Ground hog day

[Maxwell Smart]

The Brands brothers woke up after another Penn State dual loss. We need take downs, we need to escape, we need to ride them out, we need to be like them.  Same things they say after tournament. Trouble is, their wrestlers don't seem to get better. Drake, Angelo, and Gabe were very good when they came in, same with the one-and-done transfers. They spent a lot of money and put together a very solid team, but the competition wasn't there.  Look what DT has done in a short time after taking over a stale program headed by a legend, and the brothers aren't legends, only in Iowa.  Their wrestlers know they're getting better, watch out for Hamiti. No one does less with more. The Hawks will be third to fifth every year as other teams slowly pass them with better coaches. Hawkeye fans deserve better, they just don't realize it.

[jackwebster]

4 minutes ago, Maxwell Smart said:

 Look what DT has done in a short time after taking over a stale program . . .  Their wrestlers know they're getting better

 Eggs =/=

[JimmyCinnabon]

I’m not sure what else they are supposed to say. 

[666]

1 hour ago, Maxwell Smart said:

The Brands brothers woke up after another Penn State dual loss. We need take downs, we need to escape, we need to ride them out, we need to be like them.  Same things they say after tournament. Trouble is, their wrestlers don't seem to get better. Drake, Angelo, and Gabe were very good when they came in, same with the one-and-done transfers. They spent a lot of money and put together a very solid team, but the competition wasn't there.  Look what DT has done in a short time after taking over a stale program headed by a legend, and the brothers aren't legends, only in Iowa.  Their wrestlers know they're getting better, watch out for Hamiti. No one does less with more. The Hawks will be third to fifth every year as other teams slowly pass them with better coaches. Hawkeye fans deserve better, they just don't realize it.

I think the Brands' boys are legends. World champs, multiple time NCAA champions, and successful coaches. They may be crazy, but those boys are legends in my mind.  Also, Oklahoma State has looked a lot better this year, primarily due to transfers. When those guys are gone, what happens next year? We'll see if DT can maintain the enthusiasm long enough to truly rebuild OSU, and it ain't going to be easy.  Have you seen "The Best of Times"? During halftime of the alumni football game a guy gives the team an inspirational speech. As the team files out Kurt Russell's guy says "that should keep them going through the kickoff". That's what DT reminds me of so far: he's inspirational to the guys wrestling for him, but how far can that take them in the long run? I'm hoping he takes them all the way to the top, it's time for another team to rule the roost for awhile. 

Edited 6 hours ago by 666

[Maxwell Smart]

The Hawkeyes have brought in transfers too.  John Smith is a legend that needed replaced, time will tell.

[666]

6 minutes ago, Maxwell Smart said:

The Hawkeyes have brought in transfers too.  John Smith is a legend that needed replaced, time will tell.

I think the Hawkeyes brought in better transfers than OSU did, actually. Parco/Teemer/Buchanon are all multiple AAs who placed last year. OSU got Cam Amine (ugh, no bonus points there!), Fish (exciting but has never AA'd), Hamiti (2 time AA, failed to place last year), and Hendrickson who finished 3rd last year. Yeah, Smith needed replacing. Nice guy, but he should've been canned a long time ago. 

[D3 for LU]

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KILL THE GROUNDHOG!!! 

D3

[Greenwave]

Tom’s last interview to me was insulting to wrestlers.   He pretty much put it all on their solders again.   No self reflect that we as a staff need to get better.