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Also Joey Milano was originally announced as a transfer from NC State to Purdue. He has not joined Purdue after all and appears to be pursuing an MMA career.

Jordan Slivka seems to be done with wrestling as a one time national qualifier that has two years remaining eligibility. He did complete four years at Ohio so he may have graduated.

In this situation - I would hope / bet that Tom Crook opts to jump up to 157 rather than redshirt. Other alternative is Ulrey if he can still make that weight. I don't think Brady can.

They have Kyle Dutton and Nassir Bailey as top recruits.

She was a flake like corn, I was born not to understand, by letting her pass, I proved to be the better man

125: Ayala over Howard 133: Teske over Braeden Davis 141: Woods and Bartlett - toss up 149: Van Ness over Voinovich 157: Haines over Franek 165: Mesenbrink over Caliendo 174: Starocci over Kennedy 184: Truax over Brands 197: Brooks over Ferrari, Assad, or Franklin 285: Kerkvliet over Ferrari or Cassioppi - Steveson would be favored though.

By all accounts Ferrari cannot make 197 also. In which case they have Ferrari and Cassioppi in the same weight class with probably similar results

I guess they technically could win - its possible. It's just not very plausible, even in the extremely unlikely scenario that they land Steveson. They would a combination of need Franek to upset Haines, Caliendo to upset Mesenbrink, and Ferrari to upset Brooks. Sure it could happen, but it would have to be as a result of some sort of miracle

That won't make enough of a difference unfortunately. They'd need to combine with another top five contender team to even have a chance. Iowa plus Michigan rosters combined still loses though to Penn State I reckon.

So is Paniro Johnson still going to be suspended or not? If not - does he redshirt? Or Swiderski back to RS?

Hopefully he's okay. If he's not, it's a shame for him, but Penn State would still be a favorite by more than fifty points for the national tournament

NC State and Missouri are the places to go for home grown talent.

I hate the gamesmanship aspect - but I suppose thats just how it works

I never get chosen. Last time I was the only one that was asked to be removed from the juror pool by the city instead of the defense attorney. Folks were openly admitting to having racist tendencies (WTF!) and to having a busy time at work which meant that they should be relieved of their responsibility. Judge humiliated and shamed these people which I enjoyed thoroughly. I acknowledged I had a small bias against the state, but also stated that I full believed it would not be an obstacle for me to be objective and that I was fully committed to upholding my responsibility to my fellow citizens. I also acknowledged when I had been arrested in the past, cops had been guilty of foul play against me. I guess that means I don't get to provide my voice.

He will never make 197 again.

@nhs67 , what he said^^

He's so much fun to watch. This I gave it a 50/50 chance. Happy to see it come to fruition because he's so much fun to watch

If the south seceded, I could say "I'm very worldly and enjoy international sports like SEC football"

Bunky

I would go exactly as you have it above - with Caliendo at 65 and Kennedy at 74. I think both are ideal for 165, and since I believe Caliendo has a higher potential, he should be prioritized. Of course, it might not work out exactly like that in the room or in the minds of the Brands brothers, but that would be my guess.

It most certainly does talk about these things. I'm down for a watch party

Absolutely agree - no doubt about that. I was bringing that up because I was unaware of that fact - it wasn't meant to detract from the overall point. Conventional wisdom in business says that it's a lot cheaper to retain your current clients than it is to gain new ones. I think similarly about wrestling programs. For every dollar it takes to launch a new program, the same dollar would seemingly go a lot further in keeping a current program afloat. It's exciting to see Lindenwood, Queens College, Bellarmine, etc. joining the D1 ranks, but at the same time we have seen Fresno State, Old Dominion, among others which have folded up. From the perspective of college wrestling (not from the perspective of any individual team), I don't think its an efficient way of spending wrestling money (closing and opening programs). Adding stability to existing programs would be my preference.

Wrestlestat does not show Chance Rich on the team for next year. The teams lone national qualifier from last year has one year of eligibility remaining.

At one point last year, Bastida weighed in at 197 and then bumped up to heavyweight to defeat Lewis Fernandes (the guy is no slouch, certainly). That alone gives some hope that he may be able to make the jump. An off-season of muscle building and weight gain should help. I'll be rooting for him.