I was...unprepared for the onslaught of emotions I felt at the end of match 2.
Thomas Gilman
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I was...unprepared for the onslaught of emotions I felt at the end of match 2.
Agreed. Just when I thought I was done with him, he sucks me back in.
Once a Hawk always a Hawk for me. Good luck in your next chapter of life TPG.
Once a Hawk always a Hawk for me. Good luck in your next chapter of life TPG.
Agreed. He’s been a bit of a prat for the last few years but he has seemed to mature. I wish him the best in the future whatever that future looks like.
Nothing but class all around, from what I have seen. No shoes or anything if that's what you mean
Can't say I'm completely "sucked back in" but congratulations to Thomas Gilman on an outstanding career. I enjoyed seeing the mutual respect shown by all parties.
Iowa is proudly home to me and though cliche', I bleed black & gold but I do hope he's found peace in Happy Valley.
Iowa is proudly home to me and though cliche', I bleed black & gold but I do hope he's found peace in Happy Valley.
I've never not been a fan of his. He was the same guy at PSU he was at Iowa..he just wasn't on my team anymore.
Personalities like Thomas Gilman are what made wrestling appealing to me. Others like it for other reasons I understand.
He was a joy to follow. A hardhead for sure. I loved it.
Personalities like Thomas Gilman are what made wrestling appealing to me. Others like it for other reasons I understand.
He was a joy to follow. A hardhead for sure. I loved it.
What a way to celebrate the anniversary.
I’d be happy to have him on the coaching staff.
Technically still not an Olympian, still has to qualify the weight for USA. Regardless, awesome performance and am confident he will qualify the weight and win 🥇
Gilman has showed me recently that he is still a Hawkeye and always will be!
I still wish he stayed in Iowa, but Im glad he he made the move to grow for himself and his family. Much respect for how this transpired and seeing Thomas and Spencer hug in the center definitely choked me up a bit.
Go Hawks
I still wish he stayed in Iowa, but Im glad he he made the move to grow for himself and his family. Much respect for how this transpired and seeing Thomas and Spencer hug in the center definitely choked me up a bit.
Go Hawks
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Not sure why people are jumping to the conclusion that Gilman is done.
I doubt he does another Olympic cycle, he is 29 after all, but I can see him making a run and challenging Vito at 61kg next year.
I doubt he does another Olympic cycle, he is 29 after all, but I can see him making a run and challenging Vito at 61kg next year.
They are having a non Olympic weight championships this year. I think the US spot qualification takes place in a month or so.
Because in his interview yesterday he said he was not sure if he was going compete at the trials or continue to compete at all. continue
I believe in 2021 they still had world championships for Olympic weights and Gilman won his gold. Maybe that was just because it was 2021 and not 2020. The previous cycle I think it was just non-Olympic weights where Steiber got his. That’s said, my memory is not what it once was so anyone feel free to clarify/correct me.
I get it, I listened to it too, but I'm not jumping to conclusions. Same boat as JB.
Agreed, I also think the shoes on the mat thing is not for everyone
Not to mention he is still on USA’s national team and if something happened to Spencer from now until the qualifier, he is next man in.
True and Don’t forget the next Hawkeye to sign, Blaze!
I only want Gilman to stick around because I've always wanted to see him and DeSanto face off once. I'm sure Gilman wins comfortably, but they are among my favorites in the black and gold (along with Spencer of course) so it'd be a fun dream match of alumni.
One thing I will give penn state credit for is being able to keep multiple guys in their wrestling club who compete at the same weight classes.
I think all the supposed hate and animosity is driven up by the fans. In reality these athletes all respect each other for the most part. They put too much energy into wrestling to waste any with hating their opponents/rivals.
Not going to throw a pity party for him unless he stops bragging about Penn States success on social media
I’m glad SL won, but it seems like Gilman has grown immensely as a human being. I cheered for him as a Hawk, but he was immature in those years and did a lot of things that weren’t a great look for him or the UofI. It seems like he has grown and I am really glad to see that for him. Would have been happy for him to represent USA if he won and both matches were closer than appearance. Don’t care if he is wrestling for NLWC, he is always a Hawk.
This. He was rather loud about PSU beating us in the dual this year....
And he was tweeting like a PSU fanboy throughout the entire NCAA tournament.
I’m glad he showed a lot of humility and respect this weekend, but it’s going to take more than that for him to suck me back into being a fan of his.
He’s loyal to the team he’s on. He’s in the room with those guys every day of course he’s going to cheer them on.
That's the way I see it. A couple comments in an interview isn't enough to be convinced his core personality has changed.
Weird. I never see Kyle Snyder gassing up PSU wrestlers every March and publicaly cheering against tOSU.
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