Greenwave

They both will end up at Bakersfield with Coach Smith. He rolled out the red carpet once for AJ.

Two points on coaches. it seems that the Michigan fan base has forgotten that they added Bolyard to their staff several years ago. He has HC experience, can he slot into the Associate HC position? I believe Citadel is still searching for a HC to fill the open slot. What about Grant Leeth, he seemed to bring in a high energy effort trying to get Tarleton State wrestling kicked off.

MSU- after what happened at Oregon State between Simmons and a recruit I don’t see any school giving him a HC job.

With both Michigan and VT having solid roster rebuilds through recruiting and add ons. Which staff will be under the most pressure to climb up the podium?

Coming out of HS he was a state champ, Fargo AA, Super 32 AA. Has the potential.

Thomas was one of three trying to secure the spot at 184 for MSU. He could not take control and did not wrestle in Big Ten tourney. He could not beat their 197 , who is coming back and his back up. When he hit the portal he did not garner a lot of interest from CMU or other MAC schools. Hoping this change in scenery helps him.

This would be a perfect position for TnT to bring in a non Iowa tied coach.

I wonder what class his academic transcripts place him in. Understanding he has been following the golden pot, but I have seen no comments on his academics. This could be why he did not garner much attention from bigger D1 schools this go around. he was at following schools. Iowa Wisconsin Wartburg Iowa Lakes That could lead to admission issues.

I don’t want to say other states have passed them by, but caught up to them at the HS level. This opens the pool of participants from other states to recruit. That along with the new age digital networks have given exposure to Colleges and Universities outside of Iowa and are drawing HS wrestlers out of the state.

Geographically, I hope it does not lead to travel cost hardships for NIU. That’s a huge mileage difference then the MAC.

That would be great to watch!

Add the Ferrari brothers to that class and now we are talking.

Caliendo was thinking I hope I never see this guy sitting in the lobby at a job I am interviewing for. This is just a bad look for him and his time at Iowa. Has being in the Iowa room and the negative vibes TnT give out to other coaches, wrestlers and refs change a man’s attitude.

Who would Cornell target other than Dake?

Baker NIU beats Betancourt 9-1