Jimmy Cinnabon

So it seems that NIL isn't destroying the sport as some may be saying...in actuality it may be leveling the playing field for other teams (e.g. Iowa offers a transfer 5x what Penn State offers and the transfer ends up taking the money because it's just too much to refuse). Without NIL there's no way for other teams to entice transfers with a giant bag of cash who would otherwise want to go to the best wrestling program in the country. So I'd argue that for everyone OTHER than Penn State (or whoever the top team is), NIL is a good thing.

He explicitly states he did NOT take the biggest NIL offer (from Iowa). He sounds like a very religious young man, much like Aaron Brooks. In this interview he mentions prayer and glorifying God over and over again. Looks like Penn State was the best fit for him in terms of his faith and religion. Humble young man...I hope to see him win multiple NCAA titles.

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No way is Spencer Lee the 6th best 3 timer...don't care what your numbers say. He has to be the best 3xer because he was just so damn dominant on top.

There are many HR posters who also believe Nagao is locked up for Iowa. It's far more than me and Mineo who believe Nagao is a Hawkeye.

Are you claiming all guests on that podcast have only announced commitments to Penn State?

He won't do any jail time. Probably just probation and a suspended sentence.

I expect Cannon to PSU tomorrow

184 or HWT?

Where does Spencer Lee rank among them? He was basically a 4 timer if not for a fluke pin.

Nagao is a leg rider, not a tilter. Zain Retherford would be a much better fit for teaching him how to turn guys with legs than Spencer Lee.

Wrestling parody?

Very true. Penn State needs Nagao a lot more than Iowa.

Carter Starocci?

If Cannon picks Rutgers I hope Teske comes back to Penn State.

Hawkeye Report has various insiders posting that they have Nagao in the (money) bag https://iowa.forums.rivals.com/threads/iowa-recruiting-thread.416755/page-10

Great interview, offers insight to Cael's Penn State culture

Nagao to Cornell probably makes the most sense

Yes that’s a quote from Mitchell.

There's an awful lot of bellyaching about how Penn State's recent "dominance" has ruined NCAA wrestling forever and how a NIL-salary cap needs to be imposed to ensure meaningful competition. But let's step back and realize that Cael's "dynasty" is a puny blip in comparison to the great Iowa and Oklahoma State dynasties. And was anyone complaining about those dynasties ruining the sport back then? No draconian rules were put in place in response to Iowa and Ok State's true dynasties and somehow the sport survived and evolved. There is nothing that needs to be done about Penn State's current run. Like all things, in time, it will run its course and another team will ascend the mountain. The Facts: Dan Gable's Hawkeyes won 15 national titles in 21 seasons, including 9 in a row from 1978-86. They also won Big Tens 21 years in a row! Oklahoma State wrestling has won a total of 34 national championships, including back-to-back titles from 1948-1949, 1958-1959, 1961- 1962, and 1989-1990 as well as consecutive titles from 1928-1931, 1933-1935, 1937-1946, 1954-1956 and 2003-2006. Add in the single-year titles in 1964, 1966, 1968, 1971 and 1994, and you have the greatest wrestling program legacy of all time. Oklahoma State head coach John Smith has coached more NCAA champions than any active coach in college wrestling. Under his tenure, 32 athletes have finished on top of the podium. He's also coached more All-Americans than any active coach in the NCAA with a total of 134 place-winners. Ed Gallagher, the Cowboys coach from 1916-1940, led his team to 19 undefeated season in 23 years, recording only two losses in the last nine seasons of his tenure. Oklahoma State is tied with Iowa for the longest unbeaten win streak. Both teams have won or tied 84 duals in a row. Source: https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2020-07-29/oklahoma-state-wrestling-championships-history-statistics

We all know how vocal the Penn State roster can be about giving all the glory to God - see recent examples Bo Nickal, Jason Nolf, Greg Kerkvliet and most of all Aaron "No False Prophets" Brooks. But check out this recent quote from Penn State transferee Mitchell Mesenbrink about the "type of people he [wants] to be around every day": "They love wrestling but their only value isn’t in wrestling - they have God at the center of their life…they don’t place winning over everything.” Clearly Penn State's religious culture is a big draw for similar-thinking recruits. By contrast I don't hear the same religious fervor at teams like Iowa. Could this be hurting them with elite recruits, who are often very devout in their religious practices?

Well known fact that Cael doesn’t give full scholarships to anyone

Iowa + Nagao + 3 Ferraris can beat Penn State