WE ARE DOWN TO 38!
This week's list of teams eliminated off the list:
Army West Point, Campbell, Edinboro, Harvard, Illinois, North Dakota State, South Dakota State
CC: @Gus
Another Wednesday another update:
Cal Poly, Columbia, Indiana, Maryland, Millersville, The Citadel, and West Virginia eliminated this week.
The list narrows to 45. See y'all next week!
High school for me was J Jaggers and Lance Palmer (NE Ohio)
Palmer was probably the most hyped i'd ever seen, and that would include Dustin Schlatter. Not who everyone was claiming to be the best, but closest to any star or celebrity status in that world.
Palmer a brother who was also destined to be a 4x state champ (he was) his family was known for wrestling bears, and the St. Eds notoriety certainly helped.
I remember when I was first getting into wrestling, the first name I remember people talking about nationally was David Craig out of Florida. I know he didn't pan out at all on the college scene but i'll always remember the hype. I think he committed to Lehigh? Maybe wrestled a year.
I personally find myself rooting for wrestlers, despite what school they attended. Whether Nickal does great or poorly in UFC will have little affect monetary-wise, may help bring in blue chip recruits (Like they need more help) due to his reputation/wrestlers aspiring to get into UFC after college.
Welp my bet of SIU Edwardsville comes to an early exit. Next slew of schools eliminated off Bassett's list:
Sacred Heart
Duke
SIU Edwardsville
Bloomsburg
Gardner-Webb
Northern Illinois
Binghamton
I think with social media these days people are more inclined to announce they are NOT coming back and thanking their school, etc. as opposed to just returning when known eligibility is left. Not all wrestlers generate posts like Starocci.
Bo speaks to FLO saying he will be updating this list every Wednesday. What's everyones thoughts on this unique process?
https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/12648837-bo-bassett-narrows-his-school-list
Pretty sure Blaze's last loss was to Davino in the Ironman finals back in December.
It was ultimate overtime or rideout, whatever the name its given in highschool where it came down to the last possible scenario. Blaze then beats Davino twice this past weekend, and it wasn't as close as the Ironman finals match. Those two would make great practice partners