson!

Late night

I'm sure Robert Johnson is still trying to take credit for everything that Andy and Mauricia do.

Luv2Run wrote:

sleuth 1000 wrote:

Well that was quick... almost makes sense though. His results have been decent but he's never made the jump that a lot of people expected him to make going from high school to college, especially considering his incredible genetics.

Of course, there's probably a couple reasons that we don't know about either.

The expectations on that kid were high. Felt bad for him.

Im not familiar w this guy. can anyone shed more light on him for the layman?

I figure he's gotta be hurt or having some personal/family issues -- why else would he not run at the West Prelim and then enter the portal after NCAAs?

Alan realized the "great" coaches' track record includes all of his athletes being crushed on the track every day. Zero long-term development, and complete apathy for what happens when they leave. The truly great coaches care about running fast AND leaving something for the future. The "great coach" at Niwot tries to get adult potential out of the athletes at 18 years of age. They leave nothing. Only one good Niwot athlete ever post-collegiately, who happened to NOT be coached by anyone on the Niwot staff. Smart move on the Cranny's part...

At least the parents are happy living their glory days through their kids.

I will agree that it isn't the only factor, however. The parents should just butt out probably. It's a lot different being a HS athlete now than in the mid-late 90's.

Nico Young, Colin Sahlman, Lex Young, and Jace Aschenbrenner all sub 8:50 in two years. Multiple other kids sub 9. All from the same high school that never produced any distance runners prior to coach's arrival. Tell me the coach isn't meaningful.

Correct that:

Nico, Colin, Lex, and Jace, all sub 8:45 in 2020-21 from one high school.

https://www.milesplit.com/videos/444931/jace-aschbrenner-844-3200m

Bettingfool wrote:

Heard he's looking at Newbury Park..

LOL POTD

Fasterer wrote:

Chief Niwot wrote:

And Brad Hudson prior to that.

And now add Johnson to the list.

Makes you wonder if it's his parents who keep steering him all over the place or if its himself but he seems to have commitment issues.

FWIW, Alan had a private coach in high school so individual agenda scholarship lust isn't something new in that family.

Can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Looks like he is 6th on the depth chart at UW.

Prpbable never been is a situation where he is considered JV.

Winner Winner wrote:

Bettingfool wrote:

Heard he's looking at Newbury Park..

LOL POTD

Imagine what that coach could do with real talent, not like the scrubs he’s had to coach the past few years.