Its amazing how short sighted people are and how short their memories.... Tom isn't going anywhere unless he wants to, nor should he.
In his 15 seasons (NCAA Tournaments) in Columbus...
- the Buckeyes were NCAA Team CHAMPIONS in 2015 - Never been done in the 100 year school (wrestling) history prior to Tom Ryan
- the Buckeyes have won 3 B10 Titles -They had won 2 prior to Tom Ryan (1951, 1923)
- the Buckeyes have been NCAA Runners Up 5 times including the highest scoring runner up score of all time
- the Buckeyes have finished in the top 10 in 13 of his 15 seasons
- the Buckeyes have finished in the top 5 in 8 of his 15 seasons
In the 30 seasons prior to Tom Ryan
- 0 National Championships
- 0 B10 Championships
- 0 Runners Up Finishes
- 6 top 10 finishes (Tom Ryan has doubled that in half the time)
- 4 top 4 finishes (Tom Ryan has doubled that in half the time)
Since Tom Ryan came to Columbus here is a list of Coaches who have won National Titles - Cael Sanderson, Tom Brands, and Tom Ryan. The Ohio State wrestling program went from VERY average to one of the top 3 programs in the country under his leadership.
Its incredible the lack of credit some Ohio wrestling fans give him.