The new Georgia track coach hired the sprinters coach from FSU, Ken Harnden - Harnden had already been hired by TA&M but quit before he got to town and came to Georgia.
Coach Harnden then had two NCAA scorers follow him to Athens, at least one an All-American that dominated the ACC and will probably break the UGA 100 meter record first time out. (There are three other transfers as well.)
Pretty aggressive stuff. I could go for it in basketball, wouldn't bother me in the least.
As far as the coaches, the over arching philosophy has been clear for a while - the new head track coach and the assistants are extremely well connected and extremely well plugged into the club circuit nationally and internationally. Just like Diaz's new hire tennis (and Diaz before him), just like the baseball coach (though more Atlanta oriented), just like every coach we have hired the last few years. It's not original, but we have never been all in with this approach until recently. The reason is more than obvious. The club approach was mastered by Dan Magill and carefully observed by a local tennis player who sat at his feet for a decade or more. And it's the right philosophy in every sport except maybe football, but the club thing seems to be creeping into football also.
Coach Harnden then had two NCAA scorers follow him to Athens, at least one an All-American that dominated the ACC and will probably break the UGA 100 meter record first time out. (There are three other transfers as well.)
Pretty aggressive stuff. I could go for it in basketball, wouldn't bother me in the least.
As far as the coaches, the over arching philosophy has been clear for a while - the new head track coach and the assistants are extremely well connected and extremely well plugged into the club circuit nationally and internationally. Just like Diaz's new hire tennis (and Diaz before him), just like the baseball coach (though more Atlanta oriented), just like every coach we have hired the last few years. It's not original, but we have never been all in with this approach until recently. The reason is more than obvious. The club approach was mastered by Dan Magill and carefully observed by a local tennis player who sat at his feet for a decade or more. And it's the right philosophy in every sport except maybe football, but the club thing seems to be creeping into football also.
