[fullmetal]

In his third season, Chris Ayres takes the wrestling program to a historic best finish with a national champion and three other All-Americans.  And after this stellar season, large vultures have pulled out their checkbooks to get a piece of the success pie that they didn't build but hope to have a taste of.  I'm sure Stanford isn't the only program being targeted, but I don't wish this for any other coach either.  Coaches deserve to build on their athletes' successes year after year.  Now even more than ever, their job is dependent on boosters keeping the talent in house (or poaching other talent).  This isn't what coaching should be about, and it's not what collegiate athletics should be.

[fullmetal]

In his third season, Chris Ayres takes the wrestling program to a historic best finish with a national champion and three other All-Americans.  And after this stellar season, large vultures have pulled out their checkbooks to get a piece of the success pie that they didn't build but hope to have a taste of.  I'm sure Stanford isn't the only program being targeted, but I don't wish this for any other coach either.  Coaches deserve to build on their athletes' successes year after year.  Now even more than ever, their job is dependent on boosters keeping the talent in house (or poaching other talent).  This isn't what coaching should be about, and it's not what collegiate athletics should be.