Who Will Make Penn State’s Starting Lineup Next Year and Will They Break the Scoring Record?

[NoVa Lion]

I know it is probably impossible to know what guys are getting but do you really think NIL is a big factor in sports like wrestling? I just can't believe anyone would be getting anything more than say $50k. I know there are rumors galore, I just don't believe them.

Ditto that. Even $50K sounds high to me.

 

[Conewago]

I don't think any team breaks the scoring record because of the loss of the advancement point for winning in round of 32. That change happened about 10 years ago and basically means the loss of around 8 team points. Now if we actually end up with 10 finalists in any given year that problem goes away, but that is so unlikely in spite of our B&W glasses projections that I don't see it happening.

Good point! Thanks

 

[Conewago]

I don't think Cael specifically thinks about the record because that goal wouldn't be high enough for him. I think his goal is to have ten individual champs. It's not completely nuts to think they could put 8 guys in the finals next year with the caveat that we really don't know how good Howard and Mesenbrink are going to be. Does anybody actually believe that Howard has no chance against Ramos or Noto? It's definitely a taller order but the lack of info about Mesenbrink in folkstyle along with the PSU-bump means that while it's unlikely it's not impossible he makes a run at 165 as well.

As far as the scheduling goes I'm surprised they don't go to at least one prestige tournament. I suspect that Cael wanted RBY to get a look at Vito so they went to the duals in NOLA so they could prep for him at Nationals. I'd like to see them get a shot at some other guys since one of their biggest strengths is developing strategies for rematches.

I think Cael's goal is to have 10 guys who wrestle their absolute best. I find Penn State's complete self-faith and lack of undue "pressure" to be inexplicable otherwise.

 

[NoVa Lion]

What amazes me about Iowa 1997 is that they managed to get 170 points with "only" 6 finalists (5 champs).

I went thru the brackets to see and that year Iowa scored 27.5 bonus points plus 4.5 extra advancement points under the old rules plus a 5th and 6th for 8 AAs and another round of 12 who scored 4 bonus points. Pretty close to a perfect storm for them that year. Be hard to beat that but it can be done. Bonus points and finalists are the key.

 

[RB-Old]

I think Cael's goal is to have 10 guys who wrestle their absolute best. I find Penn State's complete self-faith and lack of undue "pressure" to be inexplicable otherwise.

If they all wrestle their best the NCAA finals will be a PSU dual meet against an all star team

 

[Conewago]

I went thru the brackets to see and that year Iowa scored 27.5 bonus points plus 4.5 extra advancement points under the old rules plus a 5th and 6th for 8 AAs and another round of 12 who scored 4 bonus points. Pretty close to a perfect storm for them that year. Be hard to beat that but it can be done. Bonus points and finalists are the key.

Their bonus points in consies were absurd as I recall. Like even guys who didn't AA got a fall or two. Kasey Gillis got something like 2 falls and a major in the consies.

 

[Chris92]

Just a little reminder since it's been a minute since we've seen Robbie in action: