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To Majors point- I mentioned this earlier. They need not only a regime change but a culture change. This is why RU is not a good fit for the B10. The fan base is a NJ bro high schoolish like atmosphere. Goodale was a HS coach and it’s carried over. Watch the other B10 teams when they come in for a match. Much more polished and professional. it would be a tough job to come in and change the cultural and the best kids are still wanting to go to other programs. Knox has a problem background and most didn’t want him so he’ll fit in fine with the bro culture.

https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/15617387-2026-ncaa-qualifiers-by-state-hometown This is more telling. NJ 2nd highest amount of qualifiers with 28. Believe about 10 from NJ were AA. RU, who is the state University of NJ, has zero AA and a minute fraction of the 28 quals on their team. Coach gets pumped about - 8 or 9 on the team made NCAA and that seems to be the benchmark- qualifying for NCAA. To the extreme, a team like PSU is proud of having 8 who AA’d !!!

1. RU is not a good fit for the B10 - for all sports. ACC would've been a better fit for RU. 2. Wrestling, if they want consistent AA's and NC, need a regime and culture change. RU is in tough spot (other sports too) despite NJ having great athletes as the best kids want to go to the elite programs. For wrestling, with a marquee coach, they could be a consistent mid tier team in the B10. But much needs to change for this to happen. Everything needs to be elevated a level - elite coach, better recruits, change the culture. Having a rather new AD from an SEC school does she 'get' wrestling in NJ. Per reports RU wrestling is one of the biggest spenders/budgets in the B10. Sick that a sub performing team flies private charter to the NCAA championship.

few thoughts on Final X Seems to be changing of the guard with majority of the team newbies. Wonder how Team USA will do in Zagreb. Feel for McKenna. His best shot ever to make a World team but his style I've always felt works against him. Surprised coaches by now haven't tried to change his style and make him more offensive and dynamic. Feel for Dake though never a huge fan. Regardless, see no chance for him making team for LA Olympics. Paris was his chance. Not sure what he was thinking going 86 this early in the cycle. Would've had better chance this year to make World team and possibly medal at 79. The unimportant but observed.... Did S Lee go to 'hair for men' or color the top? Hair looked very strange... JB have his pajama top on ?

Not sure JB would succeed coaching D1. I think the DT payday is his only reason for reconsidering - he sees the payday. He would need a unique setup like DT got at OK State - had history, RTC, money. Kind of plug and play situation. Only Iowa and PSU offer the same. RU would keep him in state but he'd have to build the program. RU is not a good fit for the B10, maybe better in ACC so be tough job for JB. I think he'd be better off running his camps, do media, some sort of business.

Dean Peterson to Iowa. Will he start? Iowa seems to get all the nut jobs. Reflection on RU coaches that he left?

Rutgers. Goodale has taken them a long way to be somewhat competitive in the B10. So he's done well on that and kudos to his energy and intent to do well. But to take near the top ten with yearly AA's and a NC here and there - not the guy. No intended knock but he's like their football coach Schiano. Talks and sounds the same. They're great at promoting and talking a big game " it will come in time, we are on the right road, etc" type talk. But they're not really great at matching the talk to the results but yet great at keeping their jobs and having big budgets for their teams. Too many recruits have fizzled out nor developed and crucial personnel gone too - Donnie, Ash. They're 0 and like 50 against the top teams in B10 and one win in last few years against a top 10 team. Have good dual record because a lot of the wins are not ranked teams. Can't AA when your guys are not top 10 ranked in season and get low seeds in NCAA tourney. Yet this is where the great teams are measured - AA and NC not NQ. Tough dynamic in NJ where most of the best wrestlers go elsewhere. Need a big name coach who's a magnet and can overcome the perception issue. Also, need a strong club with accomplished studs in the room for the RU team to learn from and practice with. Need to copy the NLWC model best you can. Here's the real issue: RU is in the wrong conference - all sports. They're not cut out for the B10. The better fit would've been in the ACC. And for wrestling they'd still be behind VT, NCST and possibly UNC.

Rutgers - no need to show on Saturday

Appears more of the same for RU this season based on these early losses against top teams. Need a regime change to level up. How many other (non/small revenue college sports teams) fly charter to matches ....and post a pic of the plane on social?

Who’s up and coming who will replace this ‘Masters Age’ group. Who are our future world medal winners in MFS? Between these Worlds and the Olympics this past August USA wrestling has a lot to be desired.

Ash out the door, now Donnie, Rivera and Buxton. Yet the RU faithful feel the current HC is the man. Hmmm…

Thanks. So i wont need binoculars:)

Anyone attend the arena yet? How are the seats? Even after buying and seeing the seat/row still don't know where it is in the arena! Where is the USA section? Thanks

HI, Anyone there yet? I'm working on putting together last minute trip as seeing tickets on resale platform. What's available is changing by the day. Anyone have any idea how demand will be for MFS next week. Will tix be gone and will those who are out dump tickets? Ideally want to see some gold medal matches. So looking at Sat eve session on Aug 10th. Also looking to add earlier in the day or on Friday the 9th. Still sketchy the seating. Was watching a bit of judo today - in the same arena for wrestling - and seating seemed away from the floor. Appreciate any feedback from those in the know or who are on the ground now and have a sense of how ticketing will go. Also, doesn't seem like tix are selling anywhere else, other sites, though read posts on Reddit and the like where people are looking to dump tix and less than face because cant make the trip. Thanks

What about the AHC job at RU?