Carter just texted me. He said he was referring to the new Daylight-Savings-Time chapter. Phew! 👍
Carter Starocci's injury - news, updates, and speculations
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Carter thought he was ready and wanted to go so bad that he "could" forever be known as a 3x quitter, who quit on his team mates as well. Ain't gonna happen!
If it did, that is his legacy, and it will follow him.
The one thing Cael could have done better is to have set expectations before he ever stepped on the bus.
Waiting until the last possible minute didn't work with Surriano and it didn't work with Carter. Nolf is Nolf and he wrestled a match I believe. I hope we all can avoid this drama if/when it ever hits us again.
If it did, that is his legacy, and it will follow him.
The one thing Cael could have done better is to have set expectations before he ever stepped on the bus.
Waiting until the last possible minute didn't work with Surriano and it didn't work with Carter. Nolf is Nolf and he wrestled a match I believe. I hope we all can avoid this drama if/when it ever hits us again.
Wow, ok. He's said that this season was his last for a year now. Which, Pat, btw, is a year, just so you understand.
Yeah theres no way that he'd quit when he could be a 4xer. Would be beyond insane.
Spyker said Carter ran home last night because he forgot his phone charger. 🕵️♂️. We're good.
Holy Mother Of All Drama! We have the makings of a comeback story the likes of which we have never seen.
I don't mean this in a bad way but Carter needs to grow up. He has a chance to be a 4X National Champ. Big Ten titles are nice but they are meaningless compared to National titles.
I have a really hard time believing that Cael and his coaches didn't make it perfectly clear to Carter throughout the process that the plan was likely to forfeit out, take an at-large bid and come into NCAAs in the best possible condition. Carter, being Carter, simply heard what he wanted to hear or ignored the part that he didn't wish to acknowledge. It's not a surprise to anyone that knows anything about Starocci and it's NOT a failure by the coaching staff. I'm 100% convinced that Carter and Cael will work this out, that Carter will be ready to go at NCAAs and will win his fourth title. This is really much ado about nothing and the result of a hyper-competitive kid getting a bit carried away in his frustration (and it should be repeated that Carter NEVER suggested that he quit or that he wouldn't wrestle in two weeks). Big deal.
I didn't say Dan would leave the team. Dan is the trainer, I bet and I could be all wet but I'd bet Penn State has some Physical Therapist somewhere in State College that Dan directly works with. And I'm sure he can find a phone to consult with them. No point for Carter to be in College Park if there can be better treatment back in PA.
Ask the bull marinelli
Let's get it straight: The Hodge is a VOTED ON trophy and 2 medical forfeits do NOT exclude Carter from it, if he rolls through Natty's with his 4th trophy.
AB will get it, and still could have even if Carter wrestled at Big Tens.
Yup. Big Ten titles are insignificant next to the power of the fourth … NCAA title.
Ain’t no way a man with such “big balls”
Takes his ball and goes home like a 6 year old, I don’t see it
Takes his ball and goes home like a 6 year old, I don’t see it
I know, right? It certainly gives me hope that I can start attending matches. Only a 4-5 hours trip and not 12 by car. Has anyone seen the reservation sheet for this chopper? Since this is my fantasy, it's free as well.
He is gone—Meaning he left Maryland and is pretty upset.
Next Chapter—Meaning training for nationals and a fourth championship!
Worse case is that he does’nt get that 4th championship and comes back for the Hodge and that fourth Championship next year. Carter is an incredible, proud competitor who will get that fourth trophy with PSU no mater what.
Why are people ignoring the possibility that Cael sent Carter home to go continue rehabbing his knee?
No, I'm just saying that it's a mistake. It's not like he is taking off his shoe and waving it at the ref or complaining about his athletes having to follow the rules or complaining about other teams greasing up their wrestlers.
Agree. Either way it blows. Either
A. He was okay to wrestle, and the coaches/training staff was being cautious to make sure he could go at Nationals, and he is throwing a tantrum.
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B. He wasn't going to be healthy enough to wrestle Nationals and Barraclough wasn't given a chance to go after being a good loyal soldier for the program when he has the talent to go somewhere else and start.
If it is A, don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. If it was B, the coaches blew it. My money says it isn't B.
I would not be surprised if Carter is there tonight to cheer on his teammates! The man’s a great teammate.
It’s clearly A. Anyone who’s had knee injuries knows it’s clearly A. Guy was walking with no brace and no limp and probably was good enough to take everyone out, but 10 more days and he’s closer to being the 100% monster he usually is.
Disagree. This is not a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. The coaches are responsible for the athletes' health.
Carter is a full-grown adult and old enough to make his own decisions. So are NFL players who get held out of games for injuries, often against their wishes.
Well we WANT IT to be A. Anyways....
I would happily go right with ya on this if it wasn't for Suriano, and word from Carter himself that's MIA at the current time.
But we need to show the guy we’ve all loved watching compete for years the door because of a tweet? He doesn’t get to vent his frustration? Sure, privately would have been better, but I don’t get the need to write him off because he’s upset.
If that is what he meant, then that is what he should have tweeted. He didn't. He is typically blunt with his tweets, and I am taking him at his word. Cael and company may talk him down, but based on his past posts, he meant what he said. Leaving his team one day early while it is competing does not bode well if he is still part of the team and planning to compete at the NCAAs. There is no treatment that he needs in a less than 24-hour period to necessitate leaving the team.
I actually thought he had a hitch in his step yesterday. I strained my MCL again a couple of months ago. I'm walking pretty normal, but that sob is weak, and it's really easy to tweak it in what I do for a living, and I'm not wrestling. Well, sometimes I actually am with horses. I'll fully trust Cael on this over any athletes pride, ego, or even if they're Erie tough. For all we know, Cael could have to him to go home and be with his family.
Why do we keep referring to Suriano as the poster child for this situation? Suriano is a psycho with a psycho father. That isn't what we are dealing with here.
We have an upset young adult that has some impulse control issues and is very stubborn and competitive. He didn't grow up surrounded by the white picket fence and a PB&J in his lunchbox waiting on the counter every morning.
The coaching staff knows what they have with Carter. They will work it out and he'll wrestle if he's healthy.
Everyone take a deep breath.
I agree with you. Sometimes people need saved from themselves. Adults included. Especially highly competitive athletes.
Carter isn't wired to accept defeat, which is what makes him so good. Regardless of any hard feelings (if there are any), I have to think calmer heads will prevail and Carter will win No 4 in 2 weeks.
This is the guy who wanted to fight people in the small parking lot behind the Champs on Allen St.
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