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Rudis headquarters is located in Marysville, Ohio, which is about 27 miles northwest of Columbus.
I don’t see him leaving PA. He seems to want to be a world & Olympic champion. PSU/NLWC is where that’s at. Plus Cael and the boys will ramp up the recruiting. They let Spencer leave and won’t let Bo.
However I see DT going all in to get him with a big pay day. Taylor knows this could help him land future recruits and really make some noise. Not sure anyone would want to move to Oklahoma.
Tan Tom already lost Blaze to the good guys, I see him rallying the Donors in Columbus, including Rudis. Heck PA Power loves this kid, then Flo wrestling uses his name, image and likeness, and now Rudis is all over him. I couldn’t imagine a junior in HS being on Rudis commercials.
Then heard from someone who knows his cousins, Iowa is going all in with a life changing offer. Brands contact is up in 2028. He knows he needs to make a splash or could be gone.
I don’t think we need Bo, but could you imagine Luke, Blaze, Bo and Duke. Ok state has no chance
However I see DT going all in to get him with a big pay day. Taylor knows this could help him land future recruits and really make some noise. Not sure anyone would want to move to Oklahoma.
Tan Tom already lost Blaze to the good guys, I see him rallying the Donors in Columbus, including Rudis. Heck PA Power loves this kid, then Flo wrestling uses his name, image and likeness, and now Rudis is all over him. I couldn’t imagine a junior in HS being on Rudis commercials.
Then heard from someone who knows his cousins, Iowa is going all in with a life changing offer. Brands contact is up in 2028. He knows he needs to make a splash or could be gone.
I don’t think we need Bo, but could you imagine Luke, Blaze, Bo and Duke. Ok state has no chance
Ok State and Iowa still have no chance wether PSU lands Bo or not.
Despite the location, Rudis could sponsor Bo no matter where he commits.
Bo is indeed somewhat unique in that his social media presence, reputation and visibility opens the door to what I might call a National NIL funding base. At this point, he is going to make a lot of money no matter where he goes.
NIL in theory is prohibited if it requires attendance to any one school, granted none of us believe for a second this is being inforced.
At the end of the day, I do think Bo much like Spencer, wants to be 'the' face of the program, moreso than where he will get the biggest bag. He gets that at OSU, tOSU and Iowa. PSU, not so much.
And how did that play out for SL. Great college career for sure but does he seem like the face of the program to you? I don't see it. I think it has more to do with the individual and that can be accomplished at any of the top tier programs excluding Rutgers of course.
What RBY and Carter did as far as promoting themselves is nowhere close to what Bo is doing.
If bo wants to be the best version of himself PSU is where he can do that. No other program can help him be the best version of bo folkstyle and bo freestyle than PSU.
Cornell lawyers are lying low in the peripheral. If and when Bo announces his school choice they can spring to the front and center with legal papers challenging the validity of the choice and seeking a court order mandating Bo attend Cornell.
Just an opinion from observations. It has always appeared to me that Cael understands different kids march to different beats and he has been quite able to be appreciative of a diverse grouping of personalities. I doubt very much he has any big issues with Bo and his social media foot print.
Which is the point I made before, if you want to be the face of PSU, go be the face. Plenty of room to market the program from the current brand.
Continue winning and promoting yourself as long as you don't put yourself ahead of the team, which Bo never does for McCort. Being the face of PSU is more or less up for grabs since for the most part, our guys aren't about the spotlight. Duke and Blaze doesn't seem interested in it. Jason Nolf didn't want to market himself, neither did Zain. Bo didn't but basically inadvertently became the face because of 2018 and look how fast he got fasttracked to UFC stardom.
You win, you're fun to watch, people will follow.
Bo mentioned a big part of his official visit here was a meeting with Clay Steadman, who's position (officially now called "General Manager") was basically created because large brands have been pursuing the chance to work with PSU Wrestlers but didn't have a go to guy for many years.
Yeah I think Bo will have ample opportunities to market himself here through various brands if he wants.
Yeah I think Bo will have ample opportunities to market himself here through various brands if he wants.
I totally agree with what you said. I am not the first person that says Bo has many important decisions to make it the future, but the biggest question he has to ask himself is does he want to wrestle for Cael & Co., or wrestle against them for the next 8-10 years
1 million reasons per year no active wrestler will be the face of OKST.
Close how? I’m not sure I understand what exactly you’re measuring. Is a weekly recruiting update better or worse than talking about urintating on an opponent’s grave, pink dildos, etc? All 3 have relatively massive followings. Even if their strategies for getting there are different. My point was that Cael doesn’t have much interest in any social media and I think would rather none of his guys did. But he’s flexible enough to let them be themselves.
What RBY and Carter did is far more than Bassett will do if his college career doesn't approach theirs.
I agree. Bo never posts crazy messages with pink dildos. If all turned away from that but if Carter was a back up on the team we would all been ok with him being removed.
What Bo posts is mainly good stuff from what I see second hand. He seems to have wrestling and social media figured out. Pre-nil says it really didn’t matter, now he aligned himself up for a monster pay day and most likely long term $$$.
This might be the realest post ever on here. You would think he would have learned from Cael on that.
OK let's look at the contenders
Ohio st- they have money but look pretty solid in the lower weights also have a bad habit of under performing elite blue chippers , average free style program.
Iowa - have money , tradition is good and bad . Far from home. Meh free style program. Out dated mind set in coaching but get better.
Oklahoma st. Money ? Maybe , new exciting coach , face of program , improvement in free style program . Great old tradition and has a big link to head coach if the money is the best offer would be a hard turn down for Bassett.
The good guys " next topic" really paying market value could be hard with some many guys who have won championship getting paid or will get paid. Also very close to home. Great free style, and it's a frigging dynasty.
Ohio st- they have money but look pretty solid in the lower weights also have a bad habit of under performing elite blue chippers , average free style program.
Iowa - have money , tradition is good and bad . Far from home. Meh free style program. Out dated mind set in coaching but get better.
Oklahoma st. Money ? Maybe , new exciting coach , face of program , improvement in free style program . Great old tradition and has a big link to head coach if the money is the best offer would be a hard turn down for Bassett.
The good guys " next topic" really paying market value could be hard with some many guys who have won championship getting paid or will get paid. Also very close to home. Great free style, and it's a frigging dynasty.
I agree. Pink was a terrible choice.
Wait till news breaks UPJ is going D1...
If you guys listen to the Bassett Wrestling Changed my Life Podcast he gives some deep clues about what he wants.
He wants an RTC. He wants to go train at that RTC 1 week a month during his senior year. Seems pretty obvious this is a PSU/OSU matchup. He works out with former RTC S&C coach at Ohio State it seems monthly. There are reports he's in our room a lot.
I say all of this and I think it's going to be orange and black. They have the stud workout partners and he could be what catapults them into our world, so the bag is coming. Plus the Jax connection.
He's also a Steelers fan, so he's alright in my books. He's got this social media edge to him that rubs old timers the wrong way, but listen to this kid talk and he's everything you'd ever want from a recruit and a kid. His style is Nittany Lion, but I don't think Cael is losing sleep over him.
He wants an RTC. He wants to go train at that RTC 1 week a month during his senior year. Seems pretty obvious this is a PSU/OSU matchup. He works out with former RTC S&C coach at Ohio State it seems monthly. There are reports he's in our room a lot.
I say all of this and I think it's going to be orange and black. They have the stud workout partners and he could be what catapults them into our world, so the bag is coming. Plus the Jax connection.
He's also a Steelers fan, so he's alright in my books. He's got this social media edge to him that rubs old timers the wrong way, but listen to this kid talk and he's everything you'd ever want from a recruit and a kid. His style is Nittany Lion, but I don't think Cael is losing sleep over him.
It’s hard not to have watched or read numerous interviews with Bo. Not a single time have I ever heard him mention wanting to be “the face of a program.” He appears to be a hardworking, ambitious young man who strives to commit fully to the few things that are important to him, which appear to be faith, family, and wrestling. He also seems to have figured out how to gain an audience on social media through his technique videos. From that he seems to have been approached with sponsorship deals and creating revenue streams just through Bo being Bo. What 17 yr old wouldn’t dive into that? He deserves credit for his ambition, focus, hard work, and all he’s learning when it comes to business, public relations, marketing, and the importance of making good choices. I can’t imagine how bright the spotlight is on him. But the spotlight is bright because of his excellence on the mat and promoting the sport, not because he’s an egomaniac chasing the spotlight. He’ll be an asset to any program. But, if he doesn’t come out of the gate with a freshman season similar to DT or MM- not just winning but dominating- those NIL opportunities will slow down, no matter how many followers he has.
Bo is a smart kid. His goals seem to be NCAA, World, and Olympic championships and the best opportunity to win those is at PSU/NLWC. DT is good, but he isn’t as good as the three-headed monster of Cael/Casey/Cody that developed him. DT has been influenced by and learned from Cael and Casey, but his personality and ego are different. He’ll get his share of recruits but he is a single layer facsimile of the three layer staff who developed him and are still at PSU. DT may be the closest thing to Cael/Casey that is coaching at a competing program, but the top team/staff is still alive and well in Happy Valley. Top recruits will go elsewhere at their own risk.
Personally, I hope Bo comes to PSU and I have no doubt that he’ll become a fan favorite and achieve greatness during his 10-15 year career.
Bo is a smart kid. His goals seem to be NCAA, World, and Olympic championships and the best opportunity to win those is at PSU/NLWC. DT is good, but he isn’t as good as the three-headed monster of Cael/Casey/Cody that developed him. DT has been influenced by and learned from Cael and Casey, but his personality and ego are different. He’ll get his share of recruits but he is a single layer facsimile of the three layer staff who developed him and are still at PSU. DT may be the closest thing to Cael/Casey that is coaching at a competing program, but the top team/staff is still alive and well in Happy Valley. Top recruits will go elsewhere at their own risk.
Personally, I hope Bo comes to PSU and I have no doubt that he’ll become a fan favorite and achieve greatness during his 10-15 year career.
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I found this interview and it was incredible. How anyone could have a bad word to say about this kid could only stem from jealousy. I listened to a few of his interviews and he seems like a perfect fit for PSU. I see why every school is going all in on him. He could change the look of any program and attract other recruits. He brings much more than ncaa titles to a program. There are lots of great wrestlers but very few of this kid.
Would love to see Bo at PSU but he is going to have so many crazy, life changing offers. His wrestling is impressive but his character, faith and communication impresses me even more.
The interview makes it sound like NIL is a part of the equation but not the main factor. I don’t blame him and may as well get some $$$ for what he has built. I was a big time Spencer fan. We didn’t get him, I really hope we land Bo. He will be a fan favorite the first time he steps foot on the line and then gives his first interview as a lion.
How many times are you going to post this tired take? The only one who's jealous here appears to be you.
I honestly have no idea why Bo rubs anyone the wrong way. It's his life to live the way he wants to. Fans would be smart to leave it alone.
Some of the pics I saw from OSU, Jax looks like he's getting bigger. Maybe a growth spurt here soon.
Pitt claims less national championships than the amount of times the strawman has been used by that poster
If Bassett ends up at 157 it's going to be tough for him to make the lineup. The only thing I can see working is Duke goes 157 next year, MM bumps to 174 for his senior year and Duke slotting in at 165. Either way Kasak is either going to be the best backup of all time or he'll have to transfer.
On the other hand with all of the grayshirts, redshirts, Olympic redshirts and inevitable injuries I'm sure they'll find a way. It's just that for years we've been talking about a logjam but there has never been anything close to this much talent for so few spots.
On the other hand with all of the grayshirts, redshirts, Olympic redshirts and inevitable injuries I'm sure they'll find a way. It's just that for years we've been talking about a logjam but there has never been anything close to this much talent for so few spots.
Came to say this. It’s coming down to PSU & UPJ. I was sure PSU was in the lead, but now I’m not so sure.
I’m sure NIL is part of his decision, but “NIL” for Bo is different than most people because he’s already built up his own media brand, so “maximizing NIL” for him is more like “where his own brand is worth the most” rather than “whose donors offer the biggest bag”.
