A new day
Sad to see, but I think it's for the best: Jim Zalesky has been fired as Iowa Wrestling coach. We were pretty hardcore fans in Iowa, during the Dan Gable glory years (25 straight Big Ten championships, seven straight national titles). The team finished sixth at the Big Ten meet this year, and it was obvious that the program was slowly declining. We actually tuned in more this year than any time since we moved up to Minnesota (I've had several Gopher wrestlers as students). In any case, here's hoping they're able to lure a top name to their school. Cael Sanderson, anyone?
EDIT: Iowa State (maybe in reaction to Iowa's move?) fired its long time coach Bobby Douglass and replaced him with Sanderson--possibly its best wrestler ever, with the exception of Gable. So looks like it's other pastures, maybe Tom Brands, for the next coach.