I have it from very highly placed individuals that our malignant tumor, Brooks Johnson, has resigned as High Performance Director of USATF. Not sure whether this is immediate or at the end of the 08, but this is the best thing to come from USATF in a LONG time.
That does sound like the best news of the day.
Brooks Johnson is highly qualified for the position he has held. Oh wait, he wasn't the janitor was he? Skip that.
You are right, the best news I've heard in a while.
Brooks Johnson is one of the most intelligent track and field guys I have ever spoken with directly.
Brooks Johnson is also one of the most arrogant people I have ever met, in any venue.
Arrogance cancels out intelligence every time.
This is a good day for USA Track and field.
Who's next? Chaplin? Hightower?
That's a start....
Has he arranged for a severance package? Maybe something to replace his paycheck as "relay coach"....
That sound you hear is metal hitting Mondo - the Brooks Johnson national anthem.
Who should replace Brooks?
The word is that between now and the start of the convention, he's getting involved with Stephanie Hightower's campaign for president.
Prediction--if Stephanie gets elected, don't be surprised if he worms his way back in some capacity--he may try to weasel his way onto the new board of directors (you can't be a division chair if you want to be on the board of directors).
Bullshit. If you put lipstick on a pig it's still a pig.
It means nothing if Brooks is campaigning for Hightower. Same old same old.
Brooks will be back since no one survives better than him. Stanford, Training Center, Relays, HP. He'll come out of this smelling sweet.
The next question is does this spell the end of the big relay project?
Let's hope that the USOC decertifies USATF if Hightower gets elected president. There is no bigger racist in the sport than SH and she has caused nothing but trouble since she became involved
Good of him to jump off ship before being made to walk the plank. His high performance with the relay programs along with other events has been a sham. He and Orin will be very happy together in retirement.
I'd like to hear more about this allegation...
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I'd like to hear more about this allegation...
Hear, hear, he's outa here!
Damn I would hate if my Johnson quit. Whoever this Brook guy is must be pretty bummed... there's always Cialis.
So the front page sites a "conflict of interest". He decides this now????? There's been a huge (and blatant) conflict of interest for many years. Could it be the new CEO has more balls then the previous admins and gave him no choice but to quit?
I agree with you Ray. I think it should be taken a step further. That same conflict of interest should prohibit him from any other position with USATF. Just wait and see what he and Stephanie Hightower have up their sleeves.
Some Coach wrote:
Brooks Johnson is one of the most intelligent track and field guys I have ever spoken with directly..
You must work at McDonalds then.
I'm getting my black butt out here before one of you whitties mess with my pretty white wife. All of you people
can kiss my ass!!!