What happened to ISU in 2018?

[Wrestleknownothing]

Playing around with the placement data and I noticed that while ISU averaged more than 7 national qualifiers per year from 2014 - 2025, they had only 1 in 2018 (Jarrett Degen went 3-2, scoring 3 team points). Followed by years of 9, 8, 9, 8, 9, 8 national qualifiers.

What am I missing? What happened in 2018?

[Lunaticfringe]

Was that dressers first year? Usually new coach and culture comes with laying the hammer down

[flyingcement]

Marcus Coleman and Austin Gomez were still on redshirt. 
Kanen Storr and Jakob Allison were out with injuries

plus a semi-recent coaching change. 

[LemonPie]

Kevin Jackson happened.  Program killer.  Even Michigan is starting to take a massive step backwards. 

[nhs67]

58 minutes ago, LemonPie said:

Kevin Jackson happened.  Program killer.  Even Michigan is starting to take a massive step backwards. 

I blame his wife.

[ionel]

3 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

I blame his wife.

Is she in charge of the alarm clock?  ️ 

[nhs67]

5 minutes ago, ionel said:

Is she in charge of the alarm clock?  ️ 

She is just not a very good person.

[MPhillips]

11 hours ago, nhs67 said:

I blame his wife.

So does KJ...

[pokemonster]

15 hours ago, LemonPie said:

Kevin Jackson happened.  Program killer.  Even Michigan is starting to take a massive step backwards. 

What's wrong with Kevin Jackson?

[bnwtwg]

23 hours ago, pokemonster said:

What's wrong with Kevin Jackson?

Doesn't know how to set an alarm and runs people over in his Buick

[Hammerlock3]

On 5/3/2025 at 8:02 PM, LemonPie said:

Kevin Jackson happened.  Program killer.  Even Michigan is starting to take a massive step backwards. 

he really has a proven record of failure.

[Mr. PeanutButter]

1 hour ago, bnwtwg said:

runs people over in his Buick

Ok I MUST know more

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

33 minutes ago, Hammerlock3 said:

he really has a proven record of failure.

He seems beloved by individual athletes and seemed to do well in his most recent USA Wrestling stint, at least from the standpoint of athlete success (except for the Cox incident).  Somehow when he gets involved with a college program, things quickly disintegrate.