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    Raymond and Dremel

    Dremel was listed as "questionable" on a list I saw. They probably were protecting him + giving the other guys time.
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    Rutgers rapidly is losing ground in the NIL battle with other Big Ten schools, and critics — including people on the inside — believe the Scarlet…

    NJ.com and the Star Ledger are owned by the Newhouses who are supporters of Syracuse. Newhouses gave $75million to Syracuse for academics (School of Public Communications) a few years ago. While Fran is an excellent recruiter and I hope he succeeds, consider the deep Newhouse pockets when you...
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    OT: NCAA denies JMU Request

    When you consider that every single thing they do is to protect and preserve the blue bloods and maintain the status quo it all makes sense. Consider that the historically strong programs benefit from NIL due to long established fan bases willing to support/give. The Big Club needs to remind...
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    2003 Syracuse’s Rich Scanlon tried to fight fans

    Had a front row seat for that escapade. Kid and his pal were riding Scanlon the whole game, and the Scanlon family was nearby. The ushers/security had left before final whistle. In the 4Q the kids yelled some things at Scanlon's sister and I think that's what set him off. The other Cuse players...
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    OT: Any amateur historians out there?

    Very cool. Another vote here that it is likely Hessian. The region/state of Hesse has used a similar looking standing lion in medals, coins, crests, statues, etc. since at least the 1400's. Would not be a surprise to find that symbol on an artifact in NJ. Search "Hesse lion" and you'll see...
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    Senator Ray Lesniak

    Lesniak appears to be mistaken as prior reports indicated Hobbs never presented the Schiano counter offer to the BOG but rejected it outright, so BOG could not have blinked.
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    How bout Bringing Richard McCormick back after Barchi Retires?

    High quality candidate, an experienced president of a good-sized state school, prior leadership experience at U Michigan in addition to RU. Another post in this thread said look for new blood so forget the Schiano's and McCormicks of the world. I understand the sentiment but look at the...
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    2019 Wrestling Predictions

    I don't know about the prior history but current Rider head coach Hangey is a good guy, would be great to see Rider on the schedule.
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    wrestling news

    Yup, every year there are kids in the same situation as Petite. And it's not just the coaches at the top 10 schools, it's common. The problem is kids who won in HS often don't project to be successful in college due to physicality, work ethic, study habits, etc. Bottom line is you can recruit...
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    wrestling news

    Absolutely. Right atmosphere and training make all the difference. There are D1 coaches who won't give the time of day to high schoolers who finished less than #3 in states, that's lazy recruiting and no way to build a program. Reality is there is such a low number of D1 wrestling scholarships...
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    Wrestling recruiting

    This group will always, rightfully, be well thought of because they took the program from almost being dropped to being nationally relevant. That said, they need to consistently produce in recruiting and on mat results, and at the moment its hard to say they are on an upward trend in either.
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    Wrestling recruiting

    The decision to transfer for elite wrestlers like Meredith and Suriano is much different than it is for kids like Mackall & Paetzell who know if they move they'll still probably not have a clear path wherever they land, so you would think you have a chance to convince them to stay with the...
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    Take THAT Jay Williams!

    Not really. He needed to post something to cover his absurd prediction before getting hammered on twitter. It was a rivalry game, historically very close scores, RU already played teams better than SHU close this year. Plus its obvious Pikiell and staff are the real deal and would have them...
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    Match Thread: Iowa at RU !! , 8pm, BTNplus or Flo: story&info :

    Don't entirely agree with you, but why do you think depth would be a thing of the past?
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    Match Thread: Iowa at RU !! , 8pm, BTNplus or Flo: story&info :

    "Less than full strength" means there's no B1G caliber depth behind a few top kids. The program won't improve, or even maintain, unless they recruit well enough to overcome stuff like injuries, kids transferring out, or having the top kid in the last class not qualify. You are right that 2...
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