Does Iowa panic if they DON'T land Bassett

[flyingcement]

2 minutes ago, PortaJohn said:

 

What if the 3 of us worked together, lured Hammer in, set the over/under, manipulated the Basset thread market, and Fly got his sig and soul back?  In turn, Fly you wire us $1mil cinnabucks each

For these moments (if any) we needed a cinnabon emoji

[PortaJohn]

Just now, ionel said:

I'm in!

Fly you in?  Don't worry Hammer will never know of our plot.  He only reads posts that are @ him

[flyingcement]

1 minute ago, PortaJohn said:

Fly you in?  Don't worry Hammer will never know of our plot.  He only reads posts that are @ him

100%

[PortaJohn]

1 minute ago, flyingcement said:

100%

@ionel I think you're the best bait.  With the announcement tomorrow we should expect 15 more Basset threads plus whatever you guys think we should add to manipulate the betting market.

[ionel]

3 minutes ago, PortaJohn said:

@ionel I think you're the best bait.  With the announcement tomorrow we should expect 15 more Basset threads plus whatever you guys think we should add to manipulate the betting market.

Should we have @Idaho on standby with legal help in case any issues with manipulating the betting market?

Edited Tuesday at 04:12 AM by ionel

[PortaJohn]

1 minute ago, ionel said:

Should we have @Idaho on standby with legal help in case any issues with manipulating the betting market?? 

100%...and mean @Gene Mills Fan as our muscle now that we're his legal reps.  he owes us for you defending him from you putting him in the other thread

[Idaho]

6 minutes ago, ionel said:

Should we have @Idaho on standby with legal help in case any issues with manipulating the betting market?

I've got the right guy....

[VakAttack]

6 hours ago, BruceyB said:

What is their projected line-up next year?

125:  Deluca (unless Figueroa actually transfers)

133:  Ayala

141:  Unclear

149:  Block

157:  Estrada

165:  Caliendo

174:  Gabe Arnold

184:  Angelo Ferrari

197:  Unclear

285:  Kueter

[VakAttack]

6 hours ago, pokemonster said:

You know the Iowa fans are gonna say this and much worse if Bo chooses PSU... 

I do not think they will because for a long time most (me included) had given it up for a lost cause.  It's only in the last two days or so that things suddenly changed.  The general tone has been "Bummer about Bo, but can we get Forrest and the Raneys?"  Now if Iowa gets none of those guys...there will be some caterwauling.

[RawDog]

17 minutes ago, VakAttack said:

I do not think they will because for a long time most (me included) had given it up for a lost cause.  It's only in the last two days or so that things suddenly changed.  The general tone has been "Bummer about Bo, but can we get Forrest and the Raneys?"  Now if Iowa gets none of those guys...there will be some caterwauling.

It's all about the Raneys. Them dudes are wild. Super exciting and there is two of them. I would much rather have them than Bo. 

[VakAttack]

3 minutes ago, RawDog said:

It's all about the Raneys. Them dudes are wild. Super exciting and there is two of them. I would much rather have them than Bo. 

Bo brings a whole lot to the table beyond even his prodigious wrestling skill.  He's got two brothers who are big recruits and, whether many of the old guys on this forum want to admit, cache with the other wrestlers because of his social media presence. Or, as the young'uns say, "he's all rizzed up."

[666]

I think the Brands boys might have better results if they got rid of their old recruitment van. It's not a good look around High Schools. 

 

[juniorvarsity]

Honestly Bo narrowed it down to these schools because he legit fits into the lineups. I'm not sure if long term his brother fits in at Penn State. 

[Wildcat92]

11 hours ago, bnwtwg said:

So in my first serious non-sheeeeit post of the day, I do wonder if we will see more wrestlers (and athletes in general) reverse course from the junior high redshirt and instead follow the Bryce Harper path of GED -> JuCo (greyshirt) while collecting NIL, training at their committed RTC, and not counting against their D1 eligibility according to the courts -> D1 program 

Nick, Joe and Matt Lee all did this.  They all skipped their senior year of HS to head to PSU to start training for a year before entering college.

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

2 minutes ago, Wildcat92 said:

Nick, Joe and Matt Lee all did this.  They all skipped their senior year of HS to head to PSU to start training for a year before entering college.

And it only worked out for Nick.  Joe and Matt can't crack a starting lineup.

[Wildcat92]

1 minute ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

And it only worked out for Nick.  Joe and Matt can't crack a starting lineup.

Yep.  

[RandolphTJones]

13 hours ago, Pin Head said:

This is true, but what if he got his G.E.D. this spring ? He could be enrolled at the school of his choice in the fall. May depend on timeline and strategy for redshirting and the 2028 Olympic year. With the big dollars he could pay his own tuition and free up a scholarship for one of his friends to join him. So many variables. But I do agree, the odds of him staying put for his entire college career are slim.

 

12 hours ago, bnwtwg said:

So in my first serious non-sheeeeit post of the day, I do wonder if we will see more wrestlers (and athletes in general) reverse course from the junior high redshirt and instead follow the Bryce Harper path of GED -> JuCo (greyshirt) while collecting NIL, training at their committed RTC, and not counting against their D1 eligibility according to the courts -> D1 program 

So are you saying you think he may forego his senior year and start wrestling in college for the 2025-26 season? 

[1032004]

8 minutes ago, RandolphTJones said:

 

So are you saying you think he may forego his senior year and start wrestling in college for the 2025-26 season? 

Seems like a possibility IMO, I just brought this up in one of the other threads

[666]

1 hour ago, juniorvarsity said:

Honestly Bo narrowed it down to these schools because he legit fits into the lineups. I'm not sure if long term his brother fits in at Penn State. 

What weight is his brother projected as in college? 

[BloodRound]

3 minutes ago, 666 said:

What weight is his brother projected as in college? 

The actual one or the adopted one?  I'm sorry, I don't know the family dynamic as well as others.

[666]

Just now, BloodRound said:

The actual one or the adopted one?  I'm sorry, I don't know the family dynamic as well as others.

I only know about the one referenced in another thread, and I didn't even know he existed until I read about him in the thread. 

[Masonbuckeye]

3 minutes ago, 666 said:

I only know about the one referenced in another thread, and I didn't even know he existed until I read about him in the thread. 

The adopted one is the far better one

[RandolphTJones]

23 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

Seems like a possibility IMO, I just brought this up in one of the other threads

Certainly a possibility, i'm sure.

I think it'll come down to when the $ starts pouring into his bank account. I'd assume the day he actually steps foot on the campus of his choosing. All the more enticing to get the bag early. I know if I have $1 mil+ a year staring me in the face, i'm ready to jump at it. 

[BarSeries]

Bo Bassett

Class of 2026 (Junior)

2024-2025 Weights

144, 145, 150

Melvin Miller

Class of 2027 (Sophomore)

2024-2025 Weights

160, 165, 172, 175

Keegan Bassett

Class of 2028 (Freshman)

2024-2025 Weights

106, 107

 

[Gus]

10 hours ago, VakAttack said:

125:  Deluca (unless Figueroa actually transfers)

133:  Ayala

141:  Unclear

149:  Block

157:  Estrada

165:  Caliendo

174:  Gabe Arnold

184:  Angelo Ferrari

197:  Unclear

285:  Kueter

I would expect both Voinovich brothers in the mix at 149/157