04-10-2026, 08:03 PM
(04-10-2026, 02:56 PM)BostonCard Wrote: ...I mean, if the fact that players are entering the portal is proof that something is wrong, should we be firing our wrestling coach?
BC
You pointed out a number of very relevant reasons why WBB, along with MBB and FB, are in ways quite different than most other sports.
But as players depart our both our WBB and Wrestling teams for the portal, of course I don't advocate firing our wrestling coach.
A couple key differences between them, for one, he had a wildly successful season, drawing out so much improvement and performance out of his team, as to be able to win coach of the year. For the second point, he made it pretty clear in his appeal, that the key, if not only, reason he was losing players was due to staggering differences in NIL offers from big bucks places like Penn State. That was his story, and I don't know if any wrestlers have a different one, if so, I've not heard it. But I've no reason to doubt his explanation. These 2 points have me viewing WBB and Wrestling in quite different lights.