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Terry Coaching: - Iowa assistant until 2000 - Nebraska assistant 2000-2001 - Year off 2001-2002 - Chattanooga HC 2002-2005 - USA Wrestling Resident Coach 2005-2008 - Iowa AHC 2008-present Tom coaching: - Iowa assistant until 2004 - VTech HC 2004-2006 - Iowa HC 2006-present There was ~8/9 years there (sometime in 2000 until late 2008) where nobody was recruited by TnT.

He has at least one year, potentially two.

Presumably the lineup was going to be... 133 - Davino 141 - Mendez/Bouzakis 149 - Bouzakis/Mendez Now it is... 133 - Davino/Bouzakis 141 - Mendez 149 - Stiles Although I have read in multiple places that Stiles at 149 was a 1 year thing... Makes me think we might see this: 149 - Cannon 157 - Stiles 165 - Chittum

They're very close, in regards to Wrestlestat's ratings (within 50), which is a ratings system based off of every collegiate result. Add in room familiarity and it is definitely going to be razor close.

For those in the back who are having difficulty with comprehension: - Tom was appointed HC at Iowa on April 5th, 2006. - Terry officially joined the Iowa Staff on October 1st, 2008 as an Assistant. Any recruit before October 1st, 2008 was not a TnT recruit. That is what Ionel is trying to say here (I think?).

Thompson was a shell at 174lbs. He should have never gone that weight. He was the best of the bunch (Arnold, Barr, Welsh, Rogotzke, etc) and I think we're going to see him in the mix at 197lbs this year. I don't think Merrill as the starter is a given, at this point.

If we're going to be using compounds, let's not forget about Tide Pods and shots of White Vinegar. Wonders for weight loss.

May I use this?

@Husker_Du said as much yesterday

Whinging is what most of us do on this forum, in a persistent manner. Complaining in a persistent and annoying manner, more or less.

The guy is the only one batting 100% this offseason thus far. If he has mentioned it, it has happened. Miller -> VTech more than a week before anyone else actually realized it was a thing. McNeil -> Michigan more than a week before anyone else actually realized it was a thing. Stewart -> NC State? Would make 3 for 3 when most of the wrestling world was like "This doesn't make much sense" or "This doesn't make as much sense as something else."

Nope. Ohio State. Then Rogotzke will go to Virginia Tech.

2W-1L against Fishback, but 0W-1L against him last year on a 12W-12L campaign (VS 16W-8L for Fishback). Career records the last two seasons are 26W-16L(TJ) VS 36W-17L and 10W-7L (TJ) VS 16W-7L for common opponents. Razor thin when they wrestle, sure (no OT matches, fwiw), but Fishback was definitely the better wrestler last season. Factor in Daddy Drama and I would prefer Fishback on my team, rather than Stweart, 10/10 times. That said, Fishback or Stewart to 197 is a real possibility as well and I might like that one for NC State.

3 for 3?

Where? You would never guess this with how they (coaching staff) has been projecting things.

It's me, right? I'm the sissy whinger?

Just won Gold at 70KG U23 Pan Ams. His stock has got to be as high as it ever will be.

They tried that already. Kid couldn't get over 138lbs after practice.

This morning.

Harvard's Sotello -> Michigan to man the 125. That means no to Spidle. Michigan looking pretty decent next year.

Except they did. Edit: To be clear - I don't like it and I wouldn't want it, either.

Aye, that is true.

They were. At every weight. 1 for 72 in spots earned. 1 for 80, if you include non-Oly worlds.

Actually, yes - they did. It wasn't anything aside for the minimum. Scholarship and room & board basically. Which is pretty much covered under the new NIL crap anyways. Edit: And so it's known, it wasn't a "COME HERE AND START" thing. It was a "You can come here. We won't stop you."

Rumor is that either Singleton was going up to 184 or Stewart (VT) was offered a spot at NC State and Fishback wasn't fond of whichever one it was.