Thanks but not my work. It comes across as believable and jives with other info leaking out. For example, some may ask why Dake is just an assistant. Another guy who knows Dake said he just wants to coach. He wants zero responsibility with administration. He just wants to teach. So that makes sense to me. You can't beat Dake's work ethic and mental side and defensive skill set.
I've seen you ECSTATIC before and I'm concerned for other people's safety!!😀
The only downside to all of that is that we’ll have Dake good and warmed up for Iowa. I want Iowa to fall hard.
I remember your posts! I think anyone blaming a lack of RTC initiative on NCAA legalities is BS. There is nothing legally wrong with it as long as you construct a firewall between the two. The NLWC has been operating as a quasi extension of PSU's program for 15 years now. I think the concept is here to stay at this point.
My understanding (can always change) is that Dake doesn't want to be a head coach. Maybe Dake looks at Casey Cunningham and thinks he has the perfect life. Makes great coin to teach champions in college and gets to associate with freestyle events around the world. Honestly, Cunningham has a great gig. No wonder he turned down OSU.
It seems more likely Gilman will be lined up for Iowa after a massively successful run at Oklahoma State.
No idea, but with Ryan still in the hospital two weeks after hitting that semi, I'm starting to wonder how well and for how long he comes back to coach. Steiber may be part of the Ohio State succession plan.
He’s been fortunate to get out from underneath the brainwashing of “Iowa culture”. I heard he is a pretty good coach
Apparently Gilman burned a couple big bridges on his way out of Iowa. Besides, the Iowa job is Spencer Lee's if he wants it. That said, the timing may be off. If Spencer competes for another couple cycles, the Iowa faithful won't wait that long, especially if you guys take off under DT. The most stressed fan base right now is Iowa.
This is also what I’m hearing.
For context from OK St side, we had received some info and did some research resulting in only one option for our HC job. That’s why we doubled down and backed the money truck up for DT.
I don't know David's relationship with Logan, but it comes across that Dake may be one of his closest friends if not his best friend.
So David outlined his vision and you guys found it highly possible to achieve with proper funding...
For sure. I don’t see Dake being HC material. He’s too ego centric, but he would be great to have in staff for a few years.
I’m just going off that podcast that was posted. He said their dad’s were friends and they were training / traveling together frequently from the time they were 7 or 8 up to college.
I wonder if DT's vision included outreach clinics to high schools in OK to improve the foundation of wrestling in the state. You need strong high school wrestling locally to sustain a college program's stability long term.
My hope is that Texas continues its rapid expansion of wrestling. California and Texas could be our recruiting hot beds compared to the advantage of the Midwest for Penn State. Kids that want to go to the Olympics will go anywhere though if they think it can get them on a future podium.
All from different school except not one from OK State. If Fix is staying maybe he’s that guy for them.
Wow, i literally was just thinking that very same thing. For there to be a sustainable future, there must be a massive grassroots movement that is much more organized than what we have now.
P4P, we’re right there with PA 😊
I hear you and believe Fix stays. That said, Cael came to PSU and only the trainer was left on staff. Winning cured a lack of PSU guys. Now Cael and Casey and Cody are PSU through and through.
Spot on. Once the high level winning occurs, all else will be forgotten.
What better way to build relationships with high school coaches than to lend an hour of your time with a high school team? That's an hour a high school kid will never forget. Each coach does one a month on average and you've now hit 50 high schools each year. The little things that grow big things.
lol it’s been what excited me the most about the hire from the beginning. I want OK to be a factory
Confirmed. Daton was running practices at the RTC. Also was one of DT’s first calls. Having Gilman to train with everyday will only make Daton better!
Fun fact: He wouldn’t get involved if we didn’t do that search committee to find the best canditate. He wasn’t writing checks for small time. If we wanted to be at the top again then he was interested. So everyone saying how could this happen to CS, but when you got a chance to have the financial support you ALWAYS wanted and get David Taylor how the hell do you say no thanks.
DT had 15 years to watch Cael build the vertical structure it is today:
Wonder if he will announce any coaching hires. Might not be the time due to it not being many osu guys lol.
If all that is true. I’m not sure I’ve ever been so excited about the future of an OSU sport.
