Would P Pop really want to go there? It seems that at this point looking from the periphery NC State is a better spot than Oklahoma State.
The question would be is how much does the Oklahoma State program personally mean to Pop.
I believe he was. There were a few other tough wrestlers on that squad that transferred out and did well. Chael Sonnen actually started at BYU before he transferred to Oregon where he "All-Americaned". I also remember Rocky and Rangi Smart. I think Rocky transferred to Arizona State and did well. BYU wrestling archives are hard to come by, it seems the University did all they could to get rid of the program history.....
BYU also used to have a very colorful announcer for their home duals, his commentary and introductions were something else.
Who in the portal is actually going to get paid NIL money from another school?
Definitely see Griffith, Truax, Davison, and Olejnik getting some $ to name a few. Who else? How much money will these guys acutally get?
If you built a team next year solely out of transfers, could they earn a trophy next year in K.C?
125- Caleb Smith or Dom LaJoie
133- Chris Cannon
141- Gabe Willochel
149- Marcus Polanco
157- Travis Mastro
165- Shane Griffith or Mitchell Messenbrink
174- Izzak Olejnik or Shane Griffith
184- Bernie Truax or Guiseppe Hoose
197- A.J. Ferrari or Bernie Truax/Jake Woodley if Ferrari's legal troubles aren't cleared
285- Lucas Davison or Yaraslau Slavikouski
Maybe everyone in the country just had big watch parties! I know I had about 5 guys over to watch that would have watched at their place. I sure my party was pretty mild compared to some of the ragers you all probably threw!
Although Oregon State took a bit of a step back at NCAAs this year I do think the program is on the rise. Pendleton is building something solid. Positive momentum. Excited to see where they are in a few years.
Sorry. In my quick scan of the message board I replied incorrectly.
Real Woods transferred out of a program that was close to being cut.....
Max Dean transferred out of a program that "cut" wrestling during the Covid year.
Trey Munoz started at Arizona State and just AA'ed for Oregon State.
Jason Tsirtsis transferred to Arizona State from Northwestern. AA'ed at both schools.
Evan Wick Wisconsin to Cal Poly.
Lots of gloom and doom from many leading up to the tourney. Lack of lodging, lack of food/drink nearby, pricey flights, etc, etc.
Now that is over what are your thoughts? How was the arena, the town, the overall weekend experience?
I'll start.
Oregon State Beavs were 2-5. 2 of those 5 losses were upsets according to the seeds. Overall we didn't look sharp to open up the tourney. We have some tough roads through the backside brackets now.
125- Kaylor lost to Wagner UNC 1-3
133- Shaner lost to Biscoglia UNI Fall
141- Belton lost to Filius PUR 3-8 (Belton had beat him earlier this year)
165- Olguin lost to Wilson NEB 1-3 SV (Olguin did have to take time after taking a shot to the head early on) Some wild scrambling in OT
174- Olmos beat Wolak COL 6-3
184- Munoz beat Parker NDSU 2-1
197- Harvey lost to Surber OKST 1-8 (Harvey had beaten Surber 14-9 this season)