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Lol what? Our team would be better off if a multiple time medalist, world champ and olympian were retired? Who on the HWC roster adds any value to USA Wrestling outside of Spencer Lee?? I don't think Sorensen, Marinelli, Kaleb Young, or Eierman have wrestled a senior level match in years. Regardless, none of them would even be competitive with the top 5 of the ladder right now. The rest..DeSanto and Warner? They're well outside the top 5 and are nothing more than glorified warm up partners for Spencer & Buchanan.

Also, there's something to going in to the post season with a high level of confidence. If Arnold loses here (which he would) I can imagine his confidence heading in to Big Tens will be at an all time low with losing to McEnelly and Plott back to back.

125- Ramos 133- Romney 141- Mendez 149- Van Ness 157- Shapiro 165- Mesenbrink 174- Haines 184- Starocci 197- Ferrari 285- Gable

Also looking to attend but not spending $700+ for one all session ticket on vivid. What is the consensus regarding getting tickets the day of the event when I get to Philly? Will I be able to find tickets at or near face value?

what kind of autism is this?

PSU vs. Iowa 125- Lilledahl vs. Cruz PSU dec. 3-0 PSU 133- Davis vs. Peterson/Hernandez PSU dec. 6-0 PSU 141- Bartlett vs. Block PSU dec. 9-0 PSU 149- Van Ness vs. Parco IOWA dec. 9-3 157- Kasak vs. Teemer PSU dec. 12-3 165- MM vs. Caliendo PSU maj. 16-3 174- Haines vs. PK PSU dec. 19-3 184- Starocci vs. Arnold PSU maj. 23-3 197- Barr vs. Buchanan IOWA dec. 23-6 285- Kerk vs. Kueter PSU maj. 27-6

True.lol But imagine (if it's possible, idk) if you could give that prize money to your athletes. Cael come's into the practice room in July "Hey everyone we're going to go down to Tulsa, OK wrestle 4-5x, beat everyone by 20+ and you're going to make 20k. You guys up for that?"

I'm predicting a shutout if PSU wrestles every starter. Only tossup is 133.

With a potential payout of $200,000 I wouldn't be surprised if Cael changes his mind. Makes it well worth it for his program.

https://nwcaonline.com/news/2025/1/21/national-wrestling-coaches-association-the-national-duals-invitational-sponsored-by-paycom-brings-high-stakes-wrestling-to-tulsa.aspx Awesome news!! Booking my flights now.

My god Illinois looks terrible. No offense whatsoever, not even offensive attempts. Can’t ride/turn, and can’t get away.

It could also be their first time cutting down to and competing at the new weight. Takes a minute for you to adjust to competing at a lower weight, that's what I'm cracking it up to anyway. UNI looked lights out though.

Well if Ferrari beats Arnold and he doesn't want to redshirt but you force him to, the likelihood of him jumping into the portable is extremely high.

I don't see how anyone can even be competitive with PSU for the foreseeable future...and realistically, we all know Cael and co. isn't going to forget how to recruit or develop kids in the room. That lineup has 6 LIKELY NCAA Champs (LL, Blaze, SVN, Duke, MM, and Levi). Davis, Barr, Mirasola will AA. That leaves Hvy as the only question mark. There's not an All-Star team out there that can beat them.

I bet they make the top 5

I'll take Volk, Bailey, Peyton Hall, Braunagel, Feldman, and PSU to go 5-0.

When Levi beat KOT at WTT, Levi was the bigger human. He will be a solid sized 174. I don't anticipate seeing much, if any, size difference between Levi and Arnold

lmao and people thought letting athletes get paid was a good thing. This is the end result. College programs will drop every men's sport besides football & basketball. The women's side will be basketball, volleyball, and whatever keeps them compliant with title 9. We're so obsessed with watching college football, we are going to destroy every other sport besides basketball. Hope it was worth it. *At the water cooler on Monday* "Damn Bob that's a real shame the alma mater just cut 15 men's sports. Anyway, did you catch the Iron Bowl!?!? Can't believe that Alabama wide receiver is only 17!!"

Agreed. In fact, I believe Davino is the favorite to win the spot. Bouzakis' brutish style isn't conducive to major collegiate success. Takes a little more than a head in the hole cradle, and cow catcher to win. Also..just went 0-1 at u23 worlds

So they now have 3 RTC coaches for 2 athletes...and 2 total coaches for the college program. Do we see Coleman Scott in Madison as an assistant?

125- Ayala 133- Crookham 141- Bartlett 149- Van Ness 157- Messenbrink 165- Haines 174- O'toole (Unless Starocci comes back) 184- Keckeisen 197- Buchanan 285- Kerk

Webster & Scoles are nice pick ups. I like Chris Moore too. However, lets not act like Poeta is lighting the recruiting trail on fire. If he was really crushing it, maybe one high end transfers like Illinois boys Caliendo & Hamiti would've decided Champaign, IL was a great fit. Also of note, Poeta failed to recruit 3 of the last 4 blue chippers. No Nasir Bailey, Davino, or Mendoza. Next question, how is attendance looking at Illinois home matches? Not great is the answer. It's frustrating to turn on Big Ten Network and see mostly empty bleachers. 569 fans vs Minnesota 1757 fans vs Iowa 563 fans vs UNC & Central Michigan 1258 fans vs SIUE 338 fans vs Navy

I didn't say he didn't get a facility. Someone suggested the reason why Illinois didn't get Davino or Mendoza was because a decision had to be made between getting a facility and securing NIL deals for Davino & Mendoza, which by the way isn't true. I simply stated that he, Poeta, should be able to do both.

Welcome to the Big 10. Figure it out Poeta. Somehow Iowa can figure out how to fundraise $30+ million for a new wrestling facility. Somehow Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State can all figure out how to raise a boatload of money for improved facilities in addition to competing for recruits in the NIL era. It's part of being a head coach today. If he can't mange to work the phone and bring in enough money to be competitive, then Illinois needs to bring in someone who can. Illinois as a state qualified 32 for the NCAA tournament last year #2 behind PA and this year qualified 22 for the NCAA tournament, 4th most this year. U of I qualified a pathetic 3 this year, two of which were done Day 1.

I mean..that's the reality of today's D1 world. Figure it out Poeta or just resign yourself to being a mid to bottom tier Big 10 team. The choice is yours.