PortaJohn Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Assuming Ben's recent announcement means he's pursuing a career to coach in college: -What University makes the most sense? -How realistic is it that he can jump into a head coaching role or is it smarter to get a few years as an assistant -On name recognition would it be the biggest hire since Cael to ISU then PSU? -How long until his team would be fighting for a title? -Does he have the personality to run a program long term? I Don't Agree With What I Posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerlock3 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 32 minutes ago, PortaJohn said: Assuming Ben's recent announcement means he's pursuing a career to coach in college: -What University makes the most sense? -How realistic is it that he can jump into a head coaching role or is it smarter to get a few years as an assistant -On name recognition would it be the biggest hire since Cael to ISU then PSU? -How long until his team would be fighting for a title? -Does he have the personality to run a program long term? how much name recognition does he have outside of people in their mid 30s and up? 1 "Half measures are a coward's form of insanity." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interviewed_at_Weehawken Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 4 minutes ago, Hammerlock3 said: how much name recognition does he have outside of people in their mid 30s and up? Kids in their know who he is. UFC. Flo. PFL. Fargo, etc. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnwtwg Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 5 minutes ago, Hammerlock3 said: how much name recognition does he have outside of people in their mid 30s and up? I heard he is popular with the kids in Wisconsin and Fargo, ND and Happy Valley and Columbia, MO and... i am an idiot on the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerlock3 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 1 minute ago, bnwtwg said: I heard he is popular with the kids in Wisconsin and Fargo, ND and Happy Valley and Columbia, MO and... don't be thick. "Half measures are a coward's form of insanity." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interviewed_at_Weehawken Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Just now, bnwtwg said: I heard he is popular with the kids in Wisconsin and Fargo, ND and Happy Valley and Columbia, MO and... My 19 year old is at an ACC school and knows who he is! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerlock3 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 1 minute ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said: My 19 year old is at an ACC school and knows who he is! 30 kids I know know him as the guy who gets knocked out really fast. 1 3 "Half measures are a coward's form of insanity." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interviewed_at_Weehawken Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Just now, Hammerlock3 said: 30 kids I know know him as the guy who gets knocked out really fast. So you are saying that he has name recognition? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortaJohn Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 Just now, Hammerlock3 said: 30 kids I know know him as the guy who gets knocked out really fast. So you would agree he has name recognition with people under 30. I regret putting name recognition as a question. I'm more curious of the other questions I posted 1 I Don't Agree With What I Posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerlock3 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Just now, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said: So you are saying that he has name recognition? 1 "Half measures are a coward's form of insanity." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortaJohn Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 Just now, Hammerlock3 said: Hammer, sometimes it's ok to just take the L & admit you are wrong. 3 I Don't Agree With What I Posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerlock3 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 1 minute ago, PortaJohn said: So you would agree he has name recognition with people under 30. I regret putting name recognition as a question. I'm more curious of the other questions I posted He might be a great coach from what I can tell. I'd need to see where he ends up, and i hope he ends up somewhere, before I could guess how it will take or if he'll have success. "Half measures are a coward's form of insanity." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnwtwg Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 6 minutes ago, Hammerlock3 said: don't be thick. don't be obtuse. i am an idiot on the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerlock3 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 1 minute ago, PortaJohn said: Hammer, sometimes it's ok to just take the L & admit you are wrong. I have no idea what you are talking about. 1 "Half measures are a coward's form of insanity." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajensen09 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 I think Wisconsin would be a front runner. Possibly assistant at nebraska with his ties with Snyder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchapman Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Does anyone really see him going somewhere to be an assistant coach? Craig Henning got screwed in the 2007 NCAA Finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Elite Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 10 minutes ago, Hammerlock3 said: don't be thick. I said that to my wife once it didn't go so well 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 I feel like he will be a very good coach. He is very thoughtful about his approach to the sport. He has developed a philosophy about how it should be taught and how athletes should be managed such that they have long term success. He has used his wrestling academy to test his theories and it has worked exceptionally well. Given his strong opinions and given that he now can prove his methods work, I do not see him accepting an assistant coaching position where he may need to work within someone else's system such that he may need to compromise. 3 Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerlock3 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 1 minute ago, jchapman said: Does anyone really see him going somewhere to be an assistant coach? hard to imagine...its not a great life, unless he goes right to "associate head coach" status. 2 "Half measures are a coward's form of insanity." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interviewed_at_Weehawken Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 15 minutes ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said: Kids in their know who he is. UFC. Flo. PFL. Fargo, etc. * in their teens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckyBadger Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 For those of us with no Twitter etc, can someone fill us in on what his recent announcement was? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortaJohn Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 2 minutes ago, BuckyBadger said: For those of us with no Twitter etc, can someone fill us in on what his recent announcement was? On FRL 1000 he announced he is leaving the podcast & that at some point all he wants to do is coach and this is part of the process. He's not quite there yet but he'll be there soon enough 2 I Don't Agree With What I Posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1032004 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 (edited) It doesn’t seem like he wants to move. I can’t imagine he goes anywhere but Wisconsin, if anywhere Edited February 16 by 1032004 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 If he took a head coaching job somewhere he would have access to the hammers that his brother, coach Mesenbrink and the other AWA coaches are putting out. That pipeline would certainly help out. I think he would be a successful college coach as long as he could play nice with the administration on things. As a wrestling mind, he is one of the best. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripnsweep Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 The biggest part of college coaching is recruiting. So if he can do that well then the rest will sort itself out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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