Poeta - new Asst for Illinois
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Great move by University of Illinois. Every Chicago area wrestler knows and respects Mike. Moreover he is recognized for his achievements throughout his career by every coach in the Chicago area. Illini fans have watched him since his ‘kid wrestling’ days. It is a big move for the Illini recruiting in Chicago. Also have ‘heard’ that Mike will retain ownership of Poeta Training Center and Jimmy Kennedy will be in charge of day-to-day operations.
Mike is definitely very high on the list of the best wrestlers to never win a Championship. He should fill in admirably for Perry and may actually help them finally keep the best In-State wrestlers from leaving. Also, I am very interested to see how he does with IMar. A different and fresh point of view could work wonders.
What kind of wonders are you expecting to be worked on IMAR? He is a 2timer now and a threat to make a world team in a couple years. There can't be many wonders left to work on him, can there?
When your last Collegiate match was a loss by fall and, basically, your private coach leaves, I think Poeta could actually be incredibly helpful/influential. So, my working wonders was more mental than physical.
He now gets perspective from a coach that lost 2 heartbreaking Finals matches. Hell, even Gable said that loss to Owings inevitably helped him more than any other specific match.
