I'm thinking AA this year as well. Hope he can tack on a few lbs and maintain his mobility.
Transfer Portal 2026 + Other team movements
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I am glad my younger brother never wanted pay back for the pillow fight beat downs I put on him when we were growing up. We had these heavy stuffed pillows and I had mastered a figure eight move with a couple quick flicks of the wrists where I could smack him on the right side of the head and before he had a chance to fall I could smack him on the left side of the head in a fraction of a second. I am lucky because he could kick my a$$ now.
Nobody from Penn State leaving. Apparently it's important to be at Penn State
Ferrari (who I believe Cole will beat next year) first.
Yeah the guy that went 18-5 and when unable to stall, accused his opponent of PED usage only to MFF at NCAA's.
And then tanTom will post video of how Ohio State doesn’t use the portal again.
Ferrari 1st is probably the best prediction as of today. Despite all of his baggage.
The problem is, somebody has to beat him at NCAAs. We all think Cole can, but the only returning wrestler to beat Ferrari on the mat is Feldman -- and Ferrari won their last match (at B10s).
Also, Ferrari is the only returning semifinalist, and with Kueter the only 2 returning quarterfinalists. The only returnee finishing higher is Kueter due to the MFF. Ferrari went 2-0 vs Kueter in contested matches.
Now I need to go shower in bleach.
Can I be somewhere in between? I'm not sure I see Cole as a champion, but he should be an AA going forward, and if we don't have 10 champions, we don't have 10 champions, but I do definitely see room for improvement from him. The only way I would consider a portal over him is if there were a clear favorite with multiple years left whose name is not Ferrari, and that person does not exist, so I'm perfectly fine letting Cole do his thing and see where it goes.
Algorithm needs to build in a “dickhead” data point.
Look for AJ to be at 197 next year he was 225 or so at the end of the season and he was going 197 weighing that in the summers before
That won't be a fun year for him...
That's a bad move for him. The entire HWT field < one Josh Barr.
Also he's a freestyle 97 kg/213 lb, so why bother cutting to 197?
Plus that's not necessarily a good move for Nebraska -- is HWT Ziola better than 197 McDanel next year? That of course assumes he stays, nobody would be surprised if he goes mercenary.
I would assume he’s outta there. AJ switching from Team Willie to Team Corby as a reward for Corby’s unflinching loyalty. I’m looking forward to the fireworks.
Poor Harvey Ludington never knew what he was in for.
Don't forget to bleach what Ferrari would consider your most important ASSet.
Dammit, I tried soooooo hard to forget Fredo did that.
Ziola will be a top 5 guy. He's about 230 now and getting bigger. Coby Merrill will also be problems as a true freshman.
Perfectly reasonable take except for one thing. He'll have to keep the ego monster contained another year, not get hurt ego-lifting or just be bored if the season doesn't turn out to be an all about him coronation.
It wouldn't shock me if he's in the MMA or pro-wrestling by next March.
McDanel finished 5th so he already is top 5. Maybe Ziola will be better next year but this isn't convincing.
I wish Basch wuld list the weight class. Easy enough to find out, ut I'm just being lazy, LOL. Someone is getting a good one.
I don't disagree, as it would be helpful if you're trying to catch the info on the fly.
The Intermat link which I posted earlier in the thread lists all the wrestlers in the portal (that they've learned of) per weight class. I'll re-post it (though they've yet to update to include Provo -- he wrestled 125 this past season)
This really sucks for Stanford having Provo, Knox, Garvin, and Norman all in the portal. If they all came back that team could get on the podium. Those 4 plus Cardenas, Valencia, and Posada is a stacked team
Probably academics. At least 3 of them are 4th year JRs. Stanford grad school acceptance rate is < 10% for most majors, and they notoriously do not give preference to their own undergrads.
Not necessarily - some years ago, Joey McKenna went from Stanford to anOSU.
Sorry, but this was just too easy.
There are probably financial benefits too. With already having the Stanford degree, do the post grad at a more affordable university. Not to mention the cost of just living in the Bay Area.
AJ won't be back at Nebraska according to this article 
AJ Ferrari will not return to Nebraska after one season - On3 AJ Ferrari will not return to Nebraska after one season https://share.google/Tapq7PAeljUkEKObM
AJ Ferrari will not return to Nebraska after one season - On3 AJ Ferrari will not return to Nebraska after one season https://share.google/Tapq7PAeljUkEKObM
Short-term, yes -- but grad school is generally the bigger long-term gain.
Could be exciting times for all paid Iowa haters.
Do you think Cael, Casey, and Cody just slap their knees and burst into uncontrollable laughter at times?