Disappointed_Badger_Fan

"Coach can I sit down with the AD to see who he is going to hire when you are gone after this season?"

Yeah I was excited at first with Moran, Gross, Wick, and Hilger. It is really disappointing that they can't get any top recruits and they definitely can't develop anyone.

I doubt he is the one actually running the Badgers social media, but they posted a picture of the 3 ranked wrestlers we have. I commented that I can't wait until this season is over and the used car salesman hype man we call a head coach is gone. They deleted the comment. Lol I guess you can't criticize the program anymore

Now that the Olympics are over I would just like to say folkstyle is way more interesting and way easier for casual fans to understand than freestyle.

Amos is currently the heavyweight but I was thinking 197 for Ferrari

lol Bono can't recruit so he should take risks on a guy like AJ. It isn't like AJ can make the program any worse.

I don't care about "baggage". I want to win. Park all 3 in Madison. Hell let their dad be an rtc coach. Whatever it takes to win.

I could definitely see 1 of them following. It isn't even because they want to follow Taylor, but instead where will they fit into the lineup Messenbrink Haines Facundo, and their incoming freshman

never mind I guess I was focused on a different match when he won his 2 titles lol

I'm pretty sure Parker Keckeisen never won a WI high school state title.

So I just seen he got released from wwe. Is there any chance we can get a wrestle off before the Olympics.

Maylor was a senior. Amos also had shoulder issues 2 years ago at NCAAs and injury defaulted out of that tournament. Zargo and Amos are the only returning qualifiers. No elite recruits. No depth. It will be an ugly year for the Badgers and the used car salesman they have as a head coach.

You have got to be kidding me. This worthless used car salesman excuse for a coach gets extended. What has he done to earn an extention

Man posts like this are going to make have me going to church every week just to pray for the coaching change.

We can name as many names as we want, but if UW moves on from Bono (which they should) the main requirement for whoever gets hired will be to establish a great relationship with the AWA club. They have so many talented wrestlers that we need to keep in the state. My personal choice would be Ben Askren because the hire would give the program quite a bit of buzz in the wrestling world.

Bono gets the full blame for the program declining because every All American level guy has transferred away from UW except Barnett and the biggest issue is that the state of Wisconsin has a ton of elite high school recruits that all decide to go elsewhere. Some people in the state blame Askren, but the reality is whatever issues Bono and Ben have is Bonos problem because he needs Ben's athletes but Ben doesn't need Bono.

It has been 5 years and the program is worse than where he started. Also he has let numerous high level in state wrestlers leave and go somewhere else. Whether you blame Askren for them leaving or Bono it ultimately is Bono's problem because he needs them and they don't need him. The program also has 1 returning qualifier and I would bet my life's savings that he is not an All American level guy. It isn't about instant gratification. It is about the program being worse than when he started and his lack of recruiting ability.

The lack of development is an issue, but a massive issue is that Bono hasn't been able to keep any of the top level WI recruits in the state. They are all leaving and going to many other programs, and not just 1 program.

It would be a temporary Band-Aid on a broken program. The main reason Bono needs to be let go is because of all the talent that is in the state going everywhere BUT UW.

That would also be great. I was just suggesting Ben because that hire would get more attention, but Max would also be great

there were numerous people commenting about how Bono is meeting what realistic expectations sould be at WI. A lot said they should be in a tier below PSU, Iowa, OSU, Nebraska, Michigan, and Minnesota which is where they are so he is about where he should be. My point is that the program is not growing and we should be striving to move up to the next tier of Big 10 teams and Bono is not the guy to do it.

I don't think that would happen because AWA would still be around. Ben coaches at 1 location I believe and they have numerous locations across southeastern WI

I mean I would think they might consider it, but the reality is even if they stay put the program literally can't get any worse so the AD took a chance when he hired a new football coach and I'm hoping he takes a chance with the wrestling coach. The AD is a wrestling guy so there is actual hope inside the state that he cares about the program, but it has been 5 years of Bono and the program is worse now than when he arrived. With an Askren hire I would hope we could get a couple transfers, but the real move would be to try getting the Mirasolas or Sinclair to flip their commitments and stay at UW

I posted this topic about a month and a half ago and a lot of people made comments about how he is doing fine, but let's take a look now. 1 AA out of 5 qualifiers. 4 of the 5 qualifiers will not be on the team next year. 3 seniors and Hamiti transfer. This program is a sinking ship. The AD has a chance to fix a mistake that was made 5 years ago fire Bono and hire Ben Askren. He publicly commented about wanting the job back then so he might still be interested now.

Or here is an idea. HIRE Ben Askren. He wanted the job when they decided to hire Bono. Rarely in life can you fix past mistakes, but the AD has a chance to fix it now by hiring Ben. I don't care about his "lack" of college coaching experience. This program needs some energy and excitement behind it and Ben would bring both.