Transfer Portal 2026 + Other team movements
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That should be a year beyond his eligibility.
My very very very rough estimate of the back half of the cowboys lineup in two years:
Lockett
Ryder
Merrill
Ross
Michael White, with ANY offense, has to be thought to be at least decent odds to be 184 or 197.
Just like lower weights, there’s an odd man out.
I have to think White gets in the lineup by year 2, but we shall see.
Assuming Lockett goes 174, Facundo's better path in 2027 would be challenging Routledge for 165.
2027 is his last year, unless he can get a medical shirt for 2025 when he lost out to Kasak for 157 -- he only competed at the Black Knight Invitational in November, so maybe there's a chance for that.
They also have Ladd Holman committed as well. They are pretty full at the upperweights
Dude, you know that is his limo driver's problem, not his!
Just like when you were a Warrior!
I see now that you’re talking about the 27/28 season, I read too quickly and thought you were talking about this very next year.
Still, time flies… I would have thought off the top of my head he had two more seasons.
So thinking it through, I presume he RS’d a year before the one he started for us, then sat his third year with us… then started this past season and presumably this coming season for them.
2022 - shirted as true FR
2023 - NQ at 165 (RSFR)
2024 - Olympic shirt
2025 - sat behind Kasak at 157 (RSSO)
2026 - NQ at 174 for OKST (RSJR)
2027 - RSSR
And I forgot about the ORS year… It seems like he was just a freshman…
Good rule of thumb… things were twice as long ago as I thought!
I still remember when we landed him, and was pretty fired up. His HS petigree pointed to yet another multi timer. Now looking back over his nearly full career, I can't recall someone of that caliber with a less impressive career. An enigma, well you can't blame it on coaching. I feel for him.
I watched Facundo enough to understand that he was really good but I didn't think he would be a top guy. I was right about that, but I felt the same way about Barr and couldn't have been more wrong. It seemed to me like they both shot from space and ended up extended underneath way too much. Barr became an unbelievable finisher while Facundo remained fairly unchanged. He is still really good.
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My lukewarm to hot take is that Ryder won’t wrestle another national tournament for Oklahoma State.
But I’ve been wrong before.
If Ryder is out the whole year with shoulder surgery, I bet we see White year 1... (gonna be a tough weight)
Shoulder surgery is complex and results are most often mixed. Ryder’s a great kid, but, IMO …. he might be done.
He should be able to get a medical RS for 2025 if he wants it. He never wrestled after the live wrestle off with Kasak at Black Knight, and I recall Cael saying he was injured at one point during the season, so I think it's likely he could get one more year. I doubt there will be a spot in DT's lineup for him at that point so he would have to transfer somewhere for what would be his 7th year in college, so I think there's a good chance he just moves on, unless he's really interested in a grad degree at Michigan or something like that.
Teasdale for one is someone with a higher pedigree who accomplished less. I'm sure there are some other examples as well. He certainly hasn't lived up to the expectations from recruiting, but it's not like he's been terrible.
I'm just a middle-aged weekend warrior grappler and shoulder injuries have ended my competitive career. Can't imagine wrestling at the highest levels after having any significant work done on a shoulder, even in my early 20's.
I also think Barr has a mean streak we consistently see. He's brutal. Alex did not show the capability to do that.
The NCAA put lower level on sale for 50% off a couple weeks before since they couldn’t sell out.
Judging by the empty seats in the corners of the lower level, they still couldn’t sell.
Upper Level at $540 is more than I’ll pay again. Hopefully Minnesota’s football stadium will cost less because there is effectively unlimited seating and miles away from the mats.
The list of wrestlers unable to come back from shoulder injuries is quite long
Beating Pat Glory when they were in high school he sure looked like a sure thing
Very long.
James English may have made it back simply because he was broken all over and didn’t notice the shoulder.
Shapiro in portal. Kaillie (sp) Grey in shambles
Wants to come in and wrestle 174 with the Kasak cow diet.
I know that you're joking, but I'd take a hard pass on that.
I think Shapiro mentioned before he could be a 149 if he wanted to be .... and he has a RS available
I'm dreaming obviously (especially since it's clear he does not like Penn State) but imagine this, we just need a one year bridge to Shepherd and God knows Meyer probably could use a year off to fully heal from things
2027 149 - SVN (Meyer RS)
2028 149 - Meyer (Shepherd RS)
2029 149 - Shepherd
I'm dreaming obviously (especially since it's clear he does not like Penn State) but imagine this, we just need a one year bridge to Shepherd and God knows Meyer probably could use a year off to fully heal from things
2027 149 - SVN (Meyer RS)
2028 149 - Meyer (Shepherd RS)
2029 149 - Shepherd
He'll be fine if he takes the appropriate amount of time off. That's usually the biggest issue.
Gonna laugh if he ends up at Iowa as a 1-yr stopgap while Amato shirts, for a lot of reasons. Steroids, Family Not Factory, etc.
He might even reach Palacio levels of Cael Derangement Syndrome.
This seems very odd to me unless he already has his degree. Why forego a degree from Cornell and leave your senior year?
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A Shapiro-Anthony Ferrari wrestle off is happening in Iowa City, isn’t it?
True about the poor shots, but coming out of high school Facundo was much closer to a finished product whereas Barr was still pretty raw. Add in Barr's pace/motor, gas tank, and willingness to mat wrestle (180 degree opposite of Facundo), which allowed Barr to jump levels in college while Facundo stayed pretty much stagnant (though still talented and very tough to score on). In other words, Barr is a Dawg whereas Facundo is not.