Coaching changes 2024
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Two-Time National Champion Matt Valenti C’07 To Succeed Roger Reina C’84 As Penn Head Wrestling Coach in 2025-26 - University of Pennsylvania Athletics
PHILADELPHIA – The torch is being passed from Penn wrestling's all-time winningest coach to its all-time winningest student-athlete. Two-time NCAA wrestling champion
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Excellent move by UPenn. Matt Valenti is a class act. He is also an outstanding technician and one of the best match tactitions in the sport. His approach and execution against his two outstanding opponants, Chris Fleger and Coleman Scott, in his NCAA finals matches, was impressive.Two-Time National Champion Matt Valenti C’07 To Succeed Roger Reina C’84 As Penn Head Wrestling Coach in 2025-26 - University of Pennsylvania Athletics
PHILADELPHIA – The torch is being passed from Penn wrestling's all-time winningest coach to its all-time winningest student-athlete. Two-time NCAA wrestling champion
I remember Jake Strayer beating Valenti at the Palestra back in 2005. Strayer's career never really developed the way I thought it would and Valenti wound up winning the title that season and the next.
Congratulations to Valenti! Excellent (and overdue) decision, and I look for to Penn step-up their recruiting prowess and re-establish the program as a legitimate challenger to Cornell for Ivy supremacy going forward. Making smart decisions with his staff will be crucial to getting wrestlers back on the podium. Far too few AAs in recent years.
I have a friend who is a doctor in Philly and a former Penn wrestler. He's still pretty involved with the program. I'll see what he has to say about it tonight after work.
As of this morning, there were 13 Buffalo wrestlers in the portal.
Sounds like another program about to be dropped.
Not necessarily. The portal is not open year-round. If you want to keep later options open, enter now.
I am not sure many of the Buffalo guys will be attractive to other D1 programs. Chances are most of them will still be at Buffalo next year.
I can only go by personal experience and none of them have ever taken me down or scored a single point against me.
Each and every one of those Buffalo wrestlers is better than I ever was.
Hiring Ben Askren would make Wisconsin competitive for 2nd place in the B1G
I believe Ben has pretty consistent over the last few years saying he is not at all interested in being a college coach (head coach, at least). Which made all the speculation that he was leaving FRL to take a job at Wisconsin that much more bizarre.
This would make more sense.
This would make more sense.
What's weird about this is the word "demand." This amounts to Askren demanding Wisconsin fire its head coach. Is he in a position to do that?
BTW, if you google Max Askren, the brief descrption is:
Max Askren
Ben Askren's brother
LOL.
BTW, if you google Max Askren, the brief descrption is:
Max Askren
Ben Askren's brother
LOL.
I don't know but it sounds like a possibility. With him announcing he's leaving FLO it makes it even more believable. Lol
Creating this sort of pipeline between AWA and Wisco would send shockwaves through everyone in the B1G *
* Except Penn State
Askrens' alma mater Missouri hardest hit?
You may be correct, and likely are, but it looks bad either way. Either Max sent Ben, or Ben stepped ahead of his brother and did it on his own. What does that say about Ben? What does that say about Ben's opinion of his brother to do such a thing. It makes Max look weak in either case.
Even if Ben's intent was to talk about Bono only, it still taints Max overall unless Ben was the one going for the job. Which he said he doesn't want.
I consulted my Conspiracy Theory Handbook and it is pretty obvious this is another Hawkeye play. Telford slipped Ben some money under the table to talk to Wisconsin in a manner that would insure that neither of them would be considered for the position. Hence, one less program for Iowa to worry about in their struggles to regain dominance in college wrestling.
I'd imagine that Wisconsin Athletics consults Ben periodically anyway, and it's the right time of year for that. IIRC Alvarez did.
I’ve seen allusions to Bono being in hot water for over a year. Mama Wick doesn’t seem to be a fan. Nothing concrete to add, but this wouldn’t surprise me. AWA did quite well at NCAAs, better than M2, even. John Mesenbrink might also be in contention. I guess someone has to run the #pipeline. Would be interesting—As a fan, I’d much rather have Ben Askren as nemesis than the Gable accolytes we have now. Ben doesn't strike me as a "CEO" type, so I could see Max in that seat, and Ben on the mat and recruiting trail.
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I thought it was pretty common knowledge that Askren hates Bono....to the point where he won't even listen to U2 anymore.
https://okstate.com/hidden/news/202...-state-legend-john-smith-announces-retirement
John Smith retiring. Interestingly, Coleman is called interim coach. How is this not figured out?
John Smith retiring. Interestingly, Coleman is called interim coach. How is this not figured out?
Some fast food joints in Stilly are celebrating today.
This is probably just an admin formality. Like how PSU has to hold a BOT mtg before announcing any coach's contract.
Oklahoma State and Wrestling Legend John Smith To Retire
Greatest of All-Time John Smith is set to retire.
Looks like Coleman Scott is next batter up. I'm guessing this improves their chances of getting Jax and maybe more.
Oklahoma State and Wrestling Legend John Smith To Retire
Greatest of All-Time John Smith is set to retire.pokesreport.com
Looks like Coleman Scott is next batter up. I'm guessing this improves their chances of getting Jax and maybe more.
Looks like Scott will try and bring in Erisman.
I don't know if Erisman will leave Little Rock, but that is the rumor going around Stillwater.
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