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    Is Kask hurt?

    I don’t even know you but am proud of what you have accomplished. Great story. Kudos to your Mom for sure. Praying for your daughter to make good choices like you have.
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    2027 Recruiting Thread

    I was only a backup QB in HS. I could run but had a pop gun arm so I'm no expert for sure. But the more I watched Wood's highlights the more impressed I became. Yes he has some nice athletes to throw to but his ability to throw an extremely catchable ball was key. Not only did he put great...
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    Portal April 1st

    And then there is the US Open
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    Most Overrated Wrestler

    Truly a very sad story. Unlimited potential but just couldn't handle the mental aspect of desire to compete and a series of poor choices. He was the perfect example of a tweener and the reason why college wrestling could really use a 215-220 class. He never could handle the cut to 197 and...
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    Portal April 1st

    What complicates this is that James is very unlikely to be at 157. That kid really continues to grow. He wrestled this year not having to cut weight but continues to grow and move up. Many compare him to his brother who is a running back at Notre Dame. In two years he could be in the 180's...
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    IRON WISDOM

    I guess in today's world if you have enough money you can theoretically buy almost anything. But, wrestling is different than football and basketball. You could buy the whole portal and add it to the current team and you still would not touch PSU and now maybe not even OSU. When you got six or...
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    The Evolution of Iron Hawk

    Perusing another board, I saw a post asking what ever happened to RutgersAl. For those youngins out there RutgersAl was a legendary, long-time poster on Rutgers message boards, particularly the Scarlet Nation forum on Rivals. He was widely known for his extreme "homerism" and polarizing takes...
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    The 3-Point Takedown - Folkstyle's Sea Change

    Excellent analysis. Point #3 is a hot button for me. I mentioned in another post that I don’t remember a year where there was so much finger grabbing. A coach said earlier this year that PSU wrestlers are always moving forward and we have to figure out how to slow them down. Finger grabbing...
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    Mikey Caliendo - 4x AA 2x Finalist

    A number of years ago my son had a not so great seed at states and went up against a 3X state champ in Ohio and he knew it could get really ugly. He was down 12 to 6 and knew he only had one chance. He was a Russian Tie guy and he tried a big move patented by Carey Kolat and nearly took the...
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    EARLY 2026-27 lineup projections/discussions

    It will be interesting to see where JJ ends up weight wise. He said in an interview after going 43-0 with all bonus wins and teching and pinning his way through the state tournament at 165 that he was walking around at 162 and didn't cut weight. KD has been an amazing mentor and coach to this...
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    Mikey Caliendo - 4x AA 2x Finalist

    I agree. I don't think Mikey intentionally snubbed Messenbrink. I just think he was zoned out. He had his hands in his pockets just looking ahead when MM reached out. I can't imagine how it felt to be so close to reaching your dreams while reflecting on the thousands of hours of work that...
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    Dare I call it……PEAKING!!!!!!

    We all realize that Iowa has fallen behind. Whether it's the Brands haven't kept up or whether its NIL or other things, something has to change. I'm not sure what Cael was referring to but I suspect it's OSU related. He had an interesting post tournament quote that many will find interesting...
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    Postseason crystal ball discussion

    I have no doubt this is the best team ever assembled but 8 champs with the competition at 133 and 125 seems unlikely and there is always potential for upsets. I think PJ Duke does have a chance though at 157. Overall, it's possible but highly unlikely. But the 3rd straight scoring record is...
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    Iowa @ OSU probables

    There are 5 freshman at 133 and any one of them could win it all. Just a week ago Forrest won on a last second escape over Seidel who has less college experience than Forrest. Oh and Seidel took Forrest down three times. These kids coming in with all this world level experience is mind boggling.
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    WIN Magazine NCAA Team Projections

    I don't know what Penn State scores this year but they obviously could break the record for the 3rd straight year. What's interesting to me is that they only lose 1 guy and may even be better next year but may have a harder time scoring points at nationals as OSU, tOSU, VT all will be strong...
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