Jimmy Cinnabon

Favorite is obviously Iowa so he can join Anthony (and probably A.J.)

https://www.instagram.com/p/CslishPuL57/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== 1. Cael 2. Gable, Dan 3. Dake 4. Mark Schultz 5. Pat Smith 6. John Smith 7. Stieber 8. Askren 9. Tom Brands 10. David Taylor

My take: if Jason Nolf and Nick Lee had a baby it would be Mitchell Mesenbrink. White as a marshmallow, relentless pace like Nolf and grind like Nicky Lee.

Restricting it to transfers that happened this off-season. Last season Real Woods won biggest impact...transferred from Stanford to Iowa and became the best wrestler on a team that included Spencer Lee. Nominees: Victor Voinovich (Iowa) Shane Griffith (Mich) Chris Cannon (Mich) Michael DeAugstino (Mich) Lucas Davison (Mich) Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) Aaron Nagao (Penn State) Seth Nevills (Maryland) Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) Bernie Truax (Penn State) My pick is Griffith, I see him getting back to the top of the podium in the Michigan room.

And was Tim Flynn a great coach?

Over 2x champ O'Toole? I don't see it.

Penn State 125 Really counting on Robbie Howard to be healthy, which he hasn't been since he started college. If RH can stay healthy he can make nationals and win a few matches there. If not, it's going to be another year with a hole at 125 and no qualifier. 133 Expect Nagao to be a national title contender. Hope he can improve from neutral in the Penn State room. He's already a hammer on top. 141 Bartlett despite placing 3rd I think he can still improve a lot 149 SVN - see Bartlett above. I think he has even more room for improvement than BB. 157 Haines should contend for a national title. Hope he can improve on his awesome true freshman campaign. 165 Messenbrink I don't see as a finalist right away but a mid-tier AA would be great 174 Starocci if he's back should be favored to 3peat 184 Truax I project as 3-5 at NCAAs. The weight is too deep for him to be a title favorite but hoping he can improve with better training partners. 197 Brooks I see as a finalist but not a favorite since he's moving up a weight. He's actually shorter than Starocci so I wonder how he deals with the length of the bigger 197 pounders HWT Kerk I have as the favorite now that Parris is gone Penn State still wins NCAAs comfortably, even if Howard gets hurt again. I actually think they win by a smaller margin this upcoming year though. It was really just a magical run this past season with several guys way overperforming their seeds.

Do they usually also include their dad in the picture and the head coach? Also under his name it lists "University of Iowa"

Posted by Anthony Ferrari...he and his brother Angelo in full Iowa gear, tagging the whole Iowa wrestling team. Seems pretty official now, no? Only question is why AJ isn't in the picture too.

Um...he could slot in perfectly once Cael retires? Also I'm pretty sure a majority of Hawkeye fans would give their left nut to hire DT as head coach.

He could have beaten Yianni (again) in the NCAA finals has he not gotten hurt.

Featuring: DT, his BFF Kyle Dake, Kyle Snyder, RBY, Gilman, Geno Petriashvili, Jake Varner, Cael

There is a huge thread on Hawkeye report about this. Including lots of fighting between Willie Saylor and Bob Nichols (who apparently one of the biggest donors to the Hawkeye program and namesake of the new Nicolls Wrestling Room: Apparently Bob is the one who "persuaded" the Brands to go after the Ferraris and continues to do so. And Bob was making many posts slamming the Chittums for leaving the Hawkeyes. So much drama - see here: https://iowa.forums.rivals.com/threads/ferrari-clan.413922/page-45

I know many Hawks fans think the Brands screwed up in losing Chittum but let's lay out the facts: 1. 2 or 3 Ferraris > 1 Chittum 2. Chittum has committed to 3 schools before ever donning a college singlet. Odds are he switches again. 3. Chittum will be 21 (or older) by the time he wrestles in his first NCAAs. His upside is limited. 4. Angelo and Anthony Ferrari have higher upside than Chittum. 5. AJ is just icing on the cake - he is immediately the title favorite at 197, yes even over Aaron Brooks. People are being short sighted in only focusing on losing Chittum (which could have happened anyway). Once 2 or 3 Ferraris are in the Carver-Hawkeye garage this move by the Brands will be praised as GENIUS.

How is ISU better than Iowa in any sense relevant to wrestling?

I'll bite. He's clearly not going to Penn State given they have Haines and Messenbrink. What pastures are greener than Iowa?

From my source it's 2 non-starter wrestlers on the Hawkeye team. I think they get suspended a semester and are allowed to rejoin in the spring. It will have zero impact on the Hawkeyes dual or tournament performances. For the record, I think students should be allowed to gamble freely provided they are of age and they aren't wagering against themselves in games they actually participate in. Problems only arise if athletes wager against themselves since they can throw a game. Betting on yourself to win poses no conflicts.

Fake news

Did he do a Mormon mission for a few years? Seems a bit old to be entering college.

With AOC graduating and Haines possibly moving up does this mean true freshman Cody Chittum is the favorite at 157?

Not so subtle signs that he'll be pursuing professional MMA?

Wolverines will be the top challenger to Penn State next season for sure now

There's a decent chance both are at 174 pounds next year. I think Arnold, who recently won U20s at the US Open could actually beat Starocci. He's got the short stocky powerful build which has been known to give Starocci problems in the past. And he's an Iowa Hawkeye. Starocci only has a few losses in his career and most are to Iowa guys.

Dude, how about a trigger warning?