Dunbar to Oregon

Hope this is not true, would hate to see him sell out.

Why would you leave a top 10 distance program for a team that got beat by Washington State ????

this is true

There were a lot of teams that got beat by WSU...

I hope you are joking... wrote:

Hope this is not true, would hate to see him sell out.

Why would you leave a top 10 distance program for a team that got beat by Washington State ????

We're talking about cross-country not football. Just because WSU sucks at football doesn't mean all their sports are bad. There are far worse teams in the Pac-12.

would be strange considering his dad, Marcus started as a Portland Pilot and transferred to Oregon back in the day.

Marcus was a 3:41 1500 runner at his peak.

beer? wrote:

would be strange considering his dad, Marcus started as a Portland Pilot and transferred to Oregon back in the day.

Marcus was a 3:41 1500 runner at his peak.

His father also roomed with Coach Conner, UP's current coach.

With one year left? Does that make any sense at all?

has he developed as much as he wanted? does he have to sit out a year?

Why is he transferring? Seems like an odd choice considering how well he and the team are doing in Portland.

If indeed it is true that Trevor Dunbar is soon to find himself training with Stinson, Fleet, etc., then bully good for him. The internet boards erupted when Lukas Verzbicas left Oregon so why am I not seeing positive posts about someone coming into the program? I would guess that scholarship funds (Verzbicas and Centrowitz leaving) might be suddenly available, perhaps even more than what he was offered as a freshman. He will have one more year of CC left and 3 years of track. Good luck Trevor.

They just hired Leach..WSU football will become good

Yep, it looks like he is headed for U of Oregon. He is a facebook friend of mine. This is a great add for the school!

What a dope why go to a program that lost it's best recruit to dopey triathlons it's best runner for a poor pro salary in addition to a team that can't even make nationals. He's a big idiot.

This is really a shame. Dunbar was progressing nicely at UP. Now he goes to Oregon where very few runners progress all that much. He'll be the leader of the Ducks next fall with Stinson, but they still won't challenge for a top three finish. Good luck, Trevor.

To quote the thread about Vin leaving to be the USATF CEO after 2012...

Expect him to lure in a big time transfer (poor bloke) to replace the hole left by Centro/Luke V. for Vin's final run for m&w outdoor track titles this season as UO head coach

Good move.

I dig Portland and Connor quite a bit - but UP is good because Connor gets a crap ton of guys to run a crap ton of miles. This is why they are a very good xc/10k program.

Dunbar, as talented as he is, is never going to run under 13:30 while in a Pilots uniform.

I'll continue to cheer for UP over Oregon but I can't fault the kid for wanting to get some specialized training.

He's had a good college career -- but I'll take a wild guess and assume he's hardly satisfied. For as dominant as he was coming out of HS, a couple of xc all-americans is hardly anything superb.

Good luck to both Portland and Dunbar this spring and next fall.

If he learns to not drink like the northern folks across the sea, he would probably improve some too. oh well, I had heard he was transferring, intresting he picked the ducks. Should fit in well and is still somewhat close to home

BigdunbarFan wrote:

He's had a good college career -- but I'll take a wild guess and assume he's hardly satisfied. For as dominant as he was coming out of HS, a couple of xc all-americans is hardly anything superb.

Good luck to both Portland and Dunbar this spring and next fall.

He wasn't in Derrick's and Puskedra's league in HS (yes, I know they were not the same year) and he has not been in college. Seems like he has progressed about as well as could reasonably be expected.

That said, if he feels like this is the best move for him then I'm glad he is going for it and hope it works out for the best.

While I can see where your assumptions come from, they are pretty general and mostly off-base. Portland has been way better at developing people than Oregon over the years, people are just mislead by the top-end talent, for which Vin is a master facilitator. Yes, Dunbar can run 3:57 at UO, and probably wouldn't have put his focus there at UP, but look at the 5k "development" since Vin has been at Oregon! UP gives Dunbar just as good an opportunity-if not better-to maximize his 5k potential. UP is about to have 4 first or second year guys challenging the 14-minute mark this spring, and most were barely recruited.