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1 hour ago, uncle bernard said:

At long last, our great national scourge is over. Here's to a thousand years of peace and prosperity.

For someone who has a daughter that participates in sports and who now lives in the Philly region and watched first hand the scam that Lia Thomas pulled off it's an important topic for me.  

5 minutes ago, WrestlingRasta said:

But doesn't Cody bring the balance??

Not really.  Cody is 6' 6".  Cael is 6' 2".  Varner is pushing 7 feet and Casey comes in around 6' 1".  I get where @ionel is going.  He is implying they should bring Brooks in.  He's the shortest wrestler at NLWC at 5' 3" (confirmed by Jimmy).  He'd be perfect for the shorties in the back

For those of us who are Chael fans I am still torn up about how the UFC cheated him out of a title.  Them not explaining that tapping ended the bout & not the round is still a top 5 scandal. 

11 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

https://psacsportsdigitalnetwork.com/golhu/

 

anyone watching?

Yes.  

1 minute ago, Frank said:

Jimmy do us a favor & make one of your famous bets where you lose and guit posting.   It was peaceful a couple yrs ago when you were only peeking & not posting.  

Was just last year when we did loser leaves the forum but Bob Dole is a Jimmy fan and @ionel was compromised and paid off to keep him on

3 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

not really, but I'm an eagles fan, will have some fun snacks and watch with the fam

The rosters say the Eagles should win this but the Mahomes effect is unfortunately a thing

You fellas have fun plans for the Super Bowl?  

11 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

Stella got her groove back.

4 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

Answer to what?

@mspart maybe 1032004 & I are in agreement here.  I see you respond to stuff but a lot of times have no idea who or what you're responding to.  Is it possible moving forward you can tag the subject matter your posting about?

@ionel good ole @Jimmy Cinnabon is back.  He was slippin there for awhile 

22 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

Which is interesting since he also said he doesn’t cut much to get to 61kg and didn’t rule out cutting to 57kg for 2028

I'm just curious if @Interviewed_at_Weehawken will be as aggressive with the juicing allegations for the Cowboys now that DT is no longer in State College?  And yes I know Mr. Hamilton that his wife is open about her juicing and is an advocate but that still doesn't prove that DT is a juicier. 

52 minutes ago, Truzzcat said:

Seems like Yianni is moving up and Nick lee is done? Kaleb larkin likely never sees that weight again too so we have Jesse,Alirez,Mckenna and maybe Bassett is fourth in line at this point?

I'd imagine you'd have to add Blaze and Forrest into the mix for the next olympic cycle.

6 minutes ago, CHROMEBIRD said:

Someone should talk Mendez into RS and then ORS. Some fun potential college matchups there

No way!  For all the woes we've had at 65kg we need Mendez and Alirez to move on and really put in that extra work at Free

1 minute ago, Hammerlock3 said:

I actually almost went into two (eerily similar) stories about when cael did miss recruits he wanted...but I also tend not to mention things if I'm not willing to say where I heard it. 

I hear ya.  Wrestling is a small community and lots of us on here are privy to insider info.  Always better to side on the err of caution and not say too much.

1 minute ago, Hammerlock3 said:

i'll take your word for it

I'm passing along second hand info (take it for what it's worth) but I heard it was Jax with Taylor the whole time.  Bumping up the announcement had everyone's head spinning but heard it was still Jax wanted to go with Taylor this morning.  Posted it before the announcement 

1 minute ago, Hammerlock3 said:

I think PSU's secret weapon isn't getting "all of them" its getting the ones they want. In Miracle they tell Kurt Russell (Herb Brooks I think?) he isn't taking the best players, and he says "I don't want the best players I want the right ones". That's PSU. When I assume tOSU isn't developing well, It might be trickle down of them just going after the biggest names they can get, but not getting the guys who "fit" or maybe not even having a clear enough idea of what their fit is. 

On that note I don't think PSU wanted Bassett unless they got a deal on him, and you can't say they were gagging for Forrest when they just got Blaze....I don't think they care about any of this.

They wanted Jax.  The trio of Jax, Blaze, and PJ Duke in that part of the lineup would've been monstrous 

29 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

If you are ever in scenic downtown Pleasant Gap, PA (home of the American Top Team gym) stop in the Red Horse Tavern across the street. If you are looking to move up a weight. This is your place.

Or get into a bar brawl.  Thats was the case at least when I was a kid.  Watch out for those Thomas boys.

28 minutes ago, BarSeries said:

So, might see something like this:

133: Blaze

141: Jax

149: Bo

157: Duke

Hard to imagine Jax staying down at 141 and not hitting a growth spurt.  I think his dad has some height to him.  For a wrestler at least.

23 minutes ago, fishbane said:

It's crazy how even when PSU doesn't have the best class they still get the best results. As you point out 2021-2025 they had the number 1 ranked class 3x and they might have the best recruits from the other two years too.

Ohio State's amazing 2022 class has so far produced 1 national title and 3 AA finishes ( 1st and 6th by Mendez and 5th by Feldman).  The entirety of this recruiting class (8 wrestlers, 4 top 25, 3 top 5) have scored 51.5 team points at NCAAs.  PSU's class of Levi Haines 1 national title, 2 AA finishes (2nd-1st), and scored 44 team points at NCAAs.  Getting that out of 1 wrestler vs 3 to 8 and not using a redshirt year is big less resources being used for nearly the same results.

OSU's top class in 2023 is kind of a bust so far with none of them currently starting.  That will probably change as most are still there with 3 years of eligibility left, but they are unlikely to match PSU's output.  Looking at the top teams, which is likely to score more points from their 2023 recruits this year at NCAAs?

OSU #4 Brayden Thompson, #8 Christian Carroll, #9 Cael Hughes
Michigan #14 Beau Mantanona, #16 Sergio Lemley, #23 Dylan Gilcher
Iowa #2 Ben Kueter, #5 Gabe Arnold, #22 Ryder Block
Cornell #1 Meyer Shapiro, #27 Simon Ruiz, #54 Marcello Milani, #63 Michael Dellagatta    
PSU #7 Josh Barr, #10 Tyler Kasak, #42 Braeden Davis

I'll never argue that Penn State isn't getting the cream of the crop.  I just push back on the narrative they get all of them.  Their success is a combo of talent of course and more importantly development.  I always like to reference that Ohio State class because it was talked about ad nauseam how it was the greatest ever.

7 minutes ago, Gus said:

Merrill could definitely be that guy. 

'97 clears out.  He'll start the year in the top 5.  He'll be in the mix.  Looking long term I'm projecting '28 to be their breakout year

1 minute ago, Gus said:

Plus the '24 class of Merrill and McComas

For sure, great holdovers.  I think it's important for Taylor to get one maybe two of these young guys to breakthrough as underclassmen to really set off an arms race with Sanderson.  

The DT effect is real.  Realistically will close the gap with PSU by the end of this decade.  Stacked with young talent and has a good supporting cast of coaches.

'25 - Lockett, Robideau, Vega plus others

'25 - Ross, Forrest, Wolbert

1 minute ago, fishbane said:

He's wearing a Michigan shirt 

M for McCort

I'm calling it now Jax to Oklahoma State

On 2/4/2025 at 11:45 AM, Mr. PeanutButter said:

You can't bait or hound people into talking about Basset. You need to let these things play out naturally or else the over/under becomes void and you'll be penalized CBs

It's all just a smokescreen to lore Hammer into taking a bet so @flyingcement can get his soul back.  It's for the greater good