I thought someone mentioned recently that he walked around at a higher weight, having to cut for 190. If Poz is still comfortable making 184 next year, it makes no sense to put Soldano there and force Poz up to 197. I don't think Poz will redshirt and I'm optimistic that he'll recover over the off-season. I really don't want to see another guy having to cut too much weight like Sammy did. I warned against it before the season - look back. I also predicted Sammy would miss weight after his ankle problem and some SomeWannaBe disagreed in a crude way. Please don't do that to Soldano. And redshirting any of the top guys will not result in anything positive. Please remember to point this out to me next year if I'm wrong. Some like to disparage me but never point to where I've been wrong. I hope to see Soldano more than a year or two. If Turley is fit to wrestle and can make 174, that's great. Regretfully, I don't expect to see a return of the old Turley. I do feel better about Shawver's potential to continue his improvement. Peterson is questionable. Raimo will likely not show up. Sammy is a tragedy in the making. I pray Poz is not.
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To be fair to Crackers, once he admitted who he was he has contributed a lot to the board. I wish the Harley rivalry would stop or at least they’d both get some new material, but I’ve appreciated what he has brought here the last month or two.
There you go, providing another example. I have never called anyone a name like that. Mother Leonard was for his over-protective nature. Social Justice Warrior is based on some of your comments. Is it not true? I'd bet a lot that you're an ultra-liberal with all the typical political views, including cancel culture, which you demonstrate with me. That's an observation and those that fit don't take offense from it. I do not call people idiots or morons, not even you. You don't like my negative posts - show me one where I was wrong.
He has always provided insight (except for the Harley exchanges) but others couldn't see it until his identity was revealed. I encouraged him to come out earlier because I believed him and said he should be proud of his accomplishments. I wouldn't be surprised if he had been called a Penn State troll by someone who didn't like what he had to say.
Hello experts, I wouldn’t usually do this because I could honestly care less about what any of you have to say but I am beyond tired of hearing about the bs you all post on this forum. I see the support from mr. Perrotti and a handful of others but other than that it seems like you guys tune in to watch and post on here just to waste yours and other peoples time. I see my teammates work day in and day out to compete the best they can and guess what, sometimes they don’t get the outcome expected and that includes myself. But I guarantee there’s not one single kid that steps on that mat and wants to lose. And the sad part is they go and read this sh*t stain of a forum and see people bash them and it destroys their confidence. You are on here talking down on 18-22 year old kids like you’ve been here before. And hey I love the support we get at this school. That’s why I came here, and the critiquing is appreciated as well. But the endless ridicule? Honestly grow up. It’s gotten to the point where you’re saying one of our national qualifiers doesn’t belong there? Every single person on this team belongs on that mat every second their out there. If you think differently then say it in private. You all had your lives to go be national champs and score 20 points a match. Personally I don’t think you went and did that, but prove me wrong. And for the skeptics, I’ll be back and better than ever, so will Poz, so will Sammy and so will the rest of these guys that invested their college life into this program. Stop hating everyday, you’re detrimental to my teammates confidence and really I’m not gonna sit here and just read it anymore. I’ll see you all next year and it’ll be fun to watch all this negativity flip upside down in the future. Have good day!
Definitely looking forward to you getting back out there next year! Hopefully the recovery is going smoothly.
Unfortunately I’m not around today. The mat assignments shouldn’t be hard to follow on track. Boone got eliminated last night. Olivieri needs 1 win for a NQ bid and if he wins he’ll get one more match for 9th. Same with Poz though he’s earned his bid already.
Rivera will FF out. Shawver, Bulsak, and Oneill only have their 7th place match. The only guy to really follow closely is MVB as he can still place anywhere from 3-6 though he will also only have 2 matches. The mat assignment chaos ended yesterday, ha
Oliveri punches his ticket I believe with 6-3 win. He really was in control that whole match.
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Great win for Joey O. In control the whole time and racked up over 4+ mins of ride time!
Also punched his ticket to the NCAAs so that’s 7 qualifiers now.
Also punched his ticket to the NCAAs so that’s 7 qualifiers now.
I have been watching you wrestle since you were 7; and I have a ton of respect for you and your teammates. As a former RU athlete, I have trouble reading the disparaging comments as well. Just try to ignore them and keep grinding…. I wish you the best and can’t wait to see you out there next year. Relentless!!
Thanks for posting, Billy. I do hope to see you wrestling again. I actually wish more of your teammates would post about their intentions and aspirations.
This is the only place (to my knowledge) where we fans can share thoughts. You must realize that we are not kept well informed by those in the know, which can only lead to speculation. Speculation, by its nature, can often be wrong. It should never be insulting to the wrestlers. Assessments of performance and potential are opinions and should be expected in this forum but how much better this would all be if we actually received information about what's going on in the program? You seem to know that Sammy will be back but we haven't heard much about his status, thus the speculation. As you must have read, I remain very hopeful about Poz and have always considered him among the most talented in this program's history.
In the absence of information from the program, what you see here is not likely to change. I do appreciate what you've told us and wish there was more.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! This what so well said and projected as clear as possible.
Weller, so Poz advances and will wrestle for 9th I believe.
"Every single person on this team belongs on that mat every second their out there. If you think differently then say it in private. You all had your lives to go be national champs and score 20 points a match. Personally I don’t think you went and did that, but prove me wrong. And for the skeptics, I’ll be back and better than ever, so will Poz, so will Sammy and so will the rest of these guys that invested their college life into this program. Stop hating everyday, you’re detrimental to my teammates confidence and really I’m not gonna sit here and just read it anymore. I’ll see you all next year and it’ll be fun to watch all this negativity flip upside down in the future."
This is what the forum needed...
Well said, it has always concerned me how these ridiculously negative posts by people who haven’t had a fraction of the career you have had, affect the individual student athlete. You, JoJo, MVB, and Sammy should never feel the obligation to come on hear and defend yourselves or your teammates to forum trolls. Please keep in mind that for every negative post, there are 100 who are supportive and feel the opposite way. Looking forward to seeing you out there again.
Hey, I love the team and always will.
One of my favorite wrestlers in the past was Nick Gravina (and A. Perotti)
Mr. Bill J reminds me of him.
I remember when Billy was a freshman, he looked disappointed when he got a forfeit and couldn't wrestle (I forget who against)
Hopefully Billy can find a spot next year and allow someone take a Redshirt.
And i think we need a RU Current wrestlers vs RU Forum Thread Posters match.
Sorry WNG, you have to go 125! (Unfortunately, i can no make weight at 197 and would get thrown high by Boone)
One of my favorite wrestlers in the past was Nick Gravina (and A. Perotti)
Mr. Bill J reminds me of him.
I remember when Billy was a freshman, he looked disappointed when he got a forfeit and couldn't wrestle (I forget who against)
Hopefully Billy can find a spot next year and allow someone take a Redshirt.
And i think we need a RU Current wrestlers vs RU Forum Thread Posters match.
Sorry WNG, you have to go 125! (Unfortunately, i can no make weight at 197 and would get thrown high by Boone)
I will go on a diet to make 125. Just let me know the date by which I have to make it? Billy Janzer
You know what I think about you so I need go no further. I bit my tongue on this board many times not wanting to reveal your back problems cause that needed to remain private. I know you will come back stronger than ever in the future. I love you buddy!
You know what I think about you so I need go no further. I bit my tongue on this board many times not wanting to reveal your back problems cause that needed to remain private. I know you will come back stronger than ever in the future. I love you buddy!
Glad to have you back next season. Always love the relentless approach you take. Already looking forward to next year.
While this forum can be pretty toxic at times, it's no different than any other schools or sport. Not that is necessarily okay. Though, I don't think it's wise to see what the fans are saying as an athlete. Easier said than done.
There's probably a few things I've regretted saying, but just know that none of our opinions matter whatsoever anyway.
Somebody mentioned the that the lack of information creates speculation. Which is true and definitely does create endless conversations. Some of the concerns are pretty valid. We may have things to say but just know we're all rooting for you guys. Even if it doesn't seem like it.
Anyhow thanks for shining the spotlight on how this can affect the team. I'll try to be more conscious of whatever I post. Best of luck to all you guys.
I appreciate the you all understanding, a lot of us make our way through here without ever thinking twice about what goes on in this forum. Although I’ve seen a lot of my close friends really be affected by it, and of course you could not read it but it surely turns into a black hole once you start to scroll through the thread. Of course we all know we are tremendously supported, it’s impossible to not feel it in the rac. Just some things that are said are really uncalled for, especially when we’ve dedicated majority of our lives to this. For example, someone said I would not be back on the mat because I haven’t done anything this year. Welllllll I haven’t done anything because I had back surgery on two different levels in my spine. Butttttt I’ve been wrestling with the injury all three years I’ve been in college so how is my career over because it’s fixed now? Again I know I don’t need to read into it but I have a lot of respect for myself and confidence in my abilities and I will never ever ever let someone talk down about me when they don’t know a thing about me. But now you guys know and I hope you take it into account from now on before typing. Again no disrespect to anyone I just want to let it be known the affect our fans have on us.
We have anyone left this session?
I'm just going to come here for mat assignments. This thread has gone completely off the rails and it's no longer about the B1G tourney. No need to post about matches any longer as no one seems to want to talk about them.
I don't think so... next session we have:
- Shawver vs. Ayala (Iowa) for 7th
- Oliveri vs. Hudkins (Indiana) for 9th
- MVB vs. Blockhus (Minn) for 5th
- O'Neill vs. Solid (MD) for 7th
- Poz vs. Malczewski (MSU) for 9th
- Bulsak vs. Hoffman (OSU) for 7th
The guy that made the comment about your back is a loser who only posts negatives about the team. Some of us here believe he’s a Penn state fan posing as a Rutgers fan to troll. Complete clown. Good luck in recovery
Has to be right after this session ends. Cause only 5/6 , 3/4, Finals at 4:30 pm
Appreciate the love! On a positive note I’m out here in Lincoln and If you guys would like to tune into WRSU radio I’m on there commentating the rest of the Rutgers matches here at big 10
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