After 8 years as an assistant, two-time Olympic gold medalist Quincy Watts has been named the Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at USC. Quincy will need experienced people at his side if he is going to be successful. He will need a lot of help!!!
Just because he's an Olympian, no guarantee he will connect with teenagers and those in early twenties. Smith Gilbert did a great job at USC.
Smith Gilbert did a great job wrote:
Just because he's an Olympian, no guarantee he will connect with teenagers and those in early twenties. Smith Gilbert did a great job at USC.
Smith Gilbert is more personable than Watts, so I think he won't be able to recruit as well.
You clearly have no idea what you are talking about. SMDH
Quincy Watts was so dominant in 1992 after being a blip on the radar in 1991 (44.98).
He set the Olympic 400m record in both the semifinals and then again in the finals (43.50).
He never got a World or Olympic 400m before or since that year.
He never broke 44 again and only broke 45 in two other seasons after that.
He has IAAF results all the way up until 2001.
His season best in 2000 was 46.30.
He was a big flash in the pan.
You cannot be serious wrote:
You clearly have no idea what you are talking about. SMDH
Clearly. You're the only poster in this thread who has a clue. Quincy is a great choice and will be fantastic representative for USC and his program.
Fight On wrote:
You cannot be serious wrote:
You clearly have no idea what you are talking about. SMDH
Clearly. You're the only poster in this thread who has a clue. Quincy is a great choice and will be fantastic representative for USC and his program.
Exactly. People are acting like it's hard to convince kids to go to USC🤣🤣
USC is a severely overrated has a school and an athletic department. 🤪
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Star wrote:
Quincy Watts was so dominant in 1992 after being a blip on the radar in 1991 (44.98).
He set the Olympic 400m record in both the semifinals and then again in the finals (43.50).
He never got a World or Olympic 400m before or since that year.
He never broke 44 again and only broke 45 in two other seasons after that.
He has IAAF results all the way up until 2001.
His season best in 2000 was 46.30.
He was a big flash in the pan.
Ran on the WR 4 x 400 team in 1993. Not too shabby
In the 1993 Individual 400m Final, where Watts was expected to challenge his relay teammates Michael Johnson and Butch Reynolds, his custom built Nike shoe disintegrated as he was coming off the final turn. Continuing to run, he still managed fourth place
If you're a Bruin of course you'll talk smack about USC, but all the rankings aside USC has a terrific alumni network and graduates with bachelor's degrees are more likely to get decent jobs than from most other universities. Whoever preceded Smith Gilbert must have been dozing because USC should be able to land many of the top sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers every year. Watts should be fine, esp. if he surrounds himself with experienced coaches.
Smith Gilbert did a great job wrote:
Just because he's an Olympian, no guarantee he will connect with teenagers and those in early twenties. Smith Gilbert did a great job at USC.
He has been an assistant coach for 8 years so I am thinking he has done some recruiting and the talent coming in has been pretty good. Yes she did. Tough act to follow.
blue 7 wrote:
If you're a Bruin of course you'll talk smack about USC, but all the rankings aside USC has a terrific alumni network and graduates with bachelor's degrees are more likely to get decent jobs than from most other universities. Whoever preceded Smith Gilbert must have been dozing because USC should be able to land many of the top sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers every year. Watts should be fine, esp. if he surrounds himself with experienced coaches.
Any word on exactly who his assistant coaches will be?
I've heard that several of the current USC assistant coaches will follow Caryl Smith Gilbert to Georgia.
WinnytheBish wrote:
Fight On wrote:
Clearly. You're the only poster in this thread who has a clue. Quincy is a great choice and will be fantastic representative for USC and his program.
Exactly. People are acting like it's hard to convince kids to go to USC🤣🤣
I think you would have to go to great lengths to not convince a kid to go there. I mean parents are desperate to get their kids into USC.
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