[unclechuck]

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However, we also lost multiple assistant coaches in sprint and field events to KY, and to build a balanced and competitive team we will need to continue to build in those areas as well. Hopefully the appeal of Stanford and the Pac12 will enable Miltenberg to bring on outstanding assistant coaches in short order. It will be interesting to see how it shakes out.

Unclechuck, how do you feel about bringing back Robert Weir, the throwers' coach who was wooed to Oregon by Vin Lananna?  He coached some great throwers during his time on the Farm and is no longer at Oregon, although I'm not sure why he left.
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I'd lean towards BobKs take. Weir was recently replaced in Oregon when they reshuffled their coaching staff earlier this summer. All very polite but Oregon throwers have underperformed expectations the last couple of years. Unreasonable expectations, coaching, other? Hard to say.

Vin has moved into more of a CEO position with a lot of responsibilities on facilities, big events etc. The sprints coach, Robert Johnson, is now the head coach and the Weir replacement appears to be his call. I suspect Miltenberg may have some of his own folks that he'd like to bring in.

[unclechuck]

[quote author=unclechuck link=topic=6274.msg46433#msg46433 date=1346124512]

However, we also lost multiple assistant coaches in sprint and field events to KY, and to build a balanced and competitive team we will need to continue to build in those areas as well. Hopefully the appeal of Stanford and the Pac12 will enable Miltenberg to bring on outstanding assistant coaches in short order. It will be interesting to see how it shakes out.

Unclechuck, how do you feel about bringing back Robert Weir, the throwers' coach who was wooed to Oregon by Vin Lananna?  He coached some great throwers during his time on the Farm and is no longer at Oregon, although I'm not sure why he left.
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I'd lean towards BobKs take. Weir was recently replaced in Oregon when they reshuffled their coaching staff earlier this summer. All very polite but Oregon throwers have underperformed expectations the last couple of years. Unreasonable expectations, coaching, other? Hard to say.

Vin has moved into more of a CEO position with a lot of responsibilities on facilities, big events etc. The sprints coach, Robert Johnson, is now the head coach and the Weir replacement appears to be his call. I suspect Miltenberg may have some of his own folks that he'd like to bring in.