There's a difference between the wrestling attitude, generally the "I'm a bad-*** who takes no prisoners", and Gable's "I'm an a-hole. Love me" attitude.
Who is better? Gable or Sanderson
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There's a difference between the wrestling attitude, generally the "I'm a bad-*** who takes no prisoners", and Gable's "I'm an a-hole. Love me" attitude.
i found it disturbing during the match when he was"coaching" the iowa wrestlers and kept referring to iowa as "we" also i think i heard another announcer say that he was thrilled with the fact that iowa was winning the team score at one point during the match. how's that for unbiased journalism!
Fair enough. I guess I just didn't see the "I'm an a-hole. Love me" attitude in Gable when I met him. But if others have seen him act like a jerk, then I guess that's a valid point. But if what was said earlier in this thread about Gable not being offered a good job at ISU is true, then I can't necessarily say I'd blame him for being a little bit of a jerk when he comes back here.
Most people that know about that situation know that's why he left ISU. However, he could have gone to any other school, and the hatred wouldn't run nearly as deep as it does because he fled to Iowa and became a legend over yonder. And as was said earlier, ISU couldn't really strong-arm Nichols out of the HC position because of his tenure to make room for Gable. It still doesn't change my opinion that Gable's a nancy.
And by gable's attitude ("I'm an a-hole") it stems from him believing that everyone should respect him, regardless of who he's stepped on, and how classless he acts.
This thread should be deleted. Perhaps 2 of the best wrestlers ever, in different weights, in different eras. Both at Iowa State. The more important question at this moment is whether or not Cael is the coach that Gable was. That will be Cael's ultimate legacy. If he is able to do for Iowa State as a coach what Gable did as a coach then we have something. The problem we have is that Brands stands in the way and he is up for the challenge. Should be an interesting next 10-20 years.
There is no doubt that Dan was a great wrestler and continued to be great for years after he graduated. But in my mind, if both were in their prime and facing each other in college, Cael would over-power Dan.
Ben Peterson (also ISU) wrestled at the same time as Dan. There was many a meet when Ben would be the outstanding wrestler on the night; he often made opponents look inept. But Ben and Dan were 2 different weights so they did not face each other except in the practice room. So, is there anyone out there who has ever seen a wrestle-off between Dan and Ben!
Rudy
Ben Peterson (also ISU) wrestled at the same time as Dan. There was many a meet when Ben would be the outstanding wrestler on the night; he often made opponents look inept. But Ben and Dan were 2 different weights so they did not face each other except in the practice room. So, is there anyone out there who has ever seen a wrestle-off between Dan and Ben!
Rudy
I would agree if it was only the 1 finger salute, but what I seen(or SAW) on TV was the added version. The version where you put your left hand inside your elbow while you are raising your right hand with the middle finger salute. If he was pointing, it was at someone up in the rafters....
Gable is just no-class and above is just one reference I saw directly. I had a customer that wrestled at ISU with Gable and some of the stories he has told me about Gable tell me what kind of person he is/was and why I am thankfull he didn't coach at ISU. That might seem shallow because we could have had those years dominating everyone, but as I get older, I realize that championships led by low class scum is secondary to running a clean program with integrity. With Cael, I think we'll get championships with integrity and that is the best way to get it.