Foley: "Zain Retherford is a hammer who haunts my thoughts"

[El-Jefe]

Take a number there, pal.

Seriously, this was a very well done mailbag. Lots of optimism for the University World Team members. Thoughts on what strengths got Zadick the USA Freestyle job. Thoughts on upcoming steps for the Fresno startup. Thoughts on personal traits and practice routines that make the best international wrestlers. Good stuff all around.

http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/16429

 

[jammenz]

Another Foley rant.

 

[amalone]

Another Foley rant.

Another Foley rant... about how good Zain Retherford is. I'll take it to the bank and deposit two more National Titles along with a hammer... to shut you up. If it wasn't for your comical nature to amuse people... you'd be a faded memory.

I like Foley's rants as they are rooted in his true beliefs and your delusion merely amuses us.

 

[jammenz]

Better check with your editor, amaloon. Check that, I guess there was a psu mention.

 

[Azchief32]

Amalone to Foley:

 

[Azchief32]

Seriously though, can't wait to see what Zain can do against the international senior guys. Hitting a pauseex and going to root for Zain and the PSU guys.

 

[21Guns]

Seriously though, can't wait to see what Zain can do against the international senior guys. Hitting a pauseex and going to root for Zain and the PSU guys.

Chief, over on the mat, you can find Zain vs Pico threads, from everything from freestyle, to folkstyle, to figure skating...lmao.

 

[Azchief32]

Chief, over on the mat, you can find Zain vs Pico threads, from everything from freestyle, to folkstyle, to figure skating...lmao.

Zain>Pico in folk
Pico>Zain in free

Plus... Zain is pretty good on the skates. His Double Axel is on point from what I hear. Plus, Mexican's don't know nothing about no Pinche figure skating

Really not that much else to say.

 

[21Guns]

Zain>Pico in folk
Pico>Zain in free

Really not that much else to say.

Figure skating though? Tough call...

 

[Azchief32]

Figure skating though? Tough call...

See my edit...hehe

 

[jtothemfp]

This is one of the reasons you can trust bveo's board content: objectivity. He's often called different Foley posts for what they were: mailed-in Takes for Click Bait. But dude gives credit where it's due, and I think we all know that Foley is certainly capable, even if he doesn't bring it every week.

As recently as April, I think, I've tweeted (ignorantly, but in the true spirit of hot takery)(and probably in response to any suggestion that Cael Sanderson might be interested in the job) how silly & ineffective the USA Freestyle coaching position appears to be. So I was stoked to read this from Foley about Zadick being the 'right coach' who gets this:

"Also, I think that right coach needed to understand what the modern wrestler is getting from his club programs and find ways to supplement their training rather than remove them from their surroundings.​

Question: was Foley being sarcastically dooshey to Ben R's question about Fresno? I thought the question about singlets wasn't 'trailing off' but in line with the first bit about wanting in-depth talk.