Yeah, but it's my understanding Gabe can win a title at 174 or 184 [if he chooses]. And 'if' PK can get down to 157, he's a title contender.
'24 and '25 in my opinion should have been classes where Iowa should have had a very strong run because of roster makeup/ incoming recruits of other top programs. I havent look at what all they've secure so far from those two classes but off the top of my head it seems weak. Wonder if the Ferraris had anything to do with that.
Hanging around that gang seems like a good way to end up some sort of accessory to crime charge.
I wouldn't think any sane AD would let AJ in. It's not like TnT can sweep this under the rug and hide it.
Goetz has done a great job. If she gets fired for refusing to let the clown show take over the wrestling program, that whole school is screwed.
Absolutely not, if anything she was catering to most Iowa fans. I'd say Iowa fans who follow wrestling is 50/50 at this point on whether to take AJ or not. For the fans who don't really follow wrestling, I'd say it's more 95/5 leaning don't take him. It seems she has a ton of support.
He’s not trying to hide it, he just doesnt care.
If Iowa chooses its Athletics Director based upon one non-registered hopeful future member of a non-revenue sport, then they're completely screwed for an entirely different reason.
Chittum is not a quitter for having seen that circus up close at Blair and deciding once was enough.
They've landed:
The only big recruit that visited Iowa left uncommitted is Blaze, but with his brother at Purdue Iowa is a long shot. Iowa is a portal school.
Thanks, was unaware of him visiting Iowa. He also showed some interest in PSU before Lilledahl and Desmond committed, but I'm not sure anybody saw that as more than him doing all of his homework.
I do expect you will land 1 good portal transfer a year going forward. It will get tougher once COVID years are up to land multiple.
I see 33/41 being the high priority target area for the portal next season. Block wrestled Fargo at 138 and looked very good even with his acl being torn, but Iowa roster has him listed at 49.
He's a good but not elite prospect (I think in the 60s) I'd be shocked if Iowa lost any sleep if him and Victor left.
If that's the lineup, I'd expect Brands and Slumlord Bob to be much more active in the portal than just a 184.
Block I think has a much higher ceiling than any of the current 149s on Iowa's roster right now and would not be shocked if he was the guy there then. Was impressed with him, gave Kasak all he wanted at PWC.
That's all great but outside of Nagao and Caliendo (who left because his coach left), all of the big gets this year were graduate COVID transfers with 1 year left. Nobody else left a school with multiple years of eligiblity before graduation for the most part. It doesn't seem "tamper and pay" will work very well because there were rumors of that with someone like Bouzakis. Like I said, Iowa will have their success with the portal but there won't be unlimited options going forward, you have to recruit first and foremost.
This is sad. Dude drinking so many seltzers, he doesn't realize it is January already.
Reading between the lines of Brands' recent presser, he's not yet in D1 wrestling shape, though. Only a matter of time, I'm sure.
All true but I was talking proven AAs, which seems to be what Iowa is after mostly.
Just so everyone knows...shit is gonna get real nasty between this jagoff and me. He wants to follow me around and keep poking me then he's got it. I guarantee one or both of us will be banned from this site before this is over with...
Those dudes are gonna be camped out outside Noto’s dorm window I bet.
I need to work hullabaloo into some of my conversations. A fine word indeed!
I almost died from the Pitt goalpost in 1982 - got pinned between the post and the stadium wall as they were trying to get thru the tunnel.
It’s a perfectly cromulent word
