Transfer Portal 2026 + Other team movements

HOA242n!

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Can you imagine how bad Ferarri would gas vs. a B

I don't believe the Merrill match looks like the Merrill match if it was not the NCAA finals. Josh will wear AJ out.
He absolutely would wear AJ out, as he did to Merrill. Barr wears everybody out. Playing contrarian, I'm just not certain that results in a bunch of points against a wrestler whose offense is little more than trying to stop the other guy from scoring. A fresh 240+ Bastida has a ton of horsepower, which is why he scored (early) and that was the only time Ferrari has been bonused. Ferrari may stall himself into a DQ against Barr, otherwise he'd likely one-knee, boundary dance, and splits his way to a regular loss.
 
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The Pitchfork Rebel

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According to this, he will need a waiver to compete. Not sure how that affects him entering the portal.



When he goes MMA or WWE..

 

Tom_PSU

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Nitlion1986

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He absolutely would wear AJ out, as he did to Merrill. Barr wears everybody out. Playing contrarian, I'm just not certain that results in a bunch of points against a wrestler whose offense is little more than trying to stop the other guy from scoring. A fresh 240+ Bastida has a ton of horsepower, which is why he scored (early) and that was the only time Ferrari has been bonused. Ferrari may stall himself into a DQ against Barr, otherwise he'd likely one-knee, boundary dance, and splits his way to a regular loss.
You could be right, but Barr one more year more mature I believe just brutalizes Ferrari.
 

316_Lyons

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My money is on

2021 - free year
2022 - car wreck —> get a medical waiver redshirt
2023 - shirt
2024 - Olympic shirt
2025 - Bakersfield
2026 - Nebraska
2027 - Iowa
2028 - Olympic shirt
2029 - Iowa

9 years!
Olympic redshirt. Did he even wrestle in the trials?
 

98lberEating2Lunches

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Most of the times Brands resists throwing the brick to see if the refs will review action on their own and thereby preserve his precious brick !!!!
If a coach throws a brick late (like for a lunger), but the ref wastes time explaining it was too late (basically grants the lunger), then does the coach get to keep his brick?

I don't think they should.

I despise coaches that game the rules.
 

watoos

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Considering that will be their murder's row where they will will most matches, and with only 1 or 2 cumulative TDs, they will be on their feet screaming.

I, on the other hand will gladly go through watching the 184 and Hwt OT matches just for the joy of watching Barr bonus a gassed to the point of fainting AJ and an embarrassed Brands try every lunger trick in the book.
Yeah, AJ's quarter-squats are going to take a beating.
 

McScoreley

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Man, I’m really hoping all the Ferrari’s reunite at Iowa
The Iowa AD said no last year when AJ at the time basically had everyone fooled he reformed at CSUB.

I don't see how she changed her mind after based on what happened in the past year. AJ managed:

1. To get kicked off/voted off another team
2. He's charged with a car related felony and had a court case/was in police custody over it
3. He continues the splits spectacle (what got him in trouble in the first place at Iowa and something he clearly views as funny) despite video evidence every single time of his coaches and teammates telling him to stop
4. He has a PR nightmare of an interview where he accuses an athlete from another school of outright cheating and had to issue an apology for it from the teams official Twitter page

He's apparently trying to bring his equally unhinged brother who doesn't need an introduction
 

Goggles Paisano

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The Iowa AD said no last year when AJ at the time basically had everyone fooled he reformed at CSUB.

I don't see how she changed her mind after based on what happened in the past year. AJ managed:

1. To get kicked off/voted off another team
2. He's charged with a car related felony and had a court case/was in police custody over it
3. He continues the splits spectacle (what got him in trouble in the first place at Iowa and something he clearly views as funny) despite video evidence every single time of his coaches and teammates telling him to stop
4. He has a PR nightmare of an interview where he accuses an athlete from another school of outright cheating and had to issue an apology for it from the teams official Twitter page

He's apparently trying to bring his equally unhinged brother who doesn't need an introduction
I don't think it has been explicitly stated anywhere but IMO AJ was shown the door vs just moving on seeking more money.

When your own coach puts his head in his hands at your antics on national TV it's an indication AJ was counseled and still choose to do his own thing... Multiple times.

I really think Nebraska took the 1 year gap filter and then said good riddance.

If Iowa makes the same mistake, I can't wait.
 

BriantheLion

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I don't think it has been explicitly stated anywhere but IMO AJ was shown the door vs just moving on seeking more money.

When your own coach puts his head in his hands at your antics on national TV it's an indication AJ was counseled and still choose to do his own thing... Multiple times.

I really think Nebraska took the 1 year gap filter and then said good riddance.

If Iowa makes the same mistake, I can't wait.
The one and only time I felt bad for Manning!
 

Nitlion1986

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I don't think it has been explicitly stated anywhere but IMO AJ was shown the door vs just moving on seeking more money.

When your own coach puts his head in his hands at your antics on national TV it's an indication AJ was counseled and still choose to do his own thing... Multiple times.

I really think Nebraska took the 1 year gap filter and then said good riddance.

If Iowa makes the same mistake, I can't wait.
I agree wholeheartedly with you. I believe his whole shtick wore out every last nerve the Nebraska staff had available. Manning, Snyder, Dlagnev and Green had to be regularly embarrassed by AJ's "pay attention to me, I am the clown" routine.
 

zack92

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He sucks as a person, but he’s still a top 5 (at worst top 10) wrestler at his weight class., how about Arizona State?
 

jack66

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Is academically ineligible still a thing?

I remember when athletes had to reach certain academic benchmarks. I never read about it anymore.

I'm curious how so many kids, in all sports, can go from school to school and maintain eligibility for 6/7 years without a degree.
 

PSU Mike

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The price to pay to get AJ on board and keep Angelo. Loss leader, as the marketing types call it.
Good one. We must rally to give a him new nickname. First that comes to mind is CVS Milk, but it’s too polished. HD^2 (Home Depot hot dog) is presented for your consideration. You’re pretty sure he’s a dick, you know you’ll regret it afterward, but at least he’s cheap.
 
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manatree

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Is academically ineligible still a thing?

I remember when athletes had to reach certain academic benchmarks. I never read about it anymore.

I'm curious how so many kids, in all sports, can go from school to school and maintain eligibility for 6/7 years without a degree.

The last time I looked into it about ten years ago the standards were ridiculously easy. The main factor then was the Academic Progression Rate (APR) which has a name that sounds good. The jist of it was that you had to accumulate enough credits that would seem normal for a student of the same academic classification (FR, SO, JR, SR) that matched to the athlete’s eligibility standing. However, if I remember correctly there was nothing in there about being on track to an actual degree, just total number of credits completed. At the time, there was a PSU basketball player that had failed half of his classes in the Fall semester, but was still academically eligible to play in the Spring semester because of the total number of credits completed. With a redshirt year not counting to their class standing, that is an entire academic year where they can stockpile credits.

I suspect that these athletes that transfer multiple times have a lot of credits that do not count towards whatever degree they are pursuing at their current school. As any student that has ever changed majors knows, they might be a SR with regards to total credits, but they might still need to complete an extra year or so to complete the courses required for their new degree.

I have no idea as to what AJ’s declared major was at Nebraska or at his previous schools. Even if was the same major at all of the schools, it is doubtful that all of the credits from the previous schools will count towards the same degree at the next school.
 

vhsalum

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Is academically ineligible still a thing?

I remember when athletes had to reach certain academic benchmarks. I never read about it anymore.

I'm curious how so many kids, in all sports, can go from school to school and maintain eligibility for 6/7 years without a degree.
It's still a thing. You just have to be a pretty stupid person to hit it.