Listen from 1:55. I can count on one hand the number of times I've heard D1 coaches (or any coach at any level) say they personally administered poor training and have taken that level of accountability on themselves. The athletic world would be a much better place with this kind of humility.
Whenever I've heard mike smith in an interview or a podcast, it's almost like the training is secondary to everything else. And honestly at the highest level when most people are doing 90% of the same stuff he's probably right.
I’ll never forgive him for ruining German Fernandez
I honestly do not know if anyone could have saved German from his injuries. Even with all the Nike resources, they could not keep him healthy enough to be elite anymore.
Wetmore, for one, is known for owning his teams’ underperformances at nattys. Don’t know if he also owns the eating disorders his attitude and communication engender, tho.
Listen from 1:55. I can count on one hand the number of times I've heard D1 coaches (or any coach at any level) say they personally administered poor training and have taken that level of accountability on themselves. The athletic world would be a much better place with this kind of humility.
The only reason Smith is successful is because Heins taught him everything and handed him the keys to a golden lamborghini. He had by far the most talented team on paper and only won based on a tie breaker. I am not impressed.
Listen from 1:55. I can count on one hand the number of times I've heard D1 coaches (or any coach at any level) say they personally administered poor training and have taken that level of accountability on themselves. The athletic world would be a much better place with this kind of humility.
The only reason Smith is successful is because Heins taught him everything and handed him the keys to a golden lamborghini. He had by far the most talented team on paper and only won based on a tie breaker. I am not impressed.
If Mike Smith wins one title the year after Heins wins, sure.
Listen from 1:55. I can count on one hand the number of times I've heard D1 coaches (or any coach at any level) say they personally administered poor training and have taken that level of accountability on themselves. The athletic world would be a much better place with this kind of humility.
The only reason Smith is successful is because Heins taught him everything and handed him the keys to a golden lamborghini. He had by far the most talented team on paper and only won based on a tie breaker. I am not impressed.
NAU did not have the most talented team on paper this year, Stanford did.
does he "own" it when his athletes are unemployable because they got a degree at a 5th- rate institution ?
There’s a lot of reasons people are unemployable, the college you attended is not. A business degree at NAU is worth more than women’s studies degree at Stanford.
does he "own" it when his athletes are unemployable because they got a degree at a 5th- rate institution ?
There’s a lot of reasons people are unemployable, the college you attended is not. A business degree at NAU is worth more than women’s studies degree at Stanford.
this is 1000% not true. Maybe it makes you feel better about your "lumberjack" BS. The connections alone at stanford are worth more than knowing a few runners in flag.
The only reason Smith is successful is because Heins taught him everything and handed him the keys to a golden lamborghini. He had by far the most talented team on paper and only won based on a tie breaker. I am not impressed.
NAU did not have the most talented team on paper this year, Stanford did.
NAU had BY FAR the most talented team:
Nico - high school times of 7:56 and 13:40, 13:11 last year
Bosley - 4:07 mile 8:50 2 mile pre-super shoes, 13:25 last year
Kusche - transfered in as 3:57 miler and 7:50 3k, ran 1:47 in high school in south africa
Hasty - 4:00 mile and 8:00 3k in high school pre-supershoes
Sahlman - speaks for himself
Raff - 8:54 at altitude in high school
Stanford's times looked strong on the surface but none of their athletes have EVER broken 4 in the mile or an equivalent in the 1500. NAU had 6 that ran 3:39 or faster for 1500 last year with Nico and Kusche at 3:37.