JeanGuy

What do we assume is the Gable way? Most great coaches have the ability to figure out what the athlete needs to excel. Some guys need the hard @$$ coach while others need the buddy coach. Great coaches can be both. Figuring out what makes guys tick is the trick. The other thing is to know yourself and recruit guys that let you be yourself most of the time. Cael probably won't chase a guy that needs a Manning in his corner. I don't think that Cael could have gotten out of DeSanto what Brands did. There is nothing wrong at Iowa. I can assure everyone here that in two weeks there will only be 10 guys win national championships, and they will come from various schools. Same with the All-Americans. If Iowa has zero champs and 6 AA's (which I think is their floor) is it a successful tournament? I think so.

How Teemer wrestled you can debate but he did wrestle all the way through the consolation rounds when he didn't look physically good.

After this season and the way things went does he leave Iowa? I know he has said that he is happy there, but it could be him being a good team guy by not airing dirty laundry in public.

Like Gable and AJ?

I don't think it had anything to do with be asked to step aside. If there is bad feelings it was about letting Downey get the nod in 2019 because Taylor didn't show at Finals X. He he known Taylor was sitting he might have made a run at 86kg.

I have no clue. My experience is an acquaintance worked for a B1G football coach and when you are close to it you get a feel for how things work. It is just pure speculation on my part so I very likely could be wrong.

I think Keuter can be a very good 285, but only if he is training wrestling year-round. I have said before and will say it again knowing how big time CFB works I believe that Keuter was told to wrestle by Ferentz because he didn't view him as being in their plans. I could be wrong, but those guys are taking care of themselves not entertaining the desired of a kid torn between two worlds. If Ferentz believed Keuter is on the 2-deep or 3-deep he does not let him pause football for a year. Just not how that sport typically works.

I would tend to agree. can't imagine either Brands or Kennedy wouldn't, but if say if Brands went and would miss he probably doesn't have a good case for an at-large.

Do you think they have any concern over allocations?

I think it is a little different. Steveson left college wrestling after the national tournament in 2022. Did some other stuff that didn't pan out and came back in 2024/25 season. So, he missed 2022-23 and 2023/24 but was given a magical redshirt. Starocci was a college wrestle the entire time. I didn't say he shouldn't be allowed to compete, I just said I could see him not getting a ton of support for the Hodge.

I would be surprised if Steveson gets a lot of support. I think there is a general fatigue with him. Some aren't thrilled that he was allowed to come back and wrestle this year.

Is history has shown us anything, it is a thought things are impossible right up until they happen. It is likely but you never know. I wonder if Steveson would be viewed different if that ref at the Olympics had refereed that ending differently and he is only a Silver Medalist.

Hard to see a Big Ten Champ take a DQ rather than engaging

How can a guy with no conference matches qualify for the conference championships? I ask that rhetorically as I know the answer. The real question is how do you rank him? Even if he wins the conference what ranking does he deserve?

I think most skill development is on the individual athlete. Where I see the biggest impact of coaching is teaching good strategy and approach to the competitive process. So much is the right approach for the right athlete. The coach's ability to connect specifically with the athlete is the trick. Not all athletes and coaches will mesh. Bassett really seems like a volume grinder. If I was worried about him at all it would be about keeping him feeling good about wrestling. He has been doing a lot for a long time. Some guys need that and some guys it kills.