Benjamins wrote:
Somebody link his contract offer if possible. How much is he gonna get paid and what’s the break down.
Not in any of the articles I can find. In a few weeks or months you can FOIA it, though.
Benjamins wrote:
Somebody link his contract offer if possible. How much is he gonna get paid and what’s the break down.
Not in any of the articles I can find. In a few weeks or months you can FOIA it, though.
Benjamins wrote:
Somebody link his contract offer if possible. How much is he gonna get paid and what’s the break down.
I assume that's not possible now, but I also assume he would make enough for his salary to be made public through VA's sunshine act.
RoJoNoGoHost wrote:
With Vin & Mike Reilly departing it begs the question of who will bid and organize the hosting of meets in Eugene. This departure rings of a giant F you to many at USATF and in Eugene. Robert Johnson has NO interest in hosting meets so the Tracktown folks that remain best pressure athletic department admin to seek someone with the talent to attract and host events. Otherwise the new Hayward Field will be the largest practice venue in the sport outside of Athens, Greece.
Agree. If the Major Donor wants his new $200K stadium to be used for big meets after 2021, he needs to endow a couple of positions, perhaps one at UO and one at TrackTown USA, to handle meet bidding & promotion.
I am learning, both through observations and first-hand experiences, that the coaching career of some track and field coaches in the USA can be directly or indirectly attributed to many positives in a coaches’ life and in athletes’ life/career which seem to be explainable, due to the hard work and the effort made in forwarding the cause of developing and promoting excellence in coaches and in athletes. The results have been phenomenal. Vincent J. Lananna fits into this category. His hard work and tireless efforts does not stem from the fact that it is a rare or uncommon occurrence, but through dedicated efforts and creating opportunities, causes this will for his athletes and for his staff to succeed. His willingness to provide opportunities and to provide support changes lives. As we hear numerous stories of successful people and sometimes we come into contact with them; it is worth noting that the progress towards excellence has not been by accident. Reading about or listening to successes of coaching and athletic performances is quite impressive especially when you learn of how their success has evolved. Take this level of passion and commitment to excellence and it is not surprising that his motivation and his passion is for the sport of track and field. With all the experiences of administration, board meetings and decision making, it is interesting to see that he has returned to coaching, in my opinion his first love in track and field. It is not about the money, it is about the passion for coaching.
Vin couldn't have been happy when Drew Hunter decided to forego his Oregon scholarship to turn pro back in 2016.
And now Vin will have the next best thing - a chance to coach Drew's UVA freshman brother Jacob. Granted, Jacob isn't as talented as his brother, but no doubt Vin will enjoy the opportunity to coach this Hunter to succeed on the collegiate scene, along with a couple of other former members of Jacob's Loudoun Valley High Schools' NXN championship team of 2017 -- current UVA runners Peter Morris and Colton Bogucki.
In the case of UVA athletes, there are probably some positive vibes rolling through their brains these days. I hope so, anyway. They've lucked into what seems to be a great situation. And then there are other collegiate athletes who have faced the rug being pulled out from under their feet when their coach has picked up and relocated. I'm thinking of Syracuse and Oregon kids, as two examples.
Good luck to Vin, and good luck to UVA athletes who benefit from his passion and intellience.
You mean coach Dunn will coach him
I would be very surprised if Dunn doesn’t finish the year. But short of an ACC title and top 10 at NCAA, I would be shocked if he stays beyond that. Vin knows too many people.
We've got a Q&A up with Vin. I was shocked to learn that he won an NCAA title with 3 men's scholarships
wejo wrote:
We've got a Q&A up with Vin. I was shocked to learn that he won an NCAA title with 3 men's scholarships
Except back then he could combine Stanford's very generous need based aid with athletic money. Cant do that anymore. So while it may have only been "3 scholarships", i can assure you that that entire roster was paying little to nothing to go to school there
DDDDunn wrote:
You mean coach Dunn will coach him
Yes, you are correct. I'll admit to muddying the picture, since Vin isn't the coach. Dunn is. However, it will, no doubt, be special for Vin to oversee the coaching, at least a little bit. Of course, Coach Dunn doesn't want him breathing down his back! Time will tell how well the big cheeses work together. Hoping it's a good chemistry.
After posting that last message, the next time I popped onto LRC, on the LetsRun homepage, I saw the interview with Vin. Maybe it was there before and I missed it. Looks like he will be coaching his kids much more than I realized. Doesn't look great for Coach Dunn, does it? From the interview:
How hands-on do you intend to be in the coaching?
100%. 100%. I am gonna be the coach. I didn’t go here to be the administrator. I came here to hands-on coach.
So in terms of distance runners, are you planning on writing the workouts, that sort of thing?
I think we’re still playing around with exactly what we’ll do this year. It’s September 11, and I really don’t start officially for a couple weeks. So I will take a look at where we are. I do plan to collaborate and specifically pay attention to exactly what the workouts are, just like I did at Oregon, and just like I did at Stanford, and just like I did at Dartmouth.
Will you retain the current staff?
I have no idea. I think the coaches that are here have had success and there’s a difference between having success and building a team. It will 100% be based on the ability to make sure everything’s a fit and that we can move in the direction of having a good, competitive team in track and in cross country.
When you resigned the Oregon coaching job in 2012, did you think your coaching career was over at that point?
At my core, I’m a coach. Whether I’m coaching athletes or coaching a staff or coaching an organization, I like to look at big, bold visions and then I like to assemble a team that can achieve that. That’s coaching.
Good interview! thanks.
Vin, for those who know him is a little bit like the Donald Trump of Track and Field, it will always be about him.
You will never give a straight answer and he is always looking to make a deal. He will not be satisfied with coaching.
Sources say he was out looking, maybe not for this job but he let be known he was available in the market, his Eugene was collapsing around him.
His antics in Eugene speak for themselves, yes he stimulated some very good things but if you look beneath surface he mucked a lot of it up.
We wish him the best, but buyer beware.
Looking forward to Vin getting an indoor facility built along with major upgrades to Lannigan. Panarama Farms is a great course, but it wouldn’t surprise me to see it become more high profile. Better facilities, more top end meets and top notch recruiting. It’s the start of a great era! Wahoowah!
I still got splinters in my ass from the last time I was at that shithole for the Olympic Trials. Never again.
It's interesting to see extremely successful people like Vin explain their philosophy about what they do. In so many cases, as in this one, they are inarticulate and it becomes difficult to see what the appeal is. Nevertheless, Vin will get things done, as he has done repeatedly. He made Oregon back into a juggernaut and prepared the way for the success that Robert Johnson with Knight's funds made even greater with power at the sprints and the field. Just coaching was boring him and he had to get the World Champs, get a new stadium, etc., and he did all that. I'm sure that he'll get better facilities--although they already have a new track coming, and better recruits and they'll be nationally competitive fast.
Guys like him can’t retire and twiddle thumbs all day.
However the stress of leading a major organization is too much long term for an old man. But a low profile coaching job like Virginia is perfect. He can coach there into his 80s with moderate expectations that are motivating but not crazy high like an Oregon or Stanford.
Most importantly it makes his wife happy. Happy wife happy life
I get the sense that with the two new directors in the ACC (Vin and Milt) both programs ceilings will be lowered. Both claim they want a well rounded competitive program, but obviously will emphasize in distance. On top of those two teams you add other strong distance programs like ND, Syracuse, and NCstate and Florida State is good in all events.
Maybe ACC can support all these seemingly podium teams like the Pac12 does. However I think we may have see the best of Vin at Oregon and Stanford.