I agree Iowa wasnt prepared for Michigan but lets not use Michigan as the bar. Their pathetic plan was defensive brawl for 2 and a half periods, then sneak something in at the end of regulation or OT but granted it worked Friday. Its been pointed out how bad we were doing with offense and takedowns but Michigan swept the first 5 matches and only had 3 takedowns in those matches.
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This, and even if the roles were reversed we would have been pissed about the lack of offense and how Iowa was winning.
I wouldn't have been nearly as pissed if we would have won. 😆😆
John Smith is also old school wrestling. Now Coleman is saving the program that's what those in the know around Stillwater are saying
Yeah. Glass houses blair... lol
John was the guy just a year go that responded to a bad performance by doing 2 a days. Coleman taking over the room and John trusting him has played the biggest role in this year's performance. Okiest has recruited well in the last decade, but John never addressing the drinking/partying torpedoed their chances of consistent high level success.
Okie state is making some serious noise and Coleman is a big reason why, Smith was wize enough to bring in the answer to there problems. I think TnT will make some moves soon, just a hunch.
I've also had a hunch that being Nelson's last year that this might also be Terrys. I would like to see him move over to the HWC.
Problem is that they don't have a Coleman-like alumni coach that could step into that coach in waiting role. You've got Ramos, DSJ, and Metcalf and none of them are highly sought after HC candidates imo, though they're all good young assistants. Ramos is probably the hottest name.
We have the hot name from Iowa, his name is Spencer. Now whats needed is that mid to upper weight technician like Nolf but Maybe Kemdawg could be the answer. Kem may be one of those guys who is a extremely successful coach if he chooses that path.
I support our staff as is 100% but if 2-5 year in and year out is not good enough then more is needed.
We have zero evidence Spencer will be a good coach or that even wants to do that.
Coleman was an experienced and successful head coach at a smaller program with limited resources who developed the same amount of national champions as Tom Brands in the last 5 years.
He will bring in recruits, his has some fairly good experience wrestling, he already does instructional vids and seems fluid doing it. I think he may worth a shot, but Im just spitballing.
Just when I thought Smith was toast, they have landed some big recruits in past few years. Brands did fire an old Hawkeye to make room for Morningstar, maybe he will do it again, more likely with Telford.
Spencer needs to do one thing for the Hawks - compete through 2028. None of us need to be inserting him as a coach. He has too many yellow medals to bring home.
i hope you're wrong. Spencer should already have multiple yellow medals.
This maybe true. I cant wait to see him at the trials, if he is feeling good and gets his mojo back who knows how long he competes for. If not he may go straight into coaching.
Multiple? I don't think anyone ever "should have" Olympic gold medals. It just does not work that way.
And Spencer’s mom won’t see Spencer going to more than one Olympics if he loses.
I didn't say Olympic. I said yellow.
Injuries suck. but he's been good enough to have won every year since his sophomore year (2019)
A list of rd of 12 guys on a good year. Estrada and Block we will wait and see on…but the rest we have seen talent level an all will need work to even place…
As much as I love all hawks that have came through and now want to go/ have gone into coaching, the program needs new blood. It needs someone from psu, nc state, mizzou, someone to draw in new style recruits, open new recruiting avenues. SL is the only Iowa guy needed to be added to the staff, in the next 5 years… not now
there’s going to be a few big name senior level guys transitioning to coaching after the 2024 olympic cycle. if there are any additions to the staff i hope it’s one of those. guys like burroughs and taylor might be a pipe dream but there will be a others who are proven and could help a lot.
One doesn't need to be an established D1 head coach to show their props, particularly in wrestling. Guys like Tom Brands and Cael Sanderson showed they were ready through their work as assistant coaches. They were stars in the making. Hell, one can say the same about Dan Gable.
If the rumor is correct about Gabe being dinged up, there is ZERO reason to have him compete tonight or the rest of the season.
I'm beginning to think the smoke from that rumor might have a little flame behind it.
Gabe has been dinged up for awhile and he's doing fine now. Not sure if we see him again this year or not.
Agree. Gable, Cael and Smith were all head coaches by the age of 28. Koll by the time he was 30. It's still more of a sport than a business, even with NIL and a more intensive recruiting environment. Young guys with a healthy amount of maturity and charisma can do the job.
Iowa's in no-man's land. The contract with Tom Brands runs another five years, when he'll be 60. His twin brother is the Assistant Head Coach; you can't promote a Coleman Scott-type to the position of heir apparent without jettisoning your brother.
As for Terry, getting rid of him to make room for young blood isn't ideal. I think Terry's the best coach on the staff and the one who gives Iowa a competitive advantage. His over-the-top personality aside, the lightweights have out-performed the rest of the team by a wide margin.
Hard to implement a succession plan under these circumstances.
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Really? How’d i miss that?! Guess if he’s out there his performance shouldn’t be affected regardless of injury 🙄
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