I wasn't a huge fan of bringing on DSJ..but I may have to eat some crow..it seems like the kids he works with are the ones improving the most and also he was a major reason why Carr committed..David loves him.
I'm good with the staff. I don't know if anyone is a superb recruiter (which i think is a negative) but IMO, the biggest thing we need is to bring in some top shelf senior level wrestlers into the club. Coaches are one thing but the college kids wrestle with and learn a lot from senior level wrestlers in the major clubs. I would LOVE to find a way to bring in JO. I know he has his issues, but he is Olympic caliber and one of the most popular US wrestlers to High School kids.
Nothing against Ben Durbin and Earl, I like them and would like to keep them if we have enough money, but we need to bring in guys that recruits can get excited about and guys that are competing at the top level. Locking down Kyven was a great start.
Interesting about St John. He is a favorite of mine on this staff. I like them all, but i would say if I did have a little reservation, it was with Metcalf, and that’s only because he came in with no coaching experience at all. I would imagine for those who really want to push themselves, Metcalf is probably a phenomenal workout partner though.
As for DSJ, the reason I liked/like him maybe most is because of the kind of wrestler he was and person he is. I don’t think he had the most talent in the world. Actually, I am fairly confident in that, but he willed himself to being a 4x AA and 1x NCAA champ. He was the definition of a scrapper, IMO, he got the most out of himself, while going about his business quietly and with class. Very humble dude. I just thought he would be able to relate and develop less than blue chip guys into potential AAs, while helping those blue chippers think and work on things they may not have needed while dominating in HS.
