MFFs did not count as losses then.
And that was an MFF, not an injury default.
Here are the 2018 NCAA brackets. Jason's record was 26-1. The 1 was Van Brill.
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And that was an MFF, not an injury default.
Here are the 2018 NCAA brackets. Jason's record was 26-1. The 1 was Van Brill.
Per the Penn State Wrestling Club:
Season Summaries
Jason Nolf
2016-2019Season Summaries
| Season | Class | Record | Falls | TFs | MDs | Conf. Place | NCAA Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015-2016 | 2nd Year Freshman | 33-2 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
2016-2017 | 3rd Year Sophomore | 27-0 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
2017-2018 | 4th Year Junior | 26-1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
2018-2019 | 5th Year Senior | 31-0 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 117-3 | 60 | 27 | 16 |
The Green loss didn't count either, but if it had, Taylor lost 2x in his shirt year.
I'm still surprised McKenna gave up his opportunity to get his degree from Stanford.
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McKenna did get his graduate degree from Penn. Long-term, that decision didn't hurt him.
Y'all sleeping on David Taylor AND Zain? Cray.
SmDh
For real though, it's an interesting case.
If you go by career bonus rate, this is really your top 5 in the Cael era
1) Taylor (91)
2) Nolf (86)
3) Nickal (77)
4) Ruth (76)
5) Zain (75)
If you go by bonus rate in their last 3 years, because let's remember Zain took an unbelievable leap offensively after his redshirt...
1) Nolf (96)
2 Taylor (94)
3) Zain (87)
4) Ruth (82)
5) Nickal (80....but Bo had the best pinning percentage)
None of these guys had any truly bad losses. For example, probably the worst loss by any was when Ruth lost to Mike Letts but Letts was a multi AA.
Me personally, I'm taking Zain primarily because I think he's what Iowa wishes they were.
I myself have a robe no one will take off of me.
Brushing off the Suriano example like it's no big deal is ridiculous. PSU went on a 9 year drought after he left without an All American until Lilledahl this year. That's indisputably one of Cael's rare mistakes. You're losing credibility if you refuse to acknowledge that.
I love Cael as much as everyone else, and he's been right 99% of the time, but he still makes mistakes once in a blue moon. He's human.
Zain for me too,the only one on this list to go as a TF.and of course that when his only losses occured. I firmly believe had he shirted first he would have went undefeated.
Suriano was hardly Cael's mistake.
Meh. Given Suriano's platinum U-Haul membership, and the snit he threw when Tomasello dared to train at the RTC for a whole week when invited ... he probably wasn't staying at PSU for 4 years.
As far as the drought goes: Cruiseliner Nick was HS 2016. After that:
- 2017: PSU was runner-up for Spencer. Got an official from Fix (wrestles 57 kg freestyle) in 2017. Visited Brandon Courtney.
- 2018: Landed Teasdale but he imploded. Landed Teske but he left. Recruited Glory and McKee.
- 2019: Finalist for McHenry. Runner-up for Byrd (HS 125) when he decommitted from Maryland.
- 2020: Landed Robert Howard but career derailed by injuries.
- 2021: Finalist for FIgs when he decommitted from ASU. Finalist for Poulin. Landed Steen.
- 2023: Finalist for McGowan. Landed Davis.
- 2024: Landed Lilledahl.
Plus the imports, Kuhn and Hildebrandt ...
The drought wasn't for lack of trying, and was merely lengthened by Suriano leaving -- if he had stayed, and remained 125 for his career, then our drought starts with Howard's shoulder injuries.
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I lost zero sleep over Suriano.
You may have seen a drought at 1 weight class . . . I saw the team continue its dynasty and go on to smash records.
Right. The idea that Suriano was going to be Penn State's 125 for four years ignores the reality that he was never going to be anyone's four-year starter, and pretending that that would've been the case if Cael had only done x or y is delusional.
He wasn't even willing to stay at Arizona State for his last year of competition when already living and training there.
Was wondering what he was up to, I checked out his insta account. One weird dude.
What were some of the weirdest?
I'm a ho for gossip and love to read a good 3rd-party characterization of a 2nd party's socials; hook a brother up?
He's simply filling a void left after Fellers became persona non grata @Iowa. Capitalizing on an opportunity, is all. Don't hate the paid lover, hate the game.
I forget the details. Quick search yielded bupkis. Maybe just my impression from various podcast appearances, and later conspicuous absence.
For some reason I think it has to so with another donor's influence and his repeated harping on Brands not evolving their mindset and training approach.
Or maybe I imagined it all.
I believe it had to do with Chittum leaving Iowa and going to ISU.
How did that Chittum move affect Fellers and how his status changed from persona grata to non, vis a vis the Iowa program?
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Which related to bringing in Ferraris, which related to certain donor influence?
Public repeated criticism of the decision to bring in the Ferraris, I would suppose. Coming to the realization of irreconcilable differences of value systems between himself and those who decided to bring in the Ferraris.
Chittum's public reason was Anthony Ferrari's arrival, given an alleged knife assault in HS.
Perfect, thank you. Have another lunch on me homie!
Hahaha now Iowa is paying me this is great
I know it is and it's hilarious. Only Pat gets paid 😜
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