Am I the only one who could envision Gilman as our next HC? Listening to his interview post-OTT, I get the impression that he listens to what Cael says, internalizes it, and moves forward accordingly towards his goals. I know that Starocci, for one, thanked Gilman for his help during the past NCAA season. Living in CoMo, it's difficult to forget what happened in his match with Waters, but that was six years ago and people can change over time. If he can win gold in Tokyo (a big if, admittedly), we all know about the success we had with another HC who was a World silver medalist/Olympic gold medalist
Gilman 2031 HC?
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Does not strike me as the calm, controlled leader that we now have.
My hope is that we have Cael till the 12th of never ( in other words, forever).
My hope is that we have Cael till the 12th of never ( in other words, forever).
Cael is 41 years old and you have him retiring in 10 years time? I don’t see it. Perhaps Thomas can take over for Tom Brands and work for Spencer Lee.
This could be my favorite off-season thread in the making!
Let's keep it going for the pure entertainment value. Our goal is to entertain our HR friends. 😁
I sure hope Cael is here until retirement. The program was going downhill when he
came here and what has he accomplished- a sting of national championships, invigorating
NLWC, coaching Olympians, bringing great assistant coaches, and great recruits while
having character kids and I believe mostly good students.
came here and what has he accomplished- a sting of national championships, invigorating
NLWC, coaching Olympians, bringing great assistant coaches, and great recruits while
having character kids and I believe mostly good students.
David Taylor, Casey Cunningham, Bo Nickal
This is about as useful as guessing who the 149 pounder will be in 2028.
I know - I fixed it 1 minute later. I knew it did not look right.
Maybe Cael will want to do this for more than 20 years, we'll see. He's clearly the coach until he decides otherwise. But I, for one, won't be surprised to see him take a different job before he signs up for Social Security.
Either way, I'm getting more and more impressed with Gilman over time--it's admittedly very difficult to predict which athletes will become the best coaches, but I can see him on that path...
Either way, I'm getting more and more impressed with Gilman over time--it's admittedly very difficult to predict which athletes will become the best coaches, but I can see him on that path...
And in one minute your good buddy branded it forever in this thread. With friends like me...?
In any case, thanks everyone, this was a fun way to make use of the second monitor during a 90-minute Zoom meeting.Wrong thread!
If Cael wants to do this for 20 years, then this thread is obsolete by 10 yrs.
I don't get the need to project Cael's eventual replacement. Guess I'm not that bored.
So I should not be thinking about, “in case my wife decides to leave me, who should my next wife be?” ?
Show this thread title to a 2019 PSU fan and this site would crash lmao.
Maybe the rest of us should do this for you.So I should not be thinking about, “in case my wife decides to leave me, who should my next wife be?” ?
@Chickenman Testa won't let you claim Charlize Theron.
We play chess around here, not checkers. If you marry a wealthy woman maybe younger isn't better.
Who knows what Cael wants to be doing in five years but I could see him in a much more elevated role as his vision/plan expands and the area really solidifies itself as the premier training center in the country. What is really interesting having returned several years ago is how Wrestling is taking a real strangle hold in this area. Yes, you have the college program which is most visible but you have the rapid ascent of the RTC and now its events, training facilities like Taylor's popping up, rising demand locally for youth tournaments/camps year round, big time tournaments (B1G's and OTT) returning in the very near future, a renewed interest in hosting major scholastic tournaments, etc.... in a few years you will have all age groups coming to the HV to train and wrestle. We are talking elite talent at all levels coming in to compete. Let that sink in. The epicenter is shifting and I could see Cael being the kingdom's Cesar.
More brain-exploding info on TG's move to NLWC
www.collegian.psu.edu
Nittany Lion Wrestling Club has embraced newest members and reaped the benefits
It's taken time, but Thomas Gilman is finally learning to love the sport of wrestling again.
What do they call young lot lizards?
CS marches to his own drummer. In that context, none of us know what his future plans are. That said, look at what he's built since he (rather surprisingly to many, including PSU fans) approached PSU about their open wrestling position. How many people walk away from that level of success at a relatively young age? He pretty much has established a dynasty at PSU with wrestling, and it shows no signs of abating. As the recent OTTs showed, he's also built a very successful RTC with the NLWC.
Could he leave PSU at a young age? Anything is possible. Perhaps he wants to spend more time going to his kid's sporting events when they are in high school/college. Perhaps he'll have more money than he'll ever need, so he'll decide the daily grind isn't worth it.
If I were looking for a more likely reason for him to leave at age before his 60s, it would be that years of wrestling (as a competitor and a coach in the practice room) catch up to his body. And since his two assistant coaches are around the same age as is CS, that could happen to several of them around the same time. CS has shown an ability to adapt to situations, so I suspect that he could figure out how to continue coaching even if his body could no longer engage in practice room battles.
Retiring in 10 years? Well, anything is possible, though I'd be pretty shocked if that happened.
Gilman has shown a lot of growth, both as a wrestler and as a person, in recent years. I always respected his wrestling abilities when he was competing for Iowa. I just wasn't a big fan of his antics during stoppages, before and after matches, etc.
That said, his Olympic career is likely to be over in less than 10 years. Who knows what he wants to do at that point. He may want to get into coaching. I don't see any openings at PSU in the next decade for wrestling coaches. And even if there were, there a lot of PSU wrestlers, as well as experienced college wrestling coaches, who you'd have to think would be much higher than Gilman on PSU's assistant coach or head coach search committee.
BRANDS MAKES THEM HATE THE SPORT !!!!More brain-exploding info on TG's move to NLWC
Nittany Lion Wrestling Club has embraced newest members and reaped the benefits
It's taken time, but Thomas Gilman is finally learning to love the sport of wrestling again.
Seriously, Collegian flagged for captioning a pic of David Taylor as "Wrestlers compete".
I could envision the day when every BigTen team will have a head coach that was a former PSU wrestler under Cael and co. Hopefully the only exception is PSU because Cael's still coaching!
I know you're just joking around, but this would probably be more of a dig at Perry who was his primary coach for 3 years. I don't think it's either. Sometimes in life you just get stuck and need something new.
Really happy for Thomas rediscovering his love of the sport. I don't think the presence of so many senior level wrestlers at NLWC can be understated. By the end of his time at Iowa, most of the guys his age were done and his top rival was the darling of the college program. It's got to be hard to stay motivated and in love with the sport without that team comradery. I think he's mentioned this specifically in the past.
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