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Kiddagger311 said:
Why do guys like Barr and Mesenbrink go out and Tf/pin most opponents and other guy like Lilledahl’s matches tend to be closer? Is it mainly psychological or are they up against more guys that came to “scrap”? Perhaps their lore is what causes their opponents to go a certain style vs them as well?
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Messenbrink and Barr (include Duke in this as well) are stalkers. They are always coming forward and shooting. And put the pace on people until they break. Messenbrink also has every offensive trick in the book. If guys play the edge against them they’ll stall out.

Lilledahl isn’t a stalker even though he always moves forward he doesn’t shoot bad shots (where as MM, Barr will to create offense). So guys that don’t come forward against him, the matches are closer. He will dominate guys like Matt Ramos (because he’s offensive) but be in a one score match with guys like Peterson or Seymour. Thats the puzzle he has to continue to solve and improve on. In freestyle he doesn’t have this issue because guys have to stay in center or be called for passivity
 
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No doubt a tough day against #1 in USA

We have #12 Michigan on Friday and Purdue Sunday

I think we can beat Michigan and handle Purdue

Future looks Great with young guys getting experience vs the best and Knox and Brandt Harer on their way
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There were many here that had same expectations of beating Oklahoma, some thought nc state would be “razor thin” even.. there was even a Drexel scare. Why do u think we can beat #12 Michigan ? Yeah sure we will handle Purdue, but we have rarely rose to the occasion in big dual in a decade.. the only one I can really recall since 2016 was being there vs Illinois last year, first time beating top 10 team in awhile, only to not get paycom invitation.. lol

Idk why there’s so many future looks great..especially,next year, I feel like we need look into portal for more AA.. I believe in Knox and somewhat younger Harer.. but outside of them can only see maybe Barbosa and maybe, only bc RU fan, super outside long shot Ford or older Harer being future AA..

I do like hwt Zalota but that’s way way too early to tell.
 
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Also the point of the paycom/dual championship thing is to draw in more fans and “grow the sport”. It’s probably bad for the sport when the mindset is “all that matters is March” as evident in how few matches now that are occurring/sitting guys and programs cutting the sport slowly. Just some things I’ve thought about over the years as well.
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See this is where you and so many are fooled. The point of Paycom duals was to have an event in Oklahoma with all eyes on OKie State. Would be the same if a big PSU booster had similiar event in State College. A great event to watch to fans but the benefactor is the hosting school. And the timing is always not going to be to every coaches liking.

NWCA had a dual champion crowned for a few yrs and then Iowa screwed that up when they wouldn’t wrestle who they were suppossed to. This is also the event Suriano got hurt and missed postseason for PSU. The timing is always an issue because there is only 1 championship sanctioned by NCAA. So Unless NCAA going to put out a trophy for duals, you’ll never see all the top teams there for one reason or another.

As far as coaches sitting guys, ducking, etc. I hate it but that’s one of many reasons I love PSU wrestling. Cael sends out starters every match. You never see backups unless someone is hurt/sick. Can’t say the same for most teams
 
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@wngarbarini can u comment on why Olivieri and Pinto didn’t wrestle? Assuming the Olivieri is disciplinary. Is he expected back or is the season ending. Pinto? Was he hurt sick?
 
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I give Shawver a ton of credit. I can’t remember one time in all his time at RU that he hasn’t taken the mat against a top opponent. I realize he’s had a tough year but coming off being dominated by Seidel, knowing Blaze on a different level, he still walks the walk. I do hope he gets his fire back and turns it around. Just a super tough weight class
 
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See this is where you and so many are fooled. The point of Paycom duals was to have an event in Oklahoma with all eyes on OKie State. Would be the same if a big PSU booster had similiar event in State College. A great event to watch to fans but the benefactor is the hosting school.

NWCA had a dual champion crowned for a few yrs and then Iowa screwed that up when they wouldn’t wrestle who they were suppossed to. This is also the event Suriano got hurt and missed postseason for PSU. The timing is always an issue because there is only 1 championship sanctioned by NCAA. So Unless NCAA going to put out a trophy for duals, you’ll never see all the top teams there for one reason or another.

As far as coaches sitting guys, ducking, etc. I hate it but that’s one of many reasons I love PSU wrestling. Cael sends out starters every match. You never see backups unless someone is hurt. Can’t say the same for most teams
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Was the NWCA dual champion thing sanctioned by the NCAA(did NCAA hand out official team trophies.. I don’t think they did which is why it failed. If there can only one sanctioned championship then keep it the way things are. I still think the paycom thing is still a net positive overall.. just the qualifying team metric is awful. Here’s a perfect chance to make dual meets more meaningful by qualifying dual teams for it but nah.

Ur a PSU/RU fan so I’ll take your word for it that Cael sends starters every match, but that’s also much easier to do when your starters are whooping on 99% of competition.. a lot easier.

As far as the wrestling less matches/sitting/MFF/skipping tournaments. I believe this meta shift began when Cael took over and PSU success. PSU may always send starters but they have started the meta in skipping tournies and wrestling less matches overall get everyone healthy for March. Don’t hate the player hate the game, now everyone is skipping tournies/less matches etc.
 
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Penn State doesn’t load up their schedule and enter many events though. Roman Bravo Young was a 5 year starter, 4x all American, 3x finalist and 2x champ and didn’t win 100 matches in his career.
 
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Was the NWCA dual champion thing sanctioned by the NCAA(did NCAA hand out official team trophies.. I don’t think they did which is why it failed. If there can only one sanctioned championship then keep it the way things are. I still think the paycom thing is still a net positive overall.. just the qualifying team metric is awful. Here’s a perfect chance to make dual meets more meaningful by qualifying dual teams for it but nah.

Ur a PSU/RU fan so I’ll take your word for it that Cael sends starters every match, but that’s also much easier to do when your starters are whooping on 99% of competition.. a lot easier.

As far as the wrestling less matches/sitting/MFF/skipping tournaments. I believe this meta shift began when Cael took over and PSU success. PSU may always send starters but they have started the meta in skipping tournies and wrestling less matches overall get everyone healthy for March. Don’t hate the player hate the game, now everyone is skipping tournies/less matches etc.
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1. It was NWCA sanctioned but EVERY coach was on board with it. Iowa ruined that by not wrestling Va Tech

2. If I’m wrong I can’t remember other than injury or sickness

3. Agree with you here..I would love to see guys wrestle as may matches as the old days where guys were getting 40+ a year. Hell Cael was 159-0. Even early yrs up to Nolf/Nickal PSU guys were getting over 30 matches a year. He seemed to switch around Covid and after.
 
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Penn State doesn’t load up their schedule and enter many events though. Roman Bravo Young was a 5 year starter, 4x all American, 3x finalist and 2x champ and didn’t win 100 matches in his career.
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See my response to Kid in Point #3. I agree. That being said if your team is winning everything, every year, how can you argue?

Also..NCAA could help with that. Right now you need 15 matches after B1Gs to get an RPI rating. One of the NCAA seeding requirements. Change that to 20 and maybe that would maybe force them to wrestle more. I say maybe because even then, PSU may do their own thing and just take the hit to seeding. They did that with Brooks a few yrs ago when he was clearly the best but he didn’t have RPI so he was seeded 2nd or 3rd. For Brooks the seed didn’t matter but for most guys it does
 
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The program is stagnant and stale, and even slowly declining. Putting White and Clark in would most likely have resulted in the exact same results. Oliveri has been benched/(injured) for an undisclosed reason. As stated, Knox will bring an infusion of talent and excitement into the program. In addition, with some of the other young guys (Harar brothers, Magro, Zalota, SCW, etc. (Chapman a wildcard, but I like what I hear so far), the program looks to have an upside in the future. Time will tell.
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We know that Olivieri was originally suspended for violating team rules.
 
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Who was entertained by what we saw yesterday (other than the PSU faithful in attendance). RU can, and should do better - or they risk losing more and more fans/attendance…
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In today's collegiate wrestling world it all boils down to money. You can't get better wrestlers without it nor better coaching without it. Fundraising is not Goodale's strong suit. What you see out on the mat is what we can afford and a splurge on Knox thanks to the new AD. Then you have a chance of others scooping up your best: see Peterson

Some of us just realized nothing's going to change. We have barely Top 25 money so we have barely Top 25 wrestlers and coaches. If they do develop them, they'll likely be tampered with and taken by another team. So yeah, none of this is entertaining and if you haven't noticed attendance has already been dropping.
 
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“Try to score”? Who did that? Certainly not at 125, 133, 141 got one takedown, 149 took advantage of an SVN mistake and got 1 reversal, 157 got bulldozed, 165 scored 1 takedown, etc. There was lots of edge wrestling, stall warnings, and almost no shooting. I’m not talking about results here, I’m talking about style, effort, aggressiveness - and I saw very little of it. Sports, at their essence, are entertainment. Who was entertained by what we saw yesterday (other than the PSU faithful in attendance). RU can, and should do better - or they risk losing more and more fans/attendance…
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OK...I will disclose, I did not watch the meet. I was breezing through the responses during the match and it sounded like the young guys were at least more active and aggressive as whole. Against better competition, Rutgers rarely shoots and TDs are scarce. Your summary of scoring does not surprise me.
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We know that Olivieri was originally suspended for violating team rules.
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Thanks for the reminder. It was so long ago when it happened, I forgot a reason was disclosed.
 
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OK...I will disclose, I did not watch the meet. I was breezing through the responses during the match and it sounded like the young guys were at least more active and aggressive as whole. Against better competition, Rutgers rarely shoots and TDs are scarce. Your summary of scoring does not surprise me.

Thanks for the reminder. It was so long ago when it happened, I forgot a reason was disclosed.
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See my response to Kid in Point #3. I agree. That being said if your team is winning everything, every year, how can you argue?

Also..NCAA could help with that. Right now you need 15 matches after B1Gs to get an RPI rating. One of the NCAA seeding requirements. Change that to 20 and maybe that would maybe force them to wrestle more. I say maybe because even then, PSU may do their own thing and just take the hit to seeding. They did that with Brooks a few yrs ago when he was clearly the best but he didn’t have RPI so he was seeded 2nd or 3rd. For Brooks the seed didn’t matter but for most guys it does
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Starocci was seeded like 9 or something in his final year. They don’t care about seeding.

I don’t know the solution but the sport has been lapped by women’s volleyball of all things and they will get swallowed if changes aren’t made that make the sport more viewable, accessible, and less secretive.
 
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Starocci was seeded like 9 or something in his final year. They don’t care about seeding.

I don’t know the solution but the sport has been lapped by women’s volleyball of all things and they will get swallowed if changes aren’t made that make the sport more viewable, accessible, and less secretive.
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Do I remember correctly that you didn't like it when I used the word secretive? To support your claim, if Olivieri's absence is due to an infraction, as we learned only through the media (not told here), isn't it reasonable to expect an end date to the suspension? Why would that be so sensitive that we can't be told? Privacy is one thing, but secrecy is another. I think it's disrespectful to the fan base and inconsistent with fan growth and requests for donations.
 
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From what I remember seeing, Catka was able to get to his opponent's legs, but no further. Most others didn't shoot at all. Some bent and reached, but the only shots I saw were from Penn State, and they shot quickly with confidence. Real shots, not bend and reach.
 
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From what I remember seeing, Catka was able to get to his opponent's legs, but no further. Most others didn't shoot at all. Some bent and reached, but the only shots I saw were from Penn State, and they shot quickly with confidence. Real shots, not bend and reach.
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Shawver hit a nice shot on Blaze, but he sprawled/kicked his legs out in a pretty decisive fashion.
 
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In today's collegiate wrestling world it all boils down to money. You can't get better wrestlers without it nor better coaching without it. Fundraising is not Goodale's strong suit. What you see out on the mat is what we can afford and a splurge on Knox thanks to the new AD. Then you have a chance of others scooping up your best: see Peterson

Some of us just realized nothing's going to change. We have barely Top 25 money so we have barely Top 25 wrestlers and coaches. If they do develop them, they'll likely be tampered with and taken by another team. So yeah, none of this is entertaining and if you haven't noticed attendance has already been dropping.
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Barely top 25 money so barely top 25 coaches and wrestlers ....that's exactly where we are like it or not !!
 
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Do I remember correctly that you didn't like it when I used the word secretive? To support your claim, if Olivieri's absence is due to an infraction, as we learned only through the media (not told here), isn't it reasonable to expect an end date to the suspension? Why would that be so sensitive that we can't be told? Privacy is one thing, but secrecy is another. I think it's disrespectful to the fan base and inconsistent with fan growth and requests for donations.
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It’s an issue with the sport that you and I agree on. I think you make a bigger deal out of certain things than necessary but otherwise we’re on the same page that the sport needs to do a better job disseminating information to the fans.
 
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A lot of freshmen getting the nod today, utilizing the five date rule for true freshmen. Parkins (141), Magro (149) and Chapman (174) are all going to get a taste of the best team.

Definitely want to see how they compete and leave it all out there for 7 minutes against the best of the best.
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This was a total tank job and pathetic
 
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This was a total tank job and pathetic
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I could kinda get the logic behind it but pretty disappointing Pinto didn’t go? Reading Kosko’s words more carefully I wonder how many of the freshman’s getting nods today he thought would actually go for 7 mins.

Trying think of the positives and lessons learned from match and think only main takeaways is PSU is lightyears good and Davis looks good up at 141.

Joey O has emerged as RU’s best wrestler but now he just has “disciplinary problems?” For how long, will he be ready for Michigan? Hoping we got a chance v Michigan or it at least being competitive.
 
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New Era with Zinn. This has been your take forever to make excuses but things will change if it does not get better bc the $ is coming. Coaching staff needs a big upgrade.
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Agreed. This is what we gm have all been waiting for. A competent leader in the AD suite. The thing is there are plenty of programs doing more with less. Not saying we will ever compete with the top 3-5 year in year out. But there is no reason we should not be “competitive with the 5-10 range. We are in a hotbed of wrestling in the country between NJ eastern Pa. We have top 5 facilities in the country. I like we are making inroads outside of this geographical base. Zinn will be holding all of our programs to new standards of excellence. I don’t think any coach is safe in the next 2 years.
 
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Agreed. This is what we gm have all been waiting for. A competent leader in the AD suite. The thing is there are plenty of programs doing more with less. Not saying we will ever compete with the top 3-5 year in year out. But there is no reason we should not be “competitive with the 5-10 range. We are in a hotbed of wrestling in the country between NJ eastern Pa. We have top 5 facilities in the country. I like we are making inroads outside of this geographical base. Zinn will be holding all of our programs to new standards of excellence. I don’t think any coach is safe in the next 2 years.
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Posted this a few months back on the Lacrosse thread on a q. about a lack of dedicated lacrosse coverage. Reposting here:


Some thoughts. Former RU wrestler and also a big fan of lacrosse.

Re. wrestling and lacrosse. Wrestling roster is roughly 30, lacrosse roster is 48 scholarships. Wrestling draws 4k fans per match, Lax draws 2k. Both sports are popular in the area and both sports are in a top 3 recruiting area in the country with the best talent in the country within 200 miles/a 3 hour drive. Lacrosse actually may be in the best recruiting area in the country but has way more competition in that same area for the top talent (Maryland, Hopkins, Princeton, Penn to name a few). Wrestling has elite practice facilities, Lacrosse needs some upgrades to compete with the top teams. Lacrosse has arguably outperformed Wrestling, in particular, in the last 5 years but Wrestling was in way worse shape to begin with when Goodale arrived.

If I were AD, my expectations re. ceiling for both teams would be:

Lacrosse- Perennial top 10 program, perennial tourney team (7-8 out of 10 years for both these goals). Final four team 3 out of 10 years, national finalist/title run within the next 10 years. I would evaluate current resources/competitive advantages/disadvantages/potential overall prestige value to the school based on conference/national prestige/overall goals and ask current coaches; alumni what they need to achieve this/whether these expectations are fair.

Wrestling- Perennial top 10 program, consistently a top 5 program & consistently in the running for a team trophy (top 4 finish at NCAA individual tournament) 8-9 years out of 10 for top 10 ranking, 5-7 years out of 10 top 5 program, 2-3 years out of 10 top 4 finish at NCAA’s. I would evaluate current resources/competitive advantages/disadvantages/potential overall prestige value to the school based on conference/national prestige/overall goals and ask current coaches; alumni what they need to achieve this/whether these expectations are fair.

Be curious to hear people’s thoughts on whether these are fair expectations and how best to get there with both programs
 
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Posted this a few months back on the Lacrosse thread on a q. about a lack of dedicated lacrosse coverage. Reposting here:


Some thoughts. Former RU wrestler and also a big fan of lacrosse.

Re. wrestling and lacrosse. Wrestling roster is roughly 30, lacrosse roster is 48 scholarships. Wrestling draws 4k fans per match, Lax draws 2k. Both sports are popular in the area and both sports are in a top 3 recruiting area in the country with the best talent in the country within 200 miles/a 3 hour drive. Lacrosse actually may be in the best recruiting area in the country but has way more competition in that same area for the top talent (Maryland, Hopkins, Princeton, Penn to name a few). Wrestling has elite practice facilities, Lacrosse needs some upgrades to compete with the top teams. Lacrosse has arguably outperformed Wrestling, in particular, in the last 5 years but Wrestling was in way worse shape to begin with when Goodale arrived.

If I were AD, my expectations re. ceiling for both teams would be:

Lacrosse- Perennial top 10 program, perennial tourney team (7-8 out of 10 years for both these goals). Final four team 3 out of 10 years, national finalist/title run within the next 10 years. I would evaluate current resources/competitive advantages/disadvantages/potential overall prestige value to the school based on conference/national prestige/overall goals and ask current coaches; alumni what they need to achieve this/whether these expectations are fair.

Wrestling- Perennial top 10 program, consistently a top 5 program & consistently in the running for a team trophy (top 4 finish at NCAA individual tournament) 8-9 years out of 10 for top 10 ranking, 5-7 years out of 10 top 5 program, 2-3 years out of 10 top 4 finish at NCAA’s. I would evaluate current resources/competitive advantages/disadvantages/potential overall prestige value to the school based on conference/national prestige/overall goals and ask current coaches; alumni what they need to achieve this/whether these expectations are fair.

Be curious to hear people’s thoughts on whether these are fair expectations and how best to get there with both programs
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I think they are absolutely fair. And there are 4-6 programs at RU that should be in the running for conference championships top 5- 10 finishes Nationally yearly. Based on recruiting geography. Wrestling, Men’s/ women’s soccer, men’s/women’s lacrosse, field hockey. The conversations you mentioned above should have been had or in the workings with the powers that be in this e programs.
 
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In today's collegiate wrestling world it all boils down to money. You can't get better wrestlers without it nor better coaching without it. Fundraising is not Goodale's strong suit. What you see out on the mat is what we can afford and a splurge on Knox thanks to the new AD. Then you have a chance of others scooping up your best: see Peterson

Some of us just realized nothing's going to change. We have barely Top 25 money so we have barely Top 25 wrestlers and coaches. If they do develop them, they'll likely be tampered with and taken by another team. So yeah, none of this is entertaining and if you haven't noticed attendance has already been dropping.
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Barely top 25 money so barely top 25 coaches and wrestlers ....that's exactly here we are like it or not !!
 
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Barely top 25 money so barely top 25 coaches and wrestlers ....that's exactly here we are like it or not !!
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That’s a cop out. Scott did an excellent job reviving the program. He fought and scrapped to build interest, get scholarships, etc… with very little resources. He put together gritty teams that beat much higher ranked programs at the time like VT. He put out dual teams that were fun to watch and created a home meet atmosphere that resonated with Jersey fans and built a strong fan base.

Money did come in from wealthy alum who were engaged and ready to continue that support. That support has waned. IMHO, the best way to revive it would be to, in concert with our new AD, present a plan to them with specific goals (as previously mentioned above) and a specific plan as to how to achieve those goals/the resources needed to achieve those goals.

If they have done this in the past, it hasn’t worked. Regardless they have a new AD to work with who seems to want to put resources into the program. It’s on the staff to maximize the opportunity. Rooting for this staff to get it done. Hard to argue that the staff, the wrestlers or the fans are ok with the current results.
 
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That’s a cop out. Scott did an excellent job reviving the program. He fought and scrapped to build interest, get scholarships, etc… with very little resources. He put together gritty teams that beat much higher ranked programs at the time like VT. He put out dual teams that were fun to watch and created a home meet atmosphere that resonated with Jersey fans and built a strong fan base.

Money did come in from wealthy alum who were engaged and ready to continue that support. That support has waned. IMHO, the best way to revive it would be to, in concert with our new AD, present a plan to them with specific goals (as previously mentioned above) and a specific plan as to how to achieve those goals/the resources needed to achieve those goals.

If they have done this in the past, it hasn’t worked. Regardless they have a new AD to work with who seems to want to put resources into the program. It’s on the staff to maximize the opportunity. Rooting for this staff to get it done. Hard to argue that the staff, the wrestlers or the fans are ok with the current results.
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Pretty obvious that some very generous donors stepped up to help secure a committment from Knox
 
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Posted this a few months back on the Lacrosse thread on a q. about a lack of dedicated lacrosse coverage. Reposting here:


Some thoughts. Former RU wrestler and also a big fan of lacrosse.

Re. wrestling and lacrosse. Wrestling roster is roughly 30, lacrosse roster is 48 scholarships. Wrestling draws 4k fans per match, Lax draws 2k. Both sports are popular in the area and both sports are in a top 3 recruiting area in the country with the best talent in the country within 200 miles/a 3 hour drive. Lacrosse actually may be in the best recruiting area in the country but has way more competition in that same area for the top talent (Maryland, Hopkins, Princeton, Penn to name a few). Wrestling has elite practice facilities, Lacrosse needs some upgrades to compete with the top teams. Lacrosse has arguably outperformed Wrestling, in particular, in the last 5 years but Wrestling was in way worse shape to begin with when Goodale arrived.

If I were AD, my expectations re. ceiling for both teams would be:

Lacrosse- Perennial top 10 program, perennial tourney team (7-8 out of 10 years for both these goals). Final four team 3 out of 10 years, national finalist/title run within the next 10 years. I would evaluate current resources/competitive advantages/disadvantages/potential overall prestige value to the school based on conference/national prestige/overall goals and ask current coaches; alumni what they need to achieve this/whether these expectations are fair.

Wrestling- Perennial top 10 program, consistently a top 5 program & consistently in the running for a team trophy (top 4 finish at NCAA individual tournament) 8-9 years out of 10 for top 10 ranking, 5-7 years out of 10 top 5 program, 2-3 years out of 10 top 4 finish at NCAA’s. I would evaluate current resources/competitive advantages/disadvantages/potential overall prestige value to the school based on conference/national prestige/overall goals and ask current coaches; alumni what they need to achieve this/whether these expectations are fair.

Be curious to hear people’s thoughts on whether these are fair expectations and how best to get there with both programs
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I agree with most of this, except for the point that LAX has more competition for recruits in the best recruiting area. Both have similar recruiting competition, but wrestling may have even more with Ivy's like Princeton, UPenn and Cornell, B1G schools like PSU, tOSU, Iowa, UM and Nebraska (MD not so much for wrestling like LAX), and then add in Lehigh and VT, all consistently hitting NJ hard. Columbia is also trying now.
 
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Ash will be tough to top. I hope Harer will be too but curious why you feel so strongly about this? Looking for the next recruit that can top 4xAA+ncaa champ.
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No doubt Anthony will be tough to beat

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  • Only four-time All-American in program history (2015-17, 2019)
  • Only three-time Big Ten Champion (2016-17, 2019)
  • Finished 2018-19 season with an unblemished 32-0 record, which included a 59% bonus rate with eight falls, seven major decision and four tech falls.
  • Granted sixth year of eligibility for 2018-19 after missing 2017-18 season due to injury.
  • Four-time Big Ten Championships placewinner (first-2019, first-2017, first-2016, fifth-2015)
  • Three-time Midlands Championships placewinner (third-2017, third-2016, fourth-2015)
  • Four-time national qualifier (2015-17)
  • 2018 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Champion (149)
  • 2014 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational placewinner (fourth)
  • 2014 Asics University Freestyle National Champion at 65 kg
  • 2014 USA University World Team member
  • 2014 National Collegiate Open Champion

I just think that his style and dominating Pennsylvania/National competition will continue on ...Brandt Harer after his Super 32 title is 30-0 with all tech falls or pins...He is a scoring machine and might end up as Pennsylvania's all-time Win leader

Since his State final loss as a freshman Brandt is 141-0 in the best Wrestling State in USA
 
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PSU just dominated #4 Iowa 32-3, with Iowa only getting 2 takedowns the entire dual (of I heard correctly on that). I think the complainers here can sit this one out and stop wasting time on our performance against PSU.
 
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Leonard23 said:
PSU just dominated #4 Iowa 32-3, with Iowa only getting 2 takedowns the entire dual (of I heard correctly on that). I think the complainers here can sit this one out and stop wasting time on our performance against PSU.
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Yea Iowa had 2 total takedowns and 7 stall calls against at home where Iowa never get called for stalling.
 
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Leonard23 said:
PSU just dominated #4 Iowa 32-3, with Iowa only getting 2 takedowns the entire dual (of I heard correctly on that). I think the complainers here can sit this one out and stop wasting time on our performance against PSU.
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This is a really bad take. Rutgers was putrid against PSU, completely and utterly uncompetitive. Just because Iowa on a down year also got stomped by PSU doesn't put Rutgers recent performances in a better light.
 
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