Who was the mystery transfer pyles mentioned?
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Story: Will Betancourt opens up about transferring to Penn State wrestling; what does it mean for the Lions?
https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/news/penn-state-wrestling-transfer-will-betancourt-explains-decision-to-pick-psu/
I'd guess the "mystery transfer" is a mystery to Cael.
I'm not gonna guess.
The "national champ caliber" transfer itself is completely unsubstantiated at this point, much less that said transfer would be headed to PSU. So right now it's uncertainty multiplied by doubt. You do the math.
The "national champ caliber" transfer itself is completely unsubstantiated at this point, much less that said transfer would be headed to PSU. So right now it's uncertainty multiplied by doubt. You do the math.
I listened to FRL that day. By the way Funky lost his s**t, my guess is Iowa St 157 David Carr.
Can we all take a guess? I'm guessing 157 pounder. I'm guessing he wants to be closer to home, like 60 miles from SC.
Seeded 4th at Nationals but didn't place. Looks to pin or be pinned which is why he didn't place at Nationals.
Just needs a little fine tuning, he wrestles like Cael likes.
Absolutely no reason why he would transfer. My guess has more validity than guessing Carr, that dog won't hunt.
The offseason is awful, sorry for this post.
Seeded 4th at Nationals but didn't place. Looks to pin or be pinned which is why he didn't place at Nationals.
Just needs a little fine tuning, he wrestles like Cael likes.
Absolutely no reason why he would transfer. My guess has more validity than guessing Carr, that dog won't hunt.
The offseason is awful, sorry for this post.
Care to throw out the name for those of us who don't have the wrestling decoder ring? Please?
As I said, just a guess, mainly because he lives in A nearby town.
Ed Scott, NC State, he is a head hunter, pinned Caleb Young in the dual.
Don’t take anything from my post, wishful thinking.
Ed Scott, NC State, he is a head hunter, pinned Caleb Young in the dual.
Don’t take anything from my post, wishful thinking.
You're thinking of Ed Scott.
When guys start entering the portal then we'll at least have something concrete to speculate on. Until then anything Piles says should be taken with a grain of salt
Just withdrawal, I said it was wishful thinking. Probably Pyles playing games, we have a #1 team again without a transfer.
DuBois is a little over 60 miles from SC and takes a little over an hour to drive.
Correct. It's still pretty close compared to most other towns. It's also probably irrelevant because Pyles called the Wrestler a national championship "caliber" wrestler and I think if you polled fans nationwide they would not have Scott as high as that. More like R12 Low aa caliber.
Ed Scott won the ACC Tourney, he pinned #19 Jake Keating of Va. in the semis and beat N.Car. Austin O'Connor 4-3, O'Connor was last year's 149# National champ.
Scott is fearless, he pinned Caleb Young in the dual meet last year. IMO he definitely has what it takes to be a National Champ. He was seeded #4 at Nationals.
What’s interesting about Scott is that he and Barraclough went down to the wire in a freestyle match, as I vaguely recall, in the PSU card on Rokfin early in Covid. (I no longer subscribe to Rokfin so can’t check to confirm.) I remembering thinking that this was a matchup of two studs, but Scott really has progressed to the upper tier, whereas Barraclough hasn’t just yet. Yes, I realize it was a freestyle match…
I really doubt we are getting a former National champ, if we get a transfer at all. This is all speculation as I see it. I am just playing the game.
Hey, we are getting Van Ness at 149 so actually I think we are gonna be just fine there...I am wondering though, which weight would a high profile transfer be installed? Is Levi Haines ready? Is Facundo ready?
I think Barraclough has plenty of skill. He just needs more horsepower. I've been told skills improve during the season. Horsepower is added in the offseason.
I think he took 3rd at Nationals this year, or 5th, but absolutely he is a National championship caliber wrestler at 141 next season and should enter the season ranked number 1, based off returning wrestlers at that weight class.
Why would he “get chopped”? Is Nick Lee coming back to get a 3rd NCAA title & a 6th All-American finish at the national tournament next March?
I don't see how this would work unless Woods is going to go 149lbs and Van Ness moves to 157lbs while Haines redshirts. Beau has done a nice job at 149lbs but 141lbs is where he will be the most successful and I don't think they are going to bring in a 141lber to start when we have Beau, who has been wrestling up a weight waiting for Nick to be done.
Keep in mind though, I think, Beau still has a RS available to take? It could work to his advantage the same way it did for Nico and Zain?
Barraclough could be really good at 157 if he got stronger. Hopefully he focuses on his strength this off season.
I don’t see that. Kennedy isn’t close in ability to his brother Quincy. We might already have 2-3 guys in the room that are better than KM.
Real gave Nick his toughest battle at Nationals. He’s elite. You get him on the room if given the chance. BB takes his RS. With Cael, it’s all about the team. He has a plan and knows exactly how to make it happen. Two guys on the current team can take RS’s. Watch what happens. Cael knows his room.
If anyone wants some cheap entertainment, go over to HR and read the thread about Real Woods transferring to PSU. It’s even more loonier than normal. It must be a full moon in Iowa.
You know, according to HR Cael Sanderson is a horrible subhuman who cares nothing about his wrestlers. He purposely tosses them away like trash. He cheats. He breaks all of the rules.
He also can’t coach. Every guy who doesn’t win at Penn State didn’t win because Cael can’t coach. Every guy who does win is because he came in at that level and Cael had to do nothing.
Despite all of this his guys constantly talk about how much of a family the team is and how much they love the coaches.
Despite all of this guys still want to go to Penn State.
Despite all of this the program has never been hit with any violations.
It’s truly amazing.