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I think he is next on C

Wow! Incredible comeback by Chamizo!

According to that, Zain should be wrestling again very soon, right?

Few people are. Cael’s probably one of the funniest “non-funny” guys out there

I listen to his one interview on flo… it was a good interview. My favorite part was when they asked him about how much he will use the transfer portal. He replied with the Cael quote, “what do you have a plan or something?”

Jordan Burroughs. He’s very popular with all the NLWC wrestlers

I meant there are examples of him giving some extra grace to high level guys. To clarify, I do think Cael is a man of high character and I think he runs a pretty tight ship (especially now). I just don’t like how many Penn State fans act like he can do no wrong. That’s not a healthy way to look at anybody, and we’ve seen that mistake before from Penn State fans. By all accounts he is a great guy and obviously an amazing coach, but he does have that win-at-all-cost mentality too.

FIFY

Also funny that he brags that he is the highest paid college wrestler by far, and then criticizes people for taking a pay day

Huh? “PSU vs Ok St. in the football stadium. The national champs 10 matches to 0.” I think it’s pretty clearly aimed at DT

Shots fired at DT

Bearclaw. I think a few that are caught in the log jam and can’t start might go. Maybe Kasak. Depending on Starocci does, Even Haines could be out of a spot as crazy as it sounds. I think they make room for Haines and he stays though. If Facundo is the odd man out again, I hope he transfers

This is exciting news! I’m not really a DT fan, but it’s exciting for the landscape of college wrestling. Im hoping to see some competition and good rivalries in college wrestling again. I also think it will set the precedent too for other programs to take a chance on guys like JB, Dake, and Snyder. That would sure make things interesting.

In a different era Gilman would be the biggest star in America with his credentials. He’s gotten coaching perspectives from two of the top programs with starkly different philosophies. I think that makes him well-rounded, and it’s easy to see he’s matured a lot. He would be an excellent pick up.

If I remember right, it wasn’t NCAA that’s suspended him, was it? Either way, I would guess that UWW can’t ban them from NCAA competition, NCAA or their school could choose to enforce consequences

There was a Flo doc on Gregor Gillespie that got in to this a little bit. I would recommend watching it if you can.

No. I don’t think UWW has any authority over NCAA.

IF this turns out to be true about Brooks and he is ineligible, the right thing to do would be to hold a wrestle off between Hidlay and Taylor. Zahid would probably be better but he didn’t take third and he has no excuse for that. IMO it’s wrong to just give Taylor the spot because he didn’t beat anyone at the trials. But that’s probably what would happen.

This is a good question and I was wondering the same thing. It would make more sense to me if Carter went a more natural weight of 184 and was at his best than having him be a majorly undersized 197. I get the logic for freestyle and it worked for Brooks, but he was only going up one weight. Carter can wrestle 184 and be big enough for 86kg this year and then he could really bulk the following year… it’s likely a two-three year process for him to be a full sized 86 anyway. Only way 197 make sense this year is if it really helps the team.

Really sad to hear this!

I don’t think Mark Cody is a great example because he had a very successful coaching stint at American. But I get your point. Taylor could absolutely be a big bust as a coach. I think it’s pretty unlikely though and worth the risk. Winners win. The top 3 coaches I’ve seen in my lifetime are Cael, Gable, and Smith. The one thing they have in common is that they were all the biggest star wrestler of their time, and they all became head coaches early on.

True. Its NLWC that has all the $

I think OSU should hire Aaron Brooks instead In all seriousness, it’s worth the risk for a program to take a shot on one of our big name guys (DT, JB, Dake, Snyder). The only chance of overtaking Penn state is to lure in recruits with that type of star power. Obviously, they have to develop them too but that’s a chance you have to take. Sucks for Coleman, but I don’t think they could promise him anything. He knew he was taking a risk too and he was simply putting himself in the best position to potentially take over for Smith. If he loses out to someone like Taylor there’s no shame in that and some other program will be happy to have him.

Exactly… if someone tried to buy Cael away, I guarantee Penn state would match any amount to keep him

I would think it’s just evidence that he can’t beat Mesenbrink or Haines (probably not Facundo either). I am glad he is transferring he deserves to be a starter and could be an AA.