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I’m really looking forward to seeing Jax Forrest competing. Best of luck to all our team members.

Well I am of a different opinion, I think that adding the push out rule would add another layer to Folkstyle. I like the current Freestyle rules, the pace is far quicker and I believe the fans like it. But I recognize that Folkstyle is different and the size of a particular mat may be an issue, so unless the NCAA’s adopt this rule, this is purely argumentative.

Yes, and I don’t think anyone would disagree, but it’s part of the rules. And in this particular case, the amount of push outs won.

Well if Dake announces that he wants to coach, I have to believe it will be great for college wrestling, just like it was when David Taylor took the job at Ok.St. This past year with Nebraska and Ok.St.’s performances I believe was a huge factor in energizing our sport.

Well Push outs are apart of the Freestyle and Greco rules. So it is what it is. Honestly though, I am a fan of the rule and I would like to see it incorporated into Folkstyle. But irregardless I thought it was a great match and I think that Mocco gave Mirasola everything he could handle.

Obviously MM’s gas tank was a huge asset but watching the match I thought that once he figured out how to get to Carr’s legs that changed the outcome of this match.

So the Greco team is set, and I know it’s early but my thought is that this is a good thing. I believe that these guys can now focus on improving and building towards becoming their best for the Worlds.

So Zane Richards made it to the finals, so does anyone know if he has a background in Greco? Irregardless if this was his first year training full time training Greco I think that this is pretty impressive. Maybe if he stays at it he can break through.

Well hopefully this injury isn’t serious and he can recover from pretty quickly.

Wow these turned out to be pretty accurate.

Well Snyderman walked through the tournament without much trouble. I wonder if there’s anyone in the NL room that is pushing him.

Both great, and hopefully find more success in future endeavors.

Okay so I am I getting this right, but Aeoden Sinclair competed in both 92Kg Seniors reaching the finals and also wrestle 86Kg, in U20’s again to get to the finals. What a stud. The young kids came to play at this tournament.

Honestly my first thought is Daton Fix. I know he is still competing, but I have to think that he will be able to do both

Well I am happy to see Zack go to Ok St. it will make even more interesting.

If PSU loses Duke, I think that would send shockwaves throughout college wrestling, especially if Iowa lands him.

So as much as it would be great for Iowa to get Ryder, I don’t see Ferrari being big enough for 197, he looks a little small for 84. Caliendo has been spectacular at 165, and if I was TnT I wouldn’t mess with that. Kennedy proved himself at 174, so once again I wouldn’t touch that either. Arnold may be the odd man out here and might be relegated to a backup role. Now it might work if Ryder could go 97, but I have no idea if that’s realistic. Honestly though I think Ryder is going to go to Okie St.

I could see Davis hitting the portal, it’s going to be crowded with Blaze and Ono.

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Well my belief is that he will try and make the World Team, because I don’t know what else there is for him right now. WWE, and Football didn’t work out so I think he returned to wrestling to find success and support. I guess he could try MMA, but I haven’t heard anything about him wanting to give that a go. As far as who will be our rep for 125 KG this year, I would’ve have picked Gable all day before last night. But now I am not so sure.

Well I like the Coach/staff going out and establishing a relationship with a wrestler and then recruiting and developing him. I’m not really a fan of going around and trying to “hire” a guy, but I understand the world we live in. Next year maybe it might be Ferrari, or Bassett if he’s ready. But Iowa like other teams are constantly trying to compete with Penn St, which is really a “super” program nowadays. So not only do they have to compete with them on the mat but they also have to compete with them for recruits. Add in Ok St. which has made the commitment to return that program back to its past success, is going to be another team going after the top talent. Also Nebraska, was this a one off, or is this a signal of things to come from in Lincoln. Now I don’t have any inside information about Iowa but if you look at all their assistants it’s all home grown talent, but a poster on another thread suggested that maybe Iowa should hire Jason Nolf, and the more I think about it, maybe they should start looking outside of Iowa City.

The SunDevil’s are in a tough spot, like many programs. So many teams are struggling to secure funds, recruit, develop and maybe even acquire talent in the portal, and of course dealing with injuries. Programs are also looking for quality assistant coaches. Add in the fact that Penn State and a few other programs are able to consistently find success, putting pressure on everyone else. This year Nebraska a traditionally very good program had a great season with phenomenal results, so is this going to be the norm for them going forward? Also Ok St. has made the commitment to put that program back on top, which is another issue to contend with. Anyway, I am sure Coach Jones is doing the things that he can under the circumstances he finds himself under. I think that if he could find additional funding, it would probably be a huge shot in the arm.

Amazing, I knew that they were tough, but wow. Fantastic tourney for the Cornhuskers.

That would be huge, but he’s about the same size as Morningside so I don’t know how the dynamics would work.

Well all the teams have to work through their injury situations. But what I think is Iowa’s issue is that I see guys just getting worn down to the nub. Perhaps 5 years of the intense training is too much for a lot of their wrestlers.