I too am skeptical that he is a changed man but I don’t know him so maybe I’m wrong. I did think it was probably an act but it is also going to work. He is going to get paid a lot of money. Wouldn’t surprise me if it is Iowa.
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184 Ferrari
197 Ferrari
Next year. Take that to the bank. Especially after the pokes and neb finished with over 100 team points and multiple individual champions, leaving Iowa in the dust.
Probably so, but during one of his interviews he was using several examples of Iowa athletes that remained in on the team after doing things that he insinuated were worse or similar to what he did, but we all know the drive to win corrupts a lot of people.
How much does the results of the transfers that came in impact on who may transfer to OK State for next season? Four transfers starters in and all four AA'ed, two having their best seasons ever and becoming National Champs.
This is a re tweet form Ferrari that says "where will he be next yr ?" at the end. That tells me he is leaving.
AJ Ferrari invites so much risk from crime, bad PR, corruption of other athletes, and a toxic locker room. Plus, it is going to cost a lot of NIL funds to land him. And all that for a guy who really is not going to score a ton of points at NCAAs. He got third this year and only scored 13.5 points. For perspective, Plott scored 15 and Wyatt scored 26.
It is going to reveal a lot about whatever coach is dumb enough to go after AJ. I am all for taking chances on a guy when the risk/reward ratio makes sense, but this one is not even close.
It is going to reveal a lot about whatever coach is dumb enough to go after AJ. I am all for taking chances on a guy when the risk/reward ratio makes sense, but this one is not even close.
3/4 had better results than previous. Fish (1st c AA,) DJ and Wyatt
Only 13.5 pts is probably more than 95% of what the programs scored at 197. Plus it's going to be a lot more than what Iowa currently has in place for next year.
AJF said after his semi finals loss that Brands wanted him last year but Iowa’s AD and President said no.
This whole NCAA been a PR stunt for AJ. Iowa fans are falling for it out of desperation.
count me as a mark who buys it. To me he sounded like he's earnestly trying to change and be better. Not that he's all of a sudden blameless, but I think he's trying
Fish had his best season as he AA'd for the first time. To further emphasize your point.
I think both Casey and Facundo might be coming here. Casey we might already know few things, I heard Facundo was being recruited by Casey to come here.
Someone on the Iowa board said the same thing. May have been @MALOS but can’t remember. Curious to know what is going on with the raney’s.
Casey was a spark plug during last years Big 12. Did he wrestle at NCAAs this year?
Trumble doesn’t seem too happy. Wonder if we might see him in the portal.
I'm sure we can make him NCAA finalist at OSU. Come on down to stillwater.
I don't think any wrestler or program is safe from the poaching we are now capable of. I hate what college athletics has become but if this is the game, we have to play it unmercifully.
Willie reporting that Lucas Byrd has one year of eligibility remaining and is looking to transfer from Illinois.
He wrestled like a man possessed. He would fit nicely here
Not exactly. What he said on the podcast today was that three months ago he heard Byrd wanted to do a grad transfer after this year, but now that he's a champion that may not be true anymore. It might be more about the grad degree than anything
Trumble would be a nice pick-up. Ideally we need two years of heavyweight so Ross can redshirt.
Who do y’all think are the biggest flight risks on the roster right now? No insider info whatsoever but I feel like Hughes could end up looking for a new home after whatever went on with his weight this season. Could see a guy like Robb, or maybe even Thompson, deciding the same.
I hope Hughes stats and fight for his spot. Robb is good enough for blood round right now for any team. BT is BT till he learns to finish shots. We don't know, BT might have improved.
Sometimes not getting your portal wrestler is the story. I am thinking of Alirez where my memory indicated a bidding war, and he decided to stay at UNC. Paying big money for his performance would have been a bad deal. Of course, I know we would have developed him better, but his performance or lack of performance was stunning at Big 12 and Nationals.. We have talked about getting Norman, but his performance was not good at Nationals. Maybe we could get him cheap and get him to consistently wrestle to his potential? We talked of Trumble which I think would be good and allow Ross to redshirt. However, I remember Wyatt really putting a hurting on Trumble and he did not get off the mat for quite a while. Maybe he wouldn't want to work with Hendrickson or maybe he thinks right and thinks I need to train with that guy.
As an outsider who reads and posts on the Iowa and PSU board, I think this is the most respectful and classiest board out there. Everyone seems welcome and the hard core OSU fans do not insult fans from other sites or teams.
However, I also know more than all the coaches in all the sports. I just don't brag about it, although it is nice to be around others who are in the same boat of knowing more than the coaches. Maybe that is why I like this board so much. ;-)
It is awful sad to me that parents and wrestlers feel entitled to more money after a good performance. Enjoy the accomplishment, but don't go out and start screaming for more money. At least wait a few weeks and talk about things privately. Have some class!!
I do think he is trying. He has a lot of energy and seems impulsive by the way he says exactly what he is thinking. The fact that he raises his voice while making certain points leads me to believe that he doesn't really believe it, but is trying to incorporate it into his life.
I do not know what demons he is facing, but I do think he is genuinely trying to overcome them.
If I am a head coach, does that mean think it is worth the risk to have him on my team? I am not sure. I would need to have a long talk with his current coach, then depending on that conversation - I would have to decide if I was willing to try to sell it to my AD.
I like the potential of Norman. I think he will get better with better environment/staff. He took down KOT twice. Wrestled Dean really lose in CKLV. Trumble is 4th in NCAAs and all 3 in front of him graduate. He will be shoe in for top 3 next year, with Wyatt to train with, Trumble can win the whole thing.
Any chance Max McEnelly from Minnesota enters the portal? That would be a good fill at 184 for 3 years. Probably will be a multiple time NCAA Champ.
In terms of people wanting to train here… As we build up our RTC depth, we seem to have the lightweights covered with our coaching staff/RTC guys. We now have the reigning Hvwt champion, DT, Zahid and plott to help with the upper weights.
What do our middle weights look like from a coaching/RTC standpoint? Obviously we have Dean now. Who else would drive the middle weights to come?
What do our middle weights look like from a coaching/RTC standpoint? Obviously we have Dean now. Who else would drive the middle weights to come?
Rex visited with AJ at Philly and said that he is the same old AJ. Rex also said he happy that AJ is someone else’s problem.
No way he does that. It will be a gauntlet next year with Mac, Ferrari, Welsh, Ryder at the top.