A Buddy of mine i saw this morning said he was on the same plane as DT getting off in State College on Thursday. I’m assuming he was going to see Bassett but not sure. Just seems strange because I would think they would want to see Bassett and family out at OSU. Hopefully Cael and Staff are putting the full court press on and offering them a package deal they can’t refuse. Be great to get Bo, Melvin Miller, and younger brother Keagen Bassett. All 3 are in State Elite recruits in our backyard who I’m sure want to wrestle at the same college. Will see soon.
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Doesn’t DT still have business interests in HV?
Probably but personally I’m not sure. He may still be the owner of M2 and the building. Not sure if he even sold his house and small farm. Good point about still having business in State College or surrounding area.
Are you sure Taylor wasn’t meeting Rick Neuheisel for supper at the Tavern?
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Taylor was required to divest from M2. Running a club, even remotely, would be a blatant violation of NCAA rules prohibiting contact with prospective recruits prior to mid-June between their SO and JR years.
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My first forays into the internet was on a Rush BBS not long after I enrolled at Penn State. I used to frequent the computer lab in the basement of Sparks and print out other info from the internet on that green & white pin fed paper from an impact printer.
Don't the Bassett's live in the Johnstown area? Just wondering why DT would fly into State College if he was going to Johnstown. Doesn't make any sense to me.
I believe that the Taylors still own the K2Roots juice/spa business in State College with the Dakes. Perhaps he and Neuheisel are doing a cleanse.
Guessing @johnstownsteel got wind of the trip and booked every available rental car and private driver.
I just spotted Taylor and Kennedy in the Johnstown sky above Bo’s house.
Funny thing is, I had a nice chat with Bill Bassett Friday afternoon. Needed a haircut so I stopped in and Bill and Keegan were there. Bill said Keegan needed to get his World Championships haircut. Anyway, we talked about Iowa and what down there and some about Beaus recruitment. He even seemed to enjoy my guesses as to where I think Beau will go and where I'd like him to go. He generally seemed to enjoy talking wrestling and is a pleasant guy to talk to.
Didn't come up but I got a sense they already know where he's heading.
Now that I think about it. It was Thursday we talked. I'll bet they made David wait for them in the car or maybe they left him at the house mowing their lawn. Lol. Hey, it seemed to work for Brands with shoveling snow...
lol, when I enrolled East Halls had a computer lab and I got extra credit for send a professor a message on “the email”. Pretty sure the paper was just regular white and you only had so many pages of free printing. Anyway I remember word of all the alleged Nuheisel sightings in State College on the BWI board after Ganter was canned as OC. Good memories.
And you didn't go see Cindy, are you even a PennState fan?
And you call yourself an insider.. Pssshhhh
I'm going to put in a crystal ball for Bo Bassett to Penn State, confidence level call it 6
I have always thought Bo belonged at PSU. He wrestles very much like the PSU greats of recent years. Relentless pressure and effort. I know it is easy to bag on him and his family, but they seem like dedicated solid people to this outsider. I have never heard Bo speak I'll of anyone.
Never made sense he’d leave, still doesn’t.
I also believe that, if it wasn’t the training situation, it would be something else that brought him back to Pa.
He, unlike Spencer and Jax and as much as anyone, is Pa through and through. The Bassetts are good old Johnstown boys who happen to be really good wrestlers. They hunt and fish and have roots an hour or so from campus. They get the best of all worlds at PSU. Just makes too much sense.
I care. Seems like a lot of people have turned on him but to me he seems like a really good kid and an elite wrestler who has his priorities in the right place. He also fits perfectly in the PSU lineup. The only weight without an elite guy going forward is 149 which is where Bo most likely fits in college. My only concern is his dad but that’s just from reading things on here. I think Cael and Co learned a lot on how to deal with those kind of situations from Suriano and I just don’t see it as an issue in this situation. I think it’s probably been tough for Bo watching Jax, PJ, And Blaze have the success they have had this summer and him not being able to match it. If his goal is to reach those highs and become a multiple time NCAA champ, world champ, and Olympic champ then coming to PSU is the only answer. I hope he makes a decision soon and it’s to the good guys
If you care about landing Melvin Miller, then try to care at least a little about Bassett's landing spot.
Gut says Bassett will join in on Miller's official visits and decide accordingly, sometime in the fall. They may or may not claim to be a package deal, but they'll likely end up at the same school.
Just reading a few out of place tea leaves that were laying around the countryside today. Might Bo announce that he’s coming to the good guys just before the World Championships? The magic 8 ball says: “As I see it, yes.
Does he really need to take more visits? What more does he need to see? Is he going to put out a list of 30+ schools and narrow it down every week again?
IMO he and Miller end up at the same school, and they never took officials to half of Miller's finalists.
Regardless: he botched the initial take, so why not take full advantage of Miller's recruitment?
Also, doing so gives Miller additional leverage.
Wonder how this NIL influence or directions by some committee as to VALUE audit effects what recruits are promised vs. paid vs. rankings audit is supposed to work? If three wrestlers have "equal" records, does that make their NIL entitlement the same? What if they are at three different weights? Does that raise their VALUE because of supply shortage? What if a school needs a certain weight, would not that increase the NIL VALUE to them over another that had other needs? . . . . . best to all..............rs
Agree! I think he knows exactly where he is going and is simply waiting for the correct moment to announce. The young man is obviously smart about how to boost his long term NIL/earnings potential. No harm there …. I mean how many wrestlers from the bye-gone era dreamed of making some money off their passion. My reasoning is that PSU wrestlers and recruits are gonna be getting massive ink at the world Championships. An announcement in that timeframe gets his name and face out to an expanded audience. Beyond that …. the kid has got to eating a little bit of humble pie after his extended “whittle down” and selection / de-selection of Iowa. PSU is a perfect landing spot given the well known Sanderson penchant for humility (and outsized results).
My only reservation on PSU landing him is, can his father relinquish control and let Cael do his job? Is dad that big of a pain in the butt on the visits and negotiating NIL/etc? Will dad be a thorn in the side of whatever staff is coaching Bo, Melvin, and Keegan? I feel like Cael got burned with Suriano and won’t go down that path again if there’s any chance of that happening.
This reads like someone who doesn't understand how NIL VALUE auditing is supposed to work.
The VALUE is what a student athlete might be paid to perform a legitimate service. The VALUE audit is to ensure payment Is in line with the market for that business purpose for similar individuals.
Popularity of a student athlete, perhaps based on social media influence, team popularity, skill, or importance of team role, could be baked into the VALUE determination, as audited.
It's not supposed to be pay for performance on the team. Therefore, team need shouldn't affect NIL $.
I don't see how any wrestling weight could be considered more important given how team scoring is done. I do see how a pinner could be considered more important than one who only wins by regular decision. But this could just be why one student athlete is more popular.
Cael tried to bring Suriano back, when Cruiseliner Nick left Tempe and ended up at Michigan.
Maybe he chooses us, maybe he doesn't -- and whatever reasons probably won't be what we decide ahead of time.