Which current Coach wins on the mat?

[AgaveMaria]

Lets take all active Coaches and put them on the mat for a tournament. Head & assistant coaches all qualify for this one.

Who ends up winning it all?

Not necessarily adhering to weight classes - more an open competition? Maybe two classes IF we break it up? Lighter to middle weights and upper weights?

Think Cael comes out on top? Or is a current assistant just past competition taking the title? Ed Ruth, maybe?

Edited August 10, 2023 by AgaveMaria

[MNRodent]

Trevor Brandvold, a big 197 in college and still in his early 30's.  Goes with Steveson and Zillmer on a regular basis.

[headshuck]

Shhh, Iowa will start recruiting him.

[lu1979]

Gwiz iwould be a good bet - If he doesn't qualify as an AC I might pick Varner - he probably trains with Kerk & Snyder still.  

[pcostilow]

Is Cael too obvious a candidate?

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

Tom Brands

[Antitroll2828]

It’s obviously Cael, he wrestles with Kyle Synder still , or it’s Varner who is scrapping with synder and all those big guys everyday 

[Ban Basketball]

Why has no one mentioned differences in size, or are we to assume that they are all the same size?

[fishbane]

2 hours ago, Ban Basketball said:

Why has no one mentioned differences in size, or are we to assume that they are all the same size?

Of course they are different sizes.  You're thinking Joel Greenlee?  The only head coach that was a former 285.

[Dark Energy]

6 hours ago, Ban Basketball said:

Why has no one mentioned differences in size, or are we to assume that they are all the same size?

Because they read the original post in the thread.

[Tigerfan]

Dom Bradley would be a tough out for anyone smaller than Gwiz. 

[Tripnsweep]

7 hours ago, fishbane said:

Of course they are different sizes.  You're thinking Joel Greenlee?  The only head coach that was a former 285.

Wasn't Baumgartner the head coach at Edinboro for a while?

[PortaJohn]

9 minutes ago, Tripnsweep said:

Wasn't Baumgartner the head coach at Edinboro for a while?

Not since '97

[Ohio Elite]

Luke Fickell

[Paul158]

37 minutes ago, Ohio Elite said:

Luke Fickell

Definitely. for the big boys and Jay Jaggers for mid size guys (170) Cael for the medium big boys (195)

Edited August 12, 2023 by Paul158
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[Le duke]

I’d bet Varner could win 285 this year.


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[1032004]

11 hours ago, fishbane said:

Of course they are different sizes.  You're thinking Joel Greenlee?  The only head coach that was a former 285.

I thought the OP was asking about head or assistant?   Then you have also have Gwiz, Telford, not sure who else 

 

[Idaho]

I'm going with Steiber in the lower-middle weight class. He's not as far removed from his competitive career as many of the guys mentioned. 

[Ban Basketball]

9 hours ago, Dark Energy said:

Because they read the original post in the thread.

Like it matters.  Only deep thinkers post on this one,  eh,  boy?

[fishbane]

19 hours ago, 1032004 said:

I thought the OP was asking about head or assistant?   Then you have also have Gwiz, Telford, not sure who else 

 

That is true.  With assistants on the table there are a few more big men in the pool. Dlagnev at Nebraska. Gwiz is probably the pick.

[PortaJohn]

Not to start another thread but how about professional athletes in other sports that didn't wrestle in college?  JT Realmuto vs Micah Parsons could be a fun match

[Idaho]

17 hours ago, PortaJohn said:

Not to start another thread but how about professional athletes in other sports that didn't wrestle in college?  JT Realmuto vs Micah Parsons could be a fun match

Good idea - Too bad we couldn't' get some of these professional athletes  to put together a fundraiser of sorts for a good cause in wrestling - there are quite a few of them with wrestling backgrounds, especially in the NFL. Would be fun to see - but I am sure their teams and unions would have none of that due to potential injury. 

[juniorvarsity]

Two thoughts - please correct me if I am wrong.

The youngest world champ with a job is Stieber.

Gwiz is the most recent medalist with a job. 

 

[juniorvarsity]

Third thought - Gross is the most recent world team member with a job

[fishbane]

Dlagnev is the most recent Olympic medalist with a job.  

Sanderson is the most recent Olympic champ with a job.

Dlagnev is also the most recent Olympian in a coaching role.  Are Dennis or Molinaro on staff anywhere?  If so then they are tied.