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Ummm 125- Andrew Long

Joey Davis of Notre Dame

In the end he was the right person for the job. Im not disputing that. The only issue i had was why say they're going to do this contest for Joe's replacement then ghost all of us who participated.

I'm not sure we should listen to the opinion of the football coach from Nebraska. Seeing as how it was a football coach from Nebraska that convinced the UN-Omaha staff to drop their wrestling program.. UN-L football can kick rocks.

Pyles was not a part of the contest. Nobody who participated in the contest actually won the prize. Here's Bader announcing the contest https://www.flowrestling.org/events/5008401-work-flo/videos?playing=5467637 And Flo announcing they hired Pyles https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/5035397-christian-pyles-added-to-flowrestling-team I'm not salty...clearly...

Are you 12? Again, grow up.

Here's a fun story. Many years ago, when Bader left Flo they did a contest. The participants submitted a short video explaining why they should be hired by Flo. The winner would get the job. My video garnered the most likes and support. Flo hired Pyles instead, out of the blue, and left the participants of the contest on read. Not Pyles' fault. Still bitter over it though. Here's the entry video, still up on flo. https://www.flowrestling.org/video/5467661-thadd-little-floposition-1

grow up.

Tyler Knox of Stanford with the major over Nic Bouzakis first upset of the day

Its back up for me now

I'd be shocked if Chittum and Blaze don't wrestle above their seeds at 57

I was never doubting you, just said it was news to me. Per his socials it looks like he moved mid Aug of '22 out of TN.

Then that is news to me. He's been living in Kingsport, TN for a few years now.

All due respect, you didnt ask who i thought WOULD take the job. You asked who I'd prefer to take it.

Eslinger was a great coach. Don't get me wrong. Chatt has a hard time recruitng worth while kids. Even their best wrestler right now, Palmer, went to Clarion for a year then transfered in. And he's from TN. I know they went hard after 4 TN kids this year, even offering one of them 5 years, and they landed none of them. The team doens't have the mentality of a winning program. The kids party and don't take it as serious as other programs (this isnt my opinion, its the product of conversations ive had with alum as well as multiple kids who went there and left and as kids on recruiting trips there) Personally, I think we need a bigger name within the wrestling community to take the reigns. Nashon Garrett lives in the state and would bring a sense of notoriety with him. I'd love to have Terry back, of course. There's also a slew of assistant hc's and associate hc's that would be great. Ramos, Maple, Steiber, Jaggers, Gwiz, Brewer, Freyer, Dlagnev, Green, Scott, Perry, Caldwell etc etc etc etc that list goes on. I think, if they truly want to turn the program around, truly, they're gonig to have to fork over some cash and go after a huge name. Change the entire philosphy of the program. Go after a Burroughs when he retires or bring in the Askren brothers.

I can tell you straight forward now that UTC is not on the market for a new coach. The school and alumni are happy with whatever direction they're not heading in right now. They're not going to cut ties with Ruschell and they're not in any danger of cutting the program.

I wholeheartedly disagree Coach Eslinger is the single winningest wrestler in program history. Yet he never all american'd. And that was his legacy as coach there too. Ran the SoCon, yet never produced any all americans. Coach Eslinger embodied mediocrity and as long as he was coach there thats all Chatt ever was, mediocre.

UT-Chattanooga The perennial laughing stock of NCAA wrestling. Hasn't had a single AA since Cody Cleveland in 2009. Incapable of recruiting. Even less capable of molding wrestlers.

Grow up.

If me not wanting to risk the "occasional arrest" and lose my job and my kids see me in jail comes off as "fearful" so be it. The risk ain't worth the reward hoss.. ...you have the mentality of a child

Totes, cause not wanting the "occasional arrest" makes me a boot licker.. grow up.

Top 5 dumbest things to be said on this site since i've joined.

He never one time said that, he blamed the dept of justice for going after them and not other programs and was using that as the reason they shouldnt be punished. They broke the rules. Regardless of what i think of the rule, they broke it. I think if Nelson didnt skip the meeting he may have heard the punishment for it and may not have done it. They dont have anybody to blame but themselves. You reap what you sow