Breaking: USATF is SUING its former Board chair Mike Conley. This could get REAL interesting.

Wow, lots of lawsuits and defections. I wonder if the USOPC is looking at it from the standpoint of taking control.

It is a true cauldron of junior varsity types at USTAF.

After a few years in meetings together,

they sue each other.

There has to be a better way?!

Isn't Conley just another Nike sphinchter?

I have a very strong feeling that we don’t know even a small percentage of the waste, kickbacks, and self serving deals that go on behind the scenes at USATF. I can imagine that it is completely corrupt.

Yeah it's run by a bunch of self serving sleazebags starting with Max Siegal.

So what has Max done, except take his board approved salary and bonus? From the board the members and athletes voted in. A lot of people on here act like they have a clue and really don’t at all. Amazing how many post go back to Max and disregard the real issue or problem at hand - post that just goes into unnecessary personal attacks and just come from people that have no real insight, understanding of the business or anything intelligent to say.

I hope Conley’s lawyer files a countersuit against USATF. Let's air all of the dirty laundry.

USATF should be gearing up for an amazing opportunity in the 2028 LA Olympics. Imagine all the ways they could be supporting athletes, engaging fans and sponsoring programs to ramp up hype for a home Olympics. Instead, we’re having lawsuits and cutbacks at every turn. I fail to see the extraordinary leadership described of Max Siegel in the last few years. I hope this isn’t the case, but it looks like they are going to majorly fumble the opportunity in LA 2028.

Too bad. Always thought he was a solid point guard. At least he finally got his all star selection

It'll be a SLAM DUNK

USATF only has 5 people in the office these days. Max, Renee, the Marine body guard, the cute media girl, and the Indian IT high schooler who manages dozens of offshore gig websters for $2 per hour. They have no money. Yhe WC22, OT24 abomination destroyed USATF forever.

With USATF’s revenue remaining flat for a decade despite inflation and a historic Nike deal, and now facing both internal upheaval and legal disputes, what specific strategic missteps or missed opportunities, such as in media rights, grassroots development, or commercial innovation, have contributed to the federation’s stagnation, and what structural reforms are realistically possible before LA28 to reverse course?

I have posted the complaint on my website and on Facebook.

USATF just completed is highest ever revenue producing year in 2024. Not sure where you get flat? Is that fact or a narrative you are trying to push due to unnecessary hatred towards the organization or individuals that lead it? Get off the band wagon, because it’s going to overturn soon.

Seems like they are trying to scapegoat Conley.

Then why did Nike/USATF cancel NYGP Bermuda LAGP etc if they are doing so great?

Once again, making comments on things you don’t understand or have the facts too. Bermuda wasn’t working financially, people were not going, LA was let go because it didn’t make sense to do two professional meets in the same location within weeks of each other with the an already struggling market, USATF did not own the NYCGP and their sponsorship of the event actually increased significantly from prior years, the event owner Global Athletics cancelled it. GST really created a disaster for the domastic meets. The NYCGP was also sponsored by Asics not Nike.