A couple things to start:
I run for Cornell, take that for what its worth.
I've improved a lot with Rojo's training, of course that will bias me to think it works.
So here's a couple things that I think people are missing:
1. Rojo's had some awful years recruiting up until recently. As great as 925-935 guys like me are, we almost never wind up as All-Americans under ANY program. Usually, we're just not that talented in the first place. Rojo has had a grand total of 1 recruit under 910 before this year. He was 15th at NCAAs in the Steeple last spring. Don't compare apples to oranges. Don't mix up recruiting and training.
2. Repeatability is key to any training program in ANYTHING. If you can't do it over and over again (and right most of the time) its pretty hard to get good at it. So, if you need to get caffeened up, adrenalined up, and run times at your limit (or past) to "get fit", you can't do that very often. If that is your bread and butter and you can't repeat it, you're not doing anything. The things you do every day or every week are the things that really make you improve.
3. Why doesn't this system produce Kenyan results? Look at the recent Renato Canova thread (I think thats where it is) where someone talks about the fact that HS runners ignore mileage and true base/aerobic work and concentrate on the short term rewards of VO2 Max work. If you give Kenyan guys basically no choice but to train aerobically from an early age, and compare them to guys who usually don't run into this kind of training until theyre 18 and in college, of course they'll be better. Usually giving someone an extra 5-7 years of base work in ANYTHING makes it pretty hard for others to catch up, especially when your biological clock is ticking to its peak.
4. Listen to the trainingtalk program. Yeah, its an hour. Yes, it has anecdotes about things that have happened at Cornell (including Nick Willis), because thats where much of his experience comes from.
The bottom line is, though:
Yes, it is even more compelling than the article.