Rutgers Finally signing some of PA Best

[feet2back]

Great recruiting year in PA for neighboring Rutgers...3 of the 4 PA Winners from Dapper Dan Classic....PA vs USA  all signed with Rutgers

Edited April 23 by feet2back

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

Rutgers has to rely on sloppy seconds (or third).  It got them their first two NCAA champs but they've yet to become a top 10 team.  Until they corner the market on elite NJ wrestlers they will struggle to break into the top tier of teams.

[BloodRound]

11 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Rutgers has to rely on sloppy seconds (or third).  It got them their first two NCAA champs

I'm sorry, am I blanking here?  What school did Ashnault go to before Rutgers?

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

3 minutes ago, BloodRound said:

I'm sorry, am I blanking here?  What school did Ashnault go to before Rutgers?

Yeah, he's homegrown...now look at their 10 most recent AAs and how many were homegrown?

[BloodRound]

3 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Yeah, he's homegrown...now look at their 10 most recent AAs and how many were homegrown?

I'm not sure what your criteria for "homegrown" is, but here's a breakdown across two separate lists:

Last 10 AA's for Rutgers

Shawver
Slavikouski
Rivera
Bulsak
Poznanski
Turley
Ashnault
Theobold
Suriano
DelVecchio

Now if homegrown for you means from New Jersey, then here:

Rivera
Poznanski
Ashnault
Theobold
Suriano
DelVecchio

6/10 ... not too bad.

If homegrown means started their career at Rutgers, then:

Shawver
Poznanski
Turley
Ashnault
Theobold
 

5/10, unless you count DelVecchio never competing for NC State before coming here.

 

On both fronts, those numbers ain't too bad, especially in the age of NIL & transfer portal mania.  Do I agree that they need to get a hold of more elite NJ talent?  Absolutely.  But it does not mean they solely rely on the leftovers of other schools.  In a perfect world, Rutgers can recruit top NJ talent that won't bail at the first sign of adversity (see: Glasgow, Aragona), but this world isn't exactly perfect.

 

 

[Truzzcat]

Smith and Gibson will be super interesting. Both incredible athletes, but I think their weight may be an issue in smiths case he has always been a 106/113 guy so im not sure if he grows into a full sized 125 and in Gibsons case he has the frame of a 125 maybe 133 but those could be difficult cuts.

[Idaho]

Also landed Dagen Condomitti - PA kid transferring back home from Oregon State .