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I mean you could argue they were already panicking, given the rumors that they were going after Figueroa midseason and apparently even tried to get Lilledahl I believe over the summer.

From yesterday’s update: “Ryder Block has been removed from the rankings. Block originally entered the rankings after defeating Nash Singleton. However, that win over Singleton means far less now that Singleton has dropped out of the rankings. On top of that, Block hasn’t recorded a win over anyone ranked in the top 33.”

I mean I know it’s scripted, but this is “really” this dude’s head hitting the floor, right?

Maybe Bo will take his $5 million and donate $1 million to Cleveland State?

What we don’t know is if there was any conversation between Brands and Arnold about the PSU match prior to Arnold making the callout. I would assume not and at that time (post-match of their prior dual) Tom’s decision probably wasn’t even made yet. But Tom said it was his call (and that Arnold was upset about it). I know he’s not always the most forthcoming if it involves strategy, but I doubt he would blatantly lie.

Yeah that’s what it looks like. I think after next year we’ll get rid of most of the free covid year guys (although Kharchla in particular did not compete that year), but even in 2027 there will still be a couple left if they took both a regular redshirt and another type of redshirt.

Ah didn’t realize Kharchla had another year after this

Whoops totally forgot about Forrest. Also looks like the matches are in Altoona which is only about 45 minutes from PSU, so it could be a sign for Bassett but it’s not like they’re going too far out of their way

Besides Miller, is there anyone else uncommitted that they’d want to watch (or from the other team)?

If they are keeping it behind the paywall, I bet he gets a percentage of new signups today

And the projected height one…

We can’t count the two you’ve started right? You’re trying to rig the bet

Can these deals even have contracts?

Seems like a possibility IMO, I just brought this up in one of the other threads

Kyler posted another video, this time talking about his hip surgery. No indication of anything changing college-wise, although the video did include a trip to watch an ISU match. I knew Castillo was there, but didn’t realize Meza was a Valiant guy too. So I wonder if ISU could be in play if they are actually thinking of leaving ASU (no idea if they are)

Yes, and you do too

After their dual in the evening

I’m still curious what made him change his mind about when he was going to commit, IIRC his exact words like less than a month ago were “it will definitely be after NCAA’s, probably over the summer.” Is there any chance he reclassifies and enters college next year? I’d imagine if someone is offering $3+ million they will want a sooner return on their investment.

It’s not six, on an annual basis it’s probably somewhere between 1.5 ($750k/year) - 2.5 ($1.25mm/year). Still a fair question, but I’m not sure you can expect to get more than 1 or 2 national title contenders in the portal each year. Maybe I’m an optimist but I do think we’re going to see less transferring after all the guys with the free Covid years are gone. And many of the guys that finish 1-3 will probably already be at schools offering pretty good NIL. And of course from a fan perspective there’s something to be said for being able to root for the same guy for 4 years vs new guys every year. And with Bassett, while maybe not worth $500k+, he does bring his marketability with him that could also actually bring in some revenue. Not to mention landing him makes you the frontrunner for Melvin Miller as well.

$5 million per year is definitely exaggerated, but I wouldn’t be super shocked if that’s the total number. I mean even Willie confirmed that Teemer and Buchanan were getting $500k each for one season. So I’d bet Bo got offered more than that. $3 million+ for a career is certainly believable to me.

Wasn’t their women’s basketball team good for a stretch?

It was the early days of NIL, but pretty sure NIL helped get them Mendez/Bouzakis/Feldman. So I’m sure they’ve got funds. They just haven’t really gotten any big name transfers yet. I know Ryan has commented on that they did go after some, just weren’t able to land them.

This may be true but I mentioned earlier that I heard PSU (can’t remember where, Spencer Lee maybe?) has put expiration dates on their offers, if so it could be them or if it was successful maybe Taylor is using the same strategy

I dunno if he was lying but if VT gave him a similar NIL offer than those other 3, that’s pretty impressive

Calling Bouzakis’ season “lackluster” seems a bit of a stretch IMO. If Crookham is out, he’s got a chance to win the whole thing. His only losses are to Davino and three guys that could also win the title all in close matches, and he has several quality wins and an over 60% bonus rate