Looks liked something happened too to Lee’s elbow as he was controlling the match w LL before it.
Especially with how he wrestled yesterday... Beat some quality opponents...
All this NJ talent and RU was only able to land one on this list—almost none.. hopefully we can land some of those U-17 talent
Will it get better?All this NJ talent and RU was only able to land one on this list—almost none.. hopefully we can land some of those U-17 talent
Hopefully we can land some of those CBA talent w Ash on staff… his brother Billy is the head coach of CBA…. Would have to imagine if Paul Kenny ever transfers out of Iowa he would come to RU.. especially now with Ash here..
Yeah we need to land more elite talent. The problem is most Blair and Delbarton think they're too good for us and are always anywhere but here. Heck, some of those kids trained at SKWC and with our coaches for years and barely gave us the time of day.All this NJ talent and RU was only able to land one on this list—almost none.. hopefully we can land some of those U-17 talent
I'm trying to put it all together. Ash was on staff before, and with Donny. The talent didn't come. Now he's on staff again without Donny. Getting Ash back is a big plus to partially fill a big deficit. As predicted, Rutgers fell short of hiring the big-name candidate needed. We didn't first hear that Ash was coming as the Associate head coach, but Im sure that means he will slip into the head position when Goodale finally leaves. I suspect it also means having Ashnault is an appeaser to allow Goodale more time. The coaching will improve with Ashnault there and Sasso helping out - and to whatever extent Mikey is helping the heavier guys (we didn't see it with Pinto, but maybe Cotton). What have I harped on for years? Rutgers will always miss the opportunities and always hire someone else's assistant on the cheap. I hope for the best, but believe this is only a partial step and not likely to generate interest from those top recruits.
I hear ya.. but u saying talent didn’t come while Ash was on staff(21-2023) is no diff really from saying the talent didn’t come while Donny was on staff so why would more come if he became HC? Peterson, Poz, Soldano, and Olivieri were all pretty good prospects outa hs during Ash’s time. I’m just saying CBA has improved a lot recently and now w Ash back and his bro being HC at CBA I think that could help w recruiting there but yeah nothing is guaranteed… RU needs to make itself a place where the top NJ guys want to go..
It's a good question. Was Goodale a deterrent? I think it's more that Donny's reputation was tainted by the program and not enough of a draw on his own. Now might be different for him.
Yes, and all four should have developed into AA-caliber wrestlers (during normal seasons). What does it say for the program when talent does come and not perform up to expectations? All were very good wrestlers out of the gate, but did they improve?
It's nice to think so, but is Ashnault that much of a draw? Hahn might be, and Burroughs would be. Head coach opportunity missed. Let's watch and see if another accomplished coach gets added.
if he really was the main reason behind Marc Anthony McGowan improvement then I’d say his stock is rising pretty fast plus he is a 4x AA and National Champ. Kids coming up now know who he is. CBA has also jumped a level now so hopefully he can lock us into that pipeline.
If we just keep speaking it into existence, Burroughs will eventually cave and become our new Head Coach.
Why would Donny’s reputation was tainted and now might be diff for him but not for Ash? Don’t think you are giving Ash enough credit.. and for not drawing the top guys I think it has more to do with $$ raised/available and how $$ is spent on roster construction which falls more on the HC.
What exactly makes Hahn a draw that doesn’t make Ashnault a draw? 4x AA and a national champ. You’re not going to get much better draw than that at Rutgers.
Hahn has about 2 decades of success elevating guys and turning them guys into AAs and NCAA champs and alot of those guys were not p4p level recruits.
Hahn coached at Cornell learned from Rob Koll who taught him fundraising. He used that knowledge to raise $ 4 million to build a new wrestling facility at South Dakota State. Among others, he recruited Cardenas and Foca from Bergen Catholic who became All Americans. Ashnault will be a great coach. Hahn has more experience giving him time to demonstrate his capabilities. He was the Associate Head Coach at Cornell when Cornell finished 2nd to Penn State at the National Championship. I believe Ashnault will be a great coach. At this time, Hahn is the better option,
Two-time NCAA champ, and might have been more if he could have gone 197 sooner. Coaching experience at Cornell and doing it all himself at South Dakota. He's a mature man with a serious personality. I'm biased because Hahn has been my favorite N wrestler from the past. I was there when he was wrestling in kids states. We'll have to see if Ashnault can recruit. However, looking at the high school rankings, I don't see many blue-chips next year in NJ that haven't already committed. BTW, you got giggled. Wow, he showed you.
