New ISU Staff

[just_somebody]

What people in the know on this board (not me) already knew, I think

http://www.flowrestling.org/article...mike-zadick-joining-iowa-state-coaching-staff

Edit:

Not that I want to send Flo clicks... Zadick as Assistant, Metcalf at Volunteer Assistant

 

[crapman]

Looks like Brent Metcalf is on board now too.

 

[Needanap]

What people in the know on this board (not me) already knew, I think

http://www.flowrestling.org/article...mike-zadick-joining-iowa-state-coaching-staff

Great move by Dresser. Love him or hate him the guy knows how to build a program.

 

[fan_4_life]

Safe to say Metcalf is no longer a HWC member?

 

[Gobblin]

$ talks... What a shame.

 

[slammin74]

Make me a little sick to my stomach to be honest

 

[Gobblin]

Wonder if they can come up with enough $ to get McD to run the RTC?

 

[Novakht]

Think about this for a sec.. Based on what I am told--ISU will have the highest paid staff in the nation.

 

[WildTurk]

Little brother getting big brother to clean up their mess. Sad that ISU has gotten to this point.

 

[hawkssox1]

If Metcalf wanted to be a grad asst why not at Iowa?

 

[therasslinfan]

Is he (Metcalf) an assistant or a volunteer assistant? Please correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't a volunteer assistant volunteering their time (as in, unpaid)?

 

[CradleKing26]

Little brother getting big brother to clean up their mess. Sad that ISU has gotten to this point.

We poached Gable to propel into national prominence. Tit for tat, I guess.

 

[crapman]

According to Flo Metcalf is the volunteer assistant and Zadick is the assistant.

 

[CradleKing26]

Is he (Metcalf) an assistant or a volunteer assistant? Please correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't a volunteer assistant volunteering their time (as in, unpaid)?

Dresser is an excellent fund raiser. When he was a HS coach in Virginia, he raised enough money to have a salary of 80k just to coach wrestling, and hired a club coach who made 60k just to coach wrestling.

My guess is Brent will run the cyclone rotc as well as being a volunteer assistant, and probably get paid as well or better than the assistants.

 

[ih8iast8]

Guess this cements that we are all in with Morningstar.

 

[LBlindHawk]

That hurts. I think the attitude from every hawk wrestling fan I've talked to was that we were going to get him on staff after a couple years of coaching expireince and when we knew for sure that this competing days were over.

Now he's a Cyclone? wtf.

 

[fan_4_life]

When I told my wife that Metcalf is going to Ames, she said "WHAT? That is like Favre going to the Vikings!!! This is awful."

 

[crablegs1]

Getting Metcalf is huge! It will be very weird seeing him in Cyclone gear. It is going to be an enormous culture shock for that team/school.

 

[jvclark]

Think about this for a sec.. Based on what I am told--ISU will have the highest paid staff in the nation.

It is interesting. Just 2 months ago it appeared Pollard barely even knew he had a wrestling team under his wing, much less that he gave a damn about it. And now opening the checkbook big time.

Good for dresser. Good for the rivalry. Bad for us Hawks? That remains to be seen.

 

[rustynailhawk]

Wasn't dresser a part of Brent losing a year?? I'm confused

 

[Gobblin]

Not only 3 former Hawks, but 3 of the all time biggest fan favorites... Gotta hand it to Dresser, he is damn good CEO and just made one helluva splash... But hey, we got Ben Berhow!

 

[CradleKing26]

Wasn't dresser a part of Brent losing a year?? I'm confused

It wasn't his call, it was the administrations.. partly why I didn't understand the dresser bashing earlier this year.

 

[KujawaFan]

Initially a shock. And pretty funny all former Hawks brought in to unscrew the Clowns. But there are so many coaching jobs in wrestling. So guys really gotta do what is best for them personally. What I really love is all those idiot Clowns who not only rip all things Hawk especially Metcalf and Zadick are now backtracking so fast. That is one sad pathetic fanbase on all levels.

 

[rustynailhawk]

Thanks, good to know

 

[KujawaFan]

Meant only so many jobs in wrestling.

 

[rustynailhawk]

Meant only so many jobs in wrestling.

Like volunteer assistant at Iowa...cmon TNT and Damn you Brent

 

[rustynailhawk]

We need to get creative, this is frustrating. More so bc of losing GT and no new yet, now Brent. Shit

 

[JohnBasedow]

Congrats to them. They are great Hawkeyes in my book. It is definitely bitter sweet though.

 

[LaxHawk174]

Do you think all of the waves they are making in Ames currently (Highest paid coaching staff, bringing in all Ex-Hawks, massive fundraising..) will have any effect on the Iowa program? By that I mean do you think the University Foundation or whoever decides to get serious about endowing the HWC, and competing with the checkbook instead of resting on the laurels of the program?

As much as I hate to admit it, ISU looks like they have a ton of momentum right now, and PSU and tOSU have already had this administrative support for years now.

I just don't want Iowa to get left behind in this RTC, Fundraising arms race.

 

[Gooseeman]

Little brother getting big brother to clean up their mess. Sad that ISU has gotten to this point.

You owe us for gable

 

[AFHawk86]

Brent who?

 

[ginormous.headed.circus.midget]

It is going to be difficult...
Zadick is an incredible recruiter and relates well with the kids.
Heck his beard is a great recruiter!
It will be difficult now to pick a team even though I am a UNI alumnus.
All three schools now led by Gable protégés.
Wow!

 

[MVPFAN]

I'm not going to get too worked up about it. If they really wanted Zadick here he would be here still. I'll take our lower weight guys all day still. Metcalf obviously was not going to be here anyway for whatever reason (mainly no spot open it seems). Like Goblin said money talks. If anything this should give our admin a wake up call to get out the check book. Metcalf has been in our room, not as official coach but in our room.

 

[frydaze]

Guess this cements that we are all in with Morningstar.

Most here will tell you that was never not the case.

 

[KujawaFan]

I am trying to not knee jerk here as yes that staff and momentum looks salty. This on the heels of Gavin leaving as well as PSU and other programs apparently hitting a stride and Iowa looking not great next year. However, the one thing I will say on ISU is self-evident. They are still f-ing ISU. Always will be little brother and unless wrestling Iowa there will be no fans at the meets.

 

[CaliHawkFan]

We have an AD that doesn't know a thing about wrestling or the landscape.

 

[Rustys Dad]

Sort of a kick in the nuggets when they got Dresser ... add Zadick and Metcalf to boot ... well now, they're just running over our nuggets ...

 

[Gobblin]

Do you think all of the waves they are making in Ames currently (Highest paid coaching staff, bringing in all Ex-Hawks, massive fundraising..) will have any effect on the Iowa program? By that I mean do you think the University Foundation or whoever decides to get serious about endowing the HWC, and competing with the checkbook instead of resting on the laurels of the program?

As much as I hate to admit it, ISU looks like they have a ton of momentum right now, and PSU and tOSU have already had this administrative support for years now.

I just don't want Iowa to get left behind in this RTC, Fundraising arms race.

Good God, we can only pray... And we're already being left in the dust in the RTC and fundraising arms race... This is just another program passing us by. If this doesn't make some people around the program wake the F up, nothing will.

I miss Bob Bowlsby.

 

[pablow]

Having Tom, Terry, and Metcalf all on the staff is a whole lot of redundancy. I'd rather we prioritize mat wrestling. I got no problem with Metcalf landing this gig. A strong ISU program will push us - and that's good.

 

[whejoe]

Iowa staff > ISU staff. Congrats to ISU on their new hires and I hope this turns into a rivalry again, but I think our staff is way better.