He didn't say that on the podcast. He said he'll trust the coaches to decide what is best.
Mitchell Mesenbrink
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157 is perfect. Allows Haines to bump up or redshirt. 2 down 1 to go, LOL.
Amazing young man. Fits right in, the way he talked about trust in the coaches and the culture. Said he knows he's not guaranteed anything.
Beau has had a busy week 😎
He said 157,165, or olympic redshirt. He didn't go there to dictate anything but to trust and learn.
Anybody notice any schools whose training he didn't like?
"How teams trained was an important factor for Mesenbrink in narrowing down his list. The balance between live wrestling and focusing on technique is important to Mitchell and too much live wrestling in training, according to Mesenbrink can be dangerous. “I love wrestling every day. I love live wrestling, but not every day. I wanted to make sure I’m not getting crushed in college (by wrestling live too often).” After his conversations with coaches learning about the team's culture and training cycles, Mesenbrink’s final list consisted of Michigan, Missouri, Ohio State, and Penn State."
"How teams trained was an important factor for Mesenbrink in narrowing down his list. The balance between live wrestling and focusing on technique is important to Mitchell and too much live wrestling in training, according to Mesenbrink can be dangerous. “I love wrestling every day. I love live wrestling, but not every day. I wanted to make sure I’m not getting crushed in college (by wrestling live too often).” After his conversations with coaches learning about the team's culture and training cycles, Mesenbrink’s final list consisted of Michigan, Missouri, Ohio State, and Penn State."
No doubt I’ll be watching and rooting for the Blue and White but this is starting to feel like cheating. Parity just got smothered in it’s sleep. We could end up being so dominant that the NCAA has to make some rule changes. Having said that, I hope we get Nagao too.
What rule changes?
There have been 5 different schools win titles in 35 years I believe.
Oklahoma State is a bunch of frat boys and Lloyd and Harry are running stuff like it’s 1993 in Iowa City. Not Penn State’s fault no one else can get their crap together.
It's cheating to contact a kid in the portal, invite him to an official visit and then offer him a scholarship?
Geez ... Is there any risk that other schools will just give up, and cancel their programs.
Nagao might push them over the brink.
Nagao might push them over the brink.
I am aware from this forum that only 5 teams have won for a long period of time. No, I don’t think we are cheating. The fun of watching sports is not knowing what’s gonna happen for certain. That’s why the stands empty early in various sports when it’s a blowout. Now all there will be to look forward to is individual match ups which is good enough for me but it is also fun to see teams challenge us occasionally too.
I don't care if it feels like cheating. I want PSU to bury the field this year and every year.
When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer.
Great video by Christian Pyles on PS recruiting.
Lee hasn’t trained with the team for years, why would anyone think all of the sudden he’s going to be a team guy and train the younger guys?
And yet every dynasty in every sport grows it. Tiger Woods. Jordan’s Bulls. Ruth’s Yankees. UConn WBB.
I still think you need to have a party, invite tullfan and Murin, ask him to bring Spencer. Maybe we can get the scoop on Cael cornering him in the tunnel and the recruiting spiel Cael gave him.
I can get us a band to play. They are all in their 60s, but can play the shit out of their assorted instruments.
This depends on how far back you go for "historically."
If you go back 10 years:
- Iowa 5 (Lee 3, Ramos 1, Clark 1)
- Penn State 5 (RBY 2, Lee 2, Nico 1)
- Ohio State 5 (Stieber 4, Tomasello 1)
- Cornell 4 (Garrett 1, Yianni 2 at 141, Arujau 1)
That's not exactly owning the lower weights.
Go back any further, and Nagao was in elementary school.
Cut it off at 133, and it's a better argument: Iowa 5, PSU 3, anOSU 3, Cornell 2. But Nagao would also train with the 141s, of which none have won at Iowa in over 10 years.
By their definition, owning the lower weights are AAs not champions. Sometimes you just have to lower your standards to level the playing field.
Will there be hard seltzer?
Just for you we will have some black cherry white claws!
The tinfoil wearing folks in the place more dangerous than Iran are not going to like this...not one little bit. Cael pays between 25 and 30 million per year to his starters and often gives 100k per hour camp opportunities. Turd told me this in our secret double secret meeting.
Exactly this. Dynasties are GOOD for their respective sports. That said, it’s a crappy time to be an arrogant Iowa fan hanging onto the Glory Days.
I hear you. I really do.
Still, this isn’t going to last forever. It’s just not. There will almost certainly be a time where we wish it was this good again. So enjoy that, live it up. Pray like heck that day is later rather than sooner.
You don't think I'd forget your needs do you. I'm almost offended.. lol
If it brings joy to PSU wrestling fandom it is a great thing. If it also brings anguish to Hawkeye wrestling fandom it is even better.
