In other wrestling news, Okie State HC John Smith is retiring. Wonder who they target to replace him.
Recruiting
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Get me some pick ups from young guns and mccort. It's not just Gibson (who is still a great pickup w lots of upside imo), but also all the other guys associated as well. Could this open up a pipeline to the western side of pa? That's huge.
I would imagine Coleman Scott is the front runner. He left being the HC at UNC to be the associate HC at OSU, so I'm guessing there were some assurances there before making that type of move.
Ok then. Thought I heard somewhere that Pat Pop was a target once Smith decided to hang it up.
I was just posting the incoming recruits potential weights. Will see about Hermes, close losses do not really impress me(Gayer has close losses also), to me good wins are the standard.
Against d1 b10 competition ? It’s way too early to tell rn who will step up and continue to develop….
Also wondering if anyone from okie state ends up transferring out bc of Smiths retirement.
Should I not be happy we got a handful of recruits who have competed and been successful at the national level? Two (maybe three) of our guys just won at the dapper Dan. Who knows how anyone pans out in a few years but I'll get excited that it looks like goodie and company have put together a very good looking recruit class.
This is imo our most exciting class yet.. so no.. be happy! I guess I’m just a bit cautious w expectations.
I hate to throw water on things but….
The days are over of going “with these incoming high school recruits, in 2-3 years our lineup could be really nice.”
It’s the NIL world now and just like we’re seeing in Mbb, IF people are good enough to start here or elsewhere, they will stay or go depending on how much money they’re getting.
Does RU have enough NIL to compete with the top 8 wrestling programs?
The days are over of going “with these incoming high school recruits, in 2-3 years our lineup could be really nice.”
It’s the NIL world now and just like we’re seeing in Mbb, IF people are good enough to start here or elsewhere, they will stay or go depending on how much money they’re getting.
Does RU have enough NIL to compete with the top 8 wrestling programs?
Very fair, I'm not trying to put undue stress or expectations on guys who haven't stepped on a college mat for us yet but it's good to get excited for a strong class.
From my conversations with people, there's some tiers to it:
Enough money to buy a team/poach
Enough money to buy the recruits out of high school
Enough money to retain your guys
Little to no money
Where are we in the tier system?
We weren’t able to retain 1 of our 2 returning all-Americans. Historically I think a pretty good job of retaining but losing Yara is no bueno.
We have been able to get some transfers. Mostly from lower levels. Not really poaching anybody from a peer.
For high school, we recruit at a good but not elite level.
Expanding on where we are in the NIL landscape. I look forward to when the schools are responsible for the heavy lifting.
It should be their payroll, not the fan’s payroll.
It should be their payroll, not the fan’s payroll.
I don’t mind passing on him. Lot of red flags. Changes schools every year and already quit the sport once. Who knows what his goals are
He is the # 2 ranked junior in the country. Smith and Gibson have already decommited from Cornell. Smith chose Rutgers. Gibson just made his second decommited from Penn State and rumor has it that he is on his way to RU. Maybe DeJesus will make it a hat trick.
You are right, why are we bothering with him
I am sure Coach Goodale has you on speed dial to discuss potential transfers
I think ruhungry and nyboojangler might be related—both connected to Alvarez
I loved sammy in RU SInglet and will root for him at Rider (Except when RU Wrestler beats him)
ANd Trolls are going to troll.
I usually dont respond but after getting to work late and still having 6 hours of meetings, my brain is fried
I usually dont respond but after getting to work late and still having 6 hours of meetings, my brain is fried
Haha when I went to RU the food trucks were my favorite thing on campus. Now replaced by RUhungry. Can’t go wrong with a fat sandwich during your scarlet night days.
i gained about 10 pounds when my wife was away for a few weeks.
I discovered the FAT SANDWHICHES......we can almost ALL agree on that
If you are in Hillsborough Area, King Wing makes a good fat sandwhich
This kid has faced some injuries but the bottom line is he loves wrestling and will always put it on the line to take on anyone in the country. He's good from every position and always tries to score. That's the type of guy we need.
Cornell commit and State champ Rocco Dellagatta has transferred to st.John vianney from st .joes …also hearing some delbarton guys may join him , Vianney going all in on a super team this season
Good for the Shore, head coach of Vianney is a good guy, but I laughed when Dellagatta cited academics as the reason for a transfer. Vianney the school is a mess and there have been lingering rumors that they (along with Donovan Catholic) are bleeding money and running out of time.
Vianney will have 2 returning champs in Knox and Dellagatta, 3 returning placers in Gould, Zaltsman, and OKeefe, a blood round kid and a R16 kid. If they get whatever Delbarton kids are rumored they will contend for a #1 ranking but they got a ways to go first.
St joes Montvale is not a good academic school. They are a joke amongst the old Big North Catholics. Donovan is definitely bleeding money. They were in a bad financial situation prior to trying to make a go at it via athletics. Their bag man that was taking care of many of the athletic rosters has moved on. From what I’ve heard from a couple Vianney families that I know is they are fine for now and are trying to build up an endowment to take care of future concerns.
Goodale with another Boom just now
Mytych with the 👀 an hour ago. Another PA guy?
