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Well do you think he was saying the same thing as you but are just apparently not a fan of the term “adrenaline dump”? If so, I’m not sure why you’re apparently worked up just because of the term used if you basically agree? But IMO, that’s two different things. “Going out too fast” usually means that he expended too much energy in the beginning of the match and got tired as a result. I don’t think I’ve heard the term “adrenaline dump” specifically, but I’ve certainly seen it happen where people seemed to tire themselves out when they wouldn’t normally be as a result of being nervous/anxious/hyped up.

Yes of course any coach who does this should get similar criticism. Although I could see an argument for more criticism for Cael (or someone like Tom Ryan) because of the religious aspect – for being so religious, it does feel a little slimy to use religion to exploit loopholes. The thing is, with a few exceptions (I saw Iowa fans mention Mocco, maybe Araujo at Nebraska now) other than Cael and Taylor, no other team is really in a position to benefit from delaying the eligibility of guys of that caliber.

Agree that having no exemptions is the only way to close these loopholes. Although to your question, technically there is also an exemption for “Time spent with recognized foreign aid services of the U.S. government... Among such services that qualify for an exception are Peace Corps” page 45, section 12.6.6 https://gozips.com/documents/download/2026/8/17/NCAA_2026-27_Manual.pdf (unlike some other posters here I actually provide links to my sources) On a similar note, 2 paragraphs below it also says they can not be enrolled as full-time students during the mission. Both Henckel and Cole are still listed in the student directory. Which means unless they are part time students or unenroll a month before the semester ends (which would be even more reason to question the motives here), the “mission” will not start until after the first semester. It also does not appear to list a minimum timeframe that the mission must be. For all we know maybe it will only be for a week or two (and IIRC this possibility was brought up by JD Rader).

Well what are you saying? Are you suggesting he has a gas tank issue? Maybe, but it certainly could have just been moreso nerves/adrenaline.

Senior Branden Wentzel of Montoursville, PA owner of a 4-10 career record (but was a PA state champ).

Yup. CP’s of course was not an opinion - it’s pretty much an objective fact to anyone with eyes that eligibility was the primary motivation behind this decision.

I wonder if Cael will restrict access to Flo after CP’s comments, which of course weren’t bad - just something to the effect of “of course the reason they’re doing this is to preserve eligibility.” Reading between the lines you could definitely tell even the always professional @Jon_Kozak was not a huge fan of them doing this in the name of God.

Of course, in my scenario, if PSU is allowed to wrestle a backup at 125 that can keep Spratley to a decision, then they would still win…

LemonPie All-Conference Tuesday at 12:27 PM #24 lol. Man I hate this. HOA242n! Senior Yesterday at 7:28 AM #965 Maybe it has happened, but Google couldn't give me a single example of an NCAA athlete that has gotten their eligibility frozen due to a religious mission not related to the LDS church. I know enough about LDS missions to understand it isn't generally a benefit to athletic development, but this specific situation really does appear to be new territory and the timing is oddly perfect to benefit PSU wrestling. It's totally within the rules, but if I wasn't a PSU wrestling fan, I'd look at it differently. Will be interesting to see if it (non-LDS missions for NCAA athletes) becomes more prevalent with all these new eligibility rules. These are of course the minority and even their “criticism” is very mild. But I like how the second guy even admits he’d have a stronger opinion if he wasn’t a PSU fan, lol.

RBY seems to have done well with it. Of course transferring to a different country and not having to battle top guys just to make the team certainly helped.

Also since you mentioned GPT, I asked it: “Can an NCAA wrestler participate in RTC practices during a religious mission?” “An NCAA wrestler may potentially participate in USA Wrestling RTC practices while serving an official religious mission, but the religious-mission exception does not automatically authorize all RTC participation.” …which aligns with my earlier statement of the answer does not seem to be clear one way or the other.

Consensus I saw for the third was Sean Wang. He is also not on the current roster, but I believe he is out of eligibility.

Only one guy in the photo is a starter. The logical conclusion is that he was not kicked off “for the fight,” but that it was likely the last straw after multiple issues.

So you don’t want to bet on him AA’ing or placing top 6?

Can you provide the citation? In addition to the coaching comment, I’m sure you’re aware an RTC is not “affiliated.”

There are no PSU coaches listed as coaches for the NLWC. Also, this:

wHy ArE yOu DoXxInG pEoPlE??? (kidding)

I mean even on the PSU forum I’ve seen guys being critical of this tactic despite being religious. Maybe kind of a “doing the right thing for the wrong reasons” kind of thing…

Mendez isn’t eligible is he?

Yeah I debated Ross over Barr, but I could also see SVN over Robideau

And yet despite that, when was the last time a non Mormon D1 wrestler took a mission trip? Now there’s 2 on one team in 1 year, the first year that redshirts go away, for 2 guys who weren’t gong to start. Nope, not fishy at all!

Yup, also a possibility

Ha, great point.

So is it true that PSU thinks Ono should get 3 years? It does seem confirmed that the NCAA only said 1 based on Ono being listed as a senior. But maybe Cael is just doing the ole ask for 3 but be happy with 2 thing.

Do we know what date that occurred? If it was after September 26, that could be interesting.