To Tom, the Iowa job means something he's been working for his whole life.
"Terry Brands" is an United States/American Olympic Wrestling/wrestler who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, after losing the semi-final match to the famous Iranian Wrestling/wrestler, Alireza Dabir. While wrestling at the University of Iowa, Brands won NCAA titles in 1990 and 1992, both at 126 pounds. He was a two-time world freestyle champion at 58 kg, winning titles in 1993 and 1995. Terry became the head wrestling coach at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the spring of 2002 where he coached the likes of Christopher Bird and Matthew Wilbanks.
His twin brother, Tom Brands, a fellow wrestler, won a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Brands grew up in Sheldon, Iowa. After serving as resident coach for the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, he currently is Associate Head Coach for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes, serving under his twin brother, head coach Tom Brands.
Brands lost to Kendall Cross (wrestler)/Kendall Cross in the 1996 Olympic trials. Cross went on to win the gold medal in Atlanta. Brands reached the Olympics in 2000 and won a bronze medal.
More Terry Brands on Wikipedia.I think Tom brings an understanding of what the mental game's all about. How focused, how tough you have to be in the day-in, day-out grind of the academics, the athletics and of the social choices that you make. I like Jimmy, but they don't fight the way I remember guys fought when I was there.
I think it's something we've talked about for as long as I can remember, but nothing has been talked about since the job has been open.
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