Would ya'll take this guy to replace Ted Nelson?

http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/071004/spo_henry001.shtml

I went to church with Coach Henry in Brenham when he was at Blinn. He is quite simply the best college coach in the country. If we are able to get him, I think that it would be a major coup. I hope it will happen.

"He is quite simply the best college coach in the country"

Two words:

John McDonnell

"He is quite simply the best college coach in the country"

Two words:

John McDonnell
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Nahhhh,

Look at my nick --- that's the best coach in the country. Hands down.

I know them both VERY WELL and although both have excellent records, Pat's ethics and work ethic separate him from the rest. H elikes to win ... but he does it fairly and NOT at any cost.

Enough said.

He's going to move the Aggie-UT rivalry into track --- and actually started at the NCAA meet last month when he filed a protest against UT in the women's 4x100. Unfortunately, as a result, UCLA got in the final and placed second which helped them win the meet by ONE POINT.

That protest was obviously a predictor of sorts.

"H likes to win ... but he does it fairly and NOT at any cost."

Would that be the same coach that purposely had his top athletes "false start" two years in a row at the outdoor regionals to rest and advance? Year 1 didn't raise that many eyebows....year 2 DID.

The new-fangled Regionals are a horrible and unfair to the top teams, and I don't blame Henry for taking that route *considering*, but McDonnell didn't do it. He even said so much at the press conference, calling out the NCAA. He forego 20 points at the outdoors on principle (yet his team still won it).

"...both have excellent records..."

Indeed they do -- Henry has won 27 NCs coaching both the mens and womens teams ( 22 from the women, only 5 from the men). McDonnell has won 39 NC's coaching just the men -- he has more NCs than any coach in NCAA history.

I have no qualms in proclaiming Henry the best coach in women's NCAA track history, but McDonnell is without question the best coach in NCAA TRACK HISTORY. The record speaks for itself.

McDonnell is also just an all-around nicer guy. Anyone in the track world will tell you that.



[This message has been edited by track_fan (edited 7/14/2004 12:10p).]

I think 12 of McDonnell's are cross country titles, which is not the same as track and field.

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[This message has been edited by dichotomic (edited 7/14/2004 12:33p).]

(1) If you are referring to Brazell, he came out of the blocks when (to his immediate right @ 30 feet) a discus thrower hit the cage pole with an errant throw AFTER the "set" command was given and ANYONE would false start with that at the set command. (There was also a pile driver across the street at the footabll stadium banging away) The recall starter was not about to wave off the incident because "HOME COOKING" would have been screamed nationwide --just as Dwight Stones did on National TV when LSU's 4x100 relay won on a supposed violation and non-call by a TEXAS RELAYS (not LSU) OFFICAL working exchange 3 at the NCAA's two years ago.

(2) As for McDonnell, he's a nice guy alright, but he stabbed his own collegiate coach in the back at Southwestern Louisiana to get his inital job at Arkansas by using a freshman athlete as a bargaining chip. He shopped the deal around to a number of SWC coaches behind HIS bosses' back and lowly (in track) Arknasas bit.

(3) And of the 39, 12 are cross country championships.

(4) Henry works full time to oversee 110 athletes on the womens AND men's side. McDonnell has only the men.

(5) Henry travels everywhere with his squad. McDonnell travels only to the larger meets and sends assistants to the others. Someone needs to feed the cows.