Carl:

[ionel]

 

Penn State Head Coach Cael Sanderson addresses the media ahead of the 2026 wrestling season start.

 Nat Rasmussen, Black Shoe Diaries

Coach Cael opened the event with:

Yeah, I don’t really have anything ... We’re going to give our best effort and have a lot of fun 

[Gene Mills Fan]

that damn dodgeball gets all the recruits!

[GimJustafan]

12 hours ago, ionel said:

 

Penn State Head Coach Cael Sanderson addresses the media ahead of the 2026 wrestling season start.

 Nat Rasmussen, Black Shoe Diaries

Coach Cael opened the event with:

Yeah, I don’t really have anything ... We’re going to give our best effort and have a lot of fun 

one of the best orators of this generation 

[Le duke]

It was interesting to hear him say that Levi Haines has jumped levels again.


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[Pinnacle]

Wrestlestat has Penn State winning only one weight by bonus tonite; I will take the over on that.

[NM1965]

50 minutes ago, GimJustafan said:

one of the best orators of this generation 

Yeah. He's not nearly as entertaining as either of the Brands I can't wait to hear what crazy shit comes out of Tom's mouth the next time he's interviewed. 

[D3 for LU]

2 hours ago, Gene Mills Fan said:

that damn dodgeball gets all the recruits!

D3

[Gus]

1 hour ago, Le duke said:

It was interesting to hear him say that Levi Haines has jumped levels again.


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As evidence by his performance at worlds. 

[Hammerlock3]

1 hour ago, Le duke said:

It was interesting to hear him say that Levi Haines has jumped levels again.


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aren't you his mom?

[NM1965]

21 minutes ago, Hammerlock3 said:

aren't you his mom?

No. Levi called Le Duke "a real mother" and it's been misinterpreted. 

[GV4444]

Cael is a man of few words and those words are exactly enlightening or provocative.  He is able to craft responses that provide little insight or provide any previously unknown information.   Not only that, but he can do it in a complete monotone.  But, for some reason he seems to do OK coaching.

 

 

[AgaveMaria]

"Yeah, I don’t really have anything ... We’re going to give our best effort and have a lot of fun "

Utah High School Grad.

[Nak21]

I love Cael. He doesn’t want to be out there talking to the media. Very dry sense of humor. Master of filling his mandated media time with absolutely nothing if he can help it.

Brands are much more fun interviews. If you didn’t follow wrestling you’d likely ask “who’s that mental patient?”

Ryan is always good for some whining and complaining. 
 

Glad the season is finally here!!!

[Hammerlock3]

1 hour ago, Nak21 said:

 

Glad the season is finally here!!!

when does portal season start

[Nak21]

Looks like 3/18/2026 to 5/1/2026. Plenty of time for Iowa to scour the MAC and D3 for a few guys for their lineup. Also plenty of time for Bob to evict some single mothers to pay for it!! 
‘tis the season!!

[ionel]

 Cael Sanderson gave an update on Josh Barr’s status Tuesday afternoon.

“He is close,” Sanderson said. “He won’t be wrestling this weekend, though. But he’s getting close.”

Interpretation: he is pushing the elevator down button as we speak to start drilling.

[Truzzcat]

14 minutes ago, ionel said:

 Cael Sanderson gave an update on Josh Barr’s status Tuesday afternoon.

“He is close,” Sanderson said. “He won’t be wrestling this weekend, though. But he’s getting close.”

Interpretation: he is pushing the elevator down button as we speak to start drilling.

Assuming he does not miss anymore matches based on their schedule he can go into big 10's with 14 matches.

[Booger]

On 11/14/2025 at 9:42 AM, D3 for LU said:

D3

I love the Dodgeball reference here... hilarious.

[manatree]

On 11/14/2025 at 9:29 PM, Nak21 said:

 

Brands are much more fun interviews. If you didn’t follow wrestling you’d likely ask “who’s that mental patient?”

 

 

To be fair, some that do follow wrestling ask the same thing.

[Pa in Taiwan]

On 11/14/2025 at 9:24 PM, Le duke said:

It was interesting to hear him say that Levi Haines has jumped levels again.


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It's would be hard to watch Levi Haines's performance at U23 and NOT come to the conclusion that he has jumped levels again, in freestyle and in folkstyle.

[ionel]

Bump for @juniorvarsity

[NM1965]

On 11/14/2025 at 6:50 PM, GV4444 said:

Cael is a man of few words and those words are exactly enlightening or provocative.  He is able to craft responses that provide little insight or provide any previously unknown information.   Not only that, but he can do it in a complete monotone.  But, for some reason he seems to do OK coaching.

 

 

The best coaches are all in complete control of their emotions. How can you defeat your greatest opponent if your greatest opponent is your own lack of control, Grasshopper? 

[Rassling2]

Unrelated but RBY is back training with NLWC at Happy Valley. It’s also been reported he’s opening up a training camp in his hometown of Tuscan AZ in a few weeks. That’s great news for RBY and great news to those he continues to inspire. 

[NM1965]

7 minutes ago, Rassling2 said:

Unrelated but RBY is back training with NLWC at Happy Valley. It’s also been reported he’s opening up a training camp in his hometown of Tuscan AZ in a few weeks. That’s great news for RBY and great news to those he continues to inspire. 

Did he get a bronze at worlds a little while back? 

[Rassling2]

3 minutes ago, NM1965 said:

Did he get a bronze at worlds a little while back? 

I believe he won bronze at the Grand Prix Zagreb open earlier this year.