ISU contacted Brands
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I guess I never minded Gable coming here so much. It's been a few years since he's been there, but I never remember his wrestlers acting the way the current guys do. His wrestlers were indeed intense and wanted to win, but I don't remember any glaring sportsmanship issues. Sure Gable got on the refs and argue but he respects the sport and he made his guys accountable.
I say get the best coach. If we don't like them and they win I am sure we will grow to like them. We loved Chizik, We loved Gmac, so far no love back. Just get a guy that flat out get's it done.
I don't know if you have noticed but wrestlers are wired different than the rest of us. If the guy is intense and stands up for his guys (Terry Brands) then I am all for him coming to ISU.
Enough of the nice guy act. Especially in wrestling. Get a guy who can coach. I will be the first to admit I think Tom Brands is a Psycho. Not real sure about his brother. However Psycho's in wrestling are not a bad thing. This aint womens soccer. It's freakin wrestling. The only time anyone notices anyway is when you win a National title.
I don't know if you have noticed but wrestlers are wired different than the rest of us. If the guy is intense and stands up for his guys (Terry Brands) then I am all for him coming to ISU.
Enough of the nice guy act. Especially in wrestling. Get a guy who can coach. I will be the first to admit I think Tom Brands is a Psycho. Not real sure about his brother. However Psycho's in wrestling are not a bad thing. This aint womens soccer. It's freakin wrestling. The only time anyone notices anyway is when you win a National title.
No, you can be an animal on the mat and classy off it. Look at Herbert of NW, and any of Cornell's wrestlers.
Coach Koll was talking on TDR to Scott Casber about Hawkeye wrstlers trying to stare him down and then shouting at him prior to the Cornell-Iowa final at the National Duals. He even said he asked Cael later, "how do you deal with this crap?"
That "crap" comes from the Brands...
Boise State is a member of the PAC 10 in wrestling (little known fact).
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Because he wants to be the head coach of one of the best wrestling programs in the country that has a very good chance to win a NC next season.
Honor before Victory. If I only cared about winning I'd be a hawkeye.
And that is why Iowa State does the honor before victory thing VERY well. Actually we do the honor no victory thing well. Enough of it. Lets have victory. We are such a PG university. Time to get R if not XXX.
As Coach Rob Koll said, "If I pulled the things they do at Iowa here at Cornell, they'd have me fired."
Maybe I missed something, but why not Rob Koll for coach. I know he pulled out of Penn St job, but ISU is different.
Your post got me singing:
"I used to be such a sweet, sweet thing
Until they got a hold of me
I opened doors for little old ladies
I helped the blind to see
I got no friends 'cause they read the papers
They can't be seen with me and I'm getting shot down
And I'm feeling mean
No more Mister Nice Guy
No more Mister Clean
No more Mister Nice Guy"
-- Alice Cooper
Despite my Alice Cooper post, I am in complete agreement with you. Nice guys don't always have to finish last.
Look at it this way, we hire Brands and the anthropology department can study him to learn more about cro-magnon man. Two Birds.
Hell, I'd settle for PG-13 at this point. Enough with the patty-cake! Lets grow a pair and actually WIN at something!
