I couldn’t agree with this more. If you can get Hildebrandt then you definitely do it imo. I did hear UM is a possibility tho. Which would make their lineup pretty crazy.
Yeah, pretty tall, but a muscular guy too for his height. Nice combination of strength and length.
I think Cael would have preferred to shirt Facundo also, hence why he went after Evan Wick but now that's fallen through, I can't see that being the case. Not going to lie, seeing Dean Hamiti his first match gives me some confidence for Facundo. Hamiti beat the Buffalo wrestler 18-5, which is impressive for a freshman making a debut. Hamiti got in deep against Alex at Junior Nationals and could never finish. Similarly, Bernie Truax (4th at 174 last year) couldn't take Alex down either in their free match (but he did push him out 4 times)
Cant argue with any of that. I’m not concerned much at all from neutral position. I suspect if anything we will see struggles getting out from bottom which is really nothing unusual for a true freshman no matter how elite of a prospect he is.
The nice thing about this year is Cael has the chance to get Facundo/SVN almost 20 matches if he wants before making a decision on them. Smoke says Barraclough and Matt Lee will be our 149/165 early.
Reminds me of my wrestling days when I waited for my twin brother to decide on a weight so I could bump up or down and not have to compete against. him. Lol
Mineo is reporting he is headed to the good guys. I rather prefer this to all the drama associated with Cruiseliner.
Good pick up that accomplishes most of what Suriano would have likely accomplished. With some big names returning to 125, 4th again might be a tall task, but he should definitely be right there for the back half of the podium and who knows who actually ends up back at 125.
I wouldn't expect him to be close to being a serious contributor at this point. Even with his late blooming, he wasn't anywhere near the level of his brothers. He's a guy who I think can maybe qualify and win some matches at ncaa's in year 4 or 5 if he can find his way into the lineup. With that being said, we haven't gotten to see much of him, so who knows where he's at right now.
So you probably even used up all your brothers usernames too?
I would be very happy with Drew as our 125 but he would definitely be a decent drop off from Suriano, who feels like a lock to make the finals against Spencer (though obviously Vito and/or Glory could beat him as well) and Nick could potentially pick up bonus the first 3 rounds even. That being said, as someone said, the last few months basically showed how much of a loose cannon he is. He was at Penn State training and then just left to shop around a little more. Knowing Nick, you worry if he has one bad argument with Cael that he just quits the team right before Big Tens to prove a point.
One thing I think psu fans will like about Drew if he does end up transferring in is that he's very consistent. He wrestles a lot of close matches, so you always think he's going to take a bad loss at some point, but he basically never loses to anybody who isn't a top 10ish guy.
If Nick is going to highest bidder which I don’t think Willie is lying about then I want the one wanting to be here instead of being paid to be here. And if Drew is doing that as well… then I hope we roll with Steen.
I mean this with all due respect to Gary, but if that's true, then PSU probably isn't the place for him.
Think you're being funny? I imagine you don't listen to his show so you didn't hear Willie say Tom and Cael are both the coaches doing everything by the books actually in terms of NIL and not making promises during the recruiting process.
In which case he could've stayed at Pitt. He didn't.
In the same way I’m sure you’re constantly wondering when @smalls103 will return to give you another verbal smack down.
Like I said in the "other" thread. Since Nico graduated Cael has been trying to find bodies to score points at 125. Rightfully so. It certainly hurt when Nick got his feelings hurt and headed to New Jersey. The door is revolving so maybe Nick will find a way back in. Or Teske, Or maybe they get Hildebrandt. Or someone else
Last time you went down this path, Willie put you in timeout.
I really like the juxtaposition of your "Gee...I hope he's able to concentrate on training without having to worry about those mean coaches bringing in competition for his spot" comments with the quote in your signature.
Steen knows what is going on. Like Cael said, "The only thing you deserve is what you earn".
This is really hilarious. Do you actually believe you’re being subtle with this garbage?
