DT media availability
- By OSUBigBadBob
- 34 and counting
- 24 Replies
I do - access breeds fanatacism in smaller sports. You are right that being a past wrestler certainly does too, of course, but for everyone else? Getting people interested on a collegiate level entails interesting stories and knowing about the team.I don't think being tight lipped about your team has any effect on growing the sport. Having the coaches go out there raising the level of the sport at the high school level has a far greater impact on the sport imo. As we know, that is one of the foundational aspects of DT's hire. To grow wrestling in OK and surrounding states.
As for the issue of talking about the team, I think DT holds to the, "loose lips sink ships" adage. The less outsiders know, the better off the team is. We'll all know in due time.
As for the loose lips theory - what on earth does it help or hurt if outsiders know that Cael Hughes is going 41 instead of 33? Or who has really stepped it up and raised a level? JS didn't start stinking because he was open, he started stinking because we missed on some kids and he missed the boat on fundraising, RTC, NIL and had some high profile misses because we had to take talented, highly rated kids with spotty personal records that teams like PSU could pass on.