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    Shawver

    Jeff Buxton
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    2026-27 Roster/Lineup Discussion (Portal opens 4/1)

    Will miss Ayden. He had some nice victories and it was fun to watch an undersize wrestler excel. Totally understand his decision and hope he succeeds in his career
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    No national duals for us again

    The dual rankings are subjective and schedule dependent. The scores in the national tournament are objective as there is a clear criteria to score the tournament. Plus all the best wrestlers are competing. This year we had a mediocre Big Ten schedule and didn’t face Nebraska, Ohio State, or...
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    No national duals for us again

    The selection process was clear. Highly unlikely that a team that finished 34th will qualify. We have so much potential.
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    Wrestling Coaching Carousel & Rumors

    I may have missed it. Has Coach Goodale addressed the tournament with the media or in the newsletter sent to fans? Many coaches have discussed the results of the tournament and plans moving forward.
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    Brant Harer

    Both Flo and Pa. Power Wrestling are not listing Brant as wrestling in Saturday's All Star Classic. It is known as the Rose Bowl of High School Wrestling. Does anyone know why? Is the lineup a mistake, is Brant hurt, or is it something else? Was hoping to see him bring positive vibes to Rutgers.
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    2026-27 Roster/Lineup Discussion (Portal opens 4/1)

    His primary coach for many years left Rutgers for Columbia. It would be a shock if he picked Rutgers.
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    Wrestling 2026 Rutgers NCAA Tournament Thread

    Below are the recruiting rankings for Rutgers from 2020 other 2025 2020 15th 2021 17th 2022 8th 2023 14th 2024 4th 2025 13th I do not understand how one can imply that Recruiting is the reason for finishing in the mid-30s twice in recent years. If you said we are not doing proper due...
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    What Did You Expect? - NCAA Team Performance Relative to Expectations

    I wish you did Great Analysis. I wish I didn't read it. Based on actual compared to our seeded expectations we finished 66% below expectations and the 6th worst in the country among all teams
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    Are these Comments by Steve Falk of the Asbury Park Press Accurate and is Falk's Reporting Fair?

    For a program that wrestles in the Big Ten, the standard has to be to have All-Americans every year. YES or NO Rutgers had more wrestlers in the tournament than it scored team points There is no doubt it was a poor showing. YES or NO None of its wrestlers were seeded in an All-American (top...
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    New Jersey Wrestling Leaders win National Awards

    Chris Ayer’s of Stanford named NCAA Tournament Coach of the Year. Donnie Pritzlaff of Columbia named Coach of the Year for the Season. Both grew up and learned to lead and wrestle in New Jersey. They are at schools with the highest academic admission standards and don’t have a pile of money...
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    Wrestling 2026 Rutgers NCAA Tournament Thread

    Is money really an issue?
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    Wrestling 2026 Rutgers NCAA Tournament Thread

    Keli Zinn is on the clock. President Tate and Keli Zinn have consistently stated the importance of winning. This standard is new to Rutgers. We will learn in the next few months if our leaders are serious for wrestling to win or is just talk.
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    Wrestling 2026 Rutgers NCAA Tournament Thread

    The standard is the standard. It is where you finish at the national Tournament. At the end of the day, dual meets are entertaining and build fan support. But, don’t try to move the goalposts . We all know what the standard is in wrestling,