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History was set at Nuttycomb today, so you guys are instead blabbing on-and-on about Jakob?? Sorry guys, but that is not about what you titled this ‘breaking’ podcast.
History was set at Nuttycomb today, so you guys are instead blabbing on-and-on about Jakob?? Sorry guys, but that is not about what you titled this ‘breaking’ podcast.
In fairness, I caught it at the tail-end, so I’ll now listen to the replay to see what was said about Nuttycomb.
Looking at results of this further reinforces to me that some of the coaches at the big programs are not in fact coaches but recruiters - when have total studs destined for greatness they progress and finish in top 5 - but rest of the team way back.
Looking at results of this further reinforces to me that some of the coaches at the big programs are not in fact coaches but recruiters - when have total studs destined for greatness they progress and finish in top 5 - but rest of the team way back.
Much like all sports, the most highly acclaimed and recruited athletes typically perform better than those that didn't get full rides or walk-ons.
It's weird that there's so much talk of "developing athletes" in running. The goal in top tier DI athletics is to win, not to turn the odd walk-on into an AA.
I hate Alabama and Nick Saban, but am not so blinded that I can't see that recruiting and building a culture are also hallmarks of a great coach; it's not just Xs and Os.
Running is VERY light on Xs and Os compared to football, so recruiting and building a culture is paramount. This is more important than the actual workouts that are given.
Little long-winded, but in summary I feel a lot of posters here don't appreciate recruiting and culture as vital trademarks to being a great top tier DI cross country and track and field coach.
Looking at results of this further reinforces to me that some of the coaches at the big programs are not in fact coaches but recruiters - when have total studs destined for greatness they progress and finish in top 5 - but rest of the team way back.
Much like all sports, the most highly acclaimed and recruited athletes typically perform better than those that didn't get full rides or walk-ons.
It's weird that there's so much talk of "developing athletes" in running. The goal in top tier DI athletics is to win, not to turn the odd walk-on into an AA.
I hate Alabama and Nick Saban, but am not so blinded that I can't see that recruiting and building a culture are also hallmarks of a great coach; it's not just Xs and Os.
Running is VERY light on Xs and Os compared to football, so recruiting and building a culture is paramount. This is more important than the actual workouts that are given.
Little long-winded, but in summary I feel a lot of posters here don't appreciate recruiting and culture as vital trademarks to being a great top tier DI cross country and track and field coach.
I would push back on this a little bit. John Calipari, for example, gets tons of credit as a recruiter but Kentucky frequently falls up short (and sometimes very short) even when they have tons of top recruits on the roster. There are other coaches in college basketball who get less heralded recruits but through a system or development consistently have top teams.
The coolest thing ever is the side bar where you can see in real time where each team is at any moment. To me, I was a bit surprised that Fla and GT (women) finished ahead of ND who tracked down the board at the end.
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