They are in the pockets of a billionaire now. Everyone complained ab Ira but this guy makes Ira look poor. Okie St will have fundraising that will rival if not pass Penn st. It’s all up to David’s ability to capitalize on it.
David Taylor to Oklahoma State & related news
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It’s interesting to me that John Smith became the Okie State head coach in 1991 at the age of 26. He won his first team title in 1994. He won his 2nd nine years later in 2003 when his run of 4 in a row began. That streak ended in 2006 and he’s never won a national title since.
I was shocked to learn that he’s only 58. Dude is looking pretty haggard to be so young. The one year the Ferraris were in town probably aged him 5 yrs.
I was shocked to learn that he’s only 58. Dude is looking pretty haggard to be so young. The one year the Ferraris were in town probably aged him 5 yrs.
No title contenders huh ? Plott was a finalist, Hamiti will bump to 174, Spratley has beat a lot of the top guys. I’m not saying any of them will win but to say there are no title contenders is ludicrous.
DT will need to clean house for next year and RS a bunch of guys. He knows the blue print. Guys in OSU went there because of Smith. It will be a punt year in Stillwater. A lot of uneasy Pokes right now.
None of the coaches. Not sure about the support staff.
Don't forget that Cael had a year of housecleaning to do too before he could really put his own plans into motion. He had guys on existing scholarships that had to be honored plus he needed at least one year to start re-educating the guys who would be the future stars of his program. (Ruth, Wright, Molinaro, etc) Also, Cael came in as an outsider, so nobody knew exactly what to expect until things got moving. DT is going to see the same situation in Stillwater. Hopefully, he won't run into any difficult cases like Cael did with Bubba Jenkins. Smith already did some of the necessary purging by getting rid of AJ.
They don't have a bunch of guys who still have shirts available.
But yeah, he will need to quickly determine which guys will buy into his program, and get rid of the rest. And "the rest" includes anybody who still wants to party or fight their teammates.
The best trainer in the business, Dan Monthley.
Who is this donor? I haven’t heard any of his ski lodge jokes aimed at women wrestlers. Can he really level the field without going on a wrestling forum and letting us know he has two hands and knows how to use them? Psssh, not even tough. Does he post about witnessing the Slush in action? Probably couldn’t even afford to build a hallway between two buildings and call it a tunnel.
Yeah, where was this guy when there was an entire Ferrari family to fund?
Plott will never beat Keicheisen. Hamiti isn’t close to O’Toole. The gap between those two, and the number one guy at their weight is very large. If Spratley is your other guy you list as a title contender, then I feel comfortable in saying they won’t have any legitimate title contenders. I’ll go as far as to say none of those three will even make the finals next year.
I don't think David Taylor to OSU "just happened." Wondering how long David may have been "entertaining" the idea of succeeding John Smith, since Coleman Scott joined the OSU staff last August in anticipation of Smith's retirement.
So you are saying parading around in teammates' sister's panties will not be tolerated?
Wasn't Matt Dernlan there the first couple of years as well?
Nor will anyone do coke in the Redneck Yacht Club bathroom after the NCAA finals.
David Taylor Named Oklahoma State Wrestling Coach - Oklahoma State University Athletics
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State Director of Athletics Chad Weiberg announced Monday wrestling great David Taylor as the eighth head coach in Oklahoma State his...
Weiberg said. "While there are many to thank for their help during this process, I'd like to particularly thank Chad Richison. Without his leadership support of our program, this wouldn't be possible. Like so many others, he cares deeply about the sport of wrestling, wants to see it continue to thrive in the state of Oklahoma at all levels, and shares my belief that a strong Oklahoma State program helps assure that continues to be the case long into the future."
He needs to cut ties with that female groupie with Stifler’s Mom vibes. That is some crazy stuff
The Orange Pride recruiting escorts program needs to be verboten. Even if it is now complstely innocent (unlike the past), it establishes a party culture.
Just because Gundy gives it the ol' wink and nod, doesn't mean Taylor should.
Does all of this mean Brands presses even harder for all three Ferraris next season? Let's hope so. 
This news was initially hard to take.
I HATE Oklahoma State like most Penn State fans hate Iowa. I can name many Iowa wrestlers I have enjoyed watching: McIlravy, borschel, Clark, whatever. Dieringer is the ONLY Cowboy wrestler I have ever liked.
But on the other hand, if David Taylor actually remakes that trashy program in his image, I'd be ecstatic.
The Penn State wrestling caliphate spreads the one true wrestling faith...
As I've said elsewhere, Iowa dumping Brands for Taylor would actually probably be stupid at worst and, at absolute best, a lateral move that involves pissing a lot of people off.
Iowa does need better upper weight coaching but that's also been a problem area for Iowa going back almost 40 years!
But Oklahoma State had such an obvious culture problem - Cocaine Klimara anyone - that this is almost a necessity for them.
I've been to eastern Oklahoma. Honestly, I like it. The area around Stillwater is nice. Tornadoes, sure, but otherwise it's very verdant and pleasant country.
Exactly.
Oklahoma State has been stalling their asses off for decades. Maybe that will be done
I liked watching a few more. Brock (though he couldn't stay healthy), Rogers, Gelogaev (at least when he wasn't stuck under Nelson).
But yeah, it's a short list. They're the exception. The rule has been closer to Ferrari on his knees, and Heil and Perry on their backs.
We used to joke that when OKST wrestled on a raised mat, they'd have a safety net surrounding the platform in case their guys backed up too far. Those days will be over soon. Thankfully.
This is EXACTLY how I feel. I have a dynasty to root for and didn’t have to feel cheap by jumping on the bandwagon. And they are clutch - it’s just so alien for me.
I have a “friend” who grew up in the 90s (an important detail re: the team list below) - his sheer audacity re: bandwagoning has me putting friend in quotes because it just shows how phony he likely is in other areas - who roots for the Lakers, Cowboys, Yankees and USC (didn’t go there). He’s also a Real Madrid fan. I mean, come the **** on!!!
Behind his back, our group jokes that he was a Hitler fan in 1937, then was Team Stalin in 1943, then became a fan of Churchill in 1945
This is the first major shift in power since wrestling began in 2011. Until now, all the NIL money and booster support has gone toward bandages.
If David succeeds in getting Okie St back in the title hunt or even a solid second, we can expect lots of coaching changes, and ex-lions will be a hot commodity.
Cael now has another carrot to offer recruits: come to PSU, win championships, compete for world medals, and prepare for a lucrative coaching career.
If David succeeds in getting Okie St back in the title hunt or even a solid second, we can expect lots of coaching changes, and ex-lions will be a hot commodity.
Cael now has another carrot to offer recruits: come to PSU, win championships, compete for world medals, and prepare for a lucrative coaching career.
When I was growing up, I only followed the EIWA (PSU was a member along with Lehigh, Pitt, Syracuse, Army, Navy and a few other also rans). But everyone knew that Okie State was the big guy on the block. And Yojiro Uetake was the god of wrestling.
I've never disliked Okie State the way I revile Iowa. DT will transform Okie State from a place where good wrestlers go to stagnate into another spot for wrestlers to continue to evolve. It will be good for American wrestling, it will begin to make college wrestling far more fun to watch --- at least theoretically.
Cael's wrestlers score points. I'm guessing David Taylor's wrestlers will be scorers too.
If I've seen my last 1-1 match determined by a rideout in OT, I'll be grateful forever.
I've never disliked Okie State the way I revile Iowa. DT will transform Okie State from a place where good wrestlers go to stagnate into another spot for wrestlers to continue to evolve. It will be good for American wrestling, it will begin to make college wrestling far more fun to watch --- at least theoretically.
Cael's wrestlers score points. I'm guessing David Taylor's wrestlers will be scorers too.
If I've seen my last 1-1 match determined by a rideout in OT, I'll be grateful forever.
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You guys are talking about more recent years. Don't forget that Smith and Kenny Monday were also Ok State guys. And going further back, you old timers might remember Geoff Baum who was/is a PA product from Allentown. And there were also the Keller twins who were pretty exciting to watch. Darrell Keller and I became friends when I lived in WA which is his home state. He's a really good, down to earth guy with a great family. (Triplets for granddaughters!) Let's hope that DT starts bringing in more guys like those old timers.
A lot of people seem to think that's a done deal, and Kennedy certainly could follow. But it's also quite possible he could remain at PSU until an attractive small-college head coaching position opens up, then move directly into that to begin a head coaching career, a la Tom Ryan at Hofstra before taking over at tOSU. If he has a choice between "X" years assistant-coaching at PSU under Cael, who appears to be pushing toward GOAT status in his own coaching career, or "X" years assistant-coaching at OSU under a brand new head coach with zero years' experience anywhere as either the head man or even as an assistant, great wrestler though he may be, which "X"-year stint might be more impressive on one's coaching resume?
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don't know him but he is putting the bull before the horns?is that right??
The most hilarious Oklahoma State wrestling thing was when Gary Kurdelmeier was the Iowa coach. He installed a gigantic mat to lessen the infamous Cowboy edge stalling. 😂
