Branch/Wyoming

[nhs67]

On 2/1/2025 at 8:24 AM, GreenandGold said:

Is it time for Branch to hang up his spurs and ride off into the hills? The guy hasn't had a winning season in 6 years and still keeps the coaching demeanor of a John Smith smugness. His guys just work the edge yet don't really shoot even then. From watching last night's dual, it looks like he has more interest in trying to manipulate a ref and fight with fans, which if I was an AD, I'd be pretty annoyed with having that lack of class running around wearing my school's logo.

 

Wanted to get others feel as not that long ago, this guy's name was being thrown around as a potential to be the next OSU coach, now it seems he can't coach his way out of his own ego.

I don't know why, in this current state of collegiate wrestling, you would want to take one of the most stable and supported programs and gut the coaching staff.

Do you want less wrestling programs?

Who would Wyoming get to replace him that is going to be a guaranteed average coach (at worst)?

Branch, down the line for every attribute, is at least slightly better than average.  There is no area where he isn't average (at worst).  Getting rid of him puts the program much closer to the chopping block than he currently is.

[BloodRound]

6 hours ago, Husker_Du said:

also - not that anyone asked - but i hate the elitist 'who would want to live there' mantra. 

If this mantra dictated the sport, we'd see Columbia, Drexel, Rutgers etc. as the peak programs of the country.  Living in one of the major cities that houses one of those teams has only made me wonder why so many people want to live here.