FC/OT: Some King Mack interview tidbits....

rigi19040

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Yes and no. Starocci may have been toxic, but Cael was able to manage him and still win multiple national titles.

Yet teammates were still complaining about the toxicity. Maybe cael managed it or maybe he did not manage the toxic behavior and the team had so much talent they won in spite of it. It would be like the football team having twenty more 5 stars. The wrestling team has 5*s backing up the 5* starters.

I see plenty of toxic behavior from some extremely talented teams that win. Georgia football is one example.

Ps. The psu wrestling team had enough team points to win without starocci
 

RochLion

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Thoroughly impressed by King Mack. He is thoughtful with wisdom and insight well beyond his years. Would love to see him as captain on next years team. We need his leadership.
Seriously. Read his bio and he certainly has the pedigree with several relatives that have played in the NFL. Enjoys coaching little league, which can be a daunting task at times. Wouldn't be surprised to see him as a head coach in college at some point.
 

Bison13

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Seriously. Read his bio and he certainly has the pedigree with several relatives that have played in the NFL. Enjoys coaching little league, which can be a daunting task at times. Wouldn't be surprised to see him as a head coach in college at some point.
Kid seems to have figured stuff out. Came here, left for $$, I assume, at Bama and then figured out he had better options back at PSU. I'll give him a ton of credit for not burning any bridges so that he could come back
 

Wilbury

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His fan bois are trying to maintain that he recorded it but didn't leak it and I say that doesn't matter at all: BOTH are cancerous, toxic and wrong. With that said...it was Allar who recorded it AND leaked it and he is gone like Archway chocolate chip icebox cookies...or like CRUMBL cookies for the matter 😂
Who really cares? Once the coach is fired, it's every man for himself especially for guys who aren't coming back or haven't had the chance to enter the portal yet.
 

Navion N8865H

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Good stuff and interesting to hear. One thing CJF was good at was keeping whatever was happening in the locker room to the locker room. Glad these guys are getting a chance to talk.





Also, word is Allar leaked the Kraft speech at the meeting Mack helped organize. Oof.

Allar didn't leak the audio. I know it doesn't fit the narrative, but it didn't come from Drew. Fact.
 

m.knox

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It’s like a middle school girls lunch table in here some days. FFS.

True. That said, I would like to know the full story as a cautionary tale. How the F do you go from a national championship contender to a 6 - 6 squad?
 
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PSUFTG

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Seriously. Read his bio and he certainly has the pedigree with several relatives that have played in the NFL. Enjoys coaching little league, which can be a daunting task at times. Wouldn't be surprised to see him as a head coach in college at some point.
18 months ago - he was some immature traitorous impatient kid, skipping off to Tuscaloosa for a bag of money.

Now? He's a team leader. :unsure:

Sports fans are the all-time self-medicators.
 
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Roar More

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Starocci did nothing wrong. Bartlett exaggerated the incident and the girls in question were all of legal consenting age
Not Bartlett, but his wife. Bartlett, though, did nothing to contradict her. Nothing came of it, not even a Starocci law suit... yet. Not that I expect one, but she sure left herself open to one. And this all came out after the season ended last year. Beau was gone, so there has nothing for Cael to handle.