Gabe Arnold Dismissed from Iowa

[Wrestleknownothing]

Just now, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Why, was someone dismissed from the Penn State team recently?

Boy did you miss that point.

[Spencerlee]

1 minute ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Why, was someone dismissed from the Penn State team recently?

If Carl had any integrity, then yeah.

[nhs67]

I can't figure out the new damage Hawkeye forum.

Age if a fickle bitch.

[Hammerlock3]

so no one has said why arnold is gone?

[scourge165]

2 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

allegedly - the told his coaches that he was doing another camp so he couldn't work an Iowa camp.  but they saw his girlfriend post pictures of the two of them on vacation which blew up his story.  This is allegedly - so take it with a grain of salt.  

That...seems like a harsh penalty. 

It's not like there aren't going to be opportunities for the kid. 

[Wrestleknownothing]

16 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

I can't figure out the new damage Hawkeye forum.

Age if a fickle bitch.

https://www.on3.com/boards/forums/iowa-wrestling.169/

 

[LemonPie]

Cap casualty.

this is what happens when you let a donor cosplay GM.  Didn’t like his ROI. 

[flyingcement]

10 minutes ago, HokieDave87 said:

Assuming this was the last straw if so. Definitely a bad move and punishable offense, but not worth kicking him off the team.

After viewing the rest of the dialogue - I believe this theory is false.  I'm going to hide my post so it doesn't spread.  if you wouldn't mind doing the same - @scourge165 and @HokieDave87

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

32 minutes ago, Spencerlee said:

If Carl had any integrity, then yeah.

Who would he dismiss from the Penn State team?

[Spencerlee]

3 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Who would he dismiss from the Penn State team?

[scourge165]

21 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

After viewing the rest of the dialogue - I believe this theory is false.  I'm going to hide my post so it doesn't spread.  if you wouldn't mind doing the same - @scourge165 and @HokieDave87

Sorry...too late. Didn't see it until after 15 minutes. 

[Wrestleknownothing]

13 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Who would he dismiss from the Penn State team?

Cool, you have moved on to the intentionally obtuse phase. 

[scourge165]

1 minute ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

Cool, you have moved on to the intentionally obtuse phase. 

"Moved to?"
 

He was born and raised there...

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

What current wrestler should be dismissed now? Starocci and Brooks are no longer Penn State wrestlers and Starocci isn’t even on the NLWC any more. 

[scourge165]

2 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

What current wrestler should be dismissed now? Starocci and Brooks are no longer Penn State wrestlers and Starocci isn’t even on the NLWC any more. 

Shut up incel...

[AgaveMaria]

https://www.deseret.com/sports/2025/06/29/jake-retzlaff-byu-quarterback-transferring-honor-code-suspension-seven-games/

See, other schools don't like their athletes getting too cozy with girlfriends.

[Wrestleknownothing]

41 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

What current wrestler should be dismissed now? Starocci and Brooks are no longer Penn State wrestlers and Starocci isn’t even on the NLWC any more. 

[CHROMEBIRD]

Never a dull moment around these parts, eh? FFS. Is this the most offseason drama we've ever had? 

[MPhillips]

2 minutes ago, CHROMEBIRD said:

FFS.

It's enough already...

[1032004]

10 hours ago, Hammerlock3 said:

so no one has said why arnold is gone?

Sounds like @Husker_Du knows.  Said on Iowa board that it had nothing to do with Nicolls’ post.

So I’m guessing the first we’ll hear of the reason is a post from Minnow that has 75% of the details correct 

Edited 15 hours ago by 1032004

[lurker]

Brands' are being puppeteered by Boob.  Gabe is a good kid who will end up at UNI.

[VakAttack]

https://www.on3.com/teams/iowa-hawkeyes/news/gabe-arnold-dismissed-from-iowa-mens-wrestling-team-per-reports/

[BAC]

12 hours ago, LemonPie said:

Cap casualty.

this is what happens when you let a donor cosplay GM.  Didn’t like his ROI. 

That's actually what my first reaction was, except salary cap, not roster cap.

By "salary cap," I mean that in a program that's dependent on just 1 or 2 major donors for NIL money, they only have so much money they can spend each year.  That's the salary cap.  If those funds get tied up in someone who isn't starting, it's that much less they can devote to some other recruit.  To free that money up, the donor needs a valid reason to break the NIL contract -- and dismissal of the team is one such reason.

Can't say that's what happened here, but since Arnold was already destined to ride the pine while still collecting Nicolls' NIL money, it would make some sense for Brands to seize on the first defensible reason they had to cut him loose, thus freeing up Nicolls' NIL money for some other recruit. Nicolls making his displeasure known on the Hawk boards may have accelerated that process.

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

38 minutes ago, VakAttack said:

https://www.on3.com/teams/iowa-hawkeyes/news/gabe-arnold-dismissed-from-iowa-mens-wrestling-team-per-reports/

This article doesn't even attempt to speculate as to why Gabe was dismissed.  One thing is for sure - dismissed implies it was not his choice to leave.

[VakAttack]

18 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

This article doesn't even attempt to speculate as to why Gabe was dismissed.  One thing is for sure - dismissed implies it was not his choice to leave.

Yeah, why wouldn't they just start speculating?!?

Also, thank you for understanding the definition of that very complicated word "dismiss."