Arganon!! Dang.. looking back if Jojo didn’t win this match lipari probably would have stayed… was always worried where Jojo’s headspace would be after he got roughed up by Nick Lee..
If he marries this girl and has a family and is generally happy, I doubt he’ll regret it. He was a teenager when he signed onto Rutgers. Priorities change.
It’s a far cry from some posting here how he was looking good, almost there, don’t knock him he’s injured, not wrestling bc just got back concussion protocol …. Sounds like bullish!t or posters don’t know what their talking abt.
He could have been all of those things and still have been unhappy. I don’t think entering the transfer portal proves any of those things wrong.
Yeah I think Goodale would intentionally sit a wrestler who was a top recruit, earning a lot of scholarship money and dominates the practice room
He can be all of those things and still not be the best guy at the weight class. MVB is still like 3 or 4 years older and White is clearly no slouch.
If it was just mvb but per bill he’s buried at 49 so doesn’t add up can’t be both ways.
To me, Sammy doesnt come across as laser focused. He wrestles very loose and casual. And guess what? It work really, really well for him. No knock on Sammy in the least bit. As far as Aragona, he was thrust into the limelight and probably prematurely. Because of that, and the gauntlet of wrestlers he faced in the B1G, he had a tough time. I'll leave it at that. And yes, I do know the sport. I know much more about the sport than you think. I know much more about wrestling than you know about getting special permission to take engineering level courses as a 30 year old, undergrad, non engineering major.
Jojo, props to you for addressing these issues. It's unorthodox and takes a big set for an athlete to address the keyboard warrior, know it alls on this site. It's unheard of and I commend you for sticking up to them, even though I'm surprised you responded (seems to be a genuine response from you). I was a fan the moment I watched you whip the snot out of Busiello at Beat the Streets. You showed moxie and passion which I longed to see from each and every Rutgers wrestler. May you find that fire and passion again if/when you move on to the next stop. I will be rooting for you.
Okay well obviously you're not very mature because you have to resort to cheap insults on Topix that we have already explained or not the truth. I think we can kind of bury that right now. You sound like one of those guys that would start dating his best friend's girlfriend right after they broke up. Be a man. Have a civil conversation and stick to the topic. Getting back to Jojo. I don't think his heart was ever into it. I think he felt obligated with all the hype. I just don't know why Rutgers, the coaching staff, and he dragged it on for so long and wasted all that money. Most importantly the coaching staff. They shouldn't given him a year to have to think about it.
Hey crackers. This is jojo, like I’ve stated before, the heart is still in it. Nothing was dragged on. There was covid last year with 4 matches. I got covid and missed two made weight for the Tri with Purdue and Minnesota, but my opponent got hurt. Then we went to big tens. Then this year I actually had a concussion and missed time. And only was back for 4 practices. I don’t understand how you cannot understand that I simply was not happy. And the talk about being way down in the depth chart. It was only me and MVB at 149. And I wasn’t able to wrestle off. I appreciate the concern but your opinion of there being no fire and my heart never being in it. Is dead wrong. I’m sorry. I will find a bee home and just prove that to ya! But have a great day!
He wasn’t dominating in the room simply because he was not there ...he reiterated that in his own statement ...who knows why the girlfriend said what she said ....if she even said it at all ....why would kids wanna participate here on a regular basis with idiots like you who don’t have a clue who you’re even talking to ...
Sorry to see you go, but sounds like you are doing the right thing for yourself. I wish you the best of luck and lots of success.
I hope so young man. You've got a lot of talent. Like you I was a state champion, and found myself with some pressures to perform at Rutgers. Unfortunately you were very hyped, and that often tends to be the Jersey RU wrestling fans saying " we got another one". Meaning another Ashnault. The pressures are tough and everybody handled them differently. I can't speak for others but I do apologize if I have been kind of hard on you. It comes from a good place if you know what I mean. I think a lot of us got frustrated with the fact that you were such a highly touted recruit and you saw limited time on the mat. People forget that you have outside circumstances that take into account your focus and possibly pressures that you can't deal with as a Young Man. Anyway JoJo we all wish you would stay, and gave it a second chance, but if your heart's not into it and you feel like you need another home, then all my best to you young man, and good luck!
Haha you're now the focus of Harley huh!? I actually think it's John Van brill. I'll put my money on it. Anything you say about Mike Van brill this one has a conniption fit. Or somebody super close to him.
Try knowing who you’re talking to when you refer to someone ..it’s bad enough your insights into the sport are clueless but your take on who I am is getting old ...
It’s doesn’t have to be MVB ...you were the biggest loser who was relentless that day you challenged two parents to meet you in the parking lot while you were in your trailer in buttock USA...one was Jojo who you were so disrespectful towards ...you called the kid every name in the book that day ...you think kids and their parents don't see this stuff ...I told you that day that its a good thing you were pretending to be here because both those parents would have cleaned your clock because of the things you were saying about those two kids...you then were banned here and now back under a new name ...same guy just the same nobody you've always been ...I'm at every match ...come see me ...WNG knows who I am ...i am a big fan and I'll come to the defense of any kid you supposed wrestling know it alls choose to attack ...constructive criticism is one thing ...personal attacks about a kids effort or heart is just wrong considering most of us have no idea what it takes to wrestle at this level...enough said!
