I think Mullen goes wherever he gets the most NIL and that won’t be us. Plus he and PJ are best friends and if Pj goes heavy they won’t want to face each other for the spot.
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Kanniard bulking up a weight class and Clark going down a weight class interests me. I wonder if Kanniard is better at 165 and Clark is at 157. Granted this is a freestyle tourney but just speculating for next season.
I think Sammy and Petersen due to health/absenteeism(is that a word lol?) issues the last year, or so.
Agree. Sammy will be tested at a less uncomfortable weight. Peterson has been out of competition for too long. I'll be comparing his performance to Shawver who has been performing well. It would be interesting if they met at some point. I hope to see White continue to do well.
There’s definitely a pipeline there. Reitsma and Malone are also at Rider. A lot of you guys rag on Rider and I don’t really get why. They’re not even close to competing with us as a program and their roster is filled with NJ state placers. Most of them are pretty good kids too. Sure there’s a clown or two like Dellavecchia but you’re going to get that on every roster including ours. I would love to see Rider succeed.
Nah...we don't need the competition. Rider wrestling is to Rutgers wrestling as Temple football is to Rutgers football. A good Rider team doesn't help Rutgers.
Even heavier as they get a +2 kg allowance.
We rag on Rider because one of their coaches was spouting off on social media years ago, which is also why we stopped wrestling them for a while.
Yep. No different than when Temple's 17 known football fans jumped on the football board talking **** to us when they rejoined the BE in 2012, saying they were gonna beat our 2012 team. We ended up showing no mercy in that game.
I totally agree. If you like wrestling, you want successful programs here. You want kids coming to and staying in NJ rather than leaving the state. Local rivalries are good.
Lorenzo Norman of Blair has made official visits to Penn and Princeton and May go to Stanford. Going on official to Harvard. I say he ends up at Penn or Princeton
Can we land a good heavy at some point? Losing Mullen hurts. It doesn’t seem like Hamilton will be wrestling much and Boone isn’t the answer. Casale is too small for heavy in the big ten.
I still remember when Rider was ahead of us in wrestling before Goodale was hired.
The tables have thoroughly turned there. Hell… Lehigh used to be the unreachable goal back then as well, and as a program we’ve won our fair share of duals against them now.
The tables have thoroughly turned there. Hell… Lehigh used to be the unreachable goal back then as well, and as a program we’ve won our fair share of duals against them now.
Not many....2-2 in the last 4 against them from 2013-17. We won in 2013 and 16 they won in 14 and 2017. Would love to get them back on the schedule and start chipping away at the 3-43 record against them! I do think it would draw fans very well at both locations.
Agree I’d like to see that match every year. It would be great for the fans.
Yeah, we should replace the Rider scrimmage with Lehigh
I remember my old grammar school wrestling coach telling me how Rutgers would never beat Lehigh as long as he lived. We were both sitting together years later when we beat them at the RAC. I was also sitting with Hughes's (Lehigh assistant) Aunt and Cousin at the time. It was an awesome moment for me, but not for the company I was in.
Not yet but he is visiting all of the big ones and my bet is that he goes where the best NIL deal is and that is not RU
Would be surprised if it comes down to NIL. There are a lot of Jersey businesses that would benefit from Mullen's endorsement. He is a quality kid. He has indicated that work-out partners at the Big Ten level are important . Hopefully, we get a resident athlete who can provide Mullen the type of heavyweight that prepares him for success. Unlikely that Hamilton will provide it. Martin and Boone are too small for what a quality heavyweight requires.
Exactly ...Rider was the better program before Goodale arrived and they were tools letting everybody know that...I cheer for every NJ Wrestler every year but a lot of good Rider Wrestlers in the past have been PA. or NY wrestlers..And if you watch ANY Rider Dual meets the coaches are Famous to put on a Clown Show every match..Also to say Rider is not even close to competing with us is a stretch especially with transfer portal but I get where your coming from with recent results!
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I have a patient who’s husband wrestled for them when they had a better program. He made sure to tell me that he never lost to anyone from Rutgers. I think many, understandably, have a chip on their shoulder about us, and don’t want Rutgers to succeed.
Rutgers has a losing Record (10-12 ) Lifetime vs Rider...Sacchi was 2-11 with a bunch of blowout losses...Goodale is 8-1 with only loss in his 1st year in 2008... 19-13...We were their Little Brothers for a Long time!
Feb. 3, 2022 W 36-3
Feb. 9, 2020 W 25-6
Dec. 16, 2018 W 28-6
Dec. 8, 2012 W 25-5
Dec. 10, 2011 W 21-12
Jan. 22, 2011 W 29-3
Jan. 22, 2010 W 22-9
Jan. 24, 2009 W 18-16
Feb. 2, 2008 L 13-19
Jan. 31, 2007 L 15-24
Jan. 25, 2006 L 15-26
Feb. 2, 2005 L 7-34
Jan. 21, 2004 L 12-22
Jan. 22, 2003 W 19-14
Jan. 22, 2002 L 15-16
Jan. 24, 2001 W 29-13
Jan. 26, 2000 L 22-9
Jan. 27, 1999 L 8-34
Jan. 28, 1998 L 9-23
Jan. 30, 1997 L 6-32
Jan. 31, 1996 L 6-29
Jan. 31, 1995 L 3-31
Feb. 3, 2022 W 36-3
Feb. 9, 2020 W 25-6
Dec. 16, 2018 W 28-6
Dec. 8, 2012 W 25-5
Dec. 10, 2011 W 21-12
Jan. 22, 2011 W 29-3
Jan. 22, 2010 W 22-9
Jan. 24, 2009 W 18-16
Feb. 2, 2008 L 13-19
Jan. 31, 2007 L 15-24
Jan. 25, 2006 L 15-26
Feb. 2, 2005 L 7-34
Jan. 21, 2004 L 12-22
Jan. 22, 2003 W 19-14
Jan. 22, 2002 L 15-16
Jan. 24, 2001 W 29-13
Jan. 26, 2000 L 22-9
Jan. 27, 1999 L 8-34
Jan. 28, 1998 L 9-23
Jan. 30, 1997 L 6-32
Jan. 31, 1996 L 6-29
Jan. 31, 1995 L 3-31
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Penn State 197 Michael Beard in portal. Would make that phone call
Hell yeah, I believe he still has 3 yrs. left, they should be on the phone already, I guess this means Dean is coming back.
Would be a huge get but makes the roster management that more difficult with Poz, Soldano, Casale, and Janzer all who have a lot of eligibility remaining.
Where are all of the good middle weights in the portal? lol
Poz 184 ( DOes POz have a redshirt available?)
Soldano/Casale Red Shirt
Janzer..challenege for 184 or 197
I would be excited for Beard to come to RU.
WHat other B10 school needs a 197 pounder?
Of course, who knows where he wants to wrestle.
You can bet We are all over contacting him but it will be tough with the NIL..I think Iowa was going to be on a slight decline but they will throw crazy money to make sure they don't slide down ( Real Woods signing)...We have some pretty good money and incentives for Recruits and transfers but not compared to Iowa/ Oklahoma State/ Iowa State or Penn State and a couple others..NCAA Wrestling is going to be debacle in next couple years...So Sad
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Poz has a redshirt but all of that only solves this year. Beard has 3 years of eligibility left so you have two years of Poz, Soldano, Casale, and Beard all vying for 2 spots with no redshirts available. Obviously you want competition at every weight but like you see you won't have top recruits/guys sit around for 2-3 years backing someone up.
Who cares about the year after and roster management ! Let’s just grab as much talent and everything will sort itself hehe… but in all seriousness are there any indications Beard is even interested in transferring here?
Isn’t UNC’s Monday still in the portal?? Last we heard of him we were in his top 4 but yeah Need a boost of life to middleweights
Monday would definitely be more of a help for us than Beard. Won't complain about getting either, though.
Lineup wise Monday makes more sense for us but all American wise/scoring at nationals— Beard is more of a sure thing.. heard he’s very close to Dean..
Yeah. Beard most definitely will put mucho points on the board at Nationals. Monday would close a hole in the middle of our lineup in dual season.
I’m not sure if you’re joking or not but the plan should 100% be to acquire as much talent as possible and work itself out. I have no idea if Beard is realistic but if it is you have to go after him and if that means it forces a current wrestler to enter the portal or redshirt then so be it.
197 is a question mark coming in. I don’t know if Poz or Janzer plan to bump up or if Soldano or Casale plan on wrestling right away. Either way, that’s two true freshman, a former AA who really fell off last year, and a kid coming back from major surgery. All of those options can play out to be very good but at the same time none of those options are sure things.
It was a half joke… I made a comment earlier how we would fit everyone in at our lower weights and seems like the consensus was worry about the now and just grab as much talent…
I do agree though that we need to get Beard if we can.. he’s an instant AA contender for 3 years.. it will mean that some of our guys will most likely have to sit/transfer out(you made good points on 197 no one is a sure thing) but this is the new reality wit the transfer portal.
I would think Beard would want to stay in B10 to get some revenge.
Michigan (NIL) can throw the money at Beard they used for Nick Suriano.
That worked out very well for them
Hey, we all can dream and put him in our lineup.
Michigan (NIL) can throw the money at Beard they used for Nick Suriano.
That worked out very well for them
Hey, we all can dream and put him in our lineup.