No real college downtown either. OKST has zero appeal unless your decision entirely based on DT and wrestling legacy. I would take Iowa City or Happy Valley no question (or NB!)
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Maybe he has a big win at super 32 or somewhere like that . I guess I just disagree with folkstyle ranking using free style results. U 17 medalist doesnt guarantee college Folkstyle success. Robert Howard was u 17 champ, heck Richie Lewis won U23s then didn’t even AA
I remember seeing Jordan Oliver talk about older Guys on the team making him go night hunting for raccoons from the bed of a pick up truck his true freshman season. Not much to do but wrestle down there. Probably AJ Ferrari problem, he had nothing to do after practice but shoot guns and bully people, maybe a downtown could’ve saved him and John Smith some grief
It will be interesting to see how much of a Pied Piper Bassett will be for VT.
What’s a Pied Piper mean lol.. looks like everyone was after Owen to get Basset lol.. not surprised he flipped to VT.
I never heard of Owen before he committed to IA with Bo…had an OK sophomore year and don’t think he was in the BM line up junior year?
Even we were recruiting Owen before Basset commited. Apparently he’s best buds with Basset. He’s not a top 100 recruit but he’s teammate’s with Basset at BM. Yeah he’s been juggled up and down the lineup.
I never really realized the story of the Pied Piper was a sinister tale and not a fairy tale until just now. Always thought the jist of it was when one leads, the others will follow. I applied that premise to Bassett and I'm curious to see who follows him to VT and if they become more of a power in wrestling.
I was really hoping Coluccio would end up at Rutgers , I know he has had some attitude issues but I think he may have more long term potential then the Kennys
Do u feel Coluccio has more upside than Farnsworth, Esposito, and Chunko? Realistically, they all around same weight and we can’t get them all.
Higher long term potential then both the Kennys is a bold statement as both are top 10 class big board recruits. I wonder why u feel this way.
Watch he ends up having a career like Eddie Ventresca(another NJ lightweight that went to VT).
Guys develop. Cassar wasn't gonna be good either until he was. You never know who may be good Rutgers has one of those guys at 184 right now.
Whatever. We have guys at that weight coming in just as good. Just dont think in todays Penn St a guy who is 145 is making the lineup at least as a regular starter. I mean the depth is insane right now. See this weekend. But not everyone can be those guys so good for him. Hope he succeeds.
Cassar was undefeated ,won a state and senior national title then made a world team lol he was always good he just destroyed his shoulder at worlds
He made 1 state tournament and won it. Soto has won 2 state titles and has 2 years remaining and he made a Fargo final. My point is we don't know how guys will turnout
No, we don't, but can we afford to take the chances? Penn State can, but doesn't need to, when they get multiple top guys at every weight. By the time their new 113-pounder arrives and is maybe 125, they'll also have the guys that are there now, plus the newest, greatest recruits like Lilledahl. Rutgers can't get any of those guys, so will take the tiny guys on a wish and a prayer. I do like Smith and keep hoping he'll gain size. He's very good, but gets controlled by the bigger, stronger guys. I wish Rutgers had a better strength and conditioning program.
I think there’s a big diff in investment on walk ons compared to guys you gotta spend $$ on. If someone spending $$ on 3+ guys same weight then I guess got extra $$.
Walk ons are great. The more the merrier, if they develop great, if not, it was a freeroll anyway.
The guys on roster are grandfathered in until they graduate. The guys who enroll next year will be counted so the true 30 won't actually be into effect for a few years
Cael took more scholarships instead of rev share $ . He wants to have 30 scholarships. So walk ons won't be a thing
April 7 2025 . And any HS athlete who was signed by then doesn't count
Okay, then essentially everyone on last year's roster that is still there. New guys this year are excluded from GF clause.
I would imagine most current true freshmen were signed prior to the above date. Signing day is typically in November.
This has been my gripe for a while and nothing ever changes. We wrestle say a Minnesota and every guy looks like he's taking steroids compared to ours. Our guys constantly get a good move or in deep and just get muscled out of it.
Smith would be real good if there was still a 118 class, but he looks like he hasn't gained an ounce of muscle at 125.
The fact that nothing ever changes is the only consistency. Looking back at last season, I suggested that Smith make serious gains in size and strength over the offseason. I know it was obvious, but I had no confidence. He certified at 125, which means he was under. How many of the guys would love to eat as much as they want? It isn't too hard to gain muscle mass (weight) even if one's metabolism fights weight gain. Lots of protein shakes, cheeseburgers, coupled with serious weight training, can do wonders. We all know weight can be measured, and strength can too. I have serious doubts that the guys have baseline measurements and strength objectives to meet. A good strength and conditioning program would have all those metrics and a program for each guy to meet those objectives. What do you think the chances are that any of them would be able to quantify their progress? I spoke many times about process over the past years, then gave up. I like Smith and believe he could be very good if developed properly.
Listen to Peterson's interview here and take what you may. At 4:40, he says something interesting that I don't find at all hard to believe. In another interview, he mentioned having asked for a nutrition plan while at Rutgers and not having received it several months later. I've always thought it would be a great learning opportunity to interview wrestlers who move on to other programs, or even those moving into Rutgers. Even those who are recruited and choose elsewhere. Other than saying Rutgers was their second choice
we don't hear why.
Who IS the Wrestling S&C coach? Because he should've been fired a long *** time ago.
It was one of the former wrestlers, Mike Demarco.Was definitely wet behind the ears.Goody never hires anyone that could potentially show him up.Dony know why we all this money for that **** football team, and not for arguably the best sports team at Rutgers.
I am not sure why they cant share the same nutrition coach? (football and wresting)
I am shocked if the team does not have one. I just assumed they did
I am shocked if the team does not have one. I just assumed they did
They do technically share a coach but wrestling is the red headed step child and gets footballs leftover scraps
Rachael Rovner is the schools assistant director of sports nutrition. Johnson and Wales grad. She took the job in 2020 and her only experience before Rutgers was interning with the Giants for 2 years while she was in college.
Daniel Tocci is the director of Nutrition and recovery sciences. Penn State grad. He basically just helps the football team bulk up. He came to Rutgers in 2014 and was the wrestling teams athletic trainer for a few seasons.
these 2 apparently handle all the sports in the school but football obviously gets top priority over everyone else
VT is on a recruiting tear they grabbed 2027 Konopka. Kid is a beast. I will say VT coaches work really hard to recruit tri-state area and I would be willing to bet made more visits in last few years to the NJ wrestling powerhouses than Goodale.