Yep everyone at Iowa has sucked equally the previous decade+ with the exception of those two years around Covid.
Yep. Jax beat Seidel 10-9 earlier in the year and then majored him because Seidel purely regressed. No credit should go to DT. I heard Jax was still training at a local HS and commuting for classes at Oklahoma State.
No one has ever won a national championship if they weren’t already a top 5 PFP guy.
with ADS going and Iowa winning championships it felt like the Gable years for a couple of years. I love that kid.
Except you forgot the point where I said they are rolling around with other guys in the room that are equally as good as them — I believe Jax’s separation comes from rolling with Spratley, Ramirez, Vega etc.
Yep everyone at Iowa has sucked equally the previous decade+ with the exception of those two years around Covid.
Yep. Jax beat Seidel 10-9 earlier in the year and then majored him because Seidel purely regressed. No credit should go to DT. I heard Jax was still training at a local HS and commuting for classes at Oklahoma State.
No one has ever won a national championship if they weren’t already a top 5 PFP guy.
Extend Brands until he dies. Nothing to see here. His guys are coming.
Of course DT is getting great recruits. But you have to absolutely blind to think he’s not unlocking something to max out their potential.
Vega was also the most impressive wrestler at Super 32 that year....a demon on top. They poached him for a reason from Cornell.
I was very much wait and see on Taylor as a coach, but I’ve seen enough. He’s getting guys to achieve levels no one would have ever thought for 2 years in a row. Sure, Jax is one thing, but Vega, Robideau, Hamiti, Hendrickson. Clearly he’s instilling a level of belief, a confidence, and a mindset that is allowing his wrestlers to perform at the highest level. It is very Cael like, and not surprising as Cael’s protege.
He was putting college ready guys on the mat the day they hit campus at M2. It was a pretty safe bet. Add he went to OSU and had some serious backing.
Okay, when Ross and Raney’s come in and tear it up — or make sure you say Robie “unleashed” Bassett’s talent when they crush their competition.
Oh, now I get it. Because those stud brothers that Iowa had was so long ago you can't recruit brothers anymore. That's brilliant. We certainly don't need the Raney's, Blaze's and Bassett/Miller. Guess the Bachmann's and Kenny's are out now too.
Morningstar is gonna be really pissed when you edge him out of that new Recruiting Coordinator job.
So blah, blah, blah, blah. Got it.
Whether it’s him or his staff or just his guys, he’s doing something very right
Can I get a translator?
True, but it's still 83% recruiting (incl. the iron sharpens iron part) and 17% pure coaching. The key is bringing in guys whose floor is, say, 6th place. If coaching can get a guy to bump 5 places, it's a whole lot more meaningful if the start point is 6th than if 12th. Carl and now DT are mostly polishing the new BMW. Most others are trying to polish a mid-class Ford or Chevy.
They get more top end guys and they get the right top end guys. I have repeated this many times when people point at the group coming in 28' These are not those type of recruits. No true freshman NCAA title types in that group. Those level of recruits are going to want to wrestle for Cael or DT. Likes like likes.
So blah, blah, blah, blah. Got it.
Probably best to hang it up while you're way behind Skippy!
Definitely didn’t mean to say they aren’t solid. Just that 197 drops off a LOT after Barr and I think Ludington could absolutely compete with everyone else at 197. Many seem to be worried that he would need another year of seasoning and all I want to see is that he fully filled into the weight class.
That can be a big part but he has more to work on. Getting out on bottom, the big guys got to get to their feet and fight there way out, not as effective rolling around on the mat. On his feet, he was out of position too much and just looked clumsy at times. Im thinking TnT pushing him to keep the feet moving which is something he likely didn't do much in HS but needs to get comfortable with on his feet. He could benefit from some freestyle this summer and working with Buchannan every chance he gets. Looking forward to what he does next year.
Size and strength should definitely help on bottom quite a bit. No doubt technique matters but strength and explosiveness are huge there.
Didn’t Buchanan say that Brands made him fall in love with wrestling again?
He was 3rd the year before with both 1 & 2 graduating. You and @MSU158 can hash that question out.
There's times when math doesn't have to math and this is such a time.
Not even close. Even bono would've won with that psu team, while Carl wouldn't be top 20 with bono's.
They probably have more top ranked recruits not pan out than any other team. Are you as dense as the guy who thinks recruiting is only 50% of the battle?
When iowa was at its strongest we were winning 9 in a row the basketball team made the elite 8 and the football team was in the rose bowl. It can happen here its already been proven that all are teams can be strongYep. Iowa's a Basketball school now.Great win. They got great EFFORT from multiple people. And they got rewarded for it.
They also have more pan out then any other team. And they seem to get developed sufficiently to compete for national titles.
When you don't do your job recruiting and developing highschool kids then yes you are left recruiting the portal.
What do you do if a guy gets injured, leaves the sport, or just grows into the wrong weight? Every top 20 team recruits from the portal.
