John Smith retired - Magic Man Hired 🤯
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Pretty hard to build a consistent top 5-10 team when many of the NJ private school parents and coaches (and club coaches) push the elite local NJ recruits elsewhere, because they think they're too good for Rutgers. Goodale basically said this recently and it's why we expanded our OOS recruiting emphasis.
Would they think they were too good for Rutgers if we were a perennial top 10 team?
Some are going to say they'd rather have Pollard, I'm not one of them. But no one can deny, the optics of this one don't look good for Goodale. Local and Rutgers legend goes to cross town rival.
Hence my slap in the face reference a few days ago. It seems there is more to this story than people here are willing to say.
So it feels wrong he left relatively his hometown college where he accomplished more than any RU wrestler to schlep shortly south to that enigma of a place they call central Jersey, to an in state rival, while basically separating yourself from place you called home and who's fanbase worships the ground you walk on...but there no slap in the face feeling? Maybe a good slap on the buttocks is more appropriate, but not in a good/fun way.
It stinks but seems like both parties are on good terms and no bad blood… maybe Ash just got a better deal over there or we didn’t want to change up our staff…
Some of you guys are so dramatic. He’s doing what’s best for him and taking a job that’s available. A slap in the face would be if Rutgers offered him the same job and same pay and he opted to go elsewhere. That job is currently unavailable at Rutgers. If you want to argue that Rutgers could have created a job for him as a placeholder then fine, but he’s not going to put his career on hold because of your feelings.
Ain't no drama here and my feelings aren't affected as much as you think. The sky isnt falling but Rutgers would have had a very beneficial effect of him being here. We want AAs and national championship coaches. From many people's point if view, this would have checked every box we need and would have been an ideal hire. Rutgers and/or AA didnt want it for whatever reason.
You find a place for Ashnault if he wants to be here. You don’t tell, we dont have any room for you. They’ll make something work with Rivera, I bet.
They'd better. Should have with AA too. Can't let opportunities slip by. Wouldn't Taylor have been swell? I wonder when Dake will be looking for a position.
