There was a whole group of very talented wrestlers from Kolat's time who cruised the State College bars together.
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I forget who, but there was one who thought it would be cool to ride the luggage carousel at State College airport
Say what? Prior to Cael Penn State had it's best string of NCAA finishes during the 1990s (Kolat's time).
And? Wouldn’t they have been better without half the team partying their asses off.
Maybe, but maybe they would have been worse. Results are the only way to actually measure how good the team was and they were pretty good thru all of the 1990s.
There was not a single year in that stretch where PSU was close enough to a title that it would've made a difference.
It would've been nice to not lose some of the guys who left ... but then again, Kolat was on the team in 1993 when we finished 2nd by 36 pts.
Also, it's not like Iowa was a bunch of choir boys during that stretch. After hours was part of the sport then. Different era. We had very good but not championship level rosters then.
NCAA pts (1st, runner-up, PSU)
1990 - OKST 91.5, Arizona State 70.5, PSU 57.5 (6th)
1991 - Iowa 157.0, OKST 109.0, PSU 67.5 (3rd)
1992 - Iowa 149.0, OKST 100.5, PSU 89.5 (3rd)
1993 - Iowa 124.0, PSU 87.5
1994 - OKST 95.0, Iowa 76.5, PSU 57.0 (3rd)
1995 - Iowa 134.0, Oregon State 77.5, PSU 60.5 (5th)
1996 - Iowa 122.5, Iowa State 78.5, PSU 65.0 (4th)
1997 - Iowa 170.0, OKST 113.5, PSU 40.0 (10th)
1998 - Iowa 115.0, Minny 102.0, PSU 70.5 (4th)
1999 - Iowa 100.5, Minny 98.5, PSU 78.5 (4th)
It would've been nice to not lose some of the guys who left ... but then again, Kolat was on the team in 1993 when we finished 2nd by 36 pts.
Also, it's not like Iowa was a bunch of choir boys during that stretch. After hours was part of the sport then. Different era. We had very good but not championship level rosters then.
NCAA pts (1st, runner-up, PSU)
1990 - OKST 91.5, Arizona State 70.5, PSU 57.5 (6th)
1991 - Iowa 157.0, OKST 109.0, PSU 67.5 (3rd)
1992 - Iowa 149.0, OKST 100.5, PSU 89.5 (3rd)
1993 - Iowa 124.0, PSU 87.5
1994 - OKST 95.0, Iowa 76.5, PSU 57.0 (3rd)
1995 - Iowa 134.0, Oregon State 77.5, PSU 60.5 (5th)
1996 - Iowa 122.5, Iowa State 78.5, PSU 65.0 (4th)
1997 - Iowa 170.0, OKST 113.5, PSU 40.0 (10th)
1998 - Iowa 115.0, Minny 102.0, PSU 70.5 (4th)
1999 - Iowa 100.5, Minny 98.5, PSU 78.5 (4th)
I have had a few friends drink their selves to death but no one has potted them selves to death.
If you bake it into you cookies you are killing two stones with one bird
WTF? Worst news of 2020. If I had a Bo bobble head, I would take a video of me smashing it and send it to you.
The point guard of Villanova's NCAA championship team in the '80s was high on coke during the finals.
My book covers these issues
https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/June/29/Hanrahan-Book-Review
https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/June/29/Hanrahan-Book-Review
The book seems like it would be good.
No wonder you were a model, John. Look at what a beautiful hand you have!
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Could have been a watch model.The book seems like it would be good.
No wonder you were a model, John. Look at what a beautiful hand you have!
I mean, how long ago did that guy in Hartleton start putting out his homemade "speed trap ahead" sign? 40 yrs ago? Longer? It's not like there are any people in Hartleton to be protected from moving vehicles.
"Charlie says, speed trap ahead". His name was Charlie Buttorff. He owned the Yamaha dealership at the east end of Hartleton. His son Steve still owns the dealership. Besides the homemade signs he actually had a fullsize billboard about 5 miles west of Hartleton. On warm summer evenings Charlie would stand out on the side of Route 45 and wave to slow down traffic right in front of speed trap. 40 years ago is pretty accurate.
I commented about the Teasdale situation before. It was known among a lot of high school coaches he was having issues his Senior year in High School. I had it told to me that he had gotten in trouble with pot. That was why I was shocked that Penn State didn't rescind his offer. If I knew it I would have thought PSU would have been aware of the situation.
My feelings have been well documented about not recruiting Sasso. It looks like Sammy's choice has been good for him. A lot of posters were misguided on Teasdale and Sasso off the mat situations and in the process looked nieve in their argument on why one was recruited and the other one was not.We probably should have recruited Sasso instead...
I was proud of my restraint after I thought similarly but posted nothing. Alas... 😏
that’s the great and terrible thing about these inter-webs: someone will always go there.
Feel free to summarize again those views, never tire reading those
I was just trying to educate the new members. 😁
Fortunately I have said enough on the issue.
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