Bo Bassett - is he the next "Spencer Lee" in terms of being a program changer?

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

I heard he's about to announce his top 5.  Another PA kid, elite lightweight who could buck the trend and become a Hawkeye and lead the program...be a real game changer.

Do we think it happens or does he go to Ohio State or Penn State?

Penn State has had a long drought at 125 ever since Nicky Suriano left and cursed the program.  They need an elite 125 pounder but at Penn State Bassett would just be "another guy" although he'd probably win at 2-3 NCAA titles and just as many team titles.

Edited December 13, 2023 by Jimmy Cinnabon

[Crotalus]

Seems the chances he's a 125 are pretty slim. He did pretty well against college guys at 133 earlier this season, and he's got a couple more years of high school.

[poorwrestler]

I’m sure a kid with his talent and dedication already has a known trajectory as to which weight they want to wrestle in college, but me and my dumb eye test I could actually see him getting bigger like 149/157.


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[nhs67]

He is 138 this year as a Soph.  He likely projects as middleweight at the lowest...

He could end up pulling a Truax and starting his true frosh season at 149 and ending at 165 then going 197 before his career is order.

There isn't any chance he sees 125, hell... there is a very small chance he sees 133, come NCAA D1 wrestling.

[Plasmodium]

Why kid yourself?  He'd be a fool not to wrestle for Penn State.

[poorwrestler]

I feel like the only hope we have for a real “team race” in the next several years is Cornell adding Bassett and Jax Forrest to their core with Shapiro, Anthony Knox, Sergio Vega, etc.

And for that reason, I hope he goes to Cornell.


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[AgaveMaria]

3 hours ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

I heard he's about to announce his top 5.  Another PA kid, elite lightweight who could buck the trend and become a Hawkeye and lead the program...be a real game changer.

Do we think it happens or does he go to Ohio State or Penn State?

Penn State has had a long drought at 125 ever since Nicky Suriano left and cursed the program.  They need an elite 125 pounder but at Penn State Bassett would just be "another guy" although he'd probably win at 2-3 NCAA titles and just as many team titles.

Not at Iowa. Spencer Lee was there, was excellent but didn't change much of anything about iowa Wrestling. Spencer Lee was the leader in a team not prepared to follow courtesy of Coaching not equipped to take advantage of his presence. They followed him rather than pushing and developing him even further.

Penn State or Cornell are the two that make sense. Forget Iowa and tOSU isn't doing a great job at developing top shelf talent once they hit campus.(a good job, but not like PSU and Cornell)

He is looking like a long term great - but still has not won an NCAA title. Let him continue his path in High School, entering some College tournaments and see how he progresses. See if his knees, elbows and back hold up to the pounding.

[Pinnacle]

I give Bassett to Penn State a very high probability just because his family (dad first and foremost) will be local to Penn State. Bo would be the pied piper at any school he chooses. 

[ionel]

The curse of the Jimmy ... who would want him now? 

[CHROMEBIRD]

3 hours ago, AgaveMaria said:

Not at Iowa. Spencer Lee was there, was excellent but didn't change much of anything about iowa Wrestling. 

If Spencer didn't wrestle for Iowa, there would be even more seasons where the team had zero individual champions, possibly to an unforgivable extent to the fanbase. Brands' contract may not have been renewed last year if it wasn't for Lee. The program had 3(? Ramos, Clark DSJ) title winners over the past decade and Spencer alone doubled that number. Iowa Wrestling might look completely different today if it wasn't for him.

Back to the topic, I thought Basset was leaning toward Ohio State?

[RandolphTJones]

7 hours ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

I heard he's about to announce his top 5.  Another PA kid, elite lightweight who could buck the trend and become a Hawkeye and lead the program...be a real game changer.

Do we think it happens or does he go to Ohio State or Penn State?

Penn State has had a long drought at 125 ever since Nicky Suriano left and cursed the program.  They need an elite 125 pounder but at Penn State Bassett would just be "another guy" although he'd probably win at 2-3 NCAA titles and just as many team titles.

Sorry Jim, he updated his list to almost every wrestling program on his updated list, just a shame I didn't see Penn St on there. 

[MNRodent]

He has it narrowed down to....

[1032004]

Is there any chance he reclassifies then graduates next year?

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

17 minutes ago, MNRodent said:

He has it narrowed down to....

Based on placement in the graphic his top choices are currently: Arizona State, Iowa State, Rutgers, Indiana and Cal Baptist.

[PortaJohn]

23 minutes ago, MNRodent said:

He has it narrowed down to....

Narrowed PA schools down to Penn State, Pitt, Lehigh, Drexel, UPJ, UPenn, Edinboro, Bucknell but no Franklin & Marshall or Lock Haven?  @Husker_Duwhat's that drama all about?  Backstory?

Edited December 13, 2023 by PortaJohn

[ionel]

hmm ...

[MNRodent]

In these types of vague posts, one has to read between the lines.

[Pinnacle]

Parkside is obviously in good shape here. 

[1032004]

3 hours ago, PortaJohn said:

Narrowed PA schools down to Penn State, Pitt, Lehigh, Drexel, UPJ, UPenn, Edinboro, Bucknell but no Franklin & Marshall or Lock Haven?  @Husker_Duwhat's that drama all about?  Backstory?

F&M is on there (Diplomats).  Plus Millersville.  Don’t see Lock Haven though 

[FearTheTurtle]

Just keep that big M and come to Maryland 

[Daddy Dave]

SynthGH...breakfast of champions. If the ncaa is going to dish out dumb money to kids to jump ship, they should also catch up on the drug testing. Endless gas tanks and growing from midgets to light heavies. Aren't they still only testing for weed coke test levels? 

For 100k, what's the incentive for top guns to stay put? Franek is ok at best. 

[lightweight]

On 12/13/2023 at 4:51 PM, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Based on placement in the graphic his top choices are currently: Arizona State, Iowa State, Rutgers, Indiana and Cal Baptist.

But it looks like "Pitt" was the last word out of his mouth...  

[ionel]

On 12/13/2023 at 7:41 PM, FearTheTurtle said:

Just keep that big M and come to Maryland 

But maybe he is afraid of turtles.      ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[HungusMungus]

On 12/13/2023 at 3:33 PM, MNRodent said:

He has it narrowed down to....

UW Parkside by a mile.......no question 

 

[ionel]

Did Spencer Lee change the Iowa program, if so how so?