Wrestling Coaching Carousel & Rumors
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Ha.. that was mean.Even from my standards. But I agree , I think he's dead weight.
Betcha Donnie is on the top of Wisconsin's list. Rutgers would do itself a favor by getting him back here before he digs his claws in anywhere.
Donnie's a head coach now, he's not moving any where for an Associate Head coaching position. Plus, Wisconsin is defunding the wrestling program thus the slow decline.
Feel like Donnie wants a head coaching job if he is going forward anywhere else. Probably didn't leave RU to go wait for another head coach to step down in Bono.
Yeah, Pritzlaff isn't going to Wisconsin to become an assistant. We've also heard he and his family don't want to move out of the area right now (and supposedly turned down MD previously), so that limits his D1 head coaching options to Columbia, Rutgers, Princeton, Rider, UPenn, Drexel, Lehigh.
I didnt know Wisconsin was moving in that direction. What a shame. And my wishful thinking wasnt to have Donnie back here as an associate HC. I want him here as a HC.
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Wisconsin offered Donnie the job years ago but he didn’t want to leave the area. I don’t see it being any different with his school aged kids.
Below link was published 8/19/25 & updated 3/21/26. If anyone has a subscription, can you extract SG's contract details? I'm seeing different dates within various AI summaries - so I'm curious what is stated in the actual article. Thanks for any help in advance.
www.nj.com
Where each Rutgers head coach (and their contract) stands entering AD Keli Zinn’s 1st season
Here is where each head coach at Rutgers stands entering Keli Zinn's first season as the athletic director.
www.nj.com
Kind of surprised nobody has publicly addressed the tournament yet. That's one thing I credit Tom Brands for. Win, Lose or even lose embarrassingly, he's on the camera moments afterwards sharing his thoughts.
I've always been a huge fan of tom brands. I love his style of wrestling and thinking. He's not for everybody.
Looks like it's 4/30/27, not 2032 (rest of staff looks to be 4/30/26). @elvis7 where'd you see 2032 that you mentioned:Below link was published 8/19/25 & updated 3/21/26. If anyone has a subscription, can you extract SG's contract details? I'm seeing different dates within various AI summaries - so I'm curious what is stated in the actual article. Thanks for any help in advance.
Where each Rutgers head coach (and their contract) stands entering AD Keli Zinn’s 1st season
Here is where each head coach at Rutgers stands entering Keli Zinn's first season as the athletic director.
Wrestling - 2026 Rutgers NCAA Tournament Thread - Page 13 - Forums
We have 8 qualifiers. Shawver and White will know Tues if they get at large bids. Brackets will be released Wed. https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling-men/article/2026-03-04/2026-ncaa-di-mens-wrestling-championships-selection-show-info-bracket-and
His style (take ground, club the head, push out, repeat) worked for some time but hasn’t seemed to evolve with the sport, rule changes, tactics, etc.
so t minus 36 days till joey pollard is a roofing salesman?Looks like it's 4/30/27, not 2032 (rest of staff looks to be 4/30/26). @elvis7 where'd you see 2032 that you mentioned:
Wrestling - 2026 Rutgers NCAA Tournament Thread - Page 13 - Forums
We have 8 qualifiers. Shawver and White will know Tues if they get at large bids. Brackets will be released Wed. https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling-men/article/2026-03-04/2026-ncaa-di-mens-wrestling-championships-selection-show-info-bracket-andwww.on3.com
As I continue to say, Rutgers will never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.
Where each Rutgers head coach (and their contract) stands entering AD Keli Zinn’s 1st season - Yahoo SportsLooks like it's 4/30/27, not 2032 (rest of staff looks to be 4/30/26). @elvis7 where'd you see 2032 that you mentioned:
Wrestling - 2026 Rutgers NCAA Tournament Thread - Page 13 - Forums
We have 8 qualifiers. Shawver and White will know Tues if they get at large bids. Brackets will be released Wed. https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling-men/article/2026-03-04/2026-ncaa-di-mens-wrestling-championships-selection-show-info-bracket-and
Thanks for the link. Interesting. That mentioned thru 2030-31, but then only listed 2 years of salary. Yahoo just republished the nj.com story, so I wonder if that initially had an error that Yahoo didn't update after nj.com did.
Thanks @Leonard23 & @elvis7. I'd agree - all things considered here, it'd seem the 4/30/27 date is the correct one. This would also be in line w/ what was thought to be a 3 year extension after his last one expired (after the 23-24 season).
2027 end of contract certainly makes things more interesting. As an aside, funny handle you have. Instantly made me think of this dude:
I may have missed it. Has Coach Goodale addressed the tournament with the media or in the newsletter sent to fans? Many coaches have discussed the results of the tournament and plans moving forward.
Metcalf is going to leave ISU to replace him and Perry or Carrr will replace him at ISU
Quotes in the story here
“I know we have a really good roster, and I know we’ll improve it,” said Goodale. “We’ll be fine, and we’ll be right back here next year. We have some really good guys, and we’ll break through. We have broken through plenty, it’s just the last couple years. It’s five guys in the blood round, and that’s hard to swallow. I’m sure the (narrative) will be to panic, but we’re fine. We’re a very good team. It’s a fine line, it’s a fine line.”
Yeah, we heard the same speech after Pritzlaff and Buxton left and how'd that turn out? Without the ready made AA coming in, he might of got blanked again.
The contract date is '27? He's right, though, about improving the roster, not improving the guys currently on it. Knox should AA. We'll see about both Harers. Who else? Cotton, unless he regresses.
He says the same crap every single season to pander to us and the administration. At this point it's just semantics and damage control.
First and foremost, instead of the same ole' summary/rhetoric, how about Goody talk about his plan to improve the team in the future. And not "we gotta work harder, it's my job to get the guys ready" schtick. The team has been stagnant/regressing over the past few years in the eyes of just about everyone and across many standards. There's an elephant in the room and Goody needs to go outside his comfort zone to address it.
What a coach does and what a coach says to the media aren’t the same thing. I think he knows the teams shortcomings. Saying things like “we need to recruit better” is a truth that can also come off negatively towards the current roster. It’s an unnecessary thing to publicly say just to appease a handful of fans who take this stuff so personally.
Understood. But, currently the fanbase is being driven away, not being built. Continue on the same path and it will continue to dwindle, even some diehards here have said it. And my elephant in the room wasn't on the current roster or recruiting. The staff needs an upgrade. Improve that and I think recruiting will get better than it has been.