Iowa recruiting thread.
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He is very much on the radar.
I’m pretty sure Ira and Bob sometimes rub elbows at social events….
The only motive here is to support Bob and all he's done for the program. You have showered him with compliments but the comment about him being a problem remains untouched. I don't have the foggiest idea who you are, nor do I care.
I think you missed the point when I mentioned your "beef" with Tom Brands. Your comments above are on point--we agree. He owns this program and is fair game for criticism. Our opinions on the need for recruiting to improve are also aligned. So the continued responses to my posts about how recruiting needs to improve is preaching to the choir.
I can't imagine going through life so thin skinned that a gomer on a message board bothers me that much. LOL. Trust me--I don't take myself as seriously as you take me.
That’s what I wondered. You can learn a few things taking a quick gander at these guys Instagram follows/followers.
"With that said I honestly think that part of the problem is when large donors like you don't think there is a problem that needs to be worked on."
....."but the comment about him being a problem remains untouched."
You've had how many responses in regards to this comment? Bob has even responded with no mention. Are you sure you really aren't my wife in disguise with this over exaggeration? A little reading comprehension would tell you that isn't a problem with Bob per say. It is that he's not seeing the current as of today problem with recruiting is all. Lighten up, Francis.....
Anyway, you've already drug me in much further than I promised in my first response to you. With that good day, sir.
....."but the comment about him being a problem remains untouched."
You've had how many responses in regards to this comment? Bob has even responded with no mention. Are you sure you really aren't my wife in disguise with this over exaggeration? A little reading comprehension would tell you that isn't a problem with Bob per say. It is that he's not seeing the current as of today problem with recruiting is all. Lighten up, Francis.....
Anyway, you've already drug me in much further than I promised in my first response to you. With that good day, sir.
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Huge bump.
This is the gorilla in the room.
We had some real pants pooping under the bright lights..
I looked into the finals record and think it around 70% wins since Sanderson arrived at PSU. I don't know what's considered to be historically good, but that % has to be extremely good.
Just happy you came back to get that last word in. Keep that streak alive Brother...
This is very much a chicken and the egg issue. Stock the lineup with more top 10 PFP wrestlers and you’ll win more individual titles. The reason we haven’t won more in recent years is that we haven’t had a ton of top 10 PFP recruits. Yes, Alex had some tough luck at Nationals and Eierman and Kem lost by a hair, but it’s a numbers game. Land more top 10 guys and the individual titles will follow.
He's even got the Ferrari Flex after winning Ironman. Super slick on his elbow control ducks. We'll just ignore the OSU headgear he's sporting - Cornell fans don't hold it against Yianni wearing Hawkeye headgear when he was young and dumb, we won't fault Lockett
.And also the interview after the win. Sounds like Angelo was his main training partner when they were at Stillwater together. Also says OSU is his #1 school, but is keeping his options open. (this is all during the 2021/2022 season when he was a Freshman and Angelo was a Sophomore.)
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you guys are correct, he didn't commit.
i put that in there long ago as it seemed like it was a foregone conclusion.
i have to remove it.
iowa is in play for sure, that being said, he's OKST's to lose still.
i put that in there long ago as it seemed like it was a foregone conclusion.
i have to remove it.
iowa is in play for sure, that being said, he's OKST's to lose still.
I like this Willie better than Angry Willie.
That was the knock on Gable. Not a great coach, he just got all the best guys.
We have guys winning big tens then losing Nats.
Say what you want, PSU has looked looked pretty good on the national stage.
I heard that under Gable Iowa developed guys and complimented their style.
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It's all about talent. Recruit the talent and you'll win more individual titles. I've followed Gable from the time he was an assistant to Kurdelmeier, and I never heard anyone say he wasn't a great coach. I'm sure some haters did, but they had no idea what they were talking about.
To the contrary, Gable was actually known for taking less heralded recruits and turning them into AA's and national champs. We saw countless upsets in the Fieldhouse and Carver under Gable, where a highly ranked opponent would come in and lose to our underdog. We also had quite a few guys like Darryl Weber, Jesse Whitmer, and others come in without lots of national accolades and become national champs and AA's specifically due to Gable's coaching ability.
We've had a few guys win Big Tens and lose at Nationals -- mainly Marinelli, Kemerer, and Eierman. Not exactly a huge pattern. More than anything, we haven't had enough top 10 PFP guys. I didn't say a word about PSU. They obviously have looked good at Nationals, precisely because their guys winning national titles have been elite recruits.
It's as close as you'll ever get to Willie saying he was wrong.
this dude is a PSU fan right?
Way off base, Angry Willie is the best. He told me to keep sucking Pyles' d**k one time and I died laughing; I like fiery personalities! Willie is good for the sport. BTW, Willie's a good guy, even though he thinks Bud heavy tastes good.
Hey if anyone can smell Pyles d**k on someone's breath it's Willie. I'd trust him on that more than his recruiting predictions.
You haven't been watching any longer than I have. And yes ppl bitched about Gable won cause he "got all the best guys." No one at Iowa said that but the Iowa hate goes back to Gable days. But you knew that since you have followed so long.
As for the rest of your post you literally were making my point.
Part of this was some ridiculous seeding back in the day. Part of it was Gable knew how to get peak performances from all of his guys.
He had some real characters come through.
Well, then, I guess we agree. Fantastic!
The main point I was trying to get across is that winning individual titles is more about talent than performing on the big stage. I don’t think it’s a matter of our guys not being able to come through for all the marbles as much as needing more of the elite recruits whose talent will win out in the finals more often than not.
If you win will the best recruits find you or do you just rely NIL and great facilities to bring in the best recruits?
Is it possible both are important?
He's listed as do not contact so he's probably got a place in mind
The official portal is for coaches and admins only . Flo does run a list and updates it periodically.
WTF is happening to the Gophers?????
They are a train wreck.
McKee hang around too long? Or is Zach Sanders the issue?
Eggum is living on borrowed time. Their nine, or is it eight, fans can't be happy.
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Imo, either Spratley or Ayala would be a small 133 for the 23/24 season.
But fascinating, none the less.
I couldn't resist, had to see what the Minny forum is saying. Early rumors have Spratley to Okie St. With as much as they've struggled recently...I'm not seeing it.
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Just like every other big name in the portal he’s going to PSU right?
Don't think so actually. Rutgers and UM are the leaders. I've heard Mesenbrink to PSU and Bernie to Iowa. Fingers crossed.
