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Not with those longs arms…. Heck no.

Yeah and he also played against 6’4 centers who were science teachers and plumbers.

Imagine that Iowa lineup if Ferrari and Gable rounded out the last 2 weights.

If anyone were able to lure these two together sold on a package deal (besides Penn State) then a sales pitch centering on these two being legends as the catalyst to ending Penn State’s reign, instead of doing a Kevin Garnett when he signed with the Warriors. And there’s a lot of truth in that sales pitch, no matter which school they choose. There is a 50-60 point start between these the r linyear they step on campus and both will be multi national champs. Say a school like Ohio State shocks the world again and signs this other monster class and lands both Bassett and Forrest. You add those two to Feldman and Rocco who would then be seniors, and after landing Davino they have a high chance of landing Marcus Blaze the year between Davino and these two super soph’s….. right there you have a Penn State ish 5 stars in your lineup. It’s a cool sales pitch to come and do something new and ending arguably the bidder dynasty now in the history of college wrestling. I mean yea that’s a lot of ifs…but Bassett and Forrest HAVE TO discuss this type of stuff in the amount of time they spend together. And while we are greedy don’t stop there… make sure to finish things off it’s a Bishop McCort trifecta with freshman star Melvin Miller comes along too, whose nationally ranked already himself by Flo as just a freshman at a middle weight.

Did you really just use AI to write those two stories!??

I mean if this subject is gonna be brought up the most recent prime example would be Max Dean and the NCAA tourney. That was atrocious, twice.

Didn’t Spencer Lee literally do the EXACT SAME THING last year because he wrestled another Iowa kid in the final of a tourney and got chippy with the kid afterward?

Is your nephew Jeff Knupp or Clint Musser?

Kharchla HANDLED Lewis here. They aren’t far off from each other when Carson’s healthy.

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Hypothetically, and I stress hypothetically (and god could you imagine), let’s all assume for poops and giggles that Gable Steveson just announced he’s going to wrestle at Iowa for his last season. This followed a recent acknowledgment given by AJ Ferrari with the announcement that he has been cleared of everything and he will be officially taking a never heard of before no shirt this season to wrestle at 197 for Iowa this year. Who do you got, heads up with Penn State? Penn State: 125: Robert Howard 133: Aaron Nagao 141: Beau Bartlett 149: Shayne Van Ness 157: Levi Haines 165: Mitchell Mesenbrink 174: Carter Starocci 184: Bernie Truax Madoff 197: Aaron Brooks HWY: Greg Kerkvilet Iowa: 125: Drake Ayala 133: Brody Teske 141: Real Woods 149: Victor Voinovich 157: Jared Franek 165: Patrick Kennedy 174: Mikey Calliendo 184: Nelson Brands 197: A.J Ferrari HWY: Gable Steveson

174. Many already are speculating next year’s 2023-2024 season will be Carson Kharchla’s last year wrestling for Ohio State and competing in Folkstyle. From all reports he just does not love college wrestling and folkstyle, and prefers freestyle much more and is eager to get started in that next phase of his wrestling career. Now in full disclosure here, this is second hand info, but it’s second hand info that’s been given out by about 100 original hands who are all saying the same. Carson really needs to get healthy, and there is also continuous debate on whether he got bad advice in not surgically repairing his knee. His knee issue has literally turned Carson from a likely NCAA champ (potential for multiple his college career) to a hopeful blood round guy overnight who just AAing now will be surprising. Whether it’s injured, or whether he simply has just lost an enormous amount of flexibility he once had in his knee.. Kharchla’s reaction time to defending even a simple single leg makes him appear like he’s trying to do so in mud. He was never cat quick but his leg attack defense was elite the second he stepped on campus… it was very difficult to watch and see how easy it was for his opponents to not only get a leg, but convert and score rather quickly seemingly overnight. Kharchla was also very noticeable in giving up positions and conceding the 2 because it was obviously his knee wasn’t allowing him to do what he normally was able to do when defending just a season before. I’m a huge fan of his and I hope to god all Carson needs is rest and he comes out brand new and like the Carson of a few years ago next season... but unless he surgically repairs the knee.. I think it’s gonna be just like how we saw last year, but even so, and I’ll still be rooting for him every match and be proud and glad he’s a Buckeye!

You could probably add Brendan McCrone’s name to that coming off redshirt list for the Bucks. He’s gotta be the odds on favorite (maybe, I think??) to be Ohio State’s 125 pounder next year, that is unless they pull some miracle 125 pound grad transfer out of their Azzzzzz last minute (since the underclass portal is now closed). The only logic that would make any sense to me for Vinny Kilkeary to get the nod instead would be because Ben Davino is coming too right behind Kilkeary, and both are coming in for the 125 class… 133 is completely filled and actually overcrowded, at least for the next few seasons. So if Tom Ryan envisions Davino being the future at 125, and Kilkeary more of a depth/swing type guy in his future role with the team, it would make sense to give Kilkeary a shot and at least 1 year at the weight until Davino arrives on campus the following year and see what Kilkeary’s got. Then he could redshirt Davino and have Kilkeary man 125 for his first 2 seasons, and Kilkeary could take his redshirt in his 3rd year while Davino takes over 125 as a redshirt freshman. That scenario would allow 133 and Bouzakis/Mendez 3 years to grow and move up a weight class or 2 prospectively and if that were the case there could potentially be room for both Davino and Kilkeary in the lineup at the same time down the road. Unfortunately for Kilkeary however, I would be surprised to see Davino not man 125 right out the gate as a true freshman and take advantage of the stacked roster he’s coming in behind in search obviously for a team title. So Kilkeary could go 125 his freshman year, redshirt his 2nd year, and would just have to see how things turn out lineup wise that 3rd year coming off redshirt. That should be one of Ohio State’s more intriguing wrestle offs too if they do in fact pit McCrone and Kilkeary up against each other for that 125 spot. And also Andre Gonzalez you would think would try and put himself in this mix considering 125 next year is BY FAR AND AWAY his best chance and opportunity to crack this lineup… but apparently that’s not an option and not a consideration according to Tom Ryan himself. He recently said emphatically in an interview on Flo Gonzalez will never go 125 again, and will be a part of that crowded 133 weight class at Ohio State next year and for the foreseeable future.

And start over who, Ragusin?

I thought for sure Michigan would try and poach Gomez after Lamer left considering the theme of graduate transfers they have been following. Imagine if Gomez transferred there.. Michigan really would have been in the hunt.