Penn Wrestling receives $20 million donation

[flyingcement]

Great news for the Quakers

[Dogbone]

Great News!

[No BS Fan]

I'd be curious if this includes some $$ for some big PA recruits. 

[flyingcement]

10 minutes ago, No BS Fan said:

I'd be curious if this includes some $$ for some big PA recruits. 

Good question.  Ivy League cannot even offer athletic scholarships so maybe this is focused more on endowing the coaching positions and building state of the art facilities 

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

Burroughs as HC is the obvious move

[Hilton Head Joe]

2 hours ago, No BS Fan said:

I'd be curious if this includes some $$ for some big PA recruits. 

They just landed Bechtold! But the athletes can't get any money at Ivies correct? Goes to school, facilities, gear etc. This is why Burroughs would never consider it?  

Edited yesterday at 05:07 PM by Hilton Head Joe

[BigRedFan]

14 minutes ago, Hilton Head Joe said:

They just landed Bechtold! But the athletes can't get any money at Ivies correct? Goes to school, facilities, gear etc. This is why Burroughs would never consider it?  

Bechtold is a Lehigh commit.

[Fletcher]

55 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Burroughs as HC is the obvious move

Why? I suspect this donation is actually a vote of confidence in Valenti.

[Voice of the Quakers]

1 hour ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Burroughs as HC is the obvious move

"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.”

― Billy Madison (movie)

[TNwrestling]

15 minutes ago, Voice of the Quakers said:

"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.”

― Billy Madison (movie)

-Principal James Downey

[GreatDane67]

19.9 mil for Bo Bassett. .1 for the rest of the program.....

[Fletcher]

1 hour ago, GreatDane67 said:

19.9 mil for Bo Bassett. .1 for the rest of the program.....

Not good enough - he still wants that airfare so he can practice there.

[Eagle26]

9 hours ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Burroughs as HC is the obvious move

 

7 hours ago, Voice of the Quakers said:

"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.”

― Billy Madison (movie)

I actually think this is one thing that Jimmy makes a good point about. Nothing against Valenti, he sure seems like a great dude and a great coach. But so was Bobby Douglass. Opportunities to hire one of the GOATs of the sport rarely come up, especially for a team that’s not already a perennial powerhouse. If Penn has a chance to hire Burroughs, they’d be foolish not to make it happen. They’ve got the money now, and they’ve got the huge advantage that Burroughs already lives nearby. Time to make it happen before someone else takes him. 

[Quaker118]

Any discussion about Burroughs taking over as the head coach is a waste of space. The Penn wrestling community is ecstatic that Valenti will be taking over this year. While Matt is a good dude and a good coach people forget that he was a three time All-American and a two-time national champ for Penn, probably the greatest folk style wrestler in Penn wrestling history. As a former Penn wrestler and big supporter of the program, I think the future looks bright for Penn wrestling.

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

Ok, so it's settled then.  If Jordan Burroughs was pounding on Penn's door they would simply say "sorry, not interested."

[TNwrestling]

3 hours ago, Quaker118 said:

Any discussion about Burroughs taking over as the head coach is a waste of space. The Penn wrestling community is ecstatic that Valenti will be taking over this year. While Matt is a good dude and a good coach people forget that he was a three time All-American and a two-time national champ for Penn, probably the greatest folk style wrestler in Penn wrestling history. As a former Penn wrestler and big supporter of the program, I think the future looks bright for Penn wrestling.

Everybody KNEW Coleman Scott was going to be named the hc at Ok State too....