2027 Big Boarders

[Hoyt Matthews]

51 minutes ago, wrestlingfan22 said:

Pitt with a run of 2027 Commits in the last few days:

Caige Horak from Ohio, Hunter Snyder from PA, and Mason Horwat from PA. 

Some other bigger-name recruits they have had on visits are Sidun, Rothermal, Music, and B. Brown. All four of these guys are ones I expect Pitt to be after heavily, and I would put them as slight favorites for Music and Brown (although Brown is in the same weight range as Horak/Snyder and Pitt already has Elijah Brown in 26

Great to see Pitt in the fray. Would be cool to see them land Sidun. 

[wrestlingfan22]

2 minutes ago, Hoyt Matthews said:

Great to see Pitt in the fray. Would be cool to see them land Sidun. 

I am not getting my hopes up yet, but if Pitt is going to get a top 5 PFP guy anytime soon, he would be the one. 

[Hoyt Matthews]

Wrestling Fan- I get it but would be awesome to see. Crazier things have happened and you never know what kids are looking for. 
 

Mind you, this is on me, but I’ve never understood proximity being a pull for a kid but it is a thing. Most kids travel all over to wrestle and I would think that travel is not a big deal but I think it’s is a thing (I’m just weird and don’t get it). That being said kids staying close to home or having a school with a great program in their major are a thing. Never know how that hits when it comes to a kid. Also, I’d think a kid like Sidun could go there and be the guy right away for 4 years, that has to have some appeal as well. 

[wrestlingfan22]

1 hour ago, Hoyt Matthews said:

Wrestling Fan- I get it but would be awesome to see. Crazier things have happened and you never know what kids are looking for. 
 

Mind you, this is on me, but I’ve never understood proximity being a pull for a kid but it is a thing. Most kids travel all over to wrestle and I would think that travel is not a big deal but I think it’s is a thing (I’m just weird and don’t get it). That being said kids staying close to home or having a school with a great program in their major are a thing. Never know how that hits when it comes to a kid. Also, I’d think a kid like Sidun could go there and be the guy right away for 4 years, that has to have some appeal as well. 

I agree with what you say about proximity, but I also understand how important the connection to family/friends/community is for so many kids. Also, some people are just really fond of specific areas. I think your point about Sidun makes a lot of sense, if he sees himself as a four-year 125 (which I have heard he does) Iowa and PSU both have guys at that weight who if they don't move up would make it hard for Sidun to be locked in at 125, and if he doesn't want to RS that would make it even harder at those big schools

[Hoyt Matthews]

33 minutes ago, wrestlingfan22 said:

I agree with what you say about proximity, but I also understand how important the connection to family/friends/community is for so many kids. Also, some people are just really fond of specific areas. I think your point about Sidun makes a lot of sense, if he sees himself as a four-year 125 (which I have heard he does) Iowa and PSU both have guys at that weight who if they don't move up would make it hard for Sidun to be locked in at 125, and if he doesn't want to RS that would make it even harder at those big schools

Pittsburgh is a great town, I know I liked it and western PA and PA in general is amazing in terms of wrestling. Hard to say no to that. Personally, I don’t love Pittsburgh campus because it’s so spread out but Pittsburgh is awesome as a city IMO. Imagine would be cool to have your support system there all the time as well. 
 

tough decisions for these kids which is why I am a fan of moving that date back which Willie alluded to. 

[wrestlingfan22]

2 hours ago, Hoyt Matthews said:

Pittsburgh is a great town, I know I liked it and western PA and PA in general is amazing in terms of wrestling. Hard to say no to that. Personally, I don’t love Pittsburgh campus because it’s so spread out but Pittsburgh is awesome as a city IMO. Imagine would be cool to have your support system there all the time as well. 
 

tough decisions for these kids which is why I am a fan of moving that date back which Willie alluded to. 

I understand what you are saying about Pitt's campus, but I feel as if it is a lot less spread out than some other schools I have visited (PSU, Michigan, Wisconsin, WVU, to name a few), and acreage-wise, it is a small campus