Paul Pilkington's kid?

That's Paul's kid.

He is also on his 3rd D1 program. Oregon, Illinois and Weber State.

It is hard for some Utah kids to leave the state and realize people outside of the state have different lifestyles than they are used to. It is a real culture shock for some.

joh wrote:

It is hard for some Utah kids to leave the state and realize people outside of the state have different lifestyles than they are used to. It is a real culture shock for some.

Or you could try posting something relevant to Seth's situation. Seth started out at Oregon and then left for his two-year mission. By the time he had returned, his dad was coaching at Illinois so it only made sense for him to transfer. It made sense for him to transfer again after his dad left Illinois and Weber State, his dad's alma mater and nearby where Seth grew up, was an obvious choice.

His dad is coaching at Weber State.

Why does it "make sense" for Seth to transfer to where his dad coaches? Isn't a different option possible?

Disclaimer: I know neither Seth nor Paul, so I don't know the dynamics of the relationship.

Why would it make sense to follow his dad? Isn't Eugene one of THE places for distance runners? His dad was not coaching at Oregon before he left on his mission. Why didn't he go to Weber State originally? They have a fine tradition and his family was already there. I stand by my original statement.

joh wrote:

Why would it make sense to follow his dad? Isn't Eugene one of THE places for distance runners? His dad was not coaching at Oregon before he left on his mission. Why didn't he go to Weber State originally? They have a fine tradition and his family was already there. I stand by my original statement.

It makes "sense" in the sense that there was a good reason why he went from Oregon to Illinois, and now another good reason why he went from Illinois to Weber State. If my dad was a former world-class distance runner who had coached me to great success in high school and I now had the opportunity to be coached by him in college I would jump at the chance to transfer (i.e., it makes sense).

It's fine if you want to stand by your original statement, but it is still completely irrelevant (unless of course you would actually care to support your allegations with some sort of evidence).

Simple. You go BIG because you think that's what you SHOULD do. After a year or two you find out it's not all it's cracked up to be, then you fall back on something comfortable. MANY college students (not just athletes) do this.

Alan

joh wrote:

Why would it make sense to follow his dad? Isn't Eugene one of THE places for distance runners? His dad was not coaching at Oregon before he left on his mission. Why didn't he go to Weber State originally? They have a fine tradition and his family was already there. I stand by my original statement.

Seth's dad wan't coaching at Weber St. when Seth decided to go to Oregon, and when Seth got home from his mission the whole Oregon fiasco was going on. Why would he go back to Oregon when he wan't even sure how long Smith would be aroung and who the next coach would be. It made sense for him to go to Illinois to be coached by his dad. If he couldn't deal with being outside of Utah why didn't he go to Weber St. or BYU after his mission?

I just think its cool he's the guy who got 4th behind Ritz, Webb, and Hall at footlocker that year.

It's amazing to me how a simple question about a runner's identity can turn into a debate. I feel bad for bringing the kid's name up.

His father had an excellent career, coupled with a full-time gig as a teacher. I'm sure there are a few, but how many people can work full-time and run a 2:12 at or near age 40?

If I were Seth, I'd follow that comfort level, too.

Skinny Runner Dude wrote:

I just think its cool he's the guy who got 4th behind Ritz, Webb, and Hall at footlocker that year.

Actually, that was Millioen.