Just imagine the salary war that would take place if five of the top college football/men's basketball head coaching positions opened at the same time ...
However, regarding candidates ... My vote for the Stanford or the Wisconsin opportunities is Skip Stolley. He has been in California for about 20 years, so he would be a good fit for Stanford and is well known on that coast. He is originally from Illinois and has ties to Wisconsin. And, I know from experience that he knows how to train distance runners in the (Midwest) winter. He had a great h.s. coaching career in Illinois before heading west. Because of his outstanding organizational skills and knowledge level, he would be an excellent mentor to groom a couple of young coaches to eventually take over. http://www.vsatrackclub.org Bio Skip Stolley (Middle & Long Distances) Morphed Track West (a distance club which he founded in I986) into the VS Athletics Track Club in 2006. Has coached 24 Olympic Trials qualifiers, more than 50 qualifiers for the USA Track & Field Championships, and cross country teams that have placed among the top-3 at the USA Championships six times and won national titles in 1994 and '97. Has written more than 50 articles for various coaching journals and running publications and been featured as a guest speaker at coaching clinics in 18-states. Meet director for the annual Southern California USATF Cross Country and Track & Field Championships, Grand Prix Summer Series, and numerous invitationals that have served as final qualifying meets for the USA Championships and Olympic Trials. Holds executive committee positions within both USA Track & Field and the U.S. Track Coaches Association. Selected as a coach for five USA National Teams. In 1999, he was recognized by USA Track & Field as Cross Country Coach-of-the-Y! ear. I n 2000, he received USA Track & Fields Outstanding Contributor award. Listed in the Heritage Registration of Whos Who in America in the category of Olympic Sports. -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Wayne T. Armbrust" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Any rumors on who will get this job? How about the Arkansas and > Minnesota jobs? > > On Jun 18, 2008, at 12:38 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > http://www.madison.com/tct/sports/292072 > > > > UW: Schumacher leaving to coach for Nike > > > > Badgers coach compiled sterling legacy > > > > Jason McMahon 6/18/2008 7:28 am > > One of the most successful coaches at the University of Wisconsin > > is running away. > > Jerry Schumacher, the Badger men's cross country and track distance > > coach, is leaving the program to take a position with Nike coaching > > elite distance runners in Portland, Ore. > > > > Wayne T. Armbrust, Ph.D. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Computomarx (TM) > 3604 Grant Ct. > Columbia MO 65203-5800 USA > (573) 445-6675 (voice & FAX) > http://www.Computomarx.com > "...No man having put his hand to the plough, > and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of > God" (St. Luke 9:62) > > > > >
