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It's a full-time job tracking negativity, but someone has to do it. FloridaGuy is on it.

>>>>>>> Classic. Just the mention of the word ‘ lamentation’ and spladie and mookster start posting.

I’m the Monty Python guy that always looks on the bright side of life.

You seem more like everyone’s slightly daft uncle to me…..

Penn just announced Matt Valenti will succeed Roger Reina as head coach as of the 25-26 season.

martinsilvestri wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:47 am Penn just announced Matt Valenti will succeed Roger Reina as head coach as of the 25-26 season.

The University of Pennsylvania has announced that Matt Valenti will take over as head coach of the wrestling team starting in April of 2025. Check out the full release from the Penn Athletic Department below.

PHILADELPHIA – The torch is being passed from Penn wrestling's all-time winningest coach to its all-time winningest student-athlete.

Two-time NCAA wrestling champion and Penn Athletics Hall of Famer Matt Valenti C'07 will return to coaching effective immediately as associate head coach and will succeed Roger Reina C'84 as the program's head coach on April 1, 2025. Reina will remain the head coach in 2024-25, culminating in Penn's co-hosting of the NCAA Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Center, and will serve as head coach emeritus for his final year of coaching in 2025-26.

"I am absolutely thrilled for Matt, Roger and our wrestling program that we were able to successfully and thoughtfully plan for this leadership transition," Alanna Shanahan, the T. Gibbs Kane, Jr. W'69 Director of Athletics and Recreation said. "The opportunity for these two alumni to work together for two years will be powerful and impactful for our student-athletes."

Isn't this kind of an odd move? It's great that Valenti will be staying at Penn and the move provides continuity, but he hasn't coached since 2015 -- been involved in athletics administration since then.

Not really in my book, a lot of staffs have the "Head Coach" now more like a general manager with 2 or 3 good assistants who handle the mat training and such......as long as you have the funding in place seems to be the general set up of the better programs now.......

jdalu75 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:29 pm Isn't this kind of an odd move? It's great that Valenti will be staying at Penn and the move provides continuity, but he hasn't coached since 2015 -- been involved in athletics administration since then.

Does seem like an ODD move. I'm thinking something/someone,..was not "working out!".

OTOH, it does say April 1

gimpeltf wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 3:51 pm OTOH, it does say April 1

The Valenti news? It was all publicized today. I think an april fools announcement would have picked a much more interesting coach than this guy.
https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/1 ... ng-in-2025