Bassett to Iowa

[donboy6499]

Look I’m a Penn State fan through and through but I couldn’t fathom sitting through that Friday and picking the other side. But money talks.
I say the same thing when Ohio State beats Penn State on the field every Fall the other way. Of course sane people would rather be part of Ohio State football right now.

 

[Petch]

I hope Bo makes TnT work the Iowa guys harder!

 

[johnstownsteel]

Just wait until the screenshots are posted in a public forum. It's only a matter of time.

Bob better start collecting on any late rent owed to him cuz once Ferraris old man finds out what Bo got, he's gonna be looking him up.

 

[5q]

If DT was there im thinking it was OKst untill BN put 5 mil and a timeline ultimatum

He’s there for Jax He is going to put it all in on him

I feel that psu sits back and lets recruits go to them , unfortunately in todays social media way of doing things, some might want more attention

 

[Pennstate1985]

Bob better start collecting on any late rent owed to him cuz once Ferraris old man finds out what Bo got, he's gonna be looking him up.

I’ve already heard that privately. Pandora’s Box is wide open

 

[FatWoodchuck]

Maybe Iowa fans can now STFU about PSU being good ONLY because they get the top-rated recruits.

It will sure be sweet when Cael and company coach up a lower rated kid to take out the program-changer.

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[johnstownsteel]

He’s there for Jax He is going to put it all in on him

I feel that psu sits back and lets recruits go to them , unfortunately in todays social media way of doing things, some might want more attention

I'm so glad we got Blaze. Love how he goes about his business.

Edit... How do I not mention Duke too? Low key....all about handling business on the mat!

 

[donboy6499]

He’s there for Jax He is going to put it all in on him

I feel that psu sits back and lets recruits go to them , unfortunately in todays social media way of doing things, some might want more attention

Wouldn’t go that far.

Like El Jefe said, loaded up so much that they don’t have to play games this cycle or 26 if they don’t want to.

Also, don’t rule out that this was just a simple process of resource allocation and the staff just believed it was better to use its biggest financiers to reward current guys and lure in the ones coming next year.

 

[donboy6499]

I'm so glad we got Blaze. Love how he goes about his business.

As a college coach, which method would you prefer to have worked with in developing a relationship, Blaze or Bassett?

 

[Pennstate1985]

I'm so glad we got Blaze. Love how he goes about his business.

You let us down Fredo. Say, go take the boat out on the lake and go fishing. Relax.

 

[mhlarch]

I'm actually happy he made this choice. No more excuses Iowa. This will ramp up expectations on him and our rivalry with Iowa. And while he will probably succeed personally (although it wouldn't surprise me if he withers there), I don't think this leads to a renaissance of Hawkeye wrestling. I'm confident whoever we slot in against him will do just fine. The kid has too many distractions now with more to follow.....good luck with that.

 

[jack66]

It will be interesting to see how much Bob will have to pay to keep the room happy.

IMO, Brands' job just got harder.

 

[Delcolion915]

So the question is still the same: Where does he go weight wise next year? If he wants to be a 4 timer, I don't see any way unless he waits until 41 clears after Mendez. I don't think he can beat Mendez, Van Ness, or Kasak.

 

[donboy6499]

I'm actually happy he made this choice. No more excuses Iowa. This will ramp up expectations on him and our rivalry with Iowa. And while he will probably succeed personally (although it wouldn't surprise me if he withers there), I don't think this leads to a renaissance of Hawkeye wrestling. I'm confident whoever we slot in against him will do just fine. The kid has too many distractions now with more to follow.....good luck with that.

Anytime any wrestler chooses anywhere but Oklahoma State from here on out will be good news.

 

[El-Jefe]

I'll bet Owen McMullen let out a big sigh of relief...

I guess that means he'll be able to stay now.

Just got an extra bedroom for his apartment.

 

[johnstownsteel]

So the question is still the same: Where does he go weight wise next year? If he wants to be a 4 timer, I don't see any way unless he waits until 41 clears after Mendez. I don't think he can beat Mendez, Van Ness, or Kasak.

He has another year of hs so hard to say..

 

[IANit]

Sweet.
He’s off to Siberia.
We won’t have to hear about this ridiculous recruitment any longer.

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I still would have taken him, but this whole thing seemed a bit much. Like LeBron and "The Decision" nearly 15 years ago.

 

[Delcolion915]

Anytime any wrestler chooses anywhere but Oklahoma State from here on out will be good news.

Yep. That's where I landed here: Better Iowa than Oklahoma State.

 

[mhlarch]

PS: for those of us who refuse to pay for these kind of ridiculous theatrics...when will we get to see the replay of him claiming this decision was driven by faith and not the bag of $5 million?

 

[Delcolion915]

He has another year of hs so hard to say..

A bunch of people have him leaving early...

 

[donboy6499]

So the question is still the same: Where does he go weight wise next year? If he wants to be a 4 timer, I don't see any way unless he waits until 41 clears after Mendez. I don't think he can beat Mendez, Van Ness, or Kasak.

I believe Mendez will be gone by then.
SVN one year left, same with Kasak.

But he could have a real problem named PJ Duke.

 

[El-Jefe]

Bob better start collecting on any late rent owed to him cuz once Ferraris old man finds out what Bo got, he's gonna be looking him up.

"Locking him up" is an interesting phrase to use about the Ferraris.

 

[donboy6499]

I still would have taken him, but this whole thing seemed a bit much. Like LeBron and "The Decision" nearly 15 years ago.

It was always a luxury.

Now it does present a possible hole at 149 in 2 years but for some reason I trust the staff to figure that out.

 

[johnstownsteel]

No doubt Melvin and Keegan will follow. I'll let everyone know when the House 4 Sale sign goes up in their yard cuz the entire family is gonna book it to Iowa. Wonder where in Iowa City Bob set real estate aside for Bills new "Compound" ..

 

[PAgeologist]

So, are we all to go to States, hope someone beats him and cheer our asses off? Forget what the accepted protocol is for that.

Maybe he will get decked in the semis and not be bothered to wrestle in the consis. Just like his favorite wrestler.

 

[Nitlion1986]

Where does PJ Duke fit in?

I used him in my "what if" the other day. The Lorenzo room talent is great in quality and quantity.

If Bo had chosen PSU to take his next steps in rasslin development Bo would have won more than he is going to and I believe eventually earned more than the 5 mill hand out good old Bob is giving him.

 

[donboy6499]

No doubt Melvin and Keegan will follow. I'll let everyone know when the House 4 Sale sign goes up in their yard cuz the entire family is gonna book it to Iowa. Wonder where in Iowa City Bob set real estate aside for Bills new "Compound" ..

Again, that’s fine, most they’ll get out of all of that will be a team title or 2 over 5-6 years.

What worries me is Taylor building Cael 2.0.

 

[Nitlion1986]

Again, that’s fine, most they’ll get out of all of that will be a team title or 2 over 5-6 years.

What worries me is Taylor building Cael 2.0.

I have a buck to bet that says they don't get any titles, individual or team out of tonight's recruiting success.

 

[El-Jefe]

So, he spent months with his checklist on what all he was looking for. Now he says it wasn't his decision, it was Gods...

He is a master bullshitter... lol

Maybe God left him a voicemail.

 

[Diego Badman]

Good luck to the young man. As a testament to how recruiting is done these days, the BAG replaced the BINDER.

 

[Gray52]

I heard that in his NIL deal, there was a lifetime membership to AARP, a senior discount diners card, and vouchers for his first 3 surgeries.

 

[johnstownsteel]

Maybe God left him a voicemail.

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That was fantastic! Lmao

 

[PSUer1989]

The NIL will never be known, and it’s not fair to the kid to assume that is the only reason he’s going to Iowa. Rumors about screenshots? I doubt they ever surface, if such a conversation occurred.
I watched the Flo doc on him and Jax this summer, and the 5:00am workouts and grueling routine screams Iowa style. There were stories about the coaches kicking Suriano out of the weight room to prevent overtraining, you could replace Nick with Bo and I wouldn’t be surprised . It seems like the Compound’s philosophy doesn’t mesh well with PSU’s.

 

[PAgeologist]

Would love to get Jax, but we don't need anything in 2026. Cael cleaned up 2024 and 2025. Anything we get this year is a luxury.

But anything Cael gets is one less for OSU. I'm not worried about Iowa, they'll screw it up.

 

[dbldoofus]

Maybe God left him a voicemail.

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Jefe, you beat me to it. Reggie White left the Kelly Green Eagles for US $ green in Green Bay. I lost a TON of respect for him after that.

 

[El-Jefe]

I feel that psu sits back and lets recruits go to them , unfortunately in todays social media way of doing things, some might want more attention

First part is not true at all. Cael has said that he recruits few athletes, but recruits those hard. If Cael "sits back and lets recruits go to him," then how exactly does he land so many elite guys?

The 2nd part is true, some might want more attention, also so what? It has barely affected PSU, and not at all on the mat. Besides, once past the initial reaction at commitment, has Bo Nickal suffered from lack of attention? Carter Starocci? RBY?

 

[El-Jefe]

You let us down Fredo. Say, go take the boat out on the lake and go fishing. Relax.

Fredo just transferred to LIU.

 

[donboy6499]

The NIL will never be known, and it’s not fair to the kid to assume that is the only reason he’s going to Iowa. Rumors about screenshots? I doubt they ever surface, if such a conversation occurred.
I watched the Flo doc on him and Jax this summer, and the 5:00am workouts and grueling routine screams Iowa style. There were stories about the coaches kicking Suriano out of the weight room to prevent overtraining, you could replace Nick with Bo and I wouldn’t be surprised . It seems like the Compound’s philosophy doesn’t mesh well with PSU’s.

It’s fair to speculate why an athlete who decided to have the most social media conscious recruiting experience in history declared the Spring as his date he’d choose then out of nowhere moved it up to 48 hours away.

 

[donboy6499]

First part is not true at all. Cael has said that he recruits few athletes, but recruits those hard. If Cael "sits back and lets recruits go to him," then how exactly does he land so many elite guys?

The 2nd part is true, some might want more attention, also so what? It has barely affected PSU, and not at all on the mat. Besides, once past the initial reaction at commitment, has Bo Nickal suffered from lack of attention? Carter Starocci? RBY?

Again just stresses what I wrote earlier.

Penn State can be whatever you want it to be as a wrestler and there’s no reason not to go there and wrestle. Other than offers that can’t be refused.

And for all we know maybe Penn State made blaze that kind of offer a few months prior. But it’s also clearly the best place for him.

 

[TwoJoints]

Bo joins the Iowa lineup as a true freshman at 149 in 2026-27. Shayne is still wrestling at 149, or 157 and Marcus Blaze is at 149. So here is a question to ponder. At over/Under the percentage TnT will need to load manage Bo's schedule the night?

I am putting it at 83% give or take 17%.

It will also depend which of our wrestlers is beating Nico in the room.