BobDole 1,229 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 Per the Twitter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
potentiallydangerous 413 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 All things come to those who wait. 1 cornercoach reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowrestle 697 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 Coach Goldman always handled himself in a dignified manner. He will be missed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyThompsonnum1 102 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 On a personal level Duane Goldman is an outstanding and awesome individual, but on a coaching level this is long overdue. It's one thing to under-perform, but to have a consistency in wrestlers regressing throughout their careers is another. Way too many examples of Hoosier wrestlers being superior wrestlers as freshmen to how their careers ended as seniors. While injuries sometimes offer explanations, that shouldn't be something that happens as regularly as it did at Indiana. Now here's to hoping someone will come in to turn the program around. 1 cbg reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffr_ideal 216 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 And Escobedo is named head coach. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SetonHallPirate 993 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 Escobedo is his replacement: http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2018/4/5/goldman-announces-retirement-as-head-coach-of-iu-wrestling-escobedo-named-programs-eighth-head-coach.aspx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tofurky 633 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 Does NOT announcing his retirement before Nationals, a la BDavis, ensure that Goldman was able to hand pick his own successor? No offense to Escobedo, but is he the best choice available in turning around that woeful program? Competitive pedigree aside, has he spent enough time as a coach to try to right that ship? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LemonPie 1,368 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 Is Blake Rypel still wrestling? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Show_Me 341 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 Per the Twitter Where is Southend ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MadMardigain 1,637 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 Where is Southend ?Likely in ER after his head exploded while reading the news. 2 HurricaneWrestling and xander reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billyhoyle 2,500 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 Does NOT announcing his retirement before Nationals, a la BDavis, ensure that Goldman was able to hand pick his own successor? No offense to Escobedo, but is he the best choice available in turning around that woeful program? Competitive pedigree aside, has he spent enough time as a coach to try to right that ship? No, but he’s one of the best wrestlers the program has produced and deserves a chance. Seems like a guy that would be willing to stick around long term. It’s not a high profile choice, but not a terrible one either. 1 HurricaneWrestling reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lurker 2,049 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 No, but he’s one of the best wrestlers the program has produced and deserves a chance. Seems like a guy that would be willing to stick around long term. It’s not a high profile choice, but not a terrible one either. He's also an Indiana HS Wrestling icon, and the state has been seeing a lot of really good talent go to college out of state... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rlw028 106 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 He's also an Indiana HS Wrestling icon, and the state has been seeing a lot of really good talent go to college out of state... Agreed. They may have been able to land a bigger name, but Escobedo could do a good job there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobDole 1,229 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 No, but he’s one of the best wrestlers the program has produced and deserves a chance. Seems like a guy that would be willing to stick around long term. It’s not a high profile choice, but not a terrible one either. Escobedo is very well respected and liked throughout the state. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
russelscout 1,573 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 Ya with that coaching experience in a Kevin Jackson program and Duane Goldman program, sky is the limit! 1 southend reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJwrestlingguy 106 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 (edited) Escobedo has very little experience as a Coach/Assistant at a bad program..Another Bad Move by Indiana Athletics. At least OPEN the Job up to some candidates that have actually had some experience. Was the Best Wrestler in Indiana History interviewed? He's an Associate HC and his Resume would run circles around Escobedo. Edited April 5, 2018 by NJwrestlingguy 2 southend and krippler reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach_J 2,188 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 Duane, great guy, not great at running a program. Angel is also a great guy--let's see what he can do. 1 southend reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
de4856 379 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 Well Escobedo has been named, so let's just wish him the best of luck, and hopefully he can do some great things there. 1 AKHUNTER reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JBluegill133 289 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 I wonder how much excitement Escobedo will drum up for recruits as well? It has been a while since he was the "man" in college wrestling....highschoolers may not remember how great he was during his career. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lurker 2,049 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 Escobedo has very little experience as a Coach/Assistant at a bad program..Another Bad Move by Indiana Athletics. At least OPEN the Job up to some candidates that have actually had some experience. Was the Best Wrestler in Indiana History interviewed? He's an Associate HC and his Resume would run circles around Escobedo. Curious as to who you're speaking of. Escobedo was four years undefeated in Indiana in HS (he lost one match to Illinois kid his sophomore year). 3x big ten champ, 4x All-American, NCAA Champ, 5th in the world. I'll say he is "arguably" the best to ever come from Indiana, but I hope you have a pretty good argument for whom you're talking about. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tofurky 633 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 Escobedo is very well respected and liked throughout the state. While that is really nice to hear and I do not doubt it, can Angel consistently develop guys into top flight collegiate wrestlers? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mpchillin 116 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 Curious as to who you're speaking of. Escobedo was four years undefeated in Indiana in HS (he lost one match to Illinois kid his sophomore year). 3x big ten champ, 4x All-American, NCAA Champ, 5th in the world. I'll say he is "arguably" the best to ever come from Indiana, but I hope you have a pretty good argument for whom you're talking about. Joe Dubuque would be my guess. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krippler 14 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 Joe Dubuque would be my guess.was thinking Andrew Howe Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matts1w 152 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 (edited) Reading that headline was a weird experience.... Goldman retires (Elation and Joy!!!!). Escobedo new head coach (Oh....I see...Ummmm...Ok... I see...Really??? Ok...). It is like athletic director Glass couldn't even be bothered. He truly is a.... whatever. That being said I am, of course, going to support Coach Escobedo and wish him all the luck in the world. He may very well be the best candidate for the job. I truly hope he is. Edited April 5, 2018 by matts1w 1 southend reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheerstress 174 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 What's Mike Mena doing these days? He was the Hoosier assistant who I thought should have been given the job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
