Not sure if this had been discussed before, but Meyer Shapiro has made the move from Bullis School (Md.) to Wyoming Seminary (Pa.). I don’t think it changes a ton as far as his recruitment goes and I still like where PSU stands there.
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Has he put out a school list yet?Not sure if this had been discussed before, but Meyer Shapiro has made the move from Bullis School (Md.) to Wyoming Seminary (Pa.). I don’t think it changes a ton as far as his recruitment goes and I still like where PSU stands there.
Not that I’ve seen and I wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t do so at any point.Has he put out a school list yet?
When speaking with Haines after Cadet Worlds, he said Meyer Shapiro and Jim Mullen were the two guys he was closed with on the team. Think there’s a pretty close connection there between all three and a good chance they all end up at the same school of Mullen doesn’t play football.alb409 on 247 says Jimmy Kennedy will be a huge in this one here. He's known as a slam dunk recruiter.
When speaking with Haines after Cadet Worlds, he said Meyer Shapiro and Jim Mullen were the two guys he was closed with on the team. Think there’s a pretty close connection there between all three and a good chance they all end up at the same school of Mullen doesn’t play football.
Aside from the increased risk of injury, is there any reason why one would think Mullen can’t do both? I know it is tough but i just can’t imagine Mullen not being able to handle it.When speaking with Haines after Cadet Worlds, he said Meyer Shapiro and Jim Mullen were the two guys he was closed with on the team. Think there’s a pretty close connection there between all three and a good chance they all end up at the same school of Mullen doesn’t play football.
This day and age, both of the sports are more or less year long commitments, especially with the conditioning required. Ben Kueter is going to give it a go at Iowa though.Aside from the increased risk of injury, is there any reason why one would think Mullen can’t do both? I know it is tough but i just can’t imagine Mullen not being able to handle it.
It’s just not really feasible with how intensive and year round both sports are these days. He may be able to do both, but hard to do either at a high level if that’s the case.Aside from the increased risk of injury, is there any reason why one would think Mullen can’t do both? I know it is tough but i just can’t imagine Mullen not being able to handle it.
Franklin is on our side....let's get him to use one of the FB 'ships to get us another wrestler. We will let him do both assuming he gives full attention to his wrestling endeavors. Slush fund hijinks at its best!!Also - I'd be shocked if Mullen is near the PSU coaches' big board for 2023 DL. He's a low 3 star for Football and a 5 star for Wrestling. That being said ... hard to deny being a college football player is just a much "cooler" thing to be. He holds a Rutgers offer for football and that could easily be enough to convince him to not wrestle in college.
I know this is a joke but I imagine Mullen is 100% a kid that gets a full from Cael anyways.Franklin is on our side....let's get him to use one of the FB 'ships to get us another wrestler. We will let him do both assuming he gives full attention to his wrestling endeavors. Slush fund hijinks at its best!!
Rutgers might not be enough for him to play football in college.Also - I'd be shocked if Mullen is near the PSU coaches' big board for 2023 DL. He's a low 3 star for Football and a 5 star for Wrestling. That being said ... hard to deny being a college football player is just a much "cooler" thing to be. He holds a Rutgers offer for football and that could easily be enough to convince him to not wrestle in college.
Its simply unrealistic. Suggest reading the Washington Post story from when Spencer Myers did both for one year at Maryland.Aside from the increased risk of injury, is there any reason why one would think Mullen can’t do both? I know it is tough but i just can’t imagine Mullen not being able to handle it.
As if PSU were short on slam dunk recruiters.alb409 on 247 says Jimmy Kennedy will be a huge in this one here. He's known as a slam dunk recruiter.
Really comes down to what the kid wants. I know after junior year, in the camp setting is where kids often can see themselves blow up, I imagine if he's still sitting on just Rutgers and G5 offers after that, he might be more inclined to wrestle. If he wants to wrestle, I have to imagine PSU can be in the drivers seat here as he can fill in like a glove after Kerk (who I think will move on after this Olympic cycle)Rutgers might not be enough for him to play football in college.
Cornell Robinson, who is a fantastic coach and an even better guy.Who is the coach at Sem now? Green left for Army, right?
Depends which part of Maryland you’re talking .i think the clear takeaway here is that wyoming seminary is closer to iowa than maryland #tealeaves
If that was the case, then all of Cael's recruits would come to PSU. Personally I just don't think Cael is the "slam dunk recruiter" he once was. Look at this past off season with Bouzakis and Mendez on the line. Why wouldn't they go with the "slam dunk" recruitment. Perhaps NLI played a role and that's not gonna work to Cael's favor moving forward. Last year we missed on Figs and Poulin. Wittlake bailed on us. We've got future question marks at weights that need to be addressed. Is Cael filling those question marks with blue chip "slam dunk" recruits? I certainly hope so. That said, I'll be happy if Meyer and/or Mullen choose PSU. And I'm glad Kennedy is here now to help the program.As if PSU were short on slam dunk recruiters.
Cael absolutely still is a slam dunk recruiter ... it's Cael.If that was the case, then all of Cael's recruits would come to PSU. Personally I just don't think Cael is the "slam dunk recruiter" he once was. Look at this past off season with Bouzakis and Mendez on the line. Why wouldn't they go with the "slam dunk" recruitment. Perhaps NLI played a role and that's not gonna work to Cael's favor moving forward. Last year we missed on Figs and Poulin. Wittlake bailed on us. We've got future question marks at weights that need to be addressed. Is Cael filling those question marks with blue chip "slam dunk" recruits? I certainly hope so. That said, I'll be happy if Meyer and/or Mullen choose PSU. And I'm glad Kennedy is here now to help the program.
This is unrealistic. And I'm the guy who has in the past posted a lengthy list of Cael's misses over his entire tenure. If you go after the biggest fish, most will get away. And those 3 guys (Bouzakis, Mendez, and Poulin) aren't Snyder or Lee.If that was the case, then all of Cael's recruits would come to PSU. Personally I just don't think Cael is the "slam dunk recruiter" he once was. Look at this past off season with Bouzakis and Mendez on the line. Why wouldn't they go with the "slam dunk" recruitment. Perhaps NLI played a role and that's not gonna work to Cael's favor moving forward. Last year we missed on Figs and Poulin. Wittlake bailed on us. We've got future question marks at weights that need to be addressed. Is Cael filling those question marks with blue chip "slam dunk" recruits? I certainly hope so. That said, I'll be happy if Meyer and/or Mullen choose PSU. And I'm glad Kennedy is here now to help the program.
Yep. This is all but on record, but Dean essentially reached out to PSU about coming there because that’s where he wanted to be.Also - for the record, I have a pretty plugged in source that told me that Max Dean got nothing to come here. He's not wrestling his ideal weight here and he was offered a full ride to wrestle 184 basically everywhere else. Hell, he would have fit that Iowa lineup like a glove (God forbid) He is basically paying for Cael's instruction. What does that say?
Yeah, he's a whole 12 minutes closer -- 13:59 vs 14:11.i think the clear takeaway here is that wyoming seminary is closer to iowa than maryland #tealeaves
His name isn't Gabe?No money, forced up a weight, and on top of all that, keeps getting called “Gabe”.
Do not underestimate the power of the Cult. 😉
Not meant to nitpick, but you can also say that about Facundo too, who's looking to wrestle at 165 (vice 174-197) for Penn State (albeit not by design).[...]
Wittlake committed to Cael without Cael's knowledge per Willie. He was not a priority recruit here (I'd be shocked if he was offered any money if he was committing without Cael's knowledge). Wittlake would be a 165 nowhere but Oklahoma State, most projected him as high as 184 (certainly 174 at the lowest) ... we have our guys there. Hindsight 20-20 (by some miracle of God, he has held 165 his entire career) doesn't mean Cael "missed" on him.
Figs couldn't visit even because of COVID yet he close to flipping apparently. You can't possibly expect a kid to go across the country without visiting.
i agree his current movement trend is very promising for the hawks.Yeah, he's a whole 12 minutes closer -- 13:59 vs 14:11.
Meanwhile now Cael can set up a police barricade on I-80.
you're nutsIf that was the case, then all of Cael's recruits would come to PSU. Personally I just don't think Cael is the "slam dunk recruiter" he once was. Look at this past off season with Bouzakis and Mendez on the line. Why wouldn't they go with the "slam dunk" recruitment. Perhaps NLI played a role and that's not gonna work to Cael's favor moving forward. Last year we missed on Figs and Poulin. Wittlake bailed on us. We've got future question marks at weights that need to be addressed. Is Cael filling those question marks with blue chip "slam dunk" recruits? I certainly hope so. That said, I'll be happy if Meyer and/or Mullen choose PSU. And I'm glad Kennedy is here now to help the program.
The local MD wrestling scene is no where what pa is. But it is tight knit since there isn't a lot of kids wrestling at a high level. So wrestling news is thin and big names is all anyone talks about.If that was the case, then all of Cael's recruits would come to PSU. Personally I just don't think Cael is the "slam dunk recruiter" he once was. Look at this past off season with Bouzakis and Mendez on the line. Why wouldn't they go with the "slam dunk" recruitment. Perhaps NLI played a role and that's not gonna work to Cael's favor moving forward. Last year we missed on Figs and Poulin. Wittlake bailed on us. We've got future question marks at weights that need to be addressed. Is Cael filling those question marks with blue chip "slam dunk" recruits? I certainly hope so. That said, I'll be happy if Meyer and/or Mullen choose PSU. And I'm glad Kennedy is here now to help the program.
Whatever the reason .... Cael was obviously all in on Facundo, multiple photos of him at Davison practices sitting with Facundo and he did not miss on him. Way different situation than Wittlake who committed to Cael without Cael knowing.Not meant to nitpick, but you can also say that about Facundo too, who's looking to wrestle at 165 (vice 174-197) for Penn State (albeit not by design).
... and if Howard fully recovers, that 125 "hole" closes quickly.The local MD wrestling scene is no where what pa is. But it is tight knit since there isn't a lot of kids wrestling at a high level. So wrestling news is thin and big names is all anyone talks about.
My opinion based on things I hear on the road is Meyer is a psu lean.
I disagree that carl can't close. Sure he misses who doesn't. But the only "hole" we have is 125. Every other weight has a HS stud there.
If that was the case, then all of Cael's recruits would come to PSU. Personally I just don't think Cael is the "slam dunk recruiter" he once was. Look at this past off season with Bouzakis and Mendez on the line. Why wouldn't they go with the "slam dunk" recruitment. Perhaps NLI played a role and that's not gonna work to Cael's favor moving forward. Last year we missed on Figs and Poulin. Wittlake bailed on us. We've got future question marks at weights that need to be addressed. Is Cael filling those question marks with blue chip "slam dunk" recruits? I certainly hope so. That said, I'll be happy if Meyer and/or Mullen choose PSU. And I'm glad Kennedy is here now to help the program.
He did say HS stud though… i don’t know if a 2-time NJ state champ and 2-time runner-up, in addition to the HS international accolades, count as being a HS stud... and if Howard fully recovers, that 125 "hole" closes quickly.
And now look at him.Also - for the record, I have a pretty plugged in source that told me that Max Dean got nothing to come here. He's not wrestling his ideal weight here and he was offered a full ride to wrestle 184 basically everywhere else. Hell, he would have fit that Iowa lineup like a glove (God forbid) He is basically paying for Cael's instruction. What does that say?
No Facundo doesn’t count either.He did say HS stud though… i don’t know if a 2-time NJ state champ and 2-time runner-up, in addition to the HS international accolades, count as being a HS stud