2019 College Track & Field Open Coaching Positions Discussion

Sick burn? What are you..9? Please. That stuff ran its course years ago. I don’t have time to write all this out again from a post geared to my obsessed stalker on another thread. Read. Enjoy. Move on and let’s talk jobs. Post all the articles you want. It means nothing. I’m too busy traveling the world being on TV and in magazines brother.

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Thank you. I have read it. Very compelling!

Just here to talk about sports, track and field, cross country, aliens, acting, etc.. If anyone would like to rehash my colossal collapse time and time and time again after seven years, can email me or call me. You have my number. I know who you are.

My message and statement on everything is simple: Don't f%$ck up your career and, more importantly, do not f^&ck up the boundaries between you and your athletes. It was easy to justify my behavior when I was living it. Of course. All humans can rationalize their deviant behavior in some way or another. There are coaches reading this right now that are making these same mistakes and justifying these poor decisions in their own ways. It is a selfish way to live.

When I resigned, and had to live through the well-deserved media bashing, it gave me a very unique perspective about life, coaching, relationships...everything. I lost everything: car, home, friends, job, career and, more importantly, my good name. A name of generations before me that were war heroes, leaders, humanitarians. I was humiliated. Embarrassed. Sad. Angry (mostly at myself). Devastated. However, I knew I brought it on myself and the only thing I could do was to be the best human being I can moving forward and I will ultimately be judged by my life after I resigned. End of the day, what I did was unethical. It wasn't immoral and it wasn't illegal. This is said not to justify my actions but certainly to place it in the proper context and not some crazy libelous/slanderous hyperbole.

I made the decision, right away, that I was going to not hide from this. I was not going to lie and try and talk my way out of it. I was going to face this head-on and be a man about it. I decided that I was going to take any and all punishment because it was not up to me to decide what was fair punishment. There are rules. There are ethical ideals. When you violate them, there are consequences. I basically ended up homeless (not proud of it but completely accept it was at my own undoing). I moved everything into storage and I literally lived out of my car for 18 months, traveling back-and-forth to NYC/Chicago/LA etc to try and make it as an actor and start from scratch.

I don't ever ask for sympathy, empathy or pity. I did this to myself and had to live with the consequences. I feel terrible for placing people in these positions. I also was able to objectively look at my life and my career and even reached out to random athletes from over 22 years to say, "I'm sorry. I could have and should have been nicer to you. I should have been more understanding. I should have listened more....life is too short and track and field is NOT that important."

Do yourself a favor and don't put yourself in this position. I am beyond fortunate to have found a new life and a new career and have found great success. When I was at rock bottom: I can tell you that there is a very real line (I mentioned this in another thread) where I can see where people are faced with a life changing decision. I have been to that point where the depression and the embarrassment is seemingly too great. I could never, ever cross that line, but I can see where people end up justifying that line as the "only way out."

More importantly, think about that young person with whom you are in the relationship. Think about how that is going to affect him or her. Think about what you are asking them to do in terms of lying to their friends and their family. The manipulation. The pain you are causing. I can tell you I think about that and it makes me sad to know I was 'that guy.' You do not want to be, 'that guy' or 'that woman.' If you care about other human beings, genuinely, you will feel what I feel but it will be too late. I know I was selfish and manipulative and wrong. Absolutely. Anyone that does the same should be given the same punishment. Of course.

Anyway....it is not about me or the past. I am not important enough to be a topic of discussion. Obviously there is a couple of people (one in particular) that choose to be obsessed with me and the past. Nothing that person can possibly say about me that has not already been said. Makes zero difference to my life. Any desire to rehash my poor decisions is a waste of time and energy as there is nothing you can possibly say that has not already been said on LRC, Runners World, ESPN, Deadspin, etc., etc..I just am here to talk track (greatest sport on the planet) and talk coaching or training. Anyone that listened to my radio show know that I am also good for a conversation on aliens, the Lunar landing, Ancient Aliens and various whiskeys and traveling the world.

Be good. Be honest. Be fair. Be a leader. Be an adult. Do these things and you won't have to walk a mile in my shoes. It was a rough ride but I completely brought it upon myself and I live with that. There are lessons to be learned....There is a great scene from Leap of Faith with Steve Martin.

WOW! Says a lot about what they think of their distance program. They thought it was hard to recruit distance folks there before, good luck now. No distance kid will take the program seriously. What a smack in the face.

Andrea had no chance at UNC. She wasn't hired until mid-August & had zero assistance until Lockhart arrived in mid-October. Several transferred/injured/redshirted before season & it was too late to recruit. HC was not involved & admin assistance was limited. On-campus/near-campus distance training areas don't exist; indoor track is obsolete & new outdoor track is an off-campus embarrassment. Even lost a week of coaching when campus was closed in September (hurricane). Toledo is probably a good proving ground since T/F is women only & MAC teams compete w/ similar resources. Plus Toledo is a big public university (>18,000) w/ a wide range of academic majors.

Self-praise. Hahahaa. Nice. Yeah rehashing being embarrassed on ESPN is something I absolutely love rehashing.

It was in response to the posting of a newspaper article (since taken down) for like the 1000th time rehashing old news.

But hey, you do you. Thanks for the commentary and I will file it with the rest. The world is a better place now that you’ve shared that. Enjoy your cubicle.

Now...finally...can we just talk about the jobs?

Rutgers hired their volunteer. Cocci

If the distance coach is going to be mid-d Pac-12 coach who was at USAs like scoop says, it would have to be Henner. My guess is Clark is weighing options. Vanhoy is still my prediction.

Kevin, the reason for bringing up the article again is because you decided to talk bad these other coaches. What you did was UNFORGETTABLE. Why are you even on this thread, you will obviously never coach at a university again. Enjoy your miserable life.

F@CK Kevin wrote:

Kevin, the reason for bringing up the article again is because you decided to talk bad these other coaches. What you did was UNFORGETTABLE. Why are you even on this thread, you will obviously never coach at a university again. Enjoy your miserable life.

Yo you need some tissue man?? I gotchu

Trick Bag wrote:

Shelbys sister wrote:

Where is houlihan headed after getting the pink slip at Cal?

Houlihan is one of the top 3 finalists for the UC Irvine job. If she isn’t hired there, look for her to be hired by an east coast school.

Your credibility went out the window when you claimed there were three finalists for the Anteater job. There are only two finalists. And Houlihan isn't one of them. But thanks for playing!

Indoor? wrote:

Yoiknowr wrote:

Northwoods last two head coaches didn’t run or coach at GVSU and neither even competed in the conference as athletes. Get your facts straight .

Firedup was referring to Northwood’s head XC coach Jeremy Wilk who did in fact go to GV.

Don't forget the Davenport head coach, who started his career as an assistant at GVSU. The only GLIAC schools not coached (for cross country at least) by people with GV connections are NMU, Lake State, PNW, Ferris, Ashland, and Parkside. The five GV-grad coached teams will in all probability sweep the top-5 places this year for the men...

Kleenex mike wrote:

F@CK Kevin wrote:

Kevin, the reason for bringing up the article again is because you decided to talk bad these other coaches. What you did was UNFORGETTABLE. Why are you even on this thread, you will obviously never coach at a university again. Enjoy your miserable life.

Yo you need some tissue man?? I gotchu

He needs more than Kleenex. It’s the Greg guy again. He posted same exact article and said the same exact thing like a month ago (nearly word for word) using the same CAPS, same poor grammar and even the same exact last sentence. He’s not important enough to even report the post.

I think he would be a great choice. Would give Stanford a female volunteer with his fiancé following him as well. Nice package deal.

Kleenex mike wrote:

F@CK Kevin wrote:

Kevin, the reason for bringing up the article again is because you decided to talk bad these other coaches. What you did was UNFORGETTABLE. Why are you even on this thread, you will obviously never coach at a university again. Enjoy your miserable life.

Yo you need some tissue man?? I gotchu

Sounds like a scorned woman who clearly hasn’t healed and gotten over it.

Be quiet about what Kevin did years ago crazy lady. It’s over move on. And yes it is forgettable.

They have their hire! Expect a female with 2 years of clipboard experience or less! You heard it here first!

Soon er wrote:

They have their hire! Expect a female with 2 years of clipboard experience or less! You heard it here first!

What job? You didn’t say the school genius

What job?! wrote:

Soon er wrote:

They have their hire! Expect a female with 2 years of clipboard experience or less! You heard it here first!

What job? You didn’t say the school genius

Oklahoma is my guess based on the username

It's in the username, I'm guessing Oklahoma

So who is the new coach at DU?