Jerry Schumacher deserves to be fired

Throw in James Harding.

Harden has also definitely under preformed since his time with the Rockets, but I think the Clippers are a good spot for him

Your thesis is based on a showcase meet in late March?

Schumacher has seemingly lost the plot. The high volume, high intensity training methods were working for a time, for some of his pros. But he's pushed it too far for even the most talented athletes to handle. Woody's and Frerichs' interviews were telling. Woody felt he was forced to do too much being a work horse for Grant, and Frerichs said she didn't like that Jerry changed the training to add even more workouts a week. He's running people into the ground.

Relax, he’s smart. He has a smart staff around him. He will get them dialed in and figured out.

It’s a young team they will get a lot better. This was a very soft opener.

Although it would be really funny if he kept stock piling talent and they all sucked

But none of this is a secret. Even people like you and I know what Jerry's M.O. is. So I am sure these elite runners know what they are getting into when they signed up to run with him.

They know there is a chance they won't survive Jerry's system, but for them the potential to be the "one in ten who flourishes" in this system is worth the risk.

Ha Jerry's M.O. is his only runner currently in the position to contend for a medal atm, and even his fourth place finish doesn't help him trend in position to medal in a field composed of a combination of Fisher, Ingebrigsten, Kejelcha, Cheptegei, Barega, Aregawi, Ebenyo, Kiplimo, Gebriwhet

his 'only runner currently in the position to contend for a medal atm' already has more global track hardware than Fisher, Aregawi, Kejelja, and Ebenyo combined.

so maybe not as horrible of a coach as we are being led to believe

"global track hardware"
Mo Ahmed: 2020 5000m silver, 2019 5000m bronze
Kejelcha age 26: 2019 10000m silver (doesn't include indoor titles in the 3000m in 2016 and 2018)
Ebenyo age 28: 2023 10000m silver

Also all the men that I listed are currently ranked above Ahmed in either the 5000m or 10000m, have more/better global medals, or are WR holders in an event and have 2 bronze (+ a ton of XC medals) (kiplimo)

(are currently ranked above Ahmed in either the 5000m or 10000m OR have more/better global medals)*

Dont forget Archie Noakes from Australia (13.52 5k) he was doing pretty good before he also got injured

He's in the worst place on Earth to coach.

The new training paradigm shift includes the following:

Intense Cross Training for discipline.

Kombucha for proper gut health.

Tanning for maximum Vitamin D levels.

And, humidity is the new altitude.

Expect Great Things!!!

Mo Ahmed is a great runner and a good person.

Make no mistake though about the Canadian versus USA system for selecting athletes. Canada, if you run the Olympic qualifying time (which wasn’t always as hard as today) you are essentially on the team given the lack of depth of runners. In the USA the Olympic trials is tough given the depth of athletes capable or having the Olympic standard ahead of the Trials. The one day to perform Trials doesn’t always get the best runners and because it is a ways out from the actual Olympics peaking for both is a major problem.

Agreed.

Don't forget these pros have already filtered through the college system proving themselves as even more talented and durable. And their bodies are 5-10 years more mature. And they dedicate all day every day to recovery.

College students aren't any of those things.

Yes - but shouldn't it be easier to get college students on the right diet?

The curse of being coach JS.

overrated and kids will soon stop dreaming of Oregon, if they haven't already. There is a lot more knowledge out there than there was when he did what he did at Wisconsin. Hard to believe there are kids out there who would rather run for him than mike smith.

And then there are several really good regional coaches for kids who aren't looking to move 2000 miles away.