BloodRound

I've said it once, and I will say it 1,000 more times... Carter does NOT work as a heel, no matter how hard he tries. I can't see any realistic future in which he is a coach with his generally b*tchy attitude either.

Cael Sanderson.

Wondering how the recent news with Brooks's suspension could affect DT's initial start to this role. Gotta imagine he will be splitting time between NLWC and Okie State if he's next man up.

I think it's easy to lose sight of the fact that Gable is only in his early 20's. We've all made some pretty bad mistakes in that age range, dedicated ourselves to things that have not panned out, etc. To think that he colossally f'd up though is laughable. He is still more than capable of making more world and Olympic runs. If he chooses to return to freestyle full time, I do not see why he would not be the colossal favorite to be our rep. I used to hate on Gable as I think most did during his freshman/early sophomore season. Now I am just hoping that this stint is looked back on as a footnote in a long & promising career.

We got another James Gandolfini on our hands

That's just a classic Bo Job right there. Wouldn't expect much class from him.

Terrell to Rutgers won't happen, but boy would it make me happy if it did.

You'd think so, but I just can't see anyone they have coming up to get it done. Apologies to Gabe Arnold.

I'm not sure what your criteria for "homegrown" is, but here's a breakdown across two separate lists: Last 10 AA's for Rutgers Shawver Slavikouski Rivera Bulsak Poznanski Turley Ashnault Theobold Suriano DelVecchio Now if homegrown for you means from New Jersey, then here: Rivera Poznanski Ashnault Theobold Suriano DelVecchio 6/10 ... not too bad. If homegrown means started their career at Rutgers, then: Shawver Poznanski Turley Ashnault Theobold 5/10, unless you count DelVecchio never competing for NC State before coming here. On both fronts, those numbers ain't too bad, especially in the age of NIL & transfer portal mania. Do I agree that they need to get a hold of more elite NJ talent? Absolutely. But it does not mean they solely rely on the leftovers of other schools. In a perfect world, Rutgers can recruit top NJ talent that won't bail at the first sign of adversity (see: Glasgow, Aragona), but this world isn't exactly perfect.

I'm sorry, am I blanking here? What school did Ashnault go to before Rutgers?

HOW MANY MORE YEARS OF SCHULTZ DO WE HAVE LEFT

hah - nice.

Not sure what you are getting at, because Burroughs is still pretty firm in his South Jersey roots. He's settled down there, has spoken pretty candidly about putting that part of the state back into prominence and even recently returned back to Winslow when they renamed the gym in his honor.

Confidence and delusion actually put aside their differences once every 4 years to meet in the middle at "Ferrari."

I think injuries led to underperforming, which dropped his stock pretty badly over last season. I am glad Rutgers nabbed him, as I also hold the sentiment that he hasn't peaked yet.

The real question: does Aaron Brooks convert if he doesn't come back home with gold? God may have a plan, but that doesn't mean he has to agree with it.

James Green is starting to become like KISS - too many farewell tours.

What if it suddenly turns out Carter is actually closer to the Downey's and Ferrari's of the world than we had previously thought possible? Maybe even worse?

he just can't commit to the bit. Talks all that trash online, and then drops it all when the cameras are on him. He's not much better than us common internet trolls.

I think Carter also needs a trainer for his trash talking.

Oh, right... 3 point takedown came out since the last time I put on a stalling clinic.

I don't always get a takedown, but when I do, I stall my way to a 2-1 win.

We know this isn't the case...

My sophomore year, one of my teammates got taken down within 30 seconds of a match and his ankle straight up was twisted out to the side. We caught only a glimpse of it, but it was nasty. We called him on the bus ride back home when he was at the hospital & he told us how awesome the morphine was.

Need Ragusin's thoughts on this matter.