I went back and watched the video where Gilman got in to it with our wrestlers after a Iowa-OSU dual here. The part where he ‘ might have told John Smith to go f himself , ( Gilman’s words ( google it), ), was especially good..
Well go ahead and fire him then. We can’t have you not signing off on this hire.
Daton and Gilman training together 🤯
If you are implying Lee would come here…h**l, why not? though, I do think Iowa would leverage their state capital to keep him in house.
Intensity is good. OSU Wrestling is bigger than John Smith. If the guy helps us win, that's all that matters
I’m not implying that at all. My prediction is that Thomas Gilman, after a highly successful run at Oklahoma State will be the next head coach at Iowa.
He’s a long way from Iowa now days. he was a stupid college kid then. Though it hasn’t been all that many years, I’ve heard he’s changed and grown up quite a bit.
What I’ve noticed over the years is that we recognize team colors, but these guys recognize friends and fellow warriors. I thought DT would hate Dake for beating him on the mat. They are very good friends.
Smith would prob laugh about it
Congrats! BIG Congrats! You guys are gonna roll. That is one hellofa staff. I’ll be rooting for the Pokes now except when we meet in the home & home series that will surely be announced in the late summer. PSU vs OSU every year! That’s gonna be a hellofa treat for both fan bases. I would guess that it will be the “match of the year” throughout the remainder of this decade and into the next.
Orangeman, still upset Syracuse cut their wrestling program back in 2001 and still upset about something a young kid did almost 9 years ago? You have to learn how to stop holding a grudge! People grow up and mature, and even when mature still get fired up in the heat of competition. And anyways, I am sure that JS has been told worse things during his career and probably said worse things. Its all water under the bridge at this point. These hires are what the program needed. Haven't seen this much excitement around Ok State Wrestling in a long time. These coaches are what the program needed and these young men, the wrestlers, are going to be the biggest beneficiaries of it, as they should be!
John smith is a BAMF….Gilman didn’t back down from him. I hated him when he was a Hawkeye but I want to see that attitude out of out guys…like Lockett going back and forth with Starroci
All confirmed except Dake. If Dake comes I see him coaching the RTC. Now thats a coaching crew
Don’t think that’s realistic. Penn state has really built a dang tough team.
What do you consider "striking distance"? haha I honestly think OK State still has some work to do, unless Hendrickson and Alirez transfer in. Even then, it is still a stretch. But it will happen sooner than later.
I say temper your expectations. Unless the Cowboys get a ton of proven transfers, no one is getting close to P S next year. Have you seen their returning lineup? The gap is huge as they won by 100 points & have most wrestlers returning. Hopefully, in the not to distant future, though.
Iowa and OSU have been arch rivals forever. Tons of foul language and bad blood has been shared on both sides over the years. This is a highly emotional sport and things said in the heat of battle by college age kids should have nothing to do with your opinion of them years late. I say we all act like Cowboys and get behind our new head coach and ALL of his hires. Gilman is now a Cowboy - welcome him!
My statement was assuming we get Hendrickson and Alirez.
Carroll over Carter at 197, Gable over Greg at HWT, PSU loses two champions and couple of upsets at other weights, then we see there is only 30-40 points difference between OSU and PSU at the top? I see a small possibility
Hope so. Want him to land on his feet in a good spot.
