GEORGIA CUTS AMERICANS

Allegedly it was pretty dirty between Chorny and Caryl. Before that it was apparently a dirty separation between Caryl and Henner. Wonder what’s going on between Caryl and her assistants?

Are there any alumni with more detail about what’s going on in Athens? Is it deeper than track and field?

Welcome to SEC/ NCAA title chasing. Tribble is getting paid to help win National Indoor and Outdoor titles. Not for XC “development”. He has to allocate money to a very few select recruits that will do that. Those 9:00-9:10 3200m athletes will do nothing to help him achieve the fragile job position he’s in.

It’s the game. Wonder why Alabama, Arkansas, and now Florida don’t invest into American distance athletes? They rely on mostly foreigners across all event groups. This is the NCAA now and these coaches are in cut throat positions.

How many times do we have to go over this?

Schools in the SEC don't give a crap about XC. It's all about sprinters and jumpers, that's all. They're trying to win titles, not be a development team for distance runners.

CBU coach was about to get fired from CBU and he jumps ship to Georgia for way less pay. Terrible hire for Caryl. She had no clue what she just did

While I wouldn’t know about the firing issue…the pay thing is false.

According to openpayrolls, Tribble will be making $150k this year…I really doubt CBU was paying him more than that…there aren’t many distance/head coaches that are making that much in the entire NCAA. This is THE SEC.

I don’t know about that. This is college sport, not professional. These “coaches” who cut young athletes shouldn’t be able to retain jobs in the NCAA.

Attempting to ruin a young, American athlete’s career is a joke.

Tribble is a disgrace to coaching along with Gilbert. Tribble was a bottom tier recruit coming out of high school to a bad Georgia program. He should value being given a chance to compete at a high level. Cutting 10+ athletes for ego is ridiculous. I don’t care about numbers or the SEC, become a better coach rather than attempt to find 25+ year old foreigners. Good athletes and coaches see through the bs.

College nowadays is basically professional. They get paid NIL. And heavily recruit foreigners, making it impossible to be competitive without doing so. Look at NAU, they use internationals EVERY YEAR.

While it’s good for you, you praise good morals amongst coaches, the top coaches who make good money and win Power 5 Conference titles and National Championships prioritize the best athletes, international and American.

Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Florida, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, even NAU cares about the numbers and “bs”, that’s why they’re on top. Not you and other smaller schools who prioritize Americans.

It’s not just about ego, it’s about having a well paying coaching job that pays the mortgage. Coaching at a low level while struggling financially, you can argue is a joke, it’s selfish for your family (if you have one).

You want to be treated like a professional, then you can be fired like a professional. Be careful what you wish for.

Not much room for developing athletes anymore in SEC programs. Be productive, add value, or get off the bus!

These coaches that cut young athletes? You are truly delusional. A college coach has a job to their boss and to the university. It is their livelihood. Why shouldn’t he cut young athletes? What are those athletes doing for the university? Are they scoring points at SEC? You clowns have no respect for your own sport. Georgia distance runners suck. He is being paid to bring in people that don’t suck. Their nationality does not matter. If he can’t get good Americans that can score, his job is to find someone that can score. The culture at Georgia is terrible. Those young athletes are better at partying than running so let them party. Why should anyone respect our sport when even our own “athletes” don’t. No one would like a Georgia QB is he completed 40% of his passes. He would be booed out of there. At least the Georgia distance runners aren’t treated like that because no one gives a damn. Well, Tribble will find runners that are strong enough to score. The real question is whether these supposed athletes transfer. When we find out that most won’t transfer then you will realize that they weren’t serious anyway. They were at UGA because it’s a cool school with fun parties. And if they do transfer then it won’t be to a program that matters. Why? Because a program that matters won’t take most of them. Peace out losers!!

The problem is not Americans or foreigners. It's football. Football is both helping and ruining college sports. That QB would be booed and moved to 3rd string with a full ride.

I’ll die by this statement but Georgia is never gonna be the distance program that Caryl wants it to be. To Caryl’s eyes, she probably realizes that the distance program itself hasn’t produced much over the past decade, with the exception of a couple athletes. What makes you think this is an even better move without the possibility of development? If I was a betting man, I could see Georgia just cutting distance altogether at some point over the next few years, seeing they aren’t producing groundbreaking results in distance.

Also~ Considering the training environment of Athens and the awful humidity/heat year round, it’s gonna be an even tougher sell to foreign athletes since they’re not used to this climate(I’m surprised Alabama is able to get who they can get). Most of them would rather go somewhere that’s a bit cooler and prioritizes distance like the teams in Colorado.

Florida state did it while also having sprints in a hot humid environment.
regarding the QB, when he gets benched he will transfer in most cases. Football players want to play.

UGA has exactly the XC team that Caryl wants.

The amount of money Georgia is spending on salaries, budget and other support they should be winning ncaa titles every year. Them and Arkansas are up there. More than Florida…Petros and his staff had a lot less and were consistently top 5 and won team titles. For what’s worth they had distance points in the women's ncaa title run and a few top 3 finishes in SEC XC. So clearly Caryl is not very good with resources. Their budget is mind blowing. Not hard to find online how much more $$$ she is getting compared to the NCAA title teams before she got there. Maybe Chorny wasn’t the issue after all…let’s see if little man Trimble is the real deal…

Thanks for your imput Adam. Your 14:44 would’ve scored at SECs! Get some foreigners and maybe you’ll last longer than the past.. *checks notes*… 4 coaches at UGA? Wow. Caryl needs to get her sh*t together

Bitter much! Adam’s performance’s don’t mean anything. Everything in the SEC and other big conferences is about to change. There is no need for all of those bad distance runners. Last 3 coaches were not getting it done for what CSG wanted. Not to say she’s even a decent person or coach but it is her program.

You are delusional. Let’s rewind to the point of college athletics, college athletics were designed for students coming out of high school. Giving them an opportunity to continue competing in their respective sports before they go to a professional level (if possible for the athlete.) College athletics weren’t designed for foreigners to abuse the system, sad coaches like Tribble have found ways to abuse the rules and the point of college athletics. Don’t forget before Covid there used to be a hard limit of 27 on the age of athletes in the NCAA. Just because some of the rules change marginally for the benefit of American students athletes doesn’t mean coaches should abuse those rules.

You are clearly a sad, internet troll that never ran in college or at a high level. These athletes careers are invaluable. These are kids that were freshman and sophomores that shouldn't be cut for no reason. Many of these athletes didn’t have the opportunity to prove themselves or even compete, as they were true freshman year as 18 and 19 year olds.

I apologize for your insecurities, Coach Tribble. Good luck Mr. 14:42!

I just checked the portal and see four UGA distance runners who recently entered. They also all get an exception to the portal windows because of the coaching change. Here are their marks:

JR - 9:09 Steeple / 14:50 5k / 91st at SEC XC

FR - 4:18 / 9:16 as a SR in HS

SO - 14:38 / No notable XC results

SO - 14:45 / No Notable XC Results

Seems like with the exception of the freshman, the other guys were given plenty of time to "develop" and just arent very good. Never have a hope at scoring in the SEC.

People have to remember that even walk ons get crazy benefits these days at a school like Georgia. $6k a year cash in Alston money, free meals, excessive amounts of gear. These kids are upset because they are losing all that, not because they cant wear a uniform anymore. Plus, roster limits are coming, any respectable d1 coach knows that. Seems like Georgia is just starting to slim down numbers sooner than the rest.

That’s what he did at CBU. He just imports doped up athletes from other countries. Why would anyone expect anything different?