I heard from a guy on here our coaching positions are full until someone retires. Even if Gable himself wants on the staff because we don't know if he can recruit anymore.
ISU Press Conference: Opening Statements from DSJ, Zadick, and Metcalf
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That was a good press conference and I wish Zadick, Metcalf and DSJ the best of luck in their new roles. But Dresser seems like a used car salesman. He almost seems creepy to me for some reason.
You certainly are short changing Coach Gable with the above comment. Gable was also the master of psychology and was incredibly innovative. If he was still coach I believe Hawks would either be competing for or winning the National Title each year. That's not a knock on coach Brands but rather a compliment on how Great a Coach that Gable was.
You stated we lost him. He was effectively fired. More accurate to say he lost us.
This may be a dumb question, but was there some kind of falling out between Metcalf and the Brands/Iowa? Just wondering...
Mike was already on staff for many years prior to that. He was S&C coach, then promoted to volunteer and then to full time paid assistant. He was officially interim which is a procedural holding status for someone who is going to get the job. Instead of the standard 1 year or less as interim he held that title for 2 years and was not retained afterwards. Maybe the hunting thing was an issue, maybe it wasn't, but he was on the staff for some 10 years then was not welcomed back. Spinning it as anything other than a firing is ignorant.
All that said, it was good to see him get another chance at VT and now ISU. My point isn't that he's a bad guy or a bad coach but he wasn't "lost" by Iowa to VT or ISU.
False. Get your filthy a$$ out of here. You don't speak (type) that garbage around these parts. Now GO!
Watching that was a tad awkward. Dont get me wrong, I totally understand why these guys would accept this opportunity. That being said, they all seemed just a little embarrassed to be wearing those hideous colors.....and with good reason.
Sorry ISU fans, this forum is for fans of teams that score more than 1 team point, doesn't finish dead last, and certainly not for fans of teams who can't score more team points than utah valley state.
I agree with your assessment of Coach Gable. But I don't think he could dominate today as he did.
I lived in Hillcrest in the early '80s back when every wrestler had to live in the dorm their first two years. Some stayed all four. Those guys told me many times they felt like they trained day and night and over and above what any other school even dreamed of doing. They knew they had that on their side every time they went on the mat. And most said they did it because they did not want to let Gable and their fellow teammates down.
No disrespect. It was just a different time.
My only point is that it wasn't Zadick's choice to leave. Maybe I should have just said. My bad
13,049 posts and 32 likes. That's really hard to do. Wow!
More Clone fans on here than on their site all season. Looks like they are back on the bandwagon. Must have been tough kissing old man Downey's ass the whole year thinking the son might have been your only AA. The Hawkeye West Wrestling club will be pretty good here in a few years...a lot better than the softies they have been.
Will let you keep your colors and perhaps even the robes but just remember that Hawks have been sent into to clean up the turdburger that program has become.
Will let you keep your colors and perhaps even the robes but just remember that Hawks have been sent into to clean up the turdburger that program has become.
reading this insult reminds me of this
WOW, is right!
if you are going to insult someone at least put some effort into it.
My take on this thread is ugly ass shirts, Nearing the time for widespread to disappear from the site. I touched on this before and Goblin said as well. Of all the wrestlers that VT had under dresser, ISU has had and in general around this country it absolutely is a huge feather in the cap of the Brands staff that they hire 3 of his guys.
they look ridiculous in those ketchup and mustard colored shirts....looked like they were behind the counter at McDonalds 
They all have to live in Ames. Gives me the willies. Good luck to them all though. They have jobs w/ insurance, steady paychecks,
And some security. Iowa was offering none of that.
And some security. Iowa was offering none of that.
Seems like a lot of people are nervous about St. John, Zaddick, and Metcalf being at ISU for recruiting reasons..... Let's not forget that we have a couple NCAA Champions, and an Olympic Gold Medalist and a Bronze Olympic Medalist on our staff.
ISU may get better but trust me when I say that the Iowa Hawkeyes are going to be just fine.
ISU may get better but trust me when I say that the Iowa Hawkeyes are going to be just fine.
The only other "Gable" out there is Sanderson IMO. The two are gifted coaches that others can't match. If Gable were still coaching he would still be winning. I think we all would enjoy an NCAA team race between a Gable coached team and a Sanderson coached team. That would be fun to watch.
As I was watching this press conference, I tried to think of it from an ISU fan point of view. I think there is no doubt that the staff is a huge upgrade, but at the same time, you have to proceed with a bit of caution on whether it is just a stepping stone opportunity for the assistants from a long-term perspective ...
... BUT, the neutralizing factor is that they are making top dollar, so that always bodes well for retention.
... BUT, the neutralizing factor is that they are making top dollar, so that always bodes well for retention.
Call him whatever, but there's some really successful used car salesman out there that get their job done and make good money.
Popsicles? Despicables? Dyslepsic?
Well Sioux Cy - u are not Kwood's Dad nor mine so knock it off you condescending (laughable as a Clone) prick. Second, if you dispute your lack of like numbers here cause they don't include the little brother website then get your ass back there and shut up until you have a program that gets better than 1 point, and doesn't lose in football by 39, and loses to both Hawk basketball teams. Would reference baseball but forgot you can't field a team. Good luck in cross country u dick.
Oh thank heavens. I thought you were evil incarnate for a moment there and nobody liked you.
I'm 70 so that "son" comment is well..........
Oh thank heavens. I thought you were evil incarnate for a moment there and nobody liked you.
I'm 70 so that "son" comment is well..........
But you don't act your age.
It seem funny that you say lets just get back to only Hawkeye wrestling not overall college wrestling, then you say let bring a PSU wrestler to right the ship. Just thought that was funny.
Psychological warfare with bucks behind it. Checks can be written but the performance is the issue at hand. Dressers second fiddle is entirely that.
Go Current Hawkeye bunch
Go Current Hawkeye bunch
looks like jammies will have a third team to root for,keep adding teams he might pick a winner.
