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We never averaged 5k. The top was 4k+
We been in the top 5 for attendance from 2015+ except for this year. Twice broke 5k
Rutgers attendance by season

YearAverageNational rank
2015-20162,874Fifth
2016-20174,706Fifth
2017-20184,680Fourth
2018-20195,038Fifth
2019-20204,155Fourth
2020-2021N/A (pandemic)N/A
2021-20223,712Fifth
2022-20235,018Fourth
2023-20243,990Ninth
 
Didn’t his sexual battery charge case get dismissed which is why he was able to wrestle again in the first place?

Yeah, speaking of dropping tickets, if our product on the mat doesn’t get better aren’t more people going to drop their season tickets? We used to avg 5k+ top 5 in attendance for home matches and hasn’t it steadily dipped down? Now like 4k? Top 10 in home attendance?

Dude, people can change. He showed that at CSBU. He has 2-3 years of eligibility left and will bring excitement to whichever program he goes to next. Sometimes u gotta take a chance..
Charges get dropped for a variety of reasons. I don't make decisions just based on that. Hard pass.
 
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Didn’t his sexual battery charge case get dismissed which is why he was able to wrestle again in the first place?

Yeah, speaking of dropping tickets, if our product on the mat doesn’t get better aren’t more people going to drop their season tickets? We used to avg 5k+ top 5 in attendance for home matches and hasn’t it steadily dipped down? Now like 4k? Top 10 in home attendance?

Dude, people can change. He showed that at CSBU. He has 2-3 years of eligibility left and will bring excitement to whichever program he goes to next. Sometimes u gotta take a chance..
Excitement around the program continues to drop every year and I assume attendance will drop. I just keep renewing mine because they're pretty cheap for my season tickets in the 100's.
 
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Charges get dropped for a variety of reasons. I don't make decisions just based on that. Hard pass.
What Knox did is just as bad ..would you drop your tickets if we had gotten him ...you bitch about top notch recruits we donr seem to get ...I for one thought AJ was a scumbag but I did see a notable change...Nick and his dad were real tools too ..we took the chance anyway...I say if AJ will come and we can get him ...go for it....nothing to lose
 
What Knox did is just as bad ..would you drop your tickets if we had gotten him ...you bitch about top notch recruits we donr seem to get ...I for one thought AJ was a scumbag but I did see a notable change...Nick and his dad were real tools too ..we took the chance anyway...I say if AJ will come and we can get him ...go for it....nothing to lose
What Knox did wasn't even close to as bad. That should tell you something. Hard pass.
 
Didn’t his sexual battery charge case get dismissed which is why he was able to wrestle again in the first place?

Yeah, speaking of dropping tickets, if our product on the mat doesn’t get better aren’t more people going to drop their season tickets? We used to avg 5k+ top 5 in attendance for home matches and hasn’t it steadily dipped down? Now like 4k? Top 10 in home attendance?

Dude, people can change. He showed that at CSBU. He has 2-3 years of eligibility left and will bring excitement to whichever program he goes to next. Sometimes u gotta take a chance..
You just sold me on the idea of bringing him in! He might be too risky for the amount of money he’s looking for and we can’t afford a high dollar mistake. I hope it works out and it brings some more excitement to the program.
 
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Given how he stayed out trouble over the last year or so, I’d be fine bringing him in as it would help the program tremendously. Hopefully he matured and is past those previous issues. We need a big push to get over the current hump and without risk, there is no reward.
 
I think the stuff about how Ferrari talks is overblown. Talk is talk and while it’s unconventional, I do think it’s natural and it’s who he is. I don’t think he’s really said much that is truly problematic but people look to hate on him because he’s polarizing.

The sexual harassment allegations are another story. That’s a big problem.
 
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I think the stuff about how Ferrari talks is overblown. Talk is talk and while it’s unconventional, I do think it’s natural and it’s who he is. I don’t think he’s really said much that is truly problematic but people look to hate on him because he’s polarizing.

The sexual harassment allegations are another story. That’s a big problem.
Or perhaps, talk isn't just talk and toxic people stick out like a sore thumb to those that know what they are looking at. Additionally, it doesn't take a year to work out this sort of issue. He has learned to hide rather than change but he isn't even that great at hiding. Fortune cookie bible quotes on the back of the same stories repeated like a script and Rutgers buys the act and is ready to give him his 7th chance?

I hope it works out.
 
Aj is going to get a payday and it seems like you guys aren’t throwing $$ around like that for transfers, but Christian Carroll was a big time recruit just 2 years ago and he’s in the portal again , that might be a 197 worth taking a chance on he ll have atleast 3 yrs of eligibility left and has high AA potential
 
Rocco Welsh to Penn St. so another big log jam in Upper Weights. I get PSU is a great program but really dont going to just sit when you can wrestle D1 like Bear Claw and AA.

 
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It’s just stupid at this point.
Agree. Really starting to dislike College (if you even want to call it that) athletics. Just call it Pro Sports or Minor Leagues or something. Its becoming stupid and really only rewards about 1% of the athletes lf that.
 
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Mirasola, Ryder, Barr, and Welsh are all at those two weights and all have multiple years. Not sure who’s staying or going.
 
Mirasola, Ryder, Barr, and Welsh are all at those two weights and all have multiple years. Not sure who’s staying or going.
Levi has a RS year available to maybe fit one of those guys in… can’t imagine all 4 stay and someone gotta ride bench.. puzzling move from Welsh guess he really didn’t like how Tom Ryan didn’t let him wrestle off/had to RS.
 
Guessing PSU got a huge injection of $$$ because I had heard they weren’t paying close to what others are…now it sounds like that has changed with Bassett and Ajax getting big $$$ elsewhere.
 
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Levi has a RS year available to maybe fit one of those guys in… can’t imagine all 4 stay and someone gotta ride bench.. puzzling move from Welsh guess he really didn’t like how Tom Ryan didn’t let him wrestle off/had to RS.
Hearing Feldman could be on the move. Also a Levi rumor circulating
 
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PSU board sent me over to ask....

Crackers said that when a couple of Penn State kids transfer over to your school, that we will all be crying like little babies. Is that still a go?

I imagine your board will be crying like babies whether they come or don't come :)

Seriously, I love when RUCrackers post, but i take it with a grain of salt.
Kids change their mind all the time. The could have been all set to come to RU but money or other factors can change a decision.

It does make for interesting discussions.


Note: My grandfather worked at the steel mill in Johnstown and Brother worked in Butler Steel Mill.
Probably the last generation of steel mill workers in my family. I work in power plants.
 
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Johnstown drew the shortest straw??
Imagine being so unfulfilled in life that you have to live vicariously through college wrestlers. Then when that doesn't satisfy you, you feel compelled to go to other team boards to gloat and disparage others. @Psufan2427 came to genuinely talk wrestling, Johnstownsteel came to be that guy.
 
Imagine being so unfulfilled in life that you have to live vicariously through college wrestlers. Then when that doesn't satisfy you, you feel compelled to go to other team boards to gloat and disparage others. @Psufan2427 came to genuinely talk wrestling, Johnstownsteel came to be that guy.
I don't remember @johnstownsteel coming here to talk down RU Wrestlers...
He Just asked a question, everyone has such thin skin around here.
 
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