ionel Posted March 5 Posted March 5 3 hours ago, BarSeries said: Didn't I say his ethnic background was Foodie and/or Panda ... what's the dog's name? .
Thumper Posted March 6 Posted March 6 On 2/28/2026 at 3:58 AM, Rassling said: someone earlier in the week mentioned this video. Beyond inspiring. I hope more teams do this. What video?
1032004 Posted March 6 Posted March 6 On 3/5/2026 at 9:33 AM, ionel said: Didn't I say his ethnic background was Foodie and/or Panda ... what's the dog's name? Taylor did call him “my little panda” in the latest video
JBluegill133 Posted March 6 Posted March 6 On 2/28/2026 at 5:46 AM, BarSeries said: The part beginning at 8:30 really hit home for me....Coaching HS I have found recently so many of our kids are unable to accept criticism even if it is delivered in the kindest way possible. They immediately look to quit or run away from the hard conversation and it can be really difficult for a coach. Love the way DT delivered this message 1 "Look good, feel good, wrestle good." - J Jaggers
AnklePicker Posted March 6 Posted March 6 Talyor does a good job of explaining the why. This is why you need to do this. This is why I need to be able to criticize you. It’s pretty awesome DT is allowing this kind of access. And we need a nickname for Sergio. That dudes physique is classic. He’s Satiev like. 1
jackwebster Posted March 14 Posted March 14 Are kids just immune to the distraction? I mean, some of the guys are mugging for camera while they are on the mat.
andrewt140 Posted March 14 Posted March 14 Will be tough to top last year’s finals performance with Hamiti and Hendrickson. Can’t wait to see if the DT magic shines again this year in Cleveland!
jbai3_12 Posted March 14 Posted March 14 Such awesome insight into the culture and tone DT and Company are creating in Stillwater. I a few things I notice: Complete trust from athletes (especially guys Like Ryder) High Empathy and High Standards, finish on top, body language, etc. Constantly preaching and the athletes executing. The team is loose and having fun, Ok State will be on top in the next three years. Going to be exciting. Iowa, take notes.
The_KC_Godfather Posted March 14 Posted March 14 (edited) I just want to know where to get some of that awesome Stilly Boys gear! Edited March 14 by The_KC_Godfather
BarSeries Posted March 14 Author Posted March 14 9 minutes ago, The_KC_Godfather said: I just want to know where to get some of that awesome Stilly Boys gear! https://lanefrost.com/collections/stilly-boys?srsltid=AfmBOopOuEIWXkkWytYZtObq7hevNtvr_9Qk90iqlrsjkfsNA52MnoXo
bnwtwg Posted March 15 Posted March 15 "His shoulder dislocated four times today." Maybe MFF after the second time at worst idk i am an idiot on the internet
BruceyB Posted March 15 Posted March 15 18 minutes ago, bnwtwg said: "His shoulder dislocated four times today." Maybe MFF after the second time at worst idk I'm assuming he's going to be having surgery after the season. I'm pretty sure at this point his labrum is shot at this point and it's probably more of an issue of dealing with the pain than risking further damage. I got the clear impression in the video that he wants to wrestle at nationals and didn't want to hope for an at-large if he defaulted out before auto-qualifying. This is basically the same situation Plott dealt with in 2021. Hopefully things go for Ryder like they did with Plott and he has a successful surgery and it's not a lingering problem after this year.
forkemaz Posted March 15 Posted March 15 On 2/28/2026 at 5:46 PM, Doublehalf said: Everything seems depressing to me in this video... While at first I thought the wrestling room was cool, now it just seems like an austere lifeless dungeon. Maybe even torture chamber vibes... Iowa needs to bring some youth and joy back to the sport. I dont get this and im not even that old. Im under 40 and practice didnt have to be fun, it wasnt expected to be fun, id spend a good portion of the season dreading practice because it was the hardest thing i ever did in my life, and yet we knew it was a sacrifice- the price we paid to go out and compete. I never dreaded competition and I was always excited and enjoying my time at a competition. It was a known thing that hellish practices were the fire you walked through to be ready for your matches. Even at the two colleges I went to, one of them was just like a described above. The other was more laid back but we never talked about fun. It WAS more fun but it was never mentioned at all let alone as a priority. Why is having fun at practice so important now? Is it an instant gratification vs delayed gratification thing? Is it all kind of a lie? Im sure you could have caught me smiling a few times even in practices where i was praying the grim reaper would strike me down. I dunno.
AnklePicker Posted March 15 Posted March 15 2 hours ago, forkemaz said: I dont get this and im not even that old. Im under 40 and practice didnt have to be fun, it wasnt expected to be fun, id spend a good portion of the season dreading practice because it was the hardest thing i ever did in my life, and yet we knew it was a sacrifice- the price we paid to go out and compete. I never dreaded competition and I was always excited and enjoying my time at a competition. It was a known thing that hellish practices were the fire you walked through to be ready for your matches. Even at the two colleges I went to, one of them was just like a described above. The other was more laid back but we never talked about fun. It WAS more fun but it was never mentioned at all let alone as a priority. Why is having fun at practice so important now? Is it an instant gratification vs delayed gratification thing? Is it all kind of a lie? Im sure you could have caught me smiling a few times even in practices where i was praying the grim reaper would strike me down. I dunno. I don’t think anyone said it HAD to be fun, but why wouldn’t you want it to be if your results are equal if not better? 2
jackwebster Posted March 15 Posted March 15 (edited) 2 hours ago, forkemaz said: Is it all kind of a lie? To some degree, right? It's a marketing strategy. Think about when Taylor reminds Ryder about "body language" after a loss. The "behind the brand" pun says the quiet part out loud. At the same time, there are real benefits in the joking, smiles, horse-play. Taylor asking Ryder about his favorite joke in the tunnel right before his match would be anathema to any of my coaches who above all wanted focus. But, it makes perfect sense once you realize why most wrestlers choke: they're in their own head, worrying about losing or winning or the other guy or expectations. If so, distraction is exactly what's called for. Edited March 15 by jackwebster 1
Pinnacle Posted March 15 Posted March 15 I have read somewhere about studies that show that competing "not to lose" yields worse results than competing "to win" or even just "for the love of the game".
boconnell Posted March 19 Posted March 19 On 3/15/2026 at 3:45 AM, forkemaz said: I dont get this and im not even that old. Im under 40 and practice didnt have to be fun, it wasnt expected to be fun, id spend a good portion of the season dreading practice because it was the hardest thing i ever did in my life, and yet we knew it was a sacrifice- the price we paid to go out and compete. I never dreaded competition and I was always excited and enjoying my time at a competition. It was a known thing that hellish practices were the fire you walked through to be ready for your matches. Even at the two colleges I went to, one of them was just like a described above. The other was more laid back but we never talked about fun. It WAS more fun but it was never mentioned at all let alone as a priority. Why is having fun at practice so important now? Is it an instant gratification vs delayed gratification thing? Is it all kind of a lie? Im sure you could have caught me smiling a few times even in practices where i was praying the grim reaper would strike me down. I dunno. It has nothing to do with instant gratification. The idea that PSU (or now OSU) is about instant gratification is silly. PSU lives the life and works hard and is in as good or better shape than anyone in the country. They aren't focusing on fun at the expense of hard work. They aren't prioritizing instant gratification. It has to do with the overwhelming evidence PSU has provided that you can live the life and grind and be in the best shape without hating your life. You can enjoy the sport while outworking everyone. You can prioritize titles and being the best more than everyone else while also having more fun than everyone else. If you hear PSU (or now OSU under Taylor) talk about the sport being fun and think it's about instant gratification and you think they should be miserable because that equals delayed gratification, then you don't pay close enough attention to the sport of wrestling. You are trapped in some depressing binary thinking.
boconnell Posted March 19 Posted March 19 On 3/15/2026 at 6:21 AM, jackwebster said: To some degree, right? It's a marketing strategy. Think about when Taylor reminds Ryder about "body language" after a loss. The "behind the brand" pun says the quiet part out loud. At the same time, there are real benefits in the joking, smiles, horse-play. Taylor asking Ryder about his favorite joke in the tunnel right before his match would be anathema to any of my coaches who above all wanted focus. But, it makes perfect sense once you realize why most wrestlers choke: they're in their own head, worrying about losing or winning or the other guy or expectations. If so, distraction is exactly what's called for. Yep. When I coach HS kids, most of the time my job is to make them care more. Every once in a while I have to help a kid care less because they already take it way too seriously in a way that negatively affects their performance. If you recruit right, you shouldn't be spending much time as a college coach making kids care more.
WrestlingRasta Posted March 19 Posted March 19 On 3/6/2026 at 10:55 AM, JBluegill133 said: The part beginning at 8:30 really hit home for me....Coaching HS I have found recently so many of our kids are unable to accept criticism even if it is delivered in the kindest way possible. They immediately look to quit or run away from the hard conversation and it can be really difficult for a coach. Love the way DT delivered this message This is true and I blame our generation (I say that without knowing how old you are) of parents. Protecting the kids' comfort zone has become a very high priority in recent years, in society in general. This does not translate well to wrestling in particular, but also in advancement in pretty much anything. IU's football coach has a great quote, and I probably won't get it word for word but it goes like "Good players want to be coached, Great players you can't coach enough, they want more and more and they can never get enough...inconsistent players want coached on their terms". Forging that mindest of wanting to hear the constructive criticism and taking responsibility for one's own development is becoming more difficult than teaching technique and wrestling positions.
JBluegill133 Posted March 23 Posted March 23 On 3/19/2026 at 8:34 AM, WrestlingRasta said: This is true and I blame our generation (I say that without knowing how old you are) of parents. Protecting the kids' comfort zone has become a very high priority in recent years, in society in general. This does not translate well to wrestling in particular, but also in advancement in pretty much anything. IU's football coach has a great quote, and I probably won't get it word for word but it goes like "Good players want to be coached, Great players you can't coach enough, they want more and more and they can never get enough...inconsistent players want coached on their terms". Forging that mindest of wanting to hear the constructive criticism and taking responsibility for one's own development is becoming more difficult than teaching technique and wrestling positions. A little bit younger, expecting my first child end of May. But I agree with what you posted. As parents I feel like part of the job is to protect and prepare. Prepare our kids that failure/adversity is something that they will experience at some point in their lives, and they have to know how to respond to that in a healthy way. I mean thats really one of the main points of sports isn't it? To teach those life skills in a safe environment (safe meaning losing a wrestling match or not accomplishing your goals will not be a life threatening situation). I remember listening to Ben Askren discuss this topic and it made a lot of sense to me. You learn these skills early in life so that when things get real (job, family, kids etc.) and times get tough...you know how to handle it and you dont just quit and run away. 1 "Look good, feel good, wrestle good." - J Jaggers
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