The Bruin ladies going to Oregon was not their preferred choice. Their just making the most out of an unfortunate situation where coaches colluded to get their coach out. They were the causalities of this. Quite impressive they’ve chosen to laugh about it and move on.
If you are in someway trying to say going from UCLA to Oregon is somehow a downward move athletically then you are mistaken. It's a huge step up.
I would bet good money that UCLA XC never, ever fully recovers from this. It is more likely XC gets eliminated at UCLA eventually than they are ever a top 20 team again. And I don't think Avery cares one bit if this is true.
This would not surprise me at all. This may be coming as they have already taken too long with a new hire.