2025 Transfer Portal

[Idaho]

Yes - May 2nd - but the loophole is that they can transfer and walk on without the portal...unless of course the current settlement can clarify some things and shut down some loop holes. 

[Dogbone]

1 hour ago, Voice of the Quakers said:

Not sure what I would've done if this scenario was presented to me coming out of high school. An extra year of physical maturity would've definitely helped me in my wrestling career. But, I would've been bored out of my mind without classes or work. 

I could be wrong, but I thought the Cornell kids take their gap years taking classes at Finger Lakes CC?  Since they can't redshirt they still have 4 years of eligibility and I think a recent court ruling doesn't count community college against eligibility (should they graduate early and want to transfer).   Does anyone know if that is correct?

[ionel]

2 minutes ago, Dogbone said:

I could be wrong, but I thought the Cornell kids take their gap years taking classes at Finger Lakes CC?  Since they can't redshirt they still have 4 years of eligibility and I think a recent court ruling doesn't count community college against eligibility (should they graduate early and want to transfer).   Does anyone know if that is correct?

It's not really a "gap year" if you are taking classes now is it?  

[Cornell Kevin]

2 hours ago, GimJustafan said:

well that's even worse, they decided to attend an ivy league institution of higher learning to continue their academic and athletic endeavors as student athletes

maybe need to take long look at what comes first 

Pretty sure they did when deciding to enroll at an IVY league school and wrestle at D1 school who has consistently been in the top 10 year in and year out the last two decades.   Next years incoming class of 2025 include 8 of the top 50 big boarders meaning that wrestling is clearly a large part of their life.  So why can’t they have both?  Unfortunately, IVY rules don’t allow them to red shirt and if they were to enroll second semester, they would graduate too early and not be able to finish their athletic career at Cornell (Cardenas case in point). So I do not exactly see what is wrong with taking a gap year off to focus on their wrestling prior to entering college and going through the grueling curriculum and D1 wrestling experience.  I certainly don’t think that someone that gets accepted to Cornell and is one of the top 50 wrestlers in their class in the entire country (regardless of weight) needs to look at themselves in their mirror and feel anything but proud.  

 

[Idaho]

43 minutes ago, Cornell Kevin said:

 

Agree...or maybe not. 

[funnyfletcher]

6 hours ago, nhs67 said:

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

That means no to Spidle.

Michigan looking pretty decent next year.

What if Ragusin goes 41? Lemley still has a RS doesn't he?

[nhs67]

13 minutes ago, funnyfletcher said:

What if Ragusin goes 41? Lemley still has a RS doesn't he?

They tried that already.  Kid couldn't get over 138lbs after practice.

[ionel]

1 hour ago, nhs67 said:

They tried that already.  Kid couldn't get over 138lbs after practice.

Send him down to @WrestlingRasta for the summer.   

[okokzach]

John Wiley of OU is in the portal per his IG

[nhs67]

13 minutes ago, okokzach said:

John Wiley of OU is in the portal per his IG

Just won Gold at 70KG U23 Pan Ams.  His stock has got to be as high as it ever will be.

[flyingcement]

1 hour ago, okokzach said:

John Wiley of OU is in the portal per his IG

I was hopeful when they hired Kish, but in the three seasons since he joined Oklahoma, they seem to be going backward compared to how they were under Rosselli. 

[okokzach]

1 hour ago, nhs67 said:

Just won Gold at 70KG U23 Pan Ams.  His stock has got to be as high as it ever will be.

I wonder if he was fully on board with going to Big 12s and using a year of eligibility after being out all year 

[MPhillips]

8 hours ago, nhs67 said:

Just won Gold at 70KG U23 Pan Ams.  His stock has got to be as high as it ever will be.

He was really good. Gave up a single point in four matches I believe...

[nhs67]

3 for 3?

 

[Winners Circle]

Just now, nhs67 said:

3 for 3?

 

If so, lose Fishback, and add TJ (who's 2-1 against Fishback and every match is razor close) isn't a bad deal for NC State. 

[nhs67]

1 minute ago, Winners Circle said:

If so, lose Fishback, and add TJ (who's 2-1 against Fishback and every match is razor close) isn't a bad deal for NC State. 

2W-1L against Fishback, but 0W-1L against him last year on a 12W-12L campaign (VS 16W-8L for Fishback).

Career records the last two seasons are 26W-16L(TJ) VS 36W-17L and 10W-7L (TJ) VS 16W-7L for common opponents.

Razor thin when they wrestle, sure (no OT matches, fwiw), but Fishback was definitely the better wrestler last season.

Factor in Daddy Drama and I would prefer Fishback on my team, rather than Stweart, 10/10 times.

That said, Fishback or Stewart to 197 is a real possibility as well and I might like that one for NC State.

[HokieDave87]

26 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

3 for 3?

 

Looks like my favorite dual meet of the year just added another storyline. Now Fishback just needs to do his part and get to Blacksburg ASAP.

[juniorvarsity]

10 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

2W-1L against Fishback, but 0W-1L against him last year on a 12W-12L campaign (VS 16W-8L for Fishback).

Career records the last two seasons are 26W-16L(TJ) VS 36W-17L and 10W-7L (TJ) VS 16W-7L for common opponents.

Razor thin when they wrestle, sure (no OT matches, fwiw), but Fishback was definitely the better wrestler last season.

Factor in Daddy Drama and I would prefer Fishback on my team, rather than Stweart, 10/10 times.

That said, Fishback or Stewart to 197 is a real possibility as well and I might like that one for NC State.

do we really believe this Jawn Cena guy? He has 115 followers. Just because he made a graphic does not make it real.

[Winners Circle]

Just now, juniorvarsity said:

do we really believe this Jawn Cena guy? He has 115 followers. Just because he made a graphic does not make it real.

He is 2 for 2 as of right now.

[Dogbone]

8 minutes ago, juniorvarsity said:

do we really believe this Jawn Cena guy? He has 115 followers. Just because he made a graphic does not make it real.

No need to besmirch all of the "content creators" on wrestling twitter where making a graphic is the gold standard! 

Edited April 17, 2025 by Dogbone

[juniorvarsity]

Just now, Dogbone said:

No need to besmirch all of the "content creators" on wrestling twitter where making a graphic is the gold standard! 

Well you can trust Basch. Who the ***duck** is Jawn Cena?

[nhs67]

33 minutes ago, HokieDave87 said:

Looks like my favorite dual meet of the year just added another storyline. Now Fishback just needs to do his part and get to Blacksburg ASAP.

Nope.  Ohio State.

Then Rogotzke will go to Virginia Tech.

[nhs67]

32 minutes ago, juniorvarsity said:

do we really believe this Jawn Cena guy? He has 115 followers. Just because he made a graphic does not make it real.

The guy is the only one batting 100% this offseason thus far.

If he has mentioned it, it has happened.

Miller -> VTech more than a week before anyone else actually realized it was a thing.
McNeil -> Michigan more than a week before anyone else actually realized it was a thing.
Stewart -> NC State?

Would make 3 for 3 when most of the wrestling world was like "This doesn't make much sense" or "This doesn't make as much sense as something else."

[Dogbone]

24 minutes ago, juniorvarsity said:

Well you can trust Basch. Who the ***duck** is Jawn Cena?

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

3 minutes ago, Dogbone said: