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[timmythesupermonkey]

28 minutes ago, HokieDave87 said:

Pop and Robie don't exactly love each other, it's a pretty heated rivalry every year and VT fans are fed up with TJ,mostly bc of his dad. We usually pick a few wrestlers in NC State's lineup to arbitrarily hate even though we'd like them if they were on our side, Hidlay's, Orine, Ed Scott as of late. Vince Robinson was looking like the top candidate after shoving Eddie V after the dual meet loss but TJ in a Pack singlet would be an all time heel.

Seeing those two in opposite singlets the next couple years would be surreal. Always a good match up between the Hokies and my Wolfpack though!

[creek chub]

1 hour ago, HokieDave87 said:

Just went and checked it out. User interface aside there is some great content. TJ to NC State rumors have ignited a few fans, and Big Stew is back in a big way. There has been violence threatened from both sides.

I see some deleted posts. Guess daddy Stewart and others were ready to throw hands. 

[1032004]

8 hours ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

What Olympians has Taylor coached at Oklahoma State?

RBY

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

25 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

RBY

He moved after the Olympics.

[creek chub]

56 minutes ago, timmythesupermonkey said:

Seeing those two in opposite singlets the next couple years would be surreal. Always a good match up between the Hokies and my Wolfpack though!

If Fish ends up at VT that would definitely increase the friction for this dual. For what it’s worth daddy Stewart is denying TJ is going to the pack. Not sure what to believe at this point. Maybe his options are quite what he thought they would be as an individual or the package deal thing is holding him back. 

[Wrestleknownothing]

4 hours ago, Konquest said:

It's been that way for a LONG time, speaking as someone who grew up in the Chicago suburbs. Iowa is the school for Chicagoland kids who didn't get into Illinois, and Marquette is for Chicagoland kids who didn't get into Notre Dame.

And Northwestern is for kids who couldn't get into Chicago.

[1032004]

1 hour ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

He moved after the Olympics.

That wasn’t the question 

[ionel]

4 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

And Northwestern is for kids who couldn't get into Chicago.

You talk'n Southside? 

[rsotelo]

5 hours ago, Konquest said:

It's been that way for a LONG time, speaking as someone who grew up in the Chicago suburbs. Iowa is the school for Chicagoland kids who didn't get into Illinois, and Marquette is for Chicagoland kids who didn't get into Notre Dame.

Facts.

[BlueWolverine]

5 hours ago, nhs67 said:

Actually, yes - they did.  It wasn't anything aside for the minimum.  Scholarship and room & board basically.  Which is pretty much covered under the new NIL crap anyways.

Edit:  And so it's known, it wasn't a "COME HERE AND START" thing.  It was a "You can come here.  We won't stop you."

Nope. They have multiple options at 184 they would prefer over Stewart. And after his dad started rumors that they tampered with him last summer then joined the chorus of "they can't develop anyone", Michigan would be extra uninterested.

[nhs67]

6 minutes ago, BlueWolverine said:

Nope. They have multiple options at 184 they would prefer over Stewart. And after his dad started rumors that they tampered with him last summer then joined the chorus of "they can't develop anyone", Michigan would be extra uninterested.

Except they did.

Edit: To be clear - I don't like it and I wouldn't want it, either.

Edited April 16 by nhs67

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

1 hour ago, 1032004 said:

That wasn’t the question 

Hahaha.  He hasn't coached an athlete in the Olympics or to the Olympics.

[creek chub]

1 hour ago, BlueWolverine said:

Nope. They have multiple options at 184 they would prefer over Stewart. And after his dad started rumors that they tampered with him last summer then joined the chorus of "they can't develop anyone", Michigan would be extra uninterested.

Drama follows daddy Stewart, if there is no drama around he’ll create it. 
 

Based on one of his latest posts, the hidden cryptic message appears to indicate damage control for the Stewart brand. 

[flyingcement]

On 4/14/2025 at 9:24 AM, Cornell Kevin said:

Both Josh Saunders and Greg Diakomihalis will be back at Cornell next year and both are eligible to wrestle for Cornell 

What's the story with Brett Ungar.  R12, R16, and last year didn't wrestle a match after December. 

[flyingcement]

Flo is showing Chittum to Ohio State as official

As well as Ethan Ducca from Wyoming to Campbell

[ionel]

38 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

Flo is showing Chittum to Ohio State as official.

Someone check MP's bank account to confirm.

[Cornell Kevin]

1 hour ago, flyingcement said:

What's the story with Brett Ungar.  R12, R16, and last year didn't wrestle a match after December. 

He got injured at CKLV in the Cory Land match.  He never returned after that.  Grey didn’t feel the need to inform or update any fans on the starting lineup this year at all so we were all pretty clueless all year.  He was said to be coming back and would be at 125 lbs.  This went on and on for the entire month of Feb but he obviously never made it back. He will be back next year, we will see.  I know that the entire 2025 class they have coming in which includes 8 guys in the top 53 of the big board, are all grey shirting next year:  By the way, watch out for Jaxon Joy next year at 149. He had to earn the spot over Ethan Fernandez but I believe he will. For his Grey shirt year this year as a true freshman he went 31-1 with 4 falls, 16 techs, and 6 majors (2 inj def) and had a bonus rate of 85%. He had 7 open tournament titles.  He also had 5 wins over NCAA qualifiers, 2 of them techs, 3 majors.  He vastly improved from his senior year of high school (which he was already a high caliber guy in HS). 

[Cornell Kevin]

10 hours ago, Winners Circle said:

Can they beat Vincent Cornella and Marcello Milani, respectively. I'm not being sarcastic. I genuinely don't know.

Vincent Cornella I believe is much superior to Saunders. Saunders showed some good stuff this year with a major over Josh Edmond and some other good wins going 20-8 but Vince Cornella when healthy is too notch. Not only is he a junior bronze medalist but he bonused his way through EIWAs as a freshman. He last in tie breaker to Lachlan at ncaas who took 3rd . Then on back side he was destroying Swiderski 8-0 with 5 minutes of riding time before getting cement mixed and stuck with seconds left. His sophomore year he tore an acl during the Edmond match and still won.  He couldn’t make it through Confernces though and was out all this past season:  Talking about a guy who best Koderhandt 15-2 though. I like him to win the 141 spot.  
 

As far as Greg D, he did beat Milani last year. It was close but I believe that was just out of familiarity. Greg is far superior. If he can stay healthy, and that’s a huge if,,he is a podium threat. Started out 9-0 last year before injuring his neck and being done for year. 

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

13 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

And Northwestern is for kids who couldn't get into Chicago.

The smartest human being I ever met went to Chicago.  I'm east coast and everyone expected him to go to Harvard, Yale, MIT etc.  Many of those schools allegedly offered him academic deals that would cover even post-graduate work.  I think he surprised a lot by going to Chicago.  He was a standout even at Chicago.  Ended up getting his Masters at Cambridge on Winston Churchill's dime.  Doctorate from MIT.

[GimJustafan]

6 hours ago, Cornell Kevin said:

  I know that the entire 2025 class they have coming in which includes 8 guys in the top 53 of the big board, are all grey shirting next year:  

talk about circumventing the rules / so none of them will enroll until 2nd semester and won't count towards the roster total  

[Wrestleknownothing]

6 minutes ago, GimJustafan said:

talk about circumventing the rules / so none of them will enroll until 2nd semester and won't count towards the roster total  

As an opt-out, the roster limits won't apply to Cornell

[nhs67]

Harvard's Sotello -> Michigan to man the 125.

That means no to Spidle.

Michigan looking pretty decent next year.

[GimJustafan]

1 minute ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

As an opt-out, the roster limits won't apply to Cornell

noted  thank you 

[steamboat_charlie]

19 hours ago, ionel said:

... easy peazy ... just see MP and get on the bus ...   

Seriously though knew kids from Illinois who couldn't get into University of Illinois would go with Iowa or Ohio St and get out of state tuition waved.  

Illinois and Ohio State are on relatively even footing these days.  Similar admissions requirements and selectivity rates.  Both ranked in the top 15 among public universities.  

Iowa is not in the same boat.  

[Le duke]

1 hour ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

The smartest human being I ever met went to Chicago.  I'm east coast and everyone expected him to go to Harvard, Yale, MIT etc.  Many of those schools allegedly offered him academic deals that would cover even post-graduate work.  I think he surprised a lot by going to Chicago.  He was a standout even at Chicago.  Ended up getting his Masters at Cambridge on Winston Churchill's dime.  Doctorate from MIT.

My uncle was an MIT + Harvard guy. Always said he wished he went to Chicago. Then, a couple years after he passed, my cousin (who went to Duke for undergrad...nerd) left his job at GE Aerospace, and to my great surprise, had apparently listened to his dad, and got his MBA from Booth.