I said it darn near a decade ago and I stand by it: Nolf is an enigma. I think I said something along the lines of "he may never make a world team, or he may be the greatest wrestler in US history and neither will surprise me."
He couldn't get past Imar until his shoulder gave out and he couldn't get past JB until Father Time finally struck midnight only for Benjamin Dakebutton to snatch his soul.
I thought that maybe Nolf's senior career, or lack thereof, would be the jolting cattle prod for Carl to go all-in on the FS scene with his most elite, but seeing Nickal and Starocci exit much quicker says otherwise. He wants folkstyle, he will recruit the best freestyle, and that's that.