Chris Miltenberg leaving Stanford to take over as director of T&F/CC at UNC

grapecrushhhhhh wrote:

Penis sula wrote:

Rob Conner is your man.

Hell yeah he is, but I just don't see him leaving Portland. Not every coach likes dealing with big school stuff and big time recruits (who are either big hits or big misses). Plus, they're building him an all-weather facility and he gets plenty of Nike money.

Portland is already one of the top programs in the nation, and he receives low pressure to maintain that. It has to be pretty nice

I think we'll see something similar to Oregon where when the coach left they brought in a great coach from a 2nd tier program(Ben thomas from VT) not sure who that will be.

bigballerwoman wrote:

Lauren Fleshman is my darkhorse candidate to turn Stanford back into winners.

Hi Lauren! Getting tired of Bend?

Iwsudjaosn wrote:

grapecrushhhhhh wrote:

Hell yeah he is, but I just don't see him leaving Portland. Not every coach likes dealing with big school stuff and big time recruits (who are either big hits or big misses). Plus, they're building him an all-weather facility and he gets plenty of Nike money.

Portland is already one of the top programs in the nation, and he receives low pressure to maintain that. It has to be pretty nice

Rob has carved out a wonderful niche in cross country, but again, not a single NCAA track qualifier.you would get killed by that stat at Stanford. Stanford, is a different beast compared to comfortable Portland.

Marcus O’Sullivan at Villanova would be a great coach for the Stanford.

Maybe he is looking for a change and a new challenge.

He has done it all and has the personality traits that Stanford looks for.

Marcus O’Sullivan would be a great fit at Stanford wrote:

Marcus O’Sullivan at Villanova would be a great coach for the Stanford.

Maybe he is looking for a change and a new challenge.

He has done it all and has the personality traits that Stanford looks for.

Stanford couldn’t find a better candidate for the job then Marcus O’Sullivan.

Why not leave Philadelphia for Palo Alto? I would in a heartbeat.

The kids on the team would love him. He would coach and mentor them well. He would serve the university well.

Perfect fit.

Marcus is a wonderful person and certainly was a tremendous athlete, but the Villanova program is very average. I don’t think people understand the hustle and pressure the Stanford Director has in him/her. He is managing a whole track team, hosting super high level meets in cross country and outdoors, and anything less than a trophy at NCAA meets is a failure. Marcus is not interested in that type of hustle (nor are many others who also possess the skills to do so effectively).

The Farm is not for most coaches.

What do you mean Drew Hunter couldn’t get into Stanford?

That would be wild. Could make a lot of sense though. Most would gladly pick up and move to San Fran. Colleen’s boyfriend lives in the Bay Area part of the year for work I believe too

codaayyee wrote:

What do you mean Drew Hunter couldn’t get into Stanford?

He means that he didn’t get in. He visited and was ready to commit, but school wanted to see his final grades for semester because he had a couple of prior C’s. His grades weren’t up to snuff, so then, he was denied admission and committed to Oregon.

Here are the best/most realistic candidates in my mind and why or why not they might be interested.

Andy & Maurice Powell - Stanford Alums. But just got to Washington last year and might not be ready to make that change right now. I would also think they could have gone in 2012 had they wanted to but didn’t show any interest.

Mike Smith - Could he have any more success at NAU than he’s already had? That kind of success is not sustainable so he could head to Stanford to put himself in a position to compete for Championships year after year. However he seems to fit the NAU/Flagstaff culture and is probably tested like a King there. That along with academic standards being much lower at NAU makes recruiting a little easier.

Joe Franklin - Probably wants out of UNM now that his program’s funding is being slashed. But Stanford’s academic model doesn’t fit his strategy of recruiting foreigners.

Ed Eyestone - Has made BYU a consistent distance power and since becoming director has seen an improvement in other event groups. Maybe a fun way to end his career? But most likely a BYU lifer.

Jerry Schumacher- someone else mentioned this and I actually wouldn’t be shocked by it. If he wants to get back into the college game, this is a great opportunity. Timing is bad though with the Olympics just one year away.

Michelle Eisenreich - Was associate head coach at Stanford for a few years before taking the head women’s job at Princeton. Also has director experience at Brown. Obviously knows how to handle the academic rigors for the students. But hasn’t done anything spectacular with the team at Princeton and Stanford can probably attract a more accomplished candidate.

A few others that seem less likely to me but could be possibilities are Jon Gondack at Penn State, Beth Alford Sullivan at Tennessee, Mike McGuire at Michigan, Diljeet Taylor at BYU, Tonja Buford Bailey who has head coach experience at Illinois and Texas, and Martin Smith at Iowa State.

Vin was certainly the master, but do not be fooled, Stanford can get anyone into school they want. They use this ridiculous Admissions standards and it's late in the game timelines to hold recruits hostage and sometimes wait until even after NXN/Footlocker to decide who they actually want. Throw in the insanely manipulative 'aid packages' and you can get most anybody into school and afford them. Pull up their roster and see how many absolute stud recruits they have stockpiled. It is the trade off for the other posts that are equally accurate in that there is some serious pressure to coach there.

GREGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG METCALFE!

codaayyee wrote:

What do you mean Drew Hunter couldn’t get into Stanford?

Academics.

Marcus O’Sullivan.

Rojo - They expect CHAMPIONSHIPS at Stanford. National Titles. Being on the podium is not good enough. Having all-americans and an individual national champion per year on the track is not good enough cutting it. Was he in danger of getting the axe? No. He is a great coach and leader. Is there immense pressure from administration to produce national titles each year in every sport? Yes. These are the realities of working at Stanford and I imagine that wears on you.

Anyone hear anything yet about assistants for UNC?

I think the absolute best choice for Stanford would be Mick Byrne

It will be nice to see Lane and McGorty in Carolina blue next year.