Coolbeans 6 Report post Posted March 22, 2017 With Cael being the frontrunner, who else could it be? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrestlingnerd 2,593 Report post Posted March 22, 2017 Brian Smith, Missouri. Apparently, you can't be COTY more than once every five years, so the real COTY (Cael0 wasn't eligible for the award. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MACTruck 5 Report post Posted March 22, 2017 (edited) Thats very classy ,who said the winning team had to have coach of the year ,Missouri riddled with injuries Breaks MAC scoring record has a wrestler win third title "most in team History " and has three finalist "most in team history" and places top five in the tournament all without an olympic gold medal winning coach to use for recruiting EVERYONE. Edited March 22, 2017 by MACTruck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angry_Fish 313 Report post Posted March 22, 2017 Cunningham Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 cornercoach reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrestlingnerd 2,593 Report post Posted March 22, 2017 (edited) MAC, I'm a big fan of Brian Smith. But let's be real. This year was by far Cael's finest hour, which is saying something given all the hardware he has accumulated. If that wasn't a COTY-worthy performance, I don't know what is. I realize this sounds like a dig on Smith, but that's not what I intended. Cael was just that good this year. Edited March 22, 2017 by wrestlingnerd Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
21guns 95 Report post Posted March 22, 2017 Casey Cunningham. By FAR the best assistant coach in the nation, and I mean BY A MILE. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LHN94 82 Report post Posted March 22, 2017 Casey Cunningham. By FAR the best assistant coach in the nation, and I mean BY A MILE. Does Cunningham get head coaching offers? Does he want to be a head coach? Is he waiting for his alma mater to open up? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MACTruck 5 Report post Posted March 22, 2017 Well CAEL may have had his finest Hour but he also had COTY recently ,his finest hour was winning the gold though because without it I doubt he has the following or the team he has now .No denying Penn State was very impressive and stold the show as expected .Did everyone think Mizzou would have 3 finalists and reclaim their top 5 spot ?not so sure .If not Smith Kolat anyway . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishhook 142 Report post Posted March 22, 2017 Casey Cunningham. By FAR the best assistant coach in the nation, and I mean BY A MILE. Tervel might be one of the biggest reasons why Kyle Snyder is the best wrestler in the world. Cunningham has yet to have a world champion at 19 in one of the hardest weights in the world for a 19 year old to win. And J Jaggers has a future as one of the best head coaches in the nation. That guy was and is money. And Terry Brands always has guys at those weights in the finals if not winning. There are tons of great assistants. And Cunningham is one of them. But Tervel needs recognized for what he has done: mentoring Kyle Snyder and likely Kollin Moore. 1 cjc007 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LordNelson 539 Report post Posted March 22, 2017 Cael is the COTY, don't care about any socialist rules. Asst. coach of the year is debatable. Could be Cunningham, could be Tervel or Jaggers, could be Terry. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steamboat_charlie 727 Report post Posted March 22, 2017 Casey Cunningham. By FAR the best assistant coach in the nation, and I mean BY A MILE. How could anyone possibly know this? 1 nom reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LemonPie 1,368 Report post Posted March 22, 2017 (edited) Cael is the COTY, don't care about any socialist rules. Asst. coach of the year is debatable. Could be Cunningham, could be Tervel or Jaggers, could be Terry. Stupid gen-xers. Everyone gets a trophy Edited March 22, 2017 by LemonPie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MSU158 1,525 Report post Posted March 22, 2017 COTY is actually quite similar to judging a diving competition. Brian Smith is doing perfect dives, but the degree off difficulty(reasonable expectations) of these dives is rated lower. Cael may not be doing perfect dives(although pretty damn close this year) but he is diving with a considerably higher degree of difficulty. Simply put, it is a doing more with less argument. If you held Smith to the same standard as Cael he would never win. But, is it fair or reasonable to do so? Watching the Head Coaches Interview at NCAA's tells you all you need to know. You have Tom Brands, Tom Ryan, Cael Sanderson, John Smith and stuck in the middle was Brian Smith. Which of these guys doesn't belong? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrestlingnerd 2,593 Report post Posted March 22, 2017 I am usually a big proponent of "doing more with less", but this year in particular, even with his filthy riches, Cael was deserving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angry_Fish 313 Report post Posted March 22, 2017 How could anyone possibly know this? Jesus said so. 1 steamboat_charlie reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LordNelson 539 Report post Posted March 23, 2017 I am usually a big proponent of "doing more with less", but this year in particular, even with his filthy riches, Cael was deserving.Agree. There were 3 guys that weren't supposed to win and did. 2 killed giants, no contest. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GuillermoBilletas 149 Report post Posted March 23, 2017 Cary Kolat. Give Carl his lineup and he is working on his resume Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrestlingnerd 2,593 Report post Posted March 23, 2017 I agree Kolat deserved votes. He might be the only guy as deserving, or more. That article about Campbell's huge year and where they were a couple of years ago was an unbelievable read. They had FIVE kids in the room in total!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grappler6 135 Report post Posted March 23, 2017 Eggum did a great job this year Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HokieFan 88 Report post Posted March 23, 2017 Robie for Associate / Interim / Head Coach of the Year! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LordNelson 539 Report post Posted March 23, 2017 Robie for Associate / Interim / Head Coach of the Year! Yea, he gets it over Paulson and the guy from Pitt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
