Good to hear. Packer a good huge? He seemed to have a good build from what I had seen.
I think class ranking is easier and more accurate to evaluate future potential since some weight class can be filled with seniors etc..
I thought it was a good huge.
Don't let him leave until he commits.
Experience would tell us that's generous odds. However, every now and then, like with Ashnault, a kid has an emotional connection, whether to a person, institution, or geography, that may influence their decision. I don't know enough about this kid to appreciate whether any of that might apply. Let's hope so. He certainly has the potential to be among Rutgers elite or the same with a more storied program with better training opportunities. We have to hope there's an emotional connection. And then there's the "it's all about money" thing.
Have you found him a girlfriend? That can be a significant motivator 😊 It was when I was his age. Personally, I don't like 50/50. I never gamble because I lose 70% of the time when the odds are 50/50.
BAHAHAHAHAHA they say baccarat is supposed to be nearly 50/50 casino odds yet it somehow seems like ppl lose 70% of time somehow… make that make sense
Saw that and his younger brother also won....he is a strong RU lean!! Harer is very talented
That is excellent. Harer is a killer! Now we need to match him up with someone like henckel!
I haven’t been following his recruitment but heard he had a falling out with Ryder and that made PSU less likely. Regardless, Duke is a fantastic wrestler and competitor but has been injury prone for the past few years. Lots of mileage on the body and wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t make it through 4 years of the PSU grind.
Interesting. Wonder how true that is as everyone is reporting him to PSU at this point.
Hmm that doesn’t sound good for the #1 class recruit.. regardless seems like PSU will have a bit of a logjam in those middle weights.. SVN, Haines, Kasak, Sealy etc etc will be interesting to see how they fit all these guys.
Red shirts, Olympics down the road, injuries… Penn State always makes it work and if kids aren’t patient or aren’t willing to sacrifice a year of eligibility Penn State will tell them to transfer and they’ll just get the next top guy. There will never be a shortage of talent in that room as long as Cael is there, aside from the 125 revolving door.
I originally thought Cornell would end up with Duke (and a bunch of other studs) but it sounds like NIL or the lack thereof may be an issue. Not to mention a year at Finger Lakes and likely having to work at summer wrestling camps seems to be working against Cornell. Schools are throwing big money at guys like Duke and DeLuca so an Ivy League education is taking a back seat.
He was a long shot. There are a number of guys kids available in the class 2025. And we should get some of them.
A New York kid at the top of the list - a long shot was optimistic. Knox and Kenny are two kids with some amount of connection to Rutgers, so at least there's some small chance with them. What does Ashnault's connection with Kenny do for Rutgers?
wng says this about a lot of our guys every year… seems a bit optimistic for 5 AA but we’ll see… there was similar hype going into last year preseason about “our best deepest young lineup”.. I do think this season has to be better then last year and lots to be excited about but yeah we’ll see..
Those guys could all AA and we still might not finish in the top 10. If they all finish 6-8. You need champions or top 3 AA's to finish top 10.
Steve Mytych is a big reason why we are recruiting so well in PA right now.
