Bowerman Track IS DEAD

I hope he goes to Gjert. A serious post BTW.

If the assertions are true, Gjert should never be allowed in the sport again.

But golllllllyyyyy would it be fun to see what Grant could do under the Norwegian model. Fisher v. Ing. for the next 5 years? sign me up

Bull$hit

Nike Beaverton friend told me earlier this week that Fisher, Cranny, Seccafien, Thompson are all gone. I thought he was trying to wind me up but now this news is out I'm waiting on the other news to drop.

Fisher and Cranny are the last real poster boy/girl the team have. I don't see how the team moves on from this.

bowerman was always destined to die a slow death once jerry got the oregon job, and everybody was forced to move to eugene.

Yeah, I agree. Weird position to take unless the money was just too good to ignore.

BTC was dead in the water once Houlihan got busted.

Karissa had another haglunds surgery, on the other foot this time. I know this seems to be a common surgery these days with runners but Karissa has spent a lot of time in general with injuries under Jerry the past few seasons. I imagine she will leave similar to when Emily Infeld left with frustration over injuries (among other things).

Nah it was the move to Eugene.

So just Moh Ahmed and Justyn knight left there? Maybe Fisher left because he wasn't Canadian enough? Or didn't want to train with Knight - his NCAA nemesis.

What I don't understand is Hicks and Hamilton joining the team when it's in such a state of disarray. If Jerry wants to continue coaching pros, why not mend fences with the global talent he already has? None of this makes sense without more info.

... which Nike planned to shut down BTC after Houlihan's bust.

I think it was what happened on the Sedona track.

For the 1000th time, the poop incident was a French Canadian. OAC people on their podcast dropped that awhile back.

The move to Eugene 100% ruined BTC. People have families, people want to have a coaches full attention. Jerry is making 7 figures in total now so I’m sure he doesn't mind.

Jerry thought that he could keep Bowerman going until the 2024 Olympics and then shut it down and focus on the University of Oregon. But it looks like his athletes are deciding to bail a year early.

I agree with you. I couldn’t believe Hicks joined Bowerman, especially when it seemed like Stanford had a shot a the team title this year. Maybe he knew how much Stanford would suck this year, or maybe he was just ready to move on, but Bowerman was clearly on the downswing when he joined.

As for Hamilton? Maybe he figured Jerry did pretty well with Jager? I’m not sure which other groups have a proven steeple coach; seems like the good steppers are spread out.

*steeplers

Did they find out something more about the Burritos?

Is another burrito story going to come out soon? Are they leaving before it gets publicized?

Remember, Jerry had never heard of nandrolone

No, no and no. But yes, BTC handled their doping case very poorly in the long run. They should have said that it was just one rotten apple, and give that doper some cash so she wouldn't spill the beans. Then continue as if nothing happens.

Supporting the drug cheat and blaming AIU/WA/WADA/CAS reflected too poorly on the coaches and team members in the public opinion, so now they are voting with their feet, and Nike is taking notice.