2025 Transfer Portal

[Jayd]

20 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

With Davino there, where do the Raney bros fit?

Good question, maybe RS them, with Mendez Graduating and see where they plug in the following year...tough call nowadays with the portals...

[MPhillips]

39 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

With Davino there, where do the Raney bros fit?

They don't really.  Davino, McCrone, Kilkeary, Bouzakis,etc. Now if Bouzakis and Kilkeary/McCrone portal out...

[HokieDave87]

2 hours ago, MPhillips said:

They don't really.  Davino, McCrone, Kilkeary, Bouzakis,etc. Now if Bouzakis and Kilkeary/McCrone portal out...

Looks like OSU is playing the portal for the first time this year, Tom finally realized he needs to open up the checkbook or get left behind?

[nhs67]

@1032004

[HokieDave87]

Basch is now saying Miller committed to ISU and VT flipped him, that didn't happen. Miller never committed to ISU, always planned on taking the VT visit.

[nhs67]

7 minutes ago, HokieDave87 said:

Basch is now saying Miller committed to ISU and VT flipped him, that didn't happen. Miller never committed to ISU, always planned on taking the VT visit.

He didn't say ISU.  He said he verballed somewhere else.  Other folks are saying ISU.

[HokieDave87]

6 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

He didn't say ISU.  He said he verballed somewhere else.  Other folks are saying ISU.

To clarify, he's making it seem like the VT visit popped up at the last second after he committed elsewhere which is not the case

[okokzach]

 

[Ohio Elite]

50 minutes ago, okokzach said:

 

That's interesting....

[Idaho]

3 minutes ago, Ohio Elite said:

That's interesting....

I've read and wonder if he is going 197 next season. Of course, that creates another log jam with Merrill. 

[Idaho]

5 hours ago, MPhillips said:

They don't really.  Davino, McCrone, Kilkeary, Bouzakis,etc. Now if Bouzakis and Kilkeary/McCrone portal out...

I see the Raney's at 141-149 in college... only juniors  and wrestled 132-138 this HS season, although Jayden cut down to 57kg for the U20 open. I really don't see this being an issue with one year of HS and a redshirt coming. 

[okokzach]

46 minutes ago, Ohio Elite said:

That's interesting....

And Brayden was never actually in the portal 

[nhs67]

18 minutes ago, okokzach said:

And Brayden was never actually in the portal 

Was he in under 'mixed' and not 'mens' wrestling, by chance?

[flyingcement]

Raney brothers have been connected to Illinois.  

[MPhillips]

1 hour ago, flyingcement said:

Raney brothers have been connected to Illinois.  

From the beginning...

[NoTweats]

3 hours ago, okokzach said:

 

Three kids all with high expectation at 184/197 and all with multiple years of eligibility.      HMMM 

[MPhillips]

2 hours ago, Idaho said:

I see the Raney's at 141-149 in college...

Fair enough.  At least two of the four mentioned will also grow.  I believe Mendez still has a RS and OLY RS. Bouzakis OLY RS. Davino OLY RS.

Love to have them at ORTC.  Good if they go to Illinois...

[flyingcement]

Brock Herman to Little Rock.  Not sure if others had mentioned it.  My guess is that Matty Bianchi bumps up to 165 for his last year.  Herman did not fare as well at 65 as he did at 57

Edited April 14, 2025 by flyingcement

[flyingcement]

Ohio State should trade Nic Bouzakis to Pitt for Kade Brown and a conditional 1st round pick.  

[flyingcement]

I have no inside scoop, but I wonder if Diego Sotelo could find his way to Illinois (his homestate and they have an opening at 125) or follow in the footsteps of his former teammate Yara over to Rutgers.  

[flyingcement]

I expect Brayden Thompson to earn a wrestle-off against Ryder.  Loser enters a wrestle-off with Merrill.  If Merrill were to lose that, he enters a wrestle-off with Doucet.  

[flyingcement]

I suppose there is a hypothetical situation where Thompson beats Ryder and then so does Merrill.  Would be a tough one for Ryder to be forced to live up to his name (as it relates to a bench)

[BFosr1]

Sounds like Brayden was low balled, probably by Ohio State because they don’t have $ like the big 3 do and they figured they had leverage, and Thompson just called them on it and said F that offer I’ll just stay in Stillwater.

Negotiations 101.

And probably also to drive the knife in further since Ohio State just saw Rocco tweet out a similar I’m staying home tweet like 3 months ago lolz.

Hey it’s my theory and I’ll take it to he grave with me.

[nhs67]

Take this with a grain of salt.

[ionel]

10 hours ago, flyingcement said:

I suppose there is a hypothetical situation where Thompson beats Ryder and then so does Merrill.  Would be a tough one for Ryder to be forced to live up to his name (as it relates to a bench)

Dave has a plan.