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Please stick with the college forum Jimmy. No need to be poisoning the International forum too.

The same guy threatened to roll the tanks into Paris! Real tanks, not Abdulrashid Saduleev!

But does he though? Nothing wrong with having Christian beliefs. Everyone has beliefs. Nothing wrong with strong beliefs either, religious or otherwise. The issue, from an employment standpoint, is when your religious beliefs impact your ability to be even handed and fair to the kids you are responsible for — some of whom may share your beliefs and some not. I don’t question Ryan’s ability to do that. Listen to Brooks’ interview, and tell me if you can say the same for him. Again, I like Brooks a LOT, and will cheer him on like crazy this summer, but he is going to need to fix this before going into a diverse workforce.

I'd take about 5-10 percentage points off of 57 (because of inexperience and struggles on defense against the ultra-fast guys), about 25 off of 65 (because of a loaded, loaded field with athletic types like Ochir that are Zain's kryptonite), and 10 off of 97 (because of bracketing). That would leave us at about 4.55 or 4.6. And I've said I think 4.5 would probably be a Vegas over/under for our medals. Snyder's bracketing situation is a little concerning. He and Tazhudinov will be separated, but the savvy Zhabrailov and Azarpira (who is young and rising and just beat Snyder recently) will be randomly drawn in because of lack of ranking points. That means there's a 23% chance he'll have both of those guys plus Magomedov on his side and a 77% chance he'll have at least one of them plus Magomedov. Because of that, the landmines are enough that I'd put his medal chances overall at 90% instead of 99%.

That rule changed, they have the same deadline as undergraduates now.

Derek's garage?

I wouldn't take any percentage points off of 57 for inexperience. Perhaps gas tank, but certainly not inexperience. Age group wins, plus mentoring, plus USA training camp, plus they'll be flying in partners. He's been back at it for a year now. Zain showed me a lot at Last Chance. Of course he had a rough go to start the tournament as a 70 kg guy dropping down 11+ pounds. His first- and second-round matches will be key. It is such a tough weight, though, it's hard to say. But I'll be a homer for Zain and say he has a 65% chance to medal. I know the history at this weight, but Retherford is better and tougher than who we've sent in the recent past. Snyderman? He has medaled in 20 straight tournaments. He didn't medal at one Yaraguin, then medaled in 7 straight tournaments before that. Until he fails to medal, as young as he is, he's earned that 99%. Cheers!

We should start tossing out official predictions for the landing spots on all below. I’ll go first. I’ll admit, some of these are more of a hope than a prediction… Alirez - Northern Colorado Hendrickson - Oklahoma State Parco - Iowa Amine - Virginia Tech Cannon - no idea, maybe Purdue? Barraclough - Arizona State Nijenhuis - NDSU Belton - Cal Poly Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Says the Russian.

What have you done with the Bigbrog that post' almost exclusively in the, 'Non Wrestling Topics' forum, because this post isn't him...

I am okay calling college students 'kids.' I am closer to 60 than 50. I am also okay with other people not calling them 'kids.' Especially considering that legal age to drink is 21, legal age to shoot and kill someone for the USofA is 17, w/ parental consent. It is subjective. I view it as relative, as I would not call them a kid against a high schooler or one of my grandchildren, for example. Legally Brooks is not a kid. Brooks is also done with collegiate wrestling, so I would not call him a kid anymore myself.

Weight WS Rank Athlete 2024-25 Year Hometown Transferring From Transferring To 197 1 Massoma Endene Junior Arlington, TX Wartburg 197 2 Jacob Cardenas Graduate Kearny, NJ Cornell Michigan 285 2 Wyatt Hendrickson Graduate Newton, KS Air Force 141 3 Andrew Alirez Graduate Greeley, CO Northern Colorado 149 3 Kyle Parco Graduate Danville, CA Arizona State 174 3 Dean Hamiti Senior Joliet, IL Wisconsin Oklahoma State 285 5 Cohlton Schultz Graduate Parker, CO Arizona State Will not transfer 174 6 Lennox Wolak Graduate Columbus, OH Columbia Virginia Tech 165 7 Terrell Barraclough Graduate Kaysville, OH Penn State 285 7 Yaraslau Slavikouski Graduate Rechitsa, BY Rutgers Will not transfer 165 7 Cam Amine Graduate Brighton, MI Michigan 157 10 Tommy Askey Graduate Pine Bush, NY App State Minnesota 165 10 Caleb Fish Graduate Eaton Rapids, MI Michigan State Oklahoma State 133 11 Connor McGonagle Graduate Danville, NH Lehigh Virginia Tech 174 13 Gaven Sax Graduate St. Robert, MO NDSU Oklahoma 141 13 Cleveland Belton Graduate Corona, CA Oregon State 157 15 Chase Saldate Senior Gilroy, CA Michigan State Michigan 125 17 Cooper Flynn Junior Seymour, TN Virginia Tech Minnesota 174 17 Clayton Whiting Sophomore Oconto Falls, WI Missouri Minnesota 285 17 Dorian Crosby Graduate Erie, PA Bucknell Gannon 141 19 Isaiah Powe Sophomore Mount Olive, AL Chattanooga 133 21 Ethan Oakley Junior Trinity, NC App State North Carolina 184 21 Brock Delsignore Junior Ballston Lake, NY NC State Little Rock 197 22 Evan Bockman Graduate Anchorage, AK Utah Valley Iowa State 133 23 Chris Cannon Graduate Oceanport, NJ Michigan 285 24 Seth Nitzel Senior Stilwell, FL Missouri 165 24 Connor Brady Graduate Powell, OH Virginia Tech Will not transfer 149 26 Jaivon Jones Graduate Shaker Heights, OH Northern Illinois 174 26 Josh Ogunsanya Graduate River Forest, IL Columbia North Carolina 125 27 Ramazan Attasauov Junior Nalchik, RU Iowa State Illinois 165 27 Kyle Mosher Graduate Rockville Centre, NY Columbia 157 30 Jason Kraisser Graduate Ellicott City, MD Iowa State Illinois 157 31 Jared Hill Junior Broken Arrow, OK Oklahoma 184 31 Maximus Hale Graduate West Chester, PA Penn 149 32 Sammy Alvarez Graduate Garfield, NJ Oklahoma State Rider 285 32 Devon Dawson Senior Brooklyn Park, MN NDSU 125 34 Colton Camacho Graduate Delmont, PA Pitt Edinboro 133 34 Sydney Flores Graduate West Covina, CA Air Force 157 34 Clayton Ulrey Graduate Grantville, PA Virginia Tech Northern Colorado 174 35 Gerrit Nijenhuis Graduate Canonsburg, PA Oklahoma 125 37 Nick Babin Graduate Westwood, NJ Columbia Pitt 133 37 Kyle Burwick Graduate Hettinger, ND Nebraska NDSU 157 37 Nick Stampoulos Sophomore Newark, NJ Buffalo Lock Haven 197 37 Spencer Mooberry Junior Osage, IA NDSU Northern Illinois 133 38 Angelo Rini Senior Mayfield Heights, OH Columbia Indiana 184 38 Rylan Rogers Sophomore Coeur d'Alene, ID Michigan Lehigh 165 39 Charlie Darracott Graduate Flowery Branch, GA Stanford 285 39 Sam Mitchell Graduate Marshfield, WI Buffalo Wyoming 149 42 Nathan Higley Sophomore Sullivan County, PA George Mason 157 44 Brock McMillen Junior Coalport, PA Pitt 285 44 Nolan Neves Sophomore Sidney, OH Columbia 285 45 Peter Ming Graduate Elk Grove, CA Stanford 125 46 Markel Baker Sophomore Freeport, IL George Mason Northern Illinois 197 47 Carter Blough Sophomore Lowell, MI Michigan State 184 48 James Lledo Graduate Lower Merrion, PA Pitt 125 49 Evan Tallmadge Freshman Brick NJ Navy Pitt 133 50 Logan Frazier Freshman Crown Point, IN Virginia Tech Indiana 149 54 Justin Rivera Graduate Orlando, FL Campbell 184 55 Chase Kranitz Sophomore Irwin, PA Buffalo Pitt 165 57 Carter Schubert Freshman Marion, NY Cal Baptist Oklahoma 174 59 Jay Nivison Graduate Davison, MI Buffalo 285 60 Xavier Doolin Junior Kansas City, MO Northern Colorado Morgan State 157 61 Jeremy Paradice Sophomore Moultrie, GA Chattanooga 285 61 Ryan Boersma Sophomore Channahon, IL Missouri North Carolina 125 61 Carlos Negrete Jr. Junior Fresno, CA NDSU 133 63 Fernando Barreto Sophomore Pomona, CA NDSU Oklahoma 141 63 Job Greenwood Junior Fort Collins, CO Wyoming 157 63 Carter Martinson Sophomore Altoona, IA Iowa Central College 197 63 Billy Janzer Junior Elk Township, NJ Rutgers 141 64 Sam Ewing Freshman Pleasant Hills, MO Buffalo Nebraska 165 65 Caden Dobbins Freshman Dallastown, PA Bloomsburg 184 65 Connor Strong Senior Bel Air, MD Penn 133 66 Tommy Maddox Graduate Washingtonville, NY Buffalo West Virginia 157 68 Danny Nini Sophomore Orlando, FL North Carolina Illinois 125 69 Tristan Daugherty Graduate Peoria, IL Buffalo 165 70 Hunter Mays Sophomore Farmingdale, NJ Lehigh 125 71 Dominic Chavez Junior Arlington, TX Presbyterian Texas Wesleyan 184 71 Devin Wasley Sophomore Hammond, WI Minnesota NDSU 174 72 Sean Harman Graduate West Linn, OR Missouri Oregon State 174 73 Darrien Roberts Graduate Bethlehem, PA Oklahoma Morgan State 197 73 Blake Schaffer Junior Canton, OH Kent State 141 77 Benjamin Lunn Graduate Shakopee, MN Minnesota SIUE 184 79 Branson Britten Junior Amarillo, TX Northern Colorado Little Rock 149 81 Joel Jesuroga Sophomore Pleasant Hill, IA Iowa Cal Poly 285 82 Billy Brosko Freshman Newtown Square, PA Drexel 125 85 Zachary Espalin Junior GIlbert, AZ Navy 165 85 Luke Odom Graduate Edwardsville, IL Illinois SIUE 125 85 Tristan Mascarenas Graduate Rio Rancho, NM Arizona State 285 86 Andrew Blackburn-Forst Sophomore Lockport, IL Northern Colorado NDSU 174 87 Patrick Jackson Freshman Harper's Ferry, WV Lock Haven Gannon 197 87 Brad Morrison Junior Landisburg, PA Lock Haven 149 88 Kaleb Burgess Junior Mohawk, NY Buffalo 141 89 Caleb Brooks Graduate Canal Winchester, OH Buffalo Glenville State 149 91 Ty Linsenbigler Junior Landisville, PA Lock Haven 157 92 Nick Delp Graduate New Kensington, PA Bucknell 197 92 Lathan Duda Junior Broken Bow, NE NDSU 165 94 Bryce Sanderlin Graduate Chesapeake, VA Davidson 174 94 Carter Schmidt Graduate Norwalk, IA Iowa State 157 97 Carson Miller Freshman Granville, OH Pitt 149 99 Ryan Michaels Graduate McKeesport, PA Pitt Edinboro 197 99 Ruben Karapetyan Freshman Bethesda, MD George Mason 285 99 Gage Cook Sophomore Granger, WA Army 125 103 Cole Hunt Sophomore Jacksonville, NC North Carolina Montavello 165 105 Mateo de la Pena Sophomore Federal Way, WA Cal Baptist 285 105 Lonnell Owens-Pabon Sophomore Crofton, MD Buffalo 149 107 Gabe Onorato Junior Gibbstown, NJ Drexel Glenville State 125 108 Logan Sallot Freshman Erie, PA Lock Haven Gannon 149 109 Bretli Reyna Junior Homestead, FL Iowa 125 109 Aedyn Concepcion Senior Anchorage, AK Gardner-Webb 157 111 Tyler Badgett Graduate San Diego, CA Pitt 174 112 Braden Welch Sophomore Ashland, OH App State 125 114 Max Elton Sophomore Hammonton, NJ Buffalo Lock Haven 149 114 Jack Nies Graduate Ocean, NJ American 165 116 Andrew Huddleston Graduate Hallsville, MO Iowa State Maryville University 165 117 Hunter Shaut Graduate Mohawk, NY Buffalo 133 119 Gio Diaz Graduate Valparaiso, IN Franklin & Marshall 157 119 David Berkovich Graduate Brooklyn, NY Columbia 125 120 Caleb Coyle Junior Omaha, NE Oregon State Nebraska-Kearney 141 120 Chris Rivera Graduate Graduate Campbell 197 121 Coen Grimm Freshman Wadsworth, OH Buffalo 133 122 Korbin Shepherd Junior Blue Springs, MO Missouri Cal Poly 133 123 TJ England Graduate Southampton, PA Clarion 197 123 Cameo Blankenship Graduate McRae, GA Davidson 184 124 Damen Pape Junior Hastings, NE Northern Colorado Northern State 157 126 Lorenzo Rajaonarivelo Graduate Arlington, VA George Mason Glenville State 174 127 Ryan Bolletino Graduate Haddonfield, NJ Sacred Heart 165 131 Brant Whitaker Junior Boonville, MO Missouri 197 131 Michael Baker Graduate Beavercreek, OH Columbia NDSU 133 133 Kyle Rowan Graduate Perry, OH Stanford 157 134 Paolo Salminen Freshman Billings, MT Wyoming 174 134 Zachary Wells Graduate Sterling Heights, IM Presbyterian 197 137 Mike Tal-Shahar Sophomore Delray Beach, FL Wisconsin 125 138 Wyatt Skebba Freshman Hortonville, WI Central Michigan 141 141 Walker Bents Sophomore Glenwood, MN NDSU Minnesota St. - Mankato 285 141 Max Acciardi Freshman Woodcliff Lake, NJ Cal Baptist 141 143 Felix Lettini Sophomore Clark, NJ Wisconsin 157 144 Collin McCorkle Junior Wexford, PA Pitt 174 144 Hayden Pummel Junior Indian Lake, OH Northern Illinois 149 145 Theo Cha Graduate Anchorage, AK Minnesota 184 145 Kodiak Stephens Junior Arnold, CA Oregon State 125 145 Jacob Houpt Freshman Canonsburg, PA Kent State 149 150 Cade Balestrini Graduate Sunbury, PA Bloomsburg 157 152 Kaiden Wagner Sophomore Lewisburg, PA Lock Haven 141 153 Cam Soda Junior Burlington, MA Edinboro 125 154 Ariel Waldman Freshman Hewlett, NY LIU 141 155 Sean Solis Sophomore Fountain Valley, CA NDSU 141 157 Chandler Ho Junior DuBois, PA Clarion 184 157 Anthony DeRosa Junior MIlford, NJ Bloomsburg 174 157 Aidan Faria Junior Cumberland, RI Kent State 197 155 Caleb Beaty Freshman Clayton, NC American 285 158 James Bankston Freshman Durham, NC App State 174 158 Nolen Zeigler Sophomore Loysville, PA Bloomsburg 133 159 Matt Ellis Sophomore Waynesville, OH Kent State 133 160 Santino Sanchez Sophomore Whittier, CA CSU Bakersfield 174 162 Mason Gode Junior Browerville, MN NDSU 133 163 Andrew Chambal Junior Davison, MI Michigan State 149 163 Dalton Blankenship Senior Aragon, GA Davidson 133 164 Braxton Appello Sophomore Easton, PA Ohio State 165 164 Carson Martinson Sophomore Altoona, IA Iowa Central College 133 165 Cole French Senior Fulton, NY Buffalo 125 170 Jacob Joyce Freshman Ponaganset, RI Stanford 133 171 Dominic DiTomasso Sophomore Hahira, GA Chattanooga 125 174 Keegan Schlabach Freshman Lagrange, IN Clarion Manchester 125 174 Zachary Jacaruso Freshman Milford, PA George Mason 174 174 Mitchell Broskie Sophomore Dublin, OH Kent State 149 174 Ty Cymmerman Senior Latrobe, PA Pitt 149 182 Louden Stradling Freshman Gaylord, MI Central Michigan 165 184 Cole Zoller Graduate Medford, OR Oregon State 141 185 Peyton Moore Sophomore Fulton, MO Missouri 141 185 Thomas Fierro Junior South Plainfield, NJ Morgan State 165 186 Cam Adams Freshman Howell, MI Central Michigan 133 187 Amantee Mills Freshman Fort Pierce, FL NDSU 149 187 Noah Roulo Senior Petersburg, VA VMI 285 187 Carson Hatch Senior Hughson, CA CSU Bakersfield 285 187 Zach Evans Freshman Chambersburg, PA Buffalo 141 188 Freddy Junko Graduate Wexford, PA VMI 133 192 Drew Cooper Freshman Omaha, NE Nebraska 133 194 Cheaney Schoeff Freshman Avon, IN Indiana Edinboro 157 194 Ethan Stiles Freshman Chicago, IL Nebraska 149 197 Trae Thilmony Sophomore Trout Creek, MT NDSU 141 204 Drew Woodley Graduate Northfield, MN Iowa State Grandview 184 206 Mahkyi Smith Freshman Lehi, UT Cal Baptist 197 218 Macray Klohs Freshman Plymouth, MN NDSU 141 220 Hunter Sloan Freshman Doylestown, PA Bucknell 197 226 Brett Wittman Senior Appleton, WI Clarion 197 225 Niccolo Colucci Junior Summit, NJ Rutgers 157 223 Brayden Shelton Freshman Centralia, MO Northern Illinois 184 225 Ryan Stein Sophomore Latham, NY Chattanooga 157 226 Jamisen Colongione Sophomore Sayerville, NY LIU 157 230 Aiden Smith Sophomore Brighton, MI Northern Illinois 149 231 Cade White Freshman Meridian, ID Oregon State 157 236 Dagen Condomitti Freshman Northampton, PA Oregon State Rutgers 157 236 Frankie McNeary Sophomore Cliffside Park, NJ Rider 149 240 Hunter Hockensmith Graduate Spofford, NH Franklin & Marshall 149 243 Tanner Gerber Sophomore Cameron, WI NDSU 285 256 PJ Casale Sophomore Little Falls, NJ Rutgers 133 264 Lane Aikey Sophomore Bald Eagle, PA Edinboro 165 265 Miles Bassett Graduate St. Louis, MO Bucknell 165 265 Zane Licht Freshman Prairie du Sac, WI NDSU Wartburg 165 267 Griffin Ray Freshman Hillsboro, MO Nebraska SIUE 165 269 Sam Beckett Sophomore Harleysville, PA Stanford 165 272 Jack Pickersgill Freshman Holtsville, NY LIU Cortland State 133 274 Spencer Von Savoye Freshman Oakdale, CA Cal Baptist 165 275 Brady Conlin Freshman Williamstown, NJ Rider 174 283 Jacob Yawn Graduate Shreveport, LA Cornell 165 287 Tyler Martinez Freshman Plano, IL Northern Illinois 285 289 Tyler Stewart Sophomore Woodbridge, VA Morgan State Virginia Tech 141 293 Toby Billerman Freshman Indianapolis, IN SIUE 174 297 Ryder Dearborn Freshman Santee, CA CSU Bakersfield 141 298 Brayden Sonnentag Freshman Boyd, WI Wyoming 141 302 Kaiser Simpson Freshman Cushing, OK Cal Baptist 141 306 Tanner Frothinger Freshman Eagle, ID Nebraska 157 310 Gavynn Carpenter Freshman Hallsville, MO Northern Illinois 141 311 Eyan Chavez Sophomore Antonito, CO Northern Colorado 157 316 Michael Duggan Freshman Boiling Springs, PA Bloomsburg 149 353 Pedro Velazquez Junior Victoria, MN NDSU

He has truly mastered the art of slapping his logo over a picture he didn’t take with reporting that he didn’t actually cover

Basch is one of those people who have succeeded far beyond what you’d expect for the limits of their talent. And yeah, Brooks needs to develop a personality. Two of my wife’s cousins (one of them being my best friend and godfather of our 3 year old) are Catholic priests. They are very different people but you’d never know that they have the same profession unless you asked. They can actually… talk to you. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Dumb post.

I agree, 6 medals are possible and should be considered probable. mspart

https://babylonbee.com/news/latest-polls-show-biden-will-need-twice-as-many-fake-ballots-to-win-election-this-year

I am as big a PSU fan as there is but Brooks is so self righteous it’s nauseating. He truly thinks his religious views make him better than everyone else. We have had some fantastic guys over the last decade but some of them are just insufferable douches. Bo Nickal. Carter Starocci. Aaron Brooks. The list of insufferable douches is certainly growing.

Bo moved to Texas for 9th grade. There are a handful of other AAs the last decade, and all are from the Dallas area. Most are from Allen HS (Nickal and others) or Martin HS (Mondays). The panhandle is good like you said, but there just aren't a lot of people up there. The rest of the state south of Dallas has 1 combined team state title back in like 2005. Good wrestling is definitely all from the part of the state that can take an easy drive to Oklahoma. The other 200+ schools try hard but don't really approach a national level. I say that as someone who lived and coached in Houston for a long time.

There are about 300 High Schools in Texas with wrestling. There were like 20 Junior Highs as of a few years ago.

Don't worry, it won't be around much longer

Thanks for the correction, I wasn't aware that the transfer rule had changed.

If Micic was below 180 in a Flo video from this past winter, I’d eat my hat. Dude had a double chin. He had the collar on his vest popped to hide it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I worry about Spencer's hair.

Absolutely. I don't agree with, but it's facts. And a poster calling 'dumb post' on it needs to catch a clue.

This will be fun to keep on top of as it unfolds. We all seem to have high expectations. But then comes the actual competition. I sure there will be upsets for us but on the whole, this looks like one of the best teams we have fielded in a long time. mspart

Really looking forward to seeing the women get after Japan this summer. If Helen wins gold over Fujinami/Sakurai that would be one hell of a way to cap a career.

Why would a Texas school have immediate success? There is very little D1 talent in the state, and very little D1 talent in the surrounding states. The travel budget would be large and only a few schools in the state play in a conference with wrestling. There is also very little wrestling history in the state. It's hard to overstate how few older people there wrestled. There are near zero boosters at those schools who have a history with the sport. Most of the coaches in the state come from out of state and a good chunk of the refs never wrestled. It is just a very young sport there without much history. I think a big school would probably be terrible if they started wrestling (which is not going to happen).

That's a Lot!

That was my thinking hence voted b-inlaw. Assumed "other" was Sister inlaws or gender neutral.

All very valid points. "International senior-level" inexperience is what I meant for Lee. I think it's possible he'll face a few more dangerous style/athleticism learning moments like the Zou 4-pointer. Guys like Micic and Gilman have gotten those out of their system and will rarely be caught off guard like that.

@uncle bernard any reaction to the UN admitting the figures it was using to represent civilian casualties were off by 50%?

It would be nice to see brackets, or at least seeds. Two hammers on the USA side of the bracket could be bad news. That is possible at 57, 65, 74 and 130. A lot of wrestlers build up points with the ranking series events that some don't attend, especially the Russians and Americans. For example, given the current UWW points at 57, you will likely have Micic and Abakarov on one side of the bracket--two past World Champs, while on the other side you've got Higuchi and Uguev--two more World Champs. Either way is going to be a hard path. According to the ranking points at 65, Ochir is at #24, and there would be a quarterfinal bout between #4 Muszukajev and #5 Nick Lee. Except, of course, it won't be Nick Lee but Zain Retherford at the weight with his dearth of ranking points at 65 kilos. Gulp. His first and second round matches--and his cut--will be key. At 74, you have Sidakov getting a break from the Russian army (and UWW) to wrestle at the Olympics. Dake at least will be on the other side of the bracket from him, but 74 is swarming with young athletes. The Greek stepped up in the last World Championships. At 22, he's likely only gotten better. There will be others. Based on a cursory look, here are my percentages to medal for the United States of America, the greatest nation in the history of Earth: 57 -- 75% 65 -- 65% 74 -- 90% 86 -- 85% 97 -- 99% 130 -- 85% Total that up and you get 499, then divide by six and you have 4.99. I think the US is a lock for 4 medals, and is looking good for 5. My favorite wrestler in the lot is Snyder, but a close second is Zain. He can do it, but he can also get paired in an early round with a one or two seed, and that might not be so good. All in all, I think this team is extremely good. With Gable in the equation, it would be 5 medals, with the possibility for 6. I'd have him a 95-99% chance to medal. Thanks, steroid freak league WWE! I just wish Ellis Coleman and Kamal Bey were there, but I'll root for Joe Rau real hard on the Greco side. The Women are also nasty. I think they crush while the legend of Elor grows.

Richards is a 57kg. Zain is our 65kg representative.

I don't think either of those places qualifies as "big". I don't have the same optimism that FanofPurdue has though.

Key words in what you quoted are “as a freshman or sophomore.” Feldkamp spent 3 years at Northern Illinois and 2 and Clarion before going to ISU. Smith spent 4 years at App State. Buchanan spent 3 at Wyoming (w/no redshirt). Closest this year would probably be Isaiah Powe of UTC, but he only went 1-2 at NCAA’s. My point is the guys transferring out of smaller schools are typically doing so after first spending 3+ postseasons at the original school. That combined with the fact that the smaller schools are also GETTING transfers from bigger schools leads me to believe that the transfer portal isn’t a death sentence for smaller schools.

I’m torn between these two

Great quote: We are being cautious after seeing your failures. Quote of the week. mspart

go to 4:30 mark watch the finish for the fall, makes anything zain's done look romantic by comparison.

I think that Okie State is one of maybe 3 schools that would be willing to provide the resources necessary to shake up the wrestling world. There is no shortage of candidates that could make a big splash in the world of college wrestling but more universities are willing to pump out the $$ that Okie State, PSU, and Iowa are willing to. ADs and Universities do not see the ROI of hiring a multi-million dollar staff and resources.

I think all six MFS athletes are capable of medaling. A solid performance would be four medals.

The follow-up interview was a bit more revealing in regard to Cael and the PSU coaching staff. It's clear that DT consulted with them before and after the OSU offer, and it was his close relationship with them and his ties to PSU that made it a difficult decision for him to accept the OSU offer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFNOLq5wW8c&pp=ygUdZGF2aWQgdGF5bG9yIHByZXNzIGNvbmZlcmVuY2U%3D

Yep, if you can't see it you're beyond help.

A.J.'s father knows more about Italian restaurants in Yonkers than anyone.

Real question is what happens to the hobby farm? Some of those animals may not be built for the OK climate.