So what if a lot of the NLWC were "developed" by Cael et al? Why did they go there in the first place? They were already top level recruits coming in and they saw PSU as the best place to grow and become Olympic and World Champions... I don't believe TnT take a back seat to that. Where Iowa is clearly deficient is in the rest of their staff, and with the HWC athletes... Gilman left because of Lee - Lose gilman, but you have Lee, is a wash in my book if Lee is able to get back to what we thought he would be.. And, the more recent additions of wrestlers to the NLWC (Snyder, Dake etc.) is exactly my point. While NLWC adds Dake, Snyder, etc.. Iowa adds Warner, Marinelli, etc. See the difference yet?
The PSU wrestlers you mentioned went there because of the belief they could achieve their Olympic Dreams by going there. Kirkveliet left Ohio State (do you remember Kirkvliet was at Ohio State, and he left almost immediately after Snyder left... Why, because as a recruit, Kirkvliet went to Ohio State because of his wanting to be around Snyder... The recruit's decision was based on the RTC athlete(s) training there... Which Iowa does not have except for Lee...
you keep supporting my point (other than our disagreement on Tom and Terry hitting the road). BTW, Megaludis is working in finance in Pittsburg and has been finding time to train while still working a real job... he isn't at NLWC. The ultimatum to make is, Tom, you need to make the changes to your staff, or bye, bye.... Tom's stubbornness / loyalty is holding him back. I don't think you will get a better coach, so try and keep him, but have him make the changes he needs to make. If he doesn't make them and adjust, then, bye bye Tom.... Btw, I'm not arrogant, or emotional, just typing out my thoughts...
We agree to some extent. A change needs to be made. The change you want is for Tom to be gone. Clean house from the top down... I want TnT to stay, but they must implement needed changes or else they should be gone. I thought I stated that in my previous post. Make the changes Tom or hit the road.
HWC board members??? What is the mission?
"The Hawkeye Wrestling Club Exists to promote wrestling in Iowa and America by producing honorable elite level athletes through high level wrestling opportunities.
There are very few who can deny the sense of pride felt when one of our nation’s athletes stands atop the podium on the world stage, with a gold medal draped around his neck. Especially when it’s a homegrown talent from the state of Iowa."
Is there such a commitment to Iowa wrestlers that prevents the HWC from recruiting and retaining elite wrestlers who wrestled elsewhere? If so, then expectations of the Iowa program should be downgraded considerably.
