Seriously, the Cael hate on here is the most unbearable thing to read. It clearly comes from a place of complete and total envy.
It is his job to put together the best wrestling team that he can. He has done a pretty good job of doing that. He handles himself with nothing but class. Those of you that choose to hate him won't be changing your minds, but, the sour grapes are clear.
I actually love the Brands brothers. They are entertaining, emotional and wear their hear on their sleeves. I was impressed that when Stool gave an after the match shove, Tom was pointing at him to either go shake the opponents / coaches hand and apologize. Stoll did not listen, but, I was impressed that Brands tried to get him to do the right thing.
Cael and Brands are both phenomenal coaches, and the fact that they have completely opposite personalities shows how awesome this sport is. It takes all kinds and success doesn't come from one style.
As for DeSanto. I was extremely unhappy with actions at NCAA's, but, he is a young kid, who it seems does deal with some type of condition. I'm hoping he succeeds wherever he ends up. I don't see PSU as a viable option with the other wrestlers on their way. Iowa makes a lot of sense if he goes 133. If that happens, I'll wish him nothing but the best (obviously, except against PSU).
Personally, I'd rather the battle be between us and Iowa than us and tOSU. I have respect for Iowa wrestling. I don't dislike or hate Tom Ryan, but, he does some pretty weak whining, both on the mat and on Twitter.
Just my $.02
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Cael has done a great job of assembling a dynasty, that will stick in the craw of Iowa fans because they want to be the dynasty again. The reasons that many will cite are the Penn Saints holier than thou, can do no wrong, live in Pleasantville approach to things. It is very prevalent in their approach, they chastise the Brands, Iowa wrestling and pretty much anyone who doesn't toe the line of their group think. Cael did the state of Iowa wrong on how he handled the coaching situation at ISU. I can't blame him for wanting to step into a dream opportunity, how he did it is another story and will be roundly denied by the Penn Saint fans, he did Andrew Long and Bubba wrong, once again a minuscule amount of the f** bunch will even acknowledge that either of those situations hand a hint of impropriety. As far as 'nothing but class'
"Furious Cael Sanderson Throws Cube, Towel And Chair And Is Ejected From World Team Trials" flowrestling.
Maybe that is 'nothing but class' in Pleasantville or for a Mongolian world team coach but most don't think so. I am sure it is brought up repeatedly bun the f** bunch since they are quick to point out anything the Brands do.
So that is my snap shot, my $0.02 so to speak, part jealousy, part what he did to ISU and a large part the hypocrisy and approach of the Penn Saint fans.