Bo Bassett

[BringBackBradBanks]

Can we all just stop and think where we’d be if Iowa hadn’t screwed up Bo Bassett?!? What a special wrestler. Throw in Melvin and the other recruits they’d bring in. Hard to think about. We keep falling.

 

[luthius dagan]

Can we all just stop and think where we’d be if Iowa hadn’t screwed up Bo Bassett?!? What a special wrestler. Throw in Melvin and the other recruits they’d bring in. Hard to think about. We keep falling.

What’s the point? He’s at V Tech. I hope they do well, now let’s focus on our team, our recruits, and our future success.

 

[BringBackBradBanks]

What’s the point? He’s at V Tech. I hope they do well, now let’s focus on our team, our recruits, and our future success.

The point is we have fallen behind the big programs in how they operate. Penn State and Oklahoma State are operating in a different world. And to even have a chance, we needed guys like Bassett and Miller. And we had them until we didn’t. It needs to be talked about.

 

[Corby2]

The point is we have fallen behind the big programs in how they operate. Penn State and Oklahoma State are operating in a different world. And to even have a chance, we needed guys like Bassett and Miller. And we had them until we didn’t. It needs to be talked about.

Rules are rules when compliance says you can't do something you can't do it. UsaW wouldn't answer the question but they supposedly told Oklahoma st it was ok to have Jax in town training but they wouldn't respond to the other RTCs who were wanting to ask some questions. And then at the Sept meeting they changed the 250 mile rule.

 

[BringBackBradBanks]

Rules are rules when compliance says you can't do something you can't do it. UsaW wouldn't answer the question but they supposedly told Oklahoma st it was ok to have Jax in town training but they wouldn't respond to the other RTCs who were wanting to ask some questions. And then at the Sept meeting they changed the 250 mile rule.

I stopped reading at rules are rules. There are no rules in the ncaa anymore. You do what Oklahoma State does or all the things Penn State has done the past decade until someone stops you. Wrestling isn’t football or basketball. You can’t recruit unranked guys like Iowa football and make them first round NFL draft picks. Sure, in wrestling you can take an under recruited guy and turn him into a fringe All-American. That’s a cool story. But it also keeps you from competing from national titles.

 

[BringBackBradBanks]

I mean we are trying to get ourselves excited for a season where we are barely making the top 5 and Penn State and now Oklahoma State are in a different hemisphere.

 

[lookleftgoright]

I do not know what happened, but people in the know seem to be saying that TnT acted with integrity and within the rules. It will be a cold day in Heck before I condemn someone for being honest and moral and doing the ethical thing. If others get away with breaking rules, then that is for them to find away to sleep at night.

 

[Corby2]

I stopped reading at rules are rules. There are no rules in the ncaa anymore. You do what Oklahoma State does or all the things Penn State has done the past decade until someone stops you. Wrestling isn’t football or basketball. You can’t recruit unranked guys like Iowa football and make them first round NFL draft picks. Sure, in wrestling you can take an under recruited guy and turn him into a fringe All-American. That’s a cool story. But it also keeps you from competing from national titles.

Wrong rules still exist you see what happened at Iowa st

 

[luthius dagan]

The point is we have fallen behind the big programs in how they operate. Penn State and Oklahoma State are operating in a different world. And to even have a chance, we needed guys like Bassett and Miller. And we had them until we didn’t. It needs to be talked about.

It’s been talked about… a lot. I’m sorry you missed the many conversations.

 

[Comment123]

Recruiting tampering isn’t the same in the ncaa’s eyes as having a commit train at your facility

They should have approached this under the philosophy of it being easier to ask for forgiveness than permission

 

[Corby2]

Recruiting tampering isn’t the same in the ncaa’s eyes as having a commit train at your facility

They should have approached this under the philosophy of it being easier to ask for forgiveness than permission

So knowingly break a rule when you were told you can't do it by your employer?

 

[AndreTheHawk]

Can we all just stop and think where we’d be if Iowa hadn’t screwed up Bo Bassett?!? What a special wrestler. Throw in Melvin and the other recruits they’d bring in. Hard to think about. We keep falling.

No. We're all still thinking about the moon landing............

 

[huntinghawk]

Wrong rules still exist you see what happened at Iowa st

It's worth a slap on the wrist if it means landing elite guys.

 

[Corby2]

It's worth a slap on the wrist if it means landing elite guys.

Who says it would be a slap on the wrist? We could do this all day bottom line is Iowa wasn't willing to break a rule. Everyone has an opinion and most here have no facts on the situation

 

[dtripp26]

It's gonna be a long 4 years of this back and forth. We should probably just pin this thread and watch it blow up.

 

[Crablegs1]

Who says it would be a slap on the wrist? We could do this all day bottom line is Iowa wasn't willing to break a rule. Everyone has an opinion and most here have no facts on the situation

Only the great Corby knows anything. All hail!

Bassett is someone I’ve always wanted to not like, but find it impossible. The guy always wrestles the best competition. In the day and age of rest, recovery, and ducking, what this guy just did with the world title, international travel, and quick turnaround to a dual with the #1 wrestler in the country is absolutely incredible.

 

[huntinghawk]

Who says it would be a slap on the wrist? We could do this all day bottom line is Iowa wasn't willing to break a rule. Everyone has an opinion and most here have no facts on the situation

Then I wouldn't use what happened to Iowa State as an example of what could happen because what they did was much more egregious than the 250 mile training rule. That's not to say I blame the coaches because it could cost a coach's job even if the actual penalty on the program's nothing.

 

[Trakker]

No. We're all still thinking about the moon landing............

You mean the fake moon landing?

 

[sdvike]

Hasnt this been discussed in 40 other threads? Calling @SPOONER.

 

[grapplefan]

I do not know what happened, but people in the know seem to be saying that TnT acted with integrity and within the rules. It will be a cold day in Heck before I condemn someone for being honest and moral and doing the ethical thing. If others get away with breaking rules, then that is for them to find away to sleep at night.

Thank you!
What goes around comes around. The honest truth is that not everyone wants to wrestle for Iowa, Penn State, or Okie St. After all, it's a free country, and guys can wrestle where they want to wrestle, even if it's VT.
The other truth is that if we want to recruit better guys, then we have to consistently perform better than seed, particularly at the NCAAs.

 

[BringBackBradBanks]

I do not know what happened, but people in the know seem to be saying that TnT acted with integrity and within the rules. It will be a cold day in Heck before I condemn someone for being honest and moral and doing the ethical thing. If others get away with breaking rules, then that is for them to find away to sleep at night.

This is the same program that tried to bring in AJ Ferrari, after everything. Let’s not act like we are on some moral high ground above others.

 

[Praguehawk]

Whoa – everybody needs to pump the brakes here. Why are we anointing this kid? Do we actually know he’s good? Don’t we need to wait until he wins an Olympic goal to understand that?

 

[AndreTheHawk]

This is the same program that tried to bring in AJ Ferrari, after everything. Let’s not act like we are on some moral high ground above others.

Those checkers laying at your feet, they belong on the checkerboard.

 

[McUSA]

So knowingly break a rule when you were told you can't do it by your employer?

There’s the rule thing and then there’s the handling of the situation that ultimately led to his de-commitment. Tom was in the right but could have handled disgruntled parents better than he did. Bo was worth it. It was the perfect marriage. And it’s a big loss for the Iowa program, fans and Bo.

 

[Trakker]

There’s the rule thing and then there’s the handling of the situation that ultimately led to his de-commitment. Tom was in the right but could have handled disgruntled parents better than he did. Bo was worth it. It was the perfect marriage. And it’s a big loss for the Iowa program, fans and Bo.

Yeah, but i dont think anyone on this board really knows how that went down.....just a lot of people running with things they heard here or there.

 

[IRON HAWK]

Oh GOD!!!! RULES????? LOL!!!! what rules are we talking about????? AGAIN, if ANYONE has something OTHER THAN- BO wanted to TRAIN in IOWA, please feel FREE to let us all know????????

IF it was stated correctly, that BO wanted to TRAIN at IOWA and there is/was some "rule" against it???? Then you are going to sit there in yo DOUNCE chair telling everyone. "well golly gee guys...... we didn't wanna infringe on POS ncaa "rules" then keep smikon yo sheet!!!!

I mean HONESTLY, how many times would BO wanna come in and TRAIN? 2,3,4 ???? You are telling me, that F-in TnT could not figure out away???? GO F yourself and the COCKRAOCH you rode in on!!!!!

It was the RIGHT kid at a HUGE needed time!!!! YES we do not know how his career will go, BUTTs- we DO know what it is so far!!! Guessing the MOST well know HS wrestler of ALL-Fing TIME!!!!! HUGE following, has BROTHERS who are also pretty darn good!!!! Will 100% bring attention to wherever he is!!!

Last night, PACKED house!!!! Pretty much the #1 wrestler right out of the gate. I mean what more do you need to add??? Pipeline into PA??? Into Bishop??? Just try and THINK would ya, could ya!?!?!?!? in IOWA he could be the new KING!!!! He could be with SUPERMAN LEE!!! With him and his brother MELVIN in the lineup, + what you have, you most likely are in the TITLE HUNT!!!!

I will say it once more. I do not know what we/ IOWA Wrestling is talking about if it is not talking about winning TITLES!!! STOP with yo rightous BS!!!! We know 100% F*** st doesn't give a rats *** about rules!!! We know OAK st had his F-in teammate in TRAINING !!!!! hmmmmmmm WOWWWWWWW How those skools doing?????

 

[Mattski]

UsaW wouldn't answer the question but they supposedly told Oklahoma st it was ok to have Jax in town training but they wouldn't respond to the other RTCs who were wanting to ask some questions.

This along with the reported confrontation with mama Bassett is where Tom shouldn't get a pass. If this is really what's going on you call USAW 5 times a day and scream it from the mountain tops if it's truly a rule others aren't following and you can't get someone to call you back. Sorry but you're the HC of Iowa, you're a gold medalist and the issue is potentially going to cost you the most high profile and needed recruit of your career. Either it was extremely poorly handled or its an exaggerated account of the facts.

 

[HollisterHawk]

I mean we are trying to get ourselves excited for a season where we are barely making the top 5 and Penn State and now Oklahoma State are in a different hemisphere.

Don't watch. Problem solved. Are you the same way with ex's or your high school football career? Are you one of those "check tape" fellas?

 

[Corby2]

 

[BringBackBradBanks]

Don't watch. Problem solved. Are you the same way with ex's or your high school football career? Are you one of those "check tape" fellas?

Are you one of those loyal Brands supporters even when the program is being run into the ground, because of moves like this?!?

 

[HollisterHawk]

Are you one of those loyal Brands supporters even when the program is being run into the ground, because of moves like this?!?

Aside from the Hawks, I'm also a Dallas Cowboy fan. I learned a long time ago that it's better to just enjoy the seasons as they come and don't worry about the other stuff. You either enjoy the product or you don't. I don't care who's coaching.

 

[GLC1969]

I do not know what happened, but people in the know seem to be saying that TnT acted with integrity and within the rules. It will be a cold day in Heck before I condemn someone for being honest and moral and doing the ethical thing. If others get away with breaking rules, then that is for them to find away to sleep at night.

I agree. They need to look inside then. iowa has a kid on the team how has broken the law and been caught. What is the line for integrity. Both are only about winning. I dont want an argument. I have wrong on Bo he looks like the real deal

 

[maxpain]

Don’t tell me how to run MY program

 

[dt21]

yea had a good shot ,now it's gone.i hope we don't wallow in it

 

[FanInBlack]

 

[redghost1974]

Holy cow, this sh*t again. Let it go.

 

[Tiltman]

I’ve asked numerous times and never gotten an answer; if they couldn’t train in our room why couldn’t we have asked some of the local connections with mats if they could roll around in there a few times? Say City High or West or even somewhere private; Lee, Desanto, whoever go over there and practice a couple times and the Bassetts needs are met.

 

[mrrr320]

I’ve asked numerous times and never gotten an answer; if they couldn’t train in our room why couldn’t we have asked some of the local connections with mats if they could roll around in there a few times? Say City High or West or even somewhere private; Lee, Desanto, whoever go over there and practice a couple times and the Bassetts needs are met.

Wasn't the issue is that they wanted Iowa to pay for the travel? And that was was against compliance?

 

[UndercoverHawk]

Wasn't the issue is that they wanted Iowa to pay for the travel? And that was was against compliance?

This. They wanted to be flown out private every time to train. Which is illegal. School or booster can’t fly them. They got the idea because a certain other school was doing it and I believe still doing it which is still illegal. If you wonder why maybe some other recruits didn’t come as well…

 

[Kiddagger311]

Can we all just stop and think where we’d be if Iowa hadn’t screwed up Bo Bassett?!? What a special wrestler. Throw in Melvin and the other recruits they’d bring in. Hard to think about. We keep falling.

I feel ya, good chance Bassett and Melvin are multiple time champs + future recruits + aura to improve teammates + momentum… he’s going to change the future of VT..