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
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.
