I'd rather have Ryder as well. Welsh still has 3 years of eligibility unless you're talking about someone else?
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Same. I think Zach Ryder has higher upside, even though Rocco has one of the best defense. Like Carter.
Welsh decides this lol BT does not have a say in that scenario
Edit: yall got an hour to hope, I got about 2 min while catching up
Take Mesenbrink and Kerk out of the equation, because quite honestly they never wrestled at any other colleges. But what transfers to Penn State have been successful? Nagao, went backwards since getting to PS. Dean, went backwards. Hildebrandt, was terrible at PS. Truax, got no better. Not sure if the transfers are not use to the Penn State style or what, but transfers do not get better when they go to Penn State at all.
Dean won a national title, he may have regressed the next season but he was also a 7th! year senior and those guys normally regress
You are right they jump levels whenever we make a move. It also hurts when our number 1 recruiting class of 2023 has not been productive after 2 years. The good news is we forced them to open up their war chest as Chase indicated but also our staff is new and young and should have great potential for growth.
Of those 3 wrestlers I would take Zack Ryder who will be a freshman next year. I had the impression that Rocco would wrestle 184.
Welsh is great and I would take him in a second but I would prefer we go after dynamic SCORERS! Point machines who major, tech & pin, that is how you win! That's why Wyatt and Dean were so great, even Fish would go out there and try to put up big points but unfortunately he also gave up his fair share but he was a joy to watch. Nothing personal but I hope we stay away from the Amine types going forward
Rocco is exactly similar to Levi. Will wrestle close against top 20 guys and try to squeak out win instead of trying to score constantly.
HATE this for Branch, and likely the B12.
Well that sucks. Seemed like he was loyal to Wyoming.
Loyal to the money. You are really seeing the NIL impact wrestling now. I could see him end up at Iowa. They need a 25 pounder.
You are right, for some reason I thought his national title was with Cornell and not Penn State. That is my fault.
I think we have been a favorite for Rocco for long time until PSU got in and got him in last min. Same for Jayden James. I am hearing ISU ponied up and paid Bastida who was in talks with DT too.
Lots of misses recently. I'm sure DT will land some studs for sure, but we maybe struggling with NIL department.
Lots of misses recently. I'm sure DT will land some studs for sure, but we maybe struggling with NIL department.
Yonger was never leaving his support system in Ames. He is very close with Echemendia and they have always wanted to finish their careers together. I’m sure Taylor was after Yonger, but with the Cubans, loyalty is a major thing. Also, not sure Casey was the best person to try recruiting the Cubans either
It's easy to say this when he tweeted. I wonder if you would have said this last night. Remember what ASU guys tweeted before moving to Iowa or Rocco tweeted before moving to PSU? Lol. But anyway, better ISU is good for Big 12. So I am not sad.Yonger was never leaving his support system in Ames. He is very close with Echemendia and they have always wanted to finish their careers together. I’m sure Taylor was after Yonger, but with the Cubans, loyalty is a major thing. Also, not sure Casey was the best person to try recruiting the Cubans either
More annoyed at PSU.
I don’t disagree with the ASU guys or Rocco. I’m just saying it’s a bit different for Yonger with the Cuban support system he has in Ames with Ech, Osmany, Reineri, and a couple of the coaches that he’s close with. Money does talk, but with the Cubans, that support staff and loyalty means a lot from where they came from
The report was that he canceled his meeting with DT, so as fans at least we can mentally move on
I'm guessing his postseason has cooled Iowa on him. It felt like all but a done deal at one point.
I’ve always thought of Spratley as a career 125er. He struggled with longer guys who cut from 133 (see: Strickenberger). Don’t know if he’d be as effective as he is at 125.
On the same page. Have absolutely no problem seeing Jamison making an easy jump to 49, but Sprately appears to have the body type of a 125er.
Is this the calm before the storm? Just have to believe DT is about to make magic!
I took it to mean he's leaving/entering the portal. If they had their pick, would Iowa take Figs with 1 year or Volk with 2?
Didn't Figueroa blast the guys that left Arizona State last year? Almost like Starocci blasting people for taking NIL money when he was the highest paid a year or two ago. The hypocrisy is ridiculous.
No idea but we allegedly offered Swiderski and Facundo $200k each.
I know the rev/profit share funds that DT thought were going to be allocated to wrestling are way less than he thought or than he was led to believe.
Not sure how much that effects the NIL funding but it's not great.