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Here’s AI’s list of best assistants. Lightener would be interesting.
Clint Musser (American University), Jesse DellaVecchia (Hofstra), Zach Sheaffer (Presbyterian College), Mike Lightner (Oklahoma), and Jeff Buxton (Columbia), known for their experience and success in developing wrestlers.
Here's a more detailed look at some of these coaches and their backgrounds:
Clint Musser (American University), Jesse DellaVecchia (Hofstra), Zach Sheaffer (Presbyterian College), Mike Lightner (Oklahoma), and Jeff Buxton (Columbia), known for their experience and success in developing wrestlers.
Here's a more detailed look at some of these coaches and their backgrounds:
- Clint Musser (American University):
A two-time NCAA All-American at Penn State,Musser brings a wealth of experience to American University, having also coached at Cleveland Stateand Kent State.
- Jesse DellaVecchia (Hofstra):
DellaVecchia, who previously coached at LIU,helped the Sharks to 11 dual match victories and coached LIU's first-ever NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships qualifier.
- Zach Sheaffer (Presbyterian College):
Sheaffer spent nine years as an assistant at Drexel University, coaching 33 NCAA National Championships qualifiers and 17 NWCA Scholar All-Americans.
- Mike Lightner (Oklahoma):
Lightner, in his 13th year with the Sooners, helped guide the team to their first Big 12 Championship since 2002.
- Jeff Buxton (Columbia):
Buxton, a former wrestler at Oklahoma State,worked closely with Sebastian Rivera, who went on to be a World Silver Medalist and an Olympic Bronze Medalist.
- Luke Becker (University of Minnesota):
Becker was a four-time letterwinner and All-American for the Gophers, winning an individual national title in 2002.
- Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (Harvard):
Abdurakhmanov is an assistant coach at Harvard.
You guys need/want a lightweight guy that can wrestle everyday. Not a ton of those running around with the credentials of Gilman.
Interesting but I don’t see any of those coaches in Stillwater with DT.
There is exactly no one running around with the credentials of Gilman.
Some suggestions (feel free to forward to DT)
Tomasello
Gross
Zane Richards (he's going to be a GREAT coach)
Nico
Perrelli
Brewer (dollar for dollar the best lightweight coach in NCAA)
LOVE the idea of Brewer. Seems like there is some crossover there with Kennedy. And we can always run Kaid Brock into the room to keep him in check 😉 😊
What about Spencer Lee 😎
Not sure Hawkeye Report would exist anymore
some solid choices, I would LOVE to see Seth Gross get the spot but he is still actively competing. If that doesn't matter, why wouldn't they promote RBY ?
I think that is the priority of that position.
You've got the middle weights covered pretty well and the upper weights are covered as well as you could imagine. There needs to be a guy that can bang with 25-41 daily.
Gross is still competing***
Im sure you could convince him to focus on coaching. He ain't making any teams anytime ever again. Plus you get his wife to coach the women's club.
Don't forget you still have Fix and RBY in the room. While I don't think you ever turn down a high level training partner getting someone who can recruit is every bit as important.
The thing with TG was in large part culture and mental improvement. He is highly intelligent in those regards.
100%. I just think from a straight training angle I have zero doubt that DT is always going to have that room stacked with top flight guys.
Gilman is a loss but it was going to happen soon IMO. I thought he would last more than a year but I never got the feeling he was going to be in Stillwater a decade. Big shoes to fill but if there is anyone in position to fill those shoes it is DT at the moment.
Why not Promote Fix? If the intent is to get someone in there to work 125-141, seems logical. He's still young, training, and I don't see him being bad...
I think it is probably very hard to be an active competitor and full time coach. Ideally you want someone who is done competing.
Coleman Scott is a proven fantastic coach and he's a light weight!
I wish/hope I'm wrong but I think they ship has more than sailed.
I'm pretty sure Fix would retire to be one of our assistants. It's his dream job.
Really? I get all that but the chance to be an OSU assistant will be there at another point. The chance at the Olympics goes away pretty quickly.
I agree with your reasoning and I could be wrong. I just know this guy loves OSU wrestling and the opportunity to be a coach would mean the world to him.
Coleman would be great, but isn't going to be on the mat like Gillman, plus I don't think he would accept. Fix needs to focus on Worlds and Olympics first. JO would probably be the best option but again he is older than Gillman so rolling around on the mat everyday isn't going to be like Gillman was. The fact that we already have Fix and RBY that can fill the mat wrestling (maybe not day to day) but is a lot to continue to push the lightweights.
He is 27 years old. A lot of wrestlers didn't make their first world team until they were older than Daton is right now.
carl feeling the heat
musta opened the vault for gillman
fix is the obvious choice
this hire gonna say a lot about where we are headed legacy wise
musta opened the vault for gillman
fix is the obvious choice
this hire gonna say a lot about where we are headed legacy wise
Love Fix but I think there has to be more than “loves OSU and works hard” on the list. Plus is he vocal enough to lead in that capacity? Does he have the accolades DT wants on staff? Does his suspension play a role?
Personally I’d love to see his redemption arc play out with an Olympic Gold but you know it’s not up to me in the slightest lol
Personally I’d love to see his redemption arc play out with an Olympic Gold but you know it’s not up to me in the slightest lol
1. he would be
2. yes
3. no. jesus
Fix is the obvious pick AFTER he decides to hang it up.
It'll be a cold day in hell before a former PSU wrestler ever wears orange shirts, boots, and a cowboy hat. Can't be done.
I don't think this move cost Cael a penny other than a standard coaching salary in the RTC.
DT gets a free pass here, especially trying to hit the ground running last May. That was his mulligan. I agree that this hire needs to be someone he can live with long term. Otherwise, he will get a tag he doesn't want. I wouldn't expect a knee jerk reaction and a quick hire. He needs to get this one right.
I agree that a lightweight coach is what you want.
