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17 years ago 01/26/2007 6:51am EST

re: wolverine Bo

wolverine Bo wrote:
Gary needs to be coaching his new track team instead of giving clinics; he doesn't currently coach any great distance runners!

I couldn't help but have a somewhat similar thought about the situation. Clearly, Gary has some talented post collegiates and college runners. Gary's runners have had a fairly bad last 1 year period though. Fairly bad meaning, nowhere near the level they had been at the previous runner. Not just one runner, but almost all of them. Hopefully what ever lead the team such highs the year before can restored. Lots of talent down in OSU.

17 years ago 01/26/2007 7:06am EST

re: Petey

should have read: nowhere near the level they had been at the previous year.

17 years ago 01/26/2007 7:57am EST

re: Petey

I see your point to an extent. What you have to understand though, is that in my opinion Ohio State is still a developing program. Unlike the Arkansas and Stanford programs, Ohio State has really put more effort into it's distance programs. If you look at where Gary has taken the team since his tenure began, you have to give Gary his props. He takes a lot of in state talent and develops them into National/World class athletes (I.E.- Ian, Myers, Olinger, etc.). You have to expect that with a developing program that there are going to be pockets of set backs. But, you can bet that where the program may seems to have taken a step backwards, it will take two steps forward.

There is a TON of talent on the team as we speak: See, Ealy, Baylo, and many other (not to leave anyone out)

Gary is taking the programs in the right direction. With the recent additions of a H.S. 4:06 1600 and 8:52 3200 runners you can bet that fast times will continue to come out of Columbus.

17 years ago 01/26/2007 9:44am EST

re: wolverine Bo

Just a reminder that there is no need to respond to a completely moronic / ignorant thread. Except of course as I am doing in my role as moron detector. Speaking at an off-season clinic in order to share his knowledge of the sport and promote better performances from our athletes needs no defense. And by the way it is a great recruiting tool. He gets to meet hundreds of high school and juco coaches and develop relationships that will serve him well in his coaching duties down the road. It's simply great national exposure for his program. Wolverine Bo needs to be doing anything else besides posting ignorant slop on these boards.

17 years ago 01/26/2007 12:57pm EST

re: moron detector

I interviewed Gary regarding Olinger last season coming off that 8:19 steeplechase and asked if that trip had maybe hurt his chances to win an NCAA title last Spring out in Sacramento?

Gary responded close to that Brian could've handled both if Gary had done a better job periodizing seasons. However, because of that redshirt season and European tour, Brian, who had run a PR of 8:49 before that red-shirt season, began thinking about the Olympic Games.

I wish more college coaches would have that kind of vision. There are many better speakers who have accomplished way more than Coach Gary, but he may be the most open with his opinions.

It will be interesting to see how the new position will help or hurt his coaching of distance runners.

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