ThreePointTakedown

Don't know much about the current guy but Grant had a reputation for running, literally and figuratively, guys off the team. If it is the case, maybe that's where he picked it up.

My mistake. Good job O. The other guy doesn't count, could've been NIU holding him back for whatever reason. And 15 years between AA's. Not impressive. Not top tier talent coming to Dekalb but a roster of 40ish should produce a few gems at least every half decade. Getting the leftover talent from Illinois and surrounding states. Even CMU has gotten a few AA's, UNI, App State, Edinboro, Clarion, Rider, similar situations. Get some more guys to day 3. A free trip to nationals to stay out late friday night is not the goal.

Maybe not officially fired, but resigned! There have been a few that I can think of. What happened at Stanford was quite a mess but pretty much a 'thanks-but-no-thanks' Penrith at UNI Brown coach recently Tirapelle at Penn Z at OSU and Iowa OU this year Pariano at N'w. UM, was more of a retirement but had to lose both assistants not long before due to, I'm guessing, poor performance UWV, that was an abrasive departure Moore from AU Navy prior to Kolat those are as many as I can recall. Not many official firings to be sure, but a rose by any other name.... Did I miss any?

With the carousel slowing to a crawl and the season starting soon. Who needs to have a breakout year to keep from getting the boot? Minnesota: Out of the top ten for two years in a row. Gable most likely not returning. NIU: Probably safe because expectations aren't very high. But why not? Lets get someone in there that can make some progress. Get someone on the podium. Would hate to see them go the way of Eastern Illinois. IU: Year six for Angel, does he have some pressure to break into the single digits in the Big Ten or get someone through to day 3? Last AA a decade ago(based on the media guide) MSU: Considering who he replaced and how, not expecting much here. Sad. Duke: any pressure here at all? Probably not. Hofstra: thoughts? who did I miss?

Antonelli?

Should the (insert sports/ball team here) "Rivalry" game be phased out? Sure the fans tend to try to make it to games that have big implications. But some of these rivalries get pretty heated off the field/court/mat and can lead to real violence over a game. Or other collateral damage the trees at Auburn being poisoned, who benefits from that? Granted sports is a money driven venture but culturally, should we be encouraging this kind of tribal-ism?

Anything to get him out of Rutgers.

You don't think he goes with? If not, does Gray?

What is the timeline look like for the HC announcement? Who's the smart money on to take over?

It took him a good long while to get his system working in Ithaca: convince kids from fairly wealthy families to take a grey year to train hard at a school that doesn't, otherwise, red shirt. He got that working pretty well and had a good amount of success. Probably, looking to do it at a place where kids wouldn't mind spending a year at Menlo Community College before being admitted to Stanford as a transfer with 5 years to train. Might be easier and have a larger, more talented pool, to pull from at UNC.

List of possible Stanford successor(and my reasoning): Gavin(Pitt), HC experience, Pitt is a fairly academic-heavy school. Similar recruiting pool. Princeton staff(some or all), similar recruiting pool and recent team success. Storniolo(NW), HC and recruiting experience, similar school academic profile and recruiting pool Nickerson(UNC-West), HC experience and recent success, Ivy League pedigree Derek Moore(Cal-Bap), National Champ from Cali, hard to deny he might have some heft. Matt Gentry(UofC), National Champ and Alumnus, Recently got back into coaching at U of Chicago. Didn't know the HC is named after him, that could be awkward. But Penn did it, so there is precedent. Engel(OSU-West), Associate HC, previous staff member, wasn't sullied by the mass program drop SNAFU and the dirty politics that ensued(but if I were him it'd be hard to go back, knowing how the staff was treated) Paulson(UVA) x2: Associate HC and Assistant, could make for an interesting combo in Palo Alto. Santoro(Lehigh): We saw Koll make the move, greater than 0 chance, I feel. Dillon(Lehigh): Finally gets a chance to steer the ship. Lehigh is not at the level of Stanford academics or standards, but not too too far. Team hasn't had a ton of success lately, might be a stretch. Who did I miss?

Texas A&M had wrestling?

Go pro. Didn't Weinke play pro ball at something then come back to the foozball?

Until the Inflicts(all black with gold swoosh) came around, Nikes weren't anything to write home about. Now, early gens go for hundreds. Wish I held on to a pair.

That's a tricky balancing act. How to reward loyalty and encourage expansion? I don't envy that math, but we can't be THAT petty.

The B1G just added UCLA and USC so LA wouldn't be a bad place to start the influence campaign to nudge schools into (re)starting a wrestling program.

I missed that one. Good catch.

What are the odds the NCAA will put wrestling in the Sphere vs basketball? Is it a good idea to have a week's long wrestling event in Vegas?

The weather looks like it will be fantastic. The stock market outside will be humming! What will be the most coveted items this year?