I dont even know Kasak's h.s. record, but I know he lost a time or two. Kasak was Class AAA to Harer being Class AA which makes a difference. Still, Harer is good.
Conner Harer was a top 25 P4P recruit. 151-1, 3 Pa State titles his last 3 years in hs. Kasak controlled the match against a good, if young and unknown, wrestler.
Both Iowa and Penn St can make 200k without yearly wrestling Oklahoma State in front of an Oklahoma fan base for a "duals" title. That is what would come of this.
What coach would agree to an away- away-infinity away schedule for anything that the opposition would promote? You'd need to be dumb.
The "idea" of what most fans think a National Duals Tournament is and what the Paycom Duals is are two very different things.
Paycom wants teams to come to Oklahoma where the event would/will become synonymous with Oklahoma State. I can't see Cael doing that and I can't see Brands doing it either.
I see that both Intermat and Flo have Iowa 22 points better than Oklahoma State in the race for 2nd place. Seems high to me and that this gap should start to narrow. Thoughts?