Hopefully they can change their ways and adapt. I am not especially optimistic that will happen though. It would be great to see 3-5 programs really competing for the top spot in college wrestling.
For this same reason I think Iowa should be throwing everything at Alirez. They have a true contender in Spencer in the HWC and now they need to start building out that roster with more capable threats to make the US national team. Alirez would be a huge get for the Hawkeyes/HWC.
Illinois - Rutgers would be close. A lot of tight matches.
125 - not sure if the transfer from ISU is coming now?
133 - Lucas Byrd
141- Danny Pucino
149- Kannon Webster
157- Braedon Scoles
165- Chris Moore
174- Danny Braunagel
184- Edmond Ruth
197- Zach Braunagel
285- Luke Luffman
i would favor Illinois at 149, 165, 184. Rutgers at 125 and probably 285. The rest are toss ups.
Someone can stay at the same school and get paid still. Could be a whole bunch of different guys. Figs, Fix, Vito, Mendez, Henson, Gomez, Shapiro, Carr, Welsh, Keck, Plott, Hidlay, or Davison.