Admitted casual wrestling fan here, but am hoping KJ gets it going this year. I really like him from what I see in his interviews, and I love his passion. Not sure how much longer we can struggle like this though if we hope to compete with Iowa.
Is this Gene Chizik Part Deux? Nice recruits with not enough coaching?
Matt White is out for a couple months with torn cartilage from ribs. I assume the same injury from intrasquad.
If Max Mayfield is out indefinitely, would the lineup be stronger with Luke Goettl at 149 and Shayden Terukina at 141? I don't know how big the cut is for Luke or if he is having trouble with the cut. I also don't know if Shayden is big enough for 141. Just food for thought and opinions.
I saw this coming with the disappointing results we had in the Harold Nichols open. I was initially optimistic about this this year and was planning on taking my Son to a few meets. Now I don't see the point. Call me a fair weather fan if you like, but I am not going to pay to watch the team that I have cheered for all of these years get pummeled.
I'll wait for the year to play out, because it likely doesn't do any good to make a move before then. Having said that, one match into the season, it doesn't look good for KJ. I've advocated patience with him up until now, but this is definitely his make or break year. I'm not sure exactly what results are needed for him to save his job, but he needs to show "progress", however that may be defined.
I generally agree. But if we lose to NDSU and don't perform well at Midlands I think it would be better to cut our loses in order to avoid losing a whole recruiting class. If we do beat NDSU and do well at Midlands then the rest of the season will be his audition for a contract extension.
Coming out flat in one dual doesn't make a season. But it sure destroyed a lot of support for the program. The only way to get that back is for the team to prove that yesterday was a fluke.
I'll wait for the year to play out, because it likely doesn't do any good to make a move before then. Having said that, one match into the season, it doesn't look good for KJ. I've advocated patience with him up until now, but this is definitely his make or break year. I'm not sure exactly what results are needed for him to save his job, but he needs to show "progress", however that may be defined.
I'm pretty clear on what I expect of the coach, as I have watched this team over the past few years. I want to see year-over-year improvement on the mat; in this case, I want to see better conditioning this year than last. I want to see guys wrestle to win, not wrestle to not lose. And I want to see guys going for extra points. And finally, I want to see us recruiting with the big dogs, or at least close. I know the recruiting lists leave a lot to be desired, but no matter how you cut it, we are not creating a buzz in the wrestling world with our recruiting; we do not have a list of recruits that says to people "look out, Iowa State is coming back". We had some very good individual talent coming in this year, and some more next year, but then so does Iowa, Ohio State, Okie State, etc. One cudo I give to KJ is bringing in Nickerson; that was a great move to help our smaller weight classes.
That's a list, I know, but I think it is reasonable. What do others think? Is this a reasonable list of expectations?
I'm only a casual observer, but Mark Perry would get my vote at this point. I am assuming we don't throw money at an established coach and go with a young assistant. Perry is a very good recruiter and really seems to have the fire in his belly for coaching which, I'll admit, surprises me a little based on what I saw of him at Iowa.Who should we hire to replace KJ?
That's a list, I know, but I think it is reasonable. What do others think? Is this a reasonable list of expectations?
All Iowa does is, "WIN". Pretty successful style of wrestling if I must say. I don't think the wrestlers care what you think is right for them. From what I see it has to be good for you only. Matter of fact, your comment was absolutely stupid.If KJ doesn't turn things around and is done after this year I really do not want anybody who wrestled at Iowa to be our next coach. Perry would be the least objectionable but I'd much rather pull from another coaching tree. I hate the "Iowa Style" and would hate to see ISU wrestle like that.
All Iowa does is, "WIN". Pretty successful style of wrestling if I must say. I don't think the wrestlers care what you think is right for them. From what I see it has to be good for you only. Matter of fact, your comment was absolutely stupid.