Erik is extremely smart but didn't like the room once he got there "partying" wasn't happy with it that's why he moved on. This is second hand but it is close nit here so take it or leave it.
I agree with steel. I don’t see Iowa getting anyone from PA anytime soon, especially the Mcort crew. I hope we get the Bo and Jax duo. Heck & Miller.
They did land Kolby Franklin, were finalists for Joey Fischer, and IIRC were also finalists for Rocco Welsh (definitely on his semifinal list).
That team isn't exactly home grown. Didn't they lose eligibility due to illegal recruiting practices?
2 of the 3 grew up about 15 minutes from McCort high-school. Those I definitely consider homegrown. The other I believe moved in from North Carolina in 8th grade??? Not sure.
that could be every team in the country esp prep schools,blame the coaches not the wrestlers!
Those 2 are also cousins and have trained together for years, their main coach being Bassett's dad who is McCourt's head coach
Regardless...I'm always going to be team PA but due to the nature of the game these days as you just expounded upon, it has become more difficult to truly assess the strength by state. That's all I'm saying.
Who would that be? I just checked FL states brackets -- every 160+ champ was either a JR or SR last year. Maybe a prep school kid?
They have a good number of kids that grew up around Jtown, some are backups or incoming freshmen. Their ‘homegrown’ kids are all studs and the team would be legit without the few out of state world and national medalists filling the gaps.
Extremely unfortunate. Without a PA connection we're in even bigger trouble...
Did someone mention the next wave?
sounds like your saying they cheat and they do like most prep school and yes PA all the way.Wy Sem may be the worst!
Agree. Forest Hills was in line to have a title contending team the last few years and going forward without sledzianowski, herring, Forrest and Rodriguez.
That's actually a great question. Being #2 isn't the worst thing in the worlds, but as long as you guys are #1 it would something special to get one of the top tier hammers to leave PA. Hell, I wouldn't leave...
Here are my top 3 reasons
Other than Lord Spencer, which Iowa wrestler from PA had that option?
Sasso, Labriola, and Hidlay among other national finalists left PA. Granted, varying reasons for each of them ... but it does happen, and not infrequently.
Lots of people root against the favorite in any sport.
Likely zero, and that's not a shot at Iowa. Most national-level recruits say one of their goals is being a 4x national champ.
Agreed no doubt that’s probably the primary reason for most . What might be argued is what is meant by personal development.
