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#91

WIWrestling Main Forum / Joe Kaster Celebration of the ...

Last post by TomM - April 19, 2024, 10:56:09 AM

A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Joe Kaster will be held from 12:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at the JANESVILLE ELK'S LODGE.

https://www.schneiderfuneraldirectors.com/obituaries/Joseph-L-Kaster?obId=30463726#/obituaryInfo

#92

Discuss Wisconsin Collegiate Wrestling - All Divisions / Re: Where do we go from here?

Last post by wrestlemania - April 18, 2024, 09:20:26 PM

But UW is spending more $ on its coaching staff than most of the other wrestling programs.  When I last checked there were only about 7 other programs (PSU, Iowa, Oklahoma St, Ohio St, Michigan, Iowa St., Missouri) that spent more on their head coach.  UW has money.  Perhaps, it's not about having money, but spending it wisely.

That's just the money the school pays the coach and the staff. We're not talking NIL money or what boosters foot the bill for in any program and on that level UW ain't in the Top 10.

#93

WIWrestling Main Forum / 2025 WIAA assignments

Last post by rocker123 - April 18, 2024, 08:27:13 PM

Anyone know when the assignments will be coming out for next year?

#94

Discuss Wisconsin Collegiate Wrestling - All Divisions / Re: Where do we go from here?

Last post by MNbadger - April 18, 2024, 06:13:38 PM

It's not just wrestling, Badgers Basketball just lost their 2 best players. College sports as we knew them are over...this new era blows! A great wrester coming to WI and staying all 4-5 years would be an anomaly, we are now a farm club for the schools with $

I agree with this take.  I think many fans cannot fathom the money that PSU, Michigan, Iowa, and Ohio State have.  Other teams will be farm teams fot those with money.  Honestly if this keeps going the way it is, I have little interest in it.  It will still be fun for a while until the lesser teams will have fewer and fewer competitive individuals. 

#95

Discuss Wisconsin Collegiate Wrestling - All Divisions / Re: Where do we go from here?

Last post by Brncrzy189 - April 18, 2024, 06:07:40 PM

I sure hope that the Wisconsin AD is sending out stuff to the current Badgers and recruits saying they are 100% behind Bono and the staff. Could be pretty thin in the room in the next year or two. Why doesn't Bono reach to to hardly any in state kids? Is parents stopping this? Man there is fargo champs and multiple time UWW all Americans not even getting contact from the current staff!

Who are the wrestlers not getting contacted?

During Bono tenure several high level current/former wrestlers have gotten with little or no contact by this current staff. Talked about very frequently during the tenure of Bono.

And none have been named. I'm not defending this staff because this program is not in a strong place but who hasn't been contacted? It's constantly been said, but who?

 15 or so WI guys on the roster this season, seems like not everyone has a problem.

#96

Discuss Wisconsin Collegiate Wrestling - All Divisions / Re: Where do we go from here?

Last post by hammer - April 18, 2024, 05:46:38 PM

I sure hope that the Wisconsin AD is sending out stuff to the current Badgers and recruits saying they are 100% behind Bono and the staff. Could be pretty thin in the room in the next year or two. Why doesn't Bono reach to to hardly any in state kids? Is parents stopping this? Man there is fargo champs and multiple time UWW all Americans not even getting contact from the current staff!

Who are the wrestlers not getting contacted?

During Bono tenure several high level current/former wrestlers have gotten with little or no contact by this current staff. Talked about very frequently during the tenure of Bono.

#97

Discuss Wisconsin Collegiate Wrestling - All Divisions / Re: Where do we go from here?

Last post by Sudden Death - April 18, 2024, 05:30:31 PM

I sure hope that the Wisconsin AD is sending out stuff to the current Badgers and recruits saying they are 100% behind Bono and the staff. Could be pretty thin in the room in the next year or two. Why doesn't Bono reach to to hardly any in state kids? Is parents stopping this? Man there is fargo champs and multiple time UWW all Americans not even getting contact from the current staff!

Who are the wrestlers not getting contacted?

#98

Discuss Wisconsin Collegiate Wrestling - All Divisions / Re: Where do we go from here?

Last post by hammer - April 18, 2024, 04:32:12 PM

I sure hope that the Wisconsin AD is sending out stuff to the current Badgers and recruits saying they are 100% behind Bono and the staff. Could be pretty thin in the room in the next year or two. Why doesn't Bono reach to to hardly any in state kids? Is parents stopping this? Man there is fargo champs and multiple time UWW all Americans not even getting contact from the current staff!

#99

Discuss Wisconsin Collegiate Wrestling - All Divisions / Re: Where do we go from here?

Last post by hammer - April 18, 2024, 04:23:41 PM

UW could be the place were former wisconsin high schoolers come back to wrestle also, whether for a year or two. Who knows in this environment

#100

Discuss Wisconsin Collegiate Wrestling - All Divisions / Re: Where do we go from here?

Last post by BadgerOne - April 18, 2024, 03:57:43 PM

It's not just wrestling, Badgers Basketball just lost their 2 best players. College sports as we knew them are over...this new era blows! A great wrester coming to WI and staying all 4-5 years would be an anomaly, we are now a farm club for the schools with $

But UW is spending more $ on its coaching staff than most of the other wrestling programs.  When I last checked there were only about 7 other programs (PSU, Iowa, Oklahoma St, Ohio St, Michigan, Iowa St., Missouri) that spent more on their head coach.  UW has money.  Perhaps, it's not about having money, but spending it wisely.