Didn’t Wng say months ago that B Harer will start and that he predicts a R12 finish first year..
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It's not unusual to have injuries before the season starts. That is my guess, with Bill optimistic that he'll recover in time.
Bill is always optimistic thats why was slightly surprised with only a R12 finish prediction for B Harer 1st year..
Correct. If you've college results from opens coming into college then they will rank you but if not you won't be ranked until you get some matches
We will know real fast this year Nov 22 at KeyStone Open at Penn.. it looks pretty competitive this year if all the teams listed shows up, including VT, Mizzou, Nebraska.. etc
Henson, Echemendia, Mendoza, Wasilewski, and even Santaniello of Drexel now in that 149 bracket if everyone shows up.. if Brandt shows out here could put the nation on notice
My expectations are optimistic but tempered. True freshman coming into the B1G, excelling in the middle weights is no easy feat and one that is rare at Rutgers.We will know real fast this year Nov 22 at KeyStone Open at Penn.. it looks pretty competitive this year if all the teams listed shows up, including VT, Mizzou, Nebraska.. etc
Henson, Echemendia, Mendoza, Wasilewski, and even Santaniello of Drexel now in that 149 bracket if everyone shows up.. if Brandt shows out here could put the nation on notice
I, too, am cautiously optimistic. I do expect Brandt to do very well, but maybe not to our expectations, given his scholastic record. I had mentioned earlier (and took flak) that his participation in elite tournaments was limited. He did win a Super 32, but he wasn't a fixture at the other tournaments where we've seen the super-freshmen from last year's crop. I'm thinking wrestlers like Bassett, Jax, Duke, Seidel, Blaze, Davino, and ... We pretty much knew what to expect from those guys. Why didn't Harer compete in those elite tournaments? Given his HS record, I might have expected to see him out there. Let's hope he's ready to compete on a higher level.
I agree and we have certainly been burned in the past before for having too much expectations. That’s why I usually try to be realistic/not much expectations until there is proof. Every year though I’m hopeful we can land a recruit that can compete for AA status every year right out the gate(Knox looking good) …. It happens every year where a true fresh/freshman comes in n contends right away.. and usually it’s the blue chippers but it doesn’t always have to be… here are some recent recruits that had great careers that weren’t top recruits even out of high school:
V Robinson(nc as true freshman), Ventresca, Stanich, S Buchanan, even Jesse Delgado, who was 75th class recruit came outa no where… and ofc Seabass killed it too as a diamond in the rough…
Some of the middle weights that weren’t top 50 big boarders recently include: Vombour, Frost, V Zerban, Caliendo, Devos….
Yeah I agree with this. He's clearly very skilled but a level below the crop of freshmen that came up and dominated last season. I would expect him to maintain a rank in the 10-20 range and hopefully make some noise at the tournament. That would be an excellent first season.
I mean why can’t he have the success of V Robinson, Caliendo, Stanich, J Delgado etc in his first season? Brandt was ranked higher as a prospect out of HS than all these guys…. I mean it shouldn’t be the expectation that he can come in and contend right away but why can’t it be possible… most wins ever out of PA and excellent top game… let’s c what happens…
If you've season tickets you can look at those sometimes it's on the tickets before they announce it
Still TBA and tickets aren't available to download yet. Hoping for a 5-6 PM start time, rather than the standard 1-2 PM start. Night matches have a much better atmosphere. Plus that allows more HS wrestlers to make it since club/RTC practices are usually earlier in the day.
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That was on TV I don't see this one being on TV on Sunday evening
Lehigh will be 1pm start. A little bummed all of our ranked home matches, Lehigh, Psu, Indiana, and Iowa will be in the afternoon. Night time matches def bring a better atmosphere.
Not a fan of 1 PM for Lehigh and Indiana, or 12 PM for Iowa. Makes little sense. There's nothing else going at at The RAC those dates. These should've started later at 4, 5, 6 or 7 PM.
Yeah agreed.. maybe it’s bc it’s a Sunday..unlucky all better home duals are afternoon this year.
Psu is on sat but it’s 4pm. And all of the home night matches should be easy wins.. hopefully will be some good individual matchups in there..
Looks like wrestlestat put every useful stat behind a paywall. Sounds like a website I’ll never visit again.
It's $40 year and worth more I think. They did it for free for years and I'm glad they did. Paying $40 for no ads alone is worth it
I pay enough money to watch matches. To watch a full season, you need subs to BTN, Flo, ESPN and whatever other one offs like Rokfin. And that’s just for one school. The sport is so far behind in terms of accessibility that it’s no surprise that no one outside of the diehards care about it.
Agree but I visit it daily all year long so it's a must. It's part of my daily reads at this point
If flo billed monthly, i would join during the season.....My BDay tomorrow so i am hopefully i get my usual tickets to a wrestling match this season!
gonna sign up for B10 Plus (they bill monthly)
gonna sign up for B10 Plus (they bill monthly)
Easy to compare teams for duals. It's also nice to see who beat who . The free portion has the upcoming duals and tournaments listed still which gives you the individuals at each weight. I'm on it constantly so $40 isn't much for how much I use it
Wondering if it’s more room familiarity and/or did Casale jump levels.. could be a case of Desmond beating LL.. regardless if Casale does better in opens and/or has better results might be debatable later. What were the other results of the indicator matches?
Yeah I drew the line long ago and decided never to pay for Flo and won't pay for wrestlestat either. I already have enough entertainment subscriptions and should probably cancel some too. I really liked wrestlestat and will miss the info.
I was told both Harer’s won that’s all I know
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