Butt Drag Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Late to the party but I have to say, I like this move for a lot of reasons. A. GILBERT - always enjoyed watching him wrestle. For the younger guys, Gilbert was a 4x in Illinois. A bit 'out there', but this guy brought it. He never backed down from the Brands, getting jobbed on pinning Tom at least once or twice, once in the 1990 Big 10 finals - B. The HIRE - Was hoping to see what Leroy did there long term, but alas he looked at other opportunities. I think this could be a great hire in that Gilbert has good ties to reach over the state line and bring in some quality Illinois guys, while establishing a base in Indiana as well. He brings an exciting style (reminds me a Leroy a bit), and has done well at his other stops in building high school programs. c. The JOB - surprised this job does not get a bit more consideration. I think this job could be a great opportunity for many reasons. Was hoping some of the instate assistants would have looked at this one for many reasons: 1. Scholarship - Having a program that provides some financial support is huge. Having those means to attract guys not chased by DI programs is idea. Compared with JUCO or other Divisions and the financial and academic head cases you have to deal with, this is vastly underrated. 2. Location - tucked near Chicago, but far enough from the Big Ten Schools, this position offers up far greater potential for program and coach exposure than most areas, even more than many DI programs. NW Indiana and NE Illinois is pretty good wrestling territory. tough to beat the potential if harvested right. 3. Academic Sell - St. Joes has some decent credentials, and any kid could get additional supplemental classes with Purdue Cal, IUN, and some of the Chicago schools nearby. Still a challenge, but doable. 4. New Facility - Calumet has committed in starting this program and building the facility - it's a great start. 5. Money - will not the highest paying gig, but the right coach could easily build a supplemental base with additional wrestling academy programs. The coach has the facility at his finger tips, and could easily make a dent or compliment the local wrestling instruction scene (CIA, Overtime, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Guru Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Nobody can pin Tom Brands except Chuck Norris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raven150 Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 hopefully gilbert stays a little longer than vega did. this program has the potential to take off as mentioned. however, if they don't stay consistent the kids won't be there. also administrators are always ready to ax olympic sports that don't produce or become a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1oldwrestler Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Nobody can pin Tom Brands except Chuck Norris. Lol brands would murder chuck norris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drooke Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I remember watching Joey approx. 20 years ago wrestling Purdue in W. Lafayette and immediately becoming a fan because he had a tattoo of Wolverine from the X-Men on his upper arm. He was fun to watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC118 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Tough sell academically and when visiting the "campus". Not much college atmosphere at CCSJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsfangms Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I would agree that there's no campus life in the traditional sense, but they are receiving a free or reduced education to wrestle. There is no money in wrestling post college, unless you are one of the rare few, so getting to continue to wrestle while getting an education IS the selling point of CCSJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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