Sydney McLaughlin going pro this summer????

If and when she turns pro, she is not leaving her college coach and his system. And she signs with NB.

Could she be a medal contender in the 400H AND flat 400 in 2020? Would such a double be feasible?

bloviating wrote:

If and when she turns pro, she is not leaving her college coach and his system. And she signs with NB.

No way does she go pro and not go Nike or Adidas.

....Unless NB REALLY steps it up there is no way they can afford her million dollar a year + contract she'll easily be worth.

Sydney has the physical gifts AND the x factor for helping transcend T&Fs usual limited attraction by the masses.

Said this months ago, the only way Flo would coach Mclauglin as a pro is if she came and ran for him for a year as a Wildcat.

Floreal also says it looks that's the way she's leaning

“I think right now turning pro is what she’s leaning toward,” Floreal says in late May. “She’s sort of done everything that she could do in a year. It’s been full and she’s done it all. If she comes back next year, then people hold you accountable to the previous year and it creates pressure. In my gut, it makes sense. If she doesn’t want to, that’s fine with me. We’re not 100% sure what the decision is yet but her parents are evaluating.”

https://www.si.com/edge/2018/06/07/eldrick-floreal-kentucky-track-and-field-coach-sydney-mclaughlin

What Centro's contract?

Sydneys parents are idiots. They've always been quoted as caring about a quality education over money, acting like sydney wont make enough to retire and live an extremely fulfilling life post running. Sydney if you're reading this please go pro. You're missing out on so much money.

SydneyILY wrote:

Sydneys parents are idiots. They've always been quoted as caring about a quality education over money, acting like sydney wont make enough to retire and live an extremely fulfilling life post running. Sydney if you're reading this please go pro. You're missing out on so much money.

Thank you anonymous internet person! I have seen the light, my parents are idiots and I will go pro this summer. I never would have decided without you, oh brilliant internet person!

Thanks ;)

~Syd

Its me, Sydney wrote:

SydneyILY wrote:

Sydneys parents are idiots. They've always been quoted as caring about a quality education over money, acting like sydney wont make enough to retire and live an extremely fulfilling life post running. Sydney if you're reading this please go pro. You're missing out on so much money.

Thank you anonymous internet person! I have seen the light, my parents are idiots and I will go pro this summer. I never would have decided without you, oh brilliant internet person!

Thanks ;)

~Syd

Absolutely praying this is actually Sydney! Even if it's not, still really funny. +1000

bleu wrote:

I hope she stays with the Kentucky coach.

She will follow him to Austin, along with carter, Harrison and Camacho-Quinn..

Also, if Kentucky were going for a national title wouldn’t Sydney also have run the 200 or the 400 as well?

Yeppers wrote:

bleu wrote:

I hope she stays with the Kentucky coach.

She will follow him to Austin, along with carter, Harrison and Camacho-Quinn..

Also, if Kentucky were going for a national title wouldn’t Sydney also have run the 200 or the 400 as well?

What are you talking about? Texas has a great Coach already in Tonja Buford-Bailey who was a great 400 hurdler in her day 5th All Time World at 400H.

Mclaughlin will stay with Coach Floreal at Kentucky, Bailey will remain the Texas Coach.

Right,right wrong wrote:

bloviating wrote:

If and when she turns pro, she is not leaving her college coach and his system. And she signs with NB.

No way does she go pro and not go Nike or Adidas.

....Unless NB REALLY steps it up there is no way they can afford her million dollar a year + contract she'll easily be worth.

Sydney has the physical gifts AND the x factor for helping transcend T&Fs usual limited attraction by the masses.

I'm calling it...

Seven year deal at $15-20million

She'll be launched as the biggest female athlete star in the world, and she'll earn every bit of it.

I wish track had that type of appeal. We will probably not find out what she gets but I don't thin it will be as large as you are projecting. Ask the people at the office if they know U Bolt or S McLaughlin. You will get about 50% for Bolt but only 5% for McLaughlin. Hopefully over time, she gets to the level of Bolt.

Predictor wrote:

I wish track had that type of appeal. We will probably not find out what she gets but I don't thin it will be as large as you are projecting. Ask the people at the office if they know U Bolt or S McLaughlin. You will get about 50% for Bolt but only 5% for McLaughlin. Hopefully over time, she gets to the level of Bolt.

They may not know her name now, but if you say “teenager that ran for Team USA at the olympics” they will know who you’re talking about.

bleu wrote:

I hope she stays with the Kentucky coach.

I think its why she went there in the first place.

A solid year with a coach she wanted, with all the 'protections' that College sport offers.

sillyman wrote:

bleu wrote:

I hope she stays with the Kentucky coach.

I think its why she went there in the first place.

A solid year with a coach she wanted, with all the 'protections' that College sport offers.

I think Floreal is encouraging her to turn pro so that he can start a one-and-done recruiting system like Calipari.

Its me, Sydney wrote:

SydneyILY wrote:

Sydneys parents are idiots. They've always been quoted as caring about a quality education over money, acting like sydney wont make enough to retire and live an extremely fulfilling life post running. Sydney if you're reading this please go pro. You're missing out on so much money.

Thank you anonymous internet person! I have seen the light, my parents are idiots and I will go pro this summer. I never would have decided without you, oh brilliant internet person!

Thanks ;)

~Syd

I, too, hope this is really Sydney. If so, keep doing what you are doing. We need more running heroes. And to you Mr. Anonymous Internet Person (I really like that), where in the rules does it say that one must compete for a school to receive a quality education there?

We know the NFL policy on higher education: At least three years from high school graduation. We know MLB's policy: Either go in straight out of high school or do four full years in college. I don't know hockey's policy. Tennis and golf are like T&F, do what ever you want. I have a cousin whom was a one and done, NBA. Now the NBA is done. IMO, if you are going to bother to go to college, stay there for at least two school years. I don't like that MLB, NFL and NBA have mandatory requirements, but stay another school year Sydney!

Don't do it! wrote:

We know the NFL policy on higher education: At least three years from high school graduation. We know MLB's policy: Either go in straight out of high school or do four full years in college. I don't know hockey's policy. Tennis and golf are like T&F, do what ever you want. I have a cousin whom was a one and done, NBA. Now the NBA is done. IMO, if you are going to bother to go to college, stay there for at least two school years. I don't like that MLB, NFL and NBA have mandatory requirements, but stay another school year Sydney!

She is not dropping out of school... just ending her collegiate eligibility. Stay at Kentucky, keep working with her coach and with access to all facilities, just running for Nike instead (and getting paid big buck$). It's a no-brainer.