Pretty sure OSU was in the lead Friday afternoon and had been since December. So this is a bigger loss for DT than for us.
Bassett to Iowa
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Bless your heart. You are clearly the bottom of the barrel here, so I won't disrespect this board by interacting with you further. I wish you the best in your struggle against illiteracy.
Good for Bo… that’s what it’s all about. Who cares what the reason is. He’s a Hawkeye and honestly the sport needs it. Only ten guys wrestle and PSU already has 15-20 guys. Iron sharpens iron. Iowa and the others need a lot more to challenge because they’re still only sharpening knives.
Lots of comparisons to Lee but I'm just not seeing it. Lee was a clear level above Bassett as a recruit.
I'm sure Bo will have success in college but he's not a sure fire national champion like Spencer was, especially from day one. I would even say there is a possibility of a bust factor that didn't exist with Lee.
If we had to miss on one, it is this one. Millions for an unproven recruit could rot Iowa from the inside out if they are not careful.
I'm sure Bo will have success in college but he's not a sure fire national champion like Spencer was, especially from day one. I would even say there is a possibility of a bust factor that didn't exist with Lee.
If we had to miss on one, it is this one. Millions for an unproven recruit could rot Iowa from the inside out if they are not careful.
It’s mind blowing to think that Bo has garnered such a reaction from the PSU (and others) fanbase. He’s a monster recruit and a PA kid so I get why many wanted him and/or are frustrated by his decision, but the amount of threads (and length of each thread) dedicated to him on here is impressive!
I’m definitely more of a glass half full sort of fan and I’d rather talk about the upcoming recruits that we did get a whole lot more: Duke and Blaze alone are insane pick ups, but add to that Henckle(sp?), Cunningham, Perry, Desmond, Herring, and likely others I’m not remembering and we have an embarrassment of riches headed to PSU! Not to mention Ryder, the Mirasolas, and Sealey in redshirt right now?!?!
I personally think Bo is an absolute genius! He’s built a brand from middle school on up through high school and before his SR year, he’s had the eyes of the entire wrestling community for better or worse. Between his accomplishments in the sport and his ability to relentlessly market himself and his journey - he’s crushing it! He even got me to post about him right here!
I paid attention and hoped he’d choose PSU, but he didn’t and he went for what he feels is best for him - and regardless the reason, I don’t blame him or begrudge him a bit. Now, back to what PSU has - an insane current product and plenty more to be excited about on the way! Excited for the present AND the future of PSU wrestling!
I’m definitely more of a glass half full sort of fan and I’d rather talk about the upcoming recruits that we did get a whole lot more: Duke and Blaze alone are insane pick ups, but add to that Henckle(sp?), Cunningham, Perry, Desmond, Herring, and likely others I’m not remembering and we have an embarrassment of riches headed to PSU! Not to mention Ryder, the Mirasolas, and Sealey in redshirt right now?!?!
I personally think Bo is an absolute genius! He’s built a brand from middle school on up through high school and before his SR year, he’s had the eyes of the entire wrestling community for better or worse. Between his accomplishments in the sport and his ability to relentlessly market himself and his journey - he’s crushing it! He even got me to post about him right here!
I paid attention and hoped he’d choose PSU, but he didn’t and he went for what he feels is best for him - and regardless the reason, I don’t blame him or begrudge him a bit. Now, back to what PSU has - an insane current product and plenty more to be excited about on the way! Excited for the present AND the future of PSU wrestling!
For awhile now I didn’t think he’d up at PSU. Programming changing talk- not happening at PSU.
Face of the program- not happening at PSU
Recent talk of big NIL money- again nope.
I’m guessing Cael and company are more than fine getting Blaze and whoever else, and having Bo go elsewhere.
Face of the program- not happening at PSU
Recent talk of big NIL money- again nope.
I’m guessing Cael and company are more than fine getting Blaze and whoever else, and having Bo go elsewhere.
Wish Bo the best. The Brands brothers bought themselves a few years of job security. That is a good thing for PSU.
Yep, this is me. Frankly, I want EVERY good high school wrestler to choose PSU, but obviously that can't and won't happen. I don't begrudge the kid one bit if the rumors of what was offered are even close to being accurate. I wonder if he won't end up regretting the decision at some point, but even if he does, his bank account will be VERY healthy. I would have stood on my head in hell for 5 years for that sort of money.
Agree with you though, I'm more than happy with who PSU has on board and in the pipeline and I'm sure more and more will continue to pledge for PSU.I see a lot of people trashing Iowa, not too many trashing the kid. Seems like the vast majority are saying they would take that money too.
He will be a positive change for Iowa.
Bo and Spencer are different cats, Bo is outgoing and charismatic.
Turk Who, I think he’s Chinese.
A good get for Iowa, I do think how Iowa manages internal stuff there will be some drama.
It is always good to have competitors and rivals. As much as I love today's domination and want it to continue, it is far more exciting to have worthy competition. I hate to let a PA kid get away, but everyone has their reasons and even their price. Good luck Bo.
I'd love to know the whole story behind the process and the different posturing by the coaches. Curious minds want to know, even if we may never learn the real story. For me the most fascinating element is the timing of the decision. The decision is "accelerated" right after OSU hauls in top recruit Dreshaun Ross from Iowa's backyard and after PSU throttles Iowa again in a duel.
It all reeks of a desperation to stay relevant and get back to the top - a sort of reactionary ploy. One would think that Iowa will forever be blueblood wrestling powerhouse and a worthy opponent, but how desperate were they? What price did they have to pay? Was this the plan all along or did a rich booster say enough is enough and direct the take it by tomorrow, or leave it, deal of a lifetime?
Obviously no one is fooled by the “all the NIL offered were the same” schtick, and the abrupt change of timeline right after January 31st is surely no coincidence.
Of course we always reflexively want to sign all the top guys and it’s not practical, but I did think Oklahoma State was his best non-PSU choice for his long term development (though that would clearly be the biggest threat to us if he went there over Iowa).
I will admit my heart sank a bit when I saw him come out in the Iowa sweatshirt - but for him, not us.
Hope I’m wrong and he has an amazing career.
Of course we always reflexively want to sign all the top guys and it’s not practical, but I did think Oklahoma State was his best non-PSU choice for his long term development (though that would clearly be the biggest threat to us if he went there over Iowa).
I will admit my heart sank a bit when I saw him come out in the Iowa sweatshirt - but for him, not us.
Hope I’m wrong and he has an amazing career.
I think we were third in line to get him.
Taylor, Brands, then Cael.
Lots of hurdles here for him to get through to make the line up. Keep in mind he’s wrestled all these guys already so he knows where he is right now.
I think the bag tipped the scale from Taylor to brands.
Taylor, Brands, then Cael.
Lots of hurdles here for him to get through to make the line up. Keep in mind he’s wrestled all these guys already so he knows where he is right now.
I think the bag tipped the scale from Taylor to brands.
I won't be surprised if the family moves to Iowa in a rent free home and dad sets up a club there. That eliminates the "distance from home" issue as well as keeps a hold on Bo.
How would I (or you) possibly know that? It’s just wrong to jump to conclusions that is something nefarious. He himself said the NIL offers were all similar. Maybe he just made up his mind and wanted to be done with it? Who knows.
It does seem like IOWA, looking to get the bad taste out of their mouth from last week’s beating and to change the narrative, made a big offer that had to be accepted immediately. But I also dont doubt that the kid has been a IOWA guy throughout. Im just kind of surprised because he seems like a focused, hardworking kid with big goals. He can’t possibly think IOWA has the best room and the best coaches to get there. I just hope for the kids sake that he progresses and doesn’t get hurt. I think he’s good for wrestling.
How many kids have ever publicly admitted they are just going to a school for the money? He’d be the first I’ve seen.
Just last week he said it could be mid summer to come to a decision. Something put it into high gear...
I wonder if Al Gore envisioned old guys arguing over an 18 year olds college choice when he invented the internet!
Pretty sure he thought global warming would have already wiped out earth before we evolved to this point...
I get the general sentiment here, and I’ve noticed the fact that former Lions don’t dominate internationally quite as much as one might expect. There is one thing there though and that is without a full backside bracket it’s hard to distinguish between silver and bronze finishes. Also, some of us are college fans first, so while the freestyle thing is a bit disappointing we have some cheer.
Stop being so naive. The "offers being similar" is a fig leaf to hide the fact that it was all about money. The offers were not similar in any multiverse version of this story. The Bassetts got Slumlord to outbid his own highest bid. Congrats to the family. It was well played.
Which is the kid's every right to do.
What some Iowa folk apparently want is for people not to notice.
All of these things can be true:
Kid loves Iowa
Kid was always gonna end up there
Kid had a massive change of heart on timeline at a very peculiar time
Not below board to wonder about that.
Darkness warshed over the Dude. Darker'n a black steer's tookus on a moonless prairie night. There was no bottom.
Maybe it was the emptiness that comes from realizing that without a benefactor throwing boatloads of money at recruits and transfers, his favorite program would be nothing more than a shell of it's former self. Now that rumors of a massive payday have been confirmed, the Dude has decided that this aggression will not stand, man. So he took a page out of Walter's book, and, being very unDude, he decided to mosey on over to his rival's board and tell them how terrible and mean they are. He could've stayed home and admonished his own kind for comments about cheating, steroid use and calling their rivals pedos, but why clean up your own problems when you can take the easy way out and point out someone else's?
I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin he's out there. The Dude, takin'er easy for all us sinners.
Yeah, looks like you got sucker punched by a doofus that most of us put on ignore long ago. But welcome to the board.
Exactly!
I suspect that the tone of your post is influenced by the 30-8 beatdown last Friday, but there's still a lot of truth to what you say. Looking at it from a practical point of view, it's pretty foolish to want Penn State to get every top ranked prospect and leave the othe teams to pick from the rest. If that happened, wrestling would be over pretty quickly as a college sport because there would be no real competition. I actually get a little nervous that we're seeing that situation now when you look how badly Penn State has beaten all of the opponents so far this season. I'll always be rooting for our guys to win, but it will help keep the sport strong if teams like Ok State and Iowa get to the point where there's some serious competition for the national championship.
And you know this how? This is exactly the type of petty sour grapes that we should strive to be above.
Jax is going to Iowa?
Wouldn't be so sure this is going to help the Squawkeyes by the time he gets there... - tell me, let's assume you're currently at cornville and winning matches for them (and even potentially AA'ing for them) and you have eligibility after this year (and other programs interested in your services), how are you going to feel about a HS Jr being paid many multiples what you are when he shows up in the 26-27? How you figure what just took place is good for the Squawkeye locker-room is beyond me - the lesson the Squawkeyes just taught all their wrestlers by participating in the orchestrated "blind auction" seeking as many bidders as possible to jack the price up as high as possible... - they taught their existing mercenaries they should follow the money.
What else is he going to say? In the history of sports, how many have admittednsi signing for the money? Believe it or not, some people actually have real information regarding this recruitment.
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