Voice of the Quakers

Gable Steveson wrestling in college is wasting everyone's time. Yes, he will win NCAAs - good for him. But, if he wants to focus on being the best wrestler he can be, he should be solely competing in FS. On another front, 7th year "seniors" do not belong in college sports. Unfortunately, I fear we're about to see a new batch of "abuse" of the Olympic redshirts coming to college wrestling shortly.

Billy Pierce had a 25 minute match via ultimate OT at the 2000 Olympic Trials in Dallas. Can't remember his opponent. The match was glorious - much more action packed than you would've imagined given the style and the weight class.

Dake will not age backwards forever. I think the only one who repeats is Snyder. Are we sure Spencer Lee wants to continue wrestling?

And yet, Sad might be done after tomorrow given injury and Snyder may compete for one or two more cycles.

Happy we are getting Taylor-Sadulaev in the first round. Wrestling needs more events like this. One of the greatest ever at 86 meeting one of the greatest ever at 97 for a catchweight fight, with a decent possibility neither will ever wrestle on the world stage again. This is wrestling's Hagler-Leonard. Who would've thought that a match of this magnitude would ever be possible? I'm actually more excited for this bout than I was for the Olympics.

Establishing control from neutral is harder than taking control from bottom. I like the point difference here.

Examples might be increased advertising and sponsorship opportunities or an increased number of non-Badger athletic events in our facilities. Looking forward to those Culver's ads on the back of everyone's singlets. Butter Burgers...Yum!

??? Funny, Atreus is still promoting Zahid's presence. Wonder how long this page will remain up. https://atreuswrestlingrtc.com/

All this does is remind me Pico is 28 years old and it's been eight years since he lost in the 2016 Olympic Trials finals to Frank Molinaro. What could've been both in wrestling and MMA...

Ivy League schools are no longer part of the EIWA. If Cornell wants to schedule this meet, they would have the flexibility and where with all to do so. Not judging, but guessing any issues moving forward would be on the side of Penn State.

Don't feed the trolls. Not talking about you, of course.

The Ivy League just saw a lawsuit challenging its ban on athletic scholarships dismissed in federal court. It is hard to imagine any Ivy League team opting into the House settlement as it would almost certainly lead to their departure from the league. https://www.thedp.com/article/2024/10/penn-lawsuit-ivy-league-athletic-scholarship-lawsuit

After placing at his first NCAA tourneys, he failed to place in 2022-23. I know he is ranked high, but I also think he may have hit his ceiling.

All this experience and Intermat has Illinois ranked 19th in their tournament rankings. There is a downside to having too much experience on a team. Who thinks any of these wrestlers improves on past performance? Pucino? Ruth? And what does next season look like? Hello, transfer portal.

Thanks to Jason Bryant for including a link to this story in his newsletter this morning. The school's statement may indicate Campbell has bigger problems. Given Campbell's size, the school's finances should be healthier than this. Maybe not. In a statement, the school said it evaluated operation expenses and made “strategic decisions” to ensure the future of the school, which is located in Buies Creek. “We’ve asked for the cooperation of various departments and units, including Campbell Athletics, who are helping us in this goal of institutional strength,” the university said in a statement. The school said the among the cost-cutting measures are athletic scholarships across multiple sports. The school did not elaborate on which of its 21 athletic teams would face cuts. https://www.wralsportsfan.com/budget-cuts-coming-for-campbell-athletics-school-says/21675210/?utm_source=Wrestling+News&utm_campaign=c7bbfabb03-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_09_28_09_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_44607e8210-c7bbfabb03-245377111&mc_cid=c7bbfabb03&mc_eid=e17780a615

Short of a fundamental transformation in the personality of Ford Focus, I struggle to see how this helps CSUB moving forward no matter how well AJ does. Is there anyone in the wrestling community who doesn't look at this move cynically? Is there one wrestler, parent or high school coach who is giving CSUB a 2nd look because AJ is on campus? I would guess there are more people scratching CSUB off their list than adding it to their list. I wish CSUB nothing but the best. I saw Mark Cody turn American U. into a program that punched well above its weight at NCAAs by targeting a couple key prospects with high integrity with full scholarships to help attract other quality individuals to the program. Assuming CSUB has at least some scholarship money to work with, I would encourage them to do the same. CA is a wrestling gold mine - keeping just a few top prospects home could do wonders at CSUB.

Hard to see Keck scoring on Star, assuming both are fit enough for the match this early in the season. Wonder if a negative result here might encourage Keck to move up to 197.

Fun match. Not every entertainer has to look the same. Best of luck to the two of them in their development. Wondering if one of Gable's issues was an unwillingness to "lose". TMS seems to be in on the game.

To be overly simplistic about this, the older guys had more matches because they wrestled more competitions. Much more international travel - if you went overseas, you wrestled several tournaments and/or duals - and many more tours of international/Russian teams here. (I do miss those dual meet tours - those were a lot of fun to watch.) Philosophically, all sports/athletes seem to be moving to "load management". It's debatable whether reduced competition has made any impact on overall performance, health or career longevity. Snyderman (200+ wins at 28 years old) seems to be the only American embracing the old school tour mentality. I love him for it, but I do wonder if it hurt him in the last quad.

Thanks for compiling this info. Much appreciated. My only quibble as a Penn fan is that Cross Wasilewski will place no worse than 2nd in the Ivy at 149. But, he's a (gray shirt) freshman so I understand the lack of data in the system. (Same with McGowan for Princeton at 125.) Thanks again.

Doctors are still much better at fixing elbows and knees than ball and socket joints, and you would think a wrestling nation as strong as Iran would produce a challenger to prevent Yazdani from wrestling in his 4th Olympiad under the best of circumstances. Still, best of luck to Yazdani in his recuperation - he's been a fun watch.

25 - Spratley 133 - 141 - Jamison 149 - Parco 157 - Teemer 165 - Caliendo 174 - Hamiti 184 - DAVID TAYLOR 197 - Buchanan HWT - Hendrickson Using his COVID year. Don't know why more teams don't think of this.

Looks like AJ may have gone zero days without an incident after all…

Yes, the sky is falling at the Big R. My brother wrestled at Rutgers from 1988-91. He would've killed for this type of chaos. Successful teams lose coaches all the time for new/better gigs, better pay, more responsibility, etc., particularly at the end of an Olympic quad. Congrats, Rutgers fan base - you've made it. Enjoy the irrationality that comes with it.

I just want to congratulate CSUB for this release regarding Ferrari's transfer. It is absolute perfection. It neither acknowledges Ferrari's past issues or admits that the college is selling its soul for a return to wrestling relevance. The photo of AJ is the chef's kiss. Do you think AJ dropped this pose on the first shot or that the photographer ever tried to say, "Hey, how about a simple head shot just for the records?" https://gorunners.com/news/2024/9/4/wrestling-smith-adds-ncaa-champion-aj-ferrari-to-bakersfield-roster.aspx?utm_source=Wrestling+News&utm_campaign=1b69b6afb1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_09_28_09_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_44607e8210-1b69b6afb1-245377111&mc_cid=1b69b6afb1&mc_eid=e17780a615