Non-PSU Recruiting

[Cstroke]

Sweet Jesus... I thought that was @Cstroke for a second.

Not with these extra holiday pounds hanging around.

 

[98lberEating2Lunches]

I'm sure there are others I'm missing.

DeSanto (post kimura)
Lugo (alas Covid)

 

[dicemen99]

I dunno. Most of Iowa's transfers over the last few years have worked out as one might reasonably expect:

• Calliendo has been great for them.
• Franek wrestled 1 year for Iowa and finished 8th at NCAA, right in line with expectations.
• Woods had title aspirations that fell short, but finished 2nd and 3rd at NCAAs in two seasons with Iowa. Pretty good.
• Buchanon won an NCAA title in his single season with Iowa.
• Parco was pretty much exactly what one would expect (a mid-AA type), until he got hurt late in the season and failed to place at NCAAs. That injury was unfortunate for them.
• Teemer was an injury waiting to happen, and it did.
• We'll see how Bailey and Williams work out. Both are good wrestlers but probably not the high AA guys that HR wants/hopes them to be.

I'm sure there are others I'm missing. A couple guys fell short due to injuries, but most of the Iowa transfers have performed in line with reasonable expectations. It's just that some (most?) of the HR clowns expect these guys to come in and become NCAA finalists.

Lots of excuses in this post - not that there is anything wrong with that, I’m happy for Bob and company to keep trotting them out for TnT.

Yup, if they didn’t get injured, they would have been better. Yup, after Franek finished 8th, in retrospect maybe he wasn’t the NC contender everyone thought he would be. Maybe Woods wasn’t really good enough to win a NC (even though he made a World team after he left Iowa).

i hope this goes on forever.

 

[Nitlion1986]

I dunno. Most of Iowa's transfers over the last few years have worked out as one might reasonably expect:

• Calliendo has been great for them.
• Franek wrestled 1 year for Iowa and finished 8th at NCAA, right in line with expectations.
• Woods had title aspirations that fell short, but finished 2nd and 3rd at NCAAs in two seasons with Iowa. Pretty good.
• Buchanon won an NCAA title in his single season with Iowa.
• Parco was pretty much exactly what one would expect (a mid-AA type), until he got hurt late in the season and failed to place at NCAAs. That injury was unfortunate for them.
• Teemer was an injury waiting to happen, and it did.
• We'll see how Bailey and Williams work out. Both are good wrestlers but probably not the high AA guys that HR wants/hopes them to be.

I'm sure there are others I'm missing. A couple guys fell short due to injuries, but most of the Iowa transfers have performed in line with reasonable expectations. It's just that some (most?) of the HR clowns expect these guys to come in and become NCAA finalists.

Heck, finalist? They expect championships from everybody and doom and gloom it when they fall short of first.

 

[El_Jefe]

Nasir Bailey **was** the high AA they're looking for -- finished 4th at Little Rock.

Now he looks like a guy who might take 4th at the conference tourney if things go well.

Is Iowa getting less out of him than Little Rock did? Or did they choose to throw a bag at someone who might have peaked?

Plus he's the better of the two Little Rock imports, and hasn't gotten arrested.

 

[kingstown]

What I have noticed is that transfers tend to be who they were. Injuries,burnout, and other obstacles happen just like they could have happened at any school. Counting on the portal to build a team is not the answer for consistent success.

 

[GregPickel]

 

[Fatwoodchuck]

If tech gets him they will be sneaky good for a while like ohio st this year. Nc state is gonna be far in the rear view compared to VT maybe even without knox.

 

[zzs006]

Is Mills a projected 125 in college or more likely a 133? I can see Davino going up to 141 after Mendez is done. Knox, Mills, and Davino in a row would be pretty tough.

 

[El_Jefe]

Is Mills a projected 125 in college or more likely a 133? I can see Davino going up to 141 after Mendez is done. Knox, Mills, and Davino in a row would be pretty tough.

They also have Munaretto coming in.

 

[El_Jefe]

 

[Foreverinbluejeans57]

Knox crew looks like a group where price gouging would be priority #1

 

[Fatwoodchuck]

Knox crew looks like a group where price gouging would be priority #1

Theys got to pay them fines somehow.

 

[Sportfan2017]

NIL problem? Did dad threaten to beat it out of them?

 

[Nitlion1986]

If Cornell uninvites you because of legality issues, you should probably be somewhat compromising with your initial NIL demands with other top notch programs.

 

[Matter7172]

If Cornell uninvites you because of legality issues, you should probably be somewhat compromising with your initial NIL demands with other top notch programs.

Or find a REALLY desperate program.

 

[El_Jefe]

Or find a REALLY desperate program.

BOOM!

 

[Brian LB-U]

If Cornell uninvites you because of legality issues, you should probably be somewhat compromising with your initial NIL demands with other top notch programs.

According to Cornell Kevin, it wasn’t just the pending legal issues. Knox needed to meet a certain GPA at Fingers Lake Community College in order to get admitted and he failed to do so. Interesting if true.

 

[RockySmith]

According to Cornell Kevin, it wasn’t just the pending legal issues. Knox needed to meet a certain GPA at Fingers Lake Community College in order to get admitted and he failed to do so. Interesting if true.

Confusing and interesting (if true).

You can‘t get good grades at FLCC, and expect to go to Cornell? I would have thought his grades would be above average for Cornell to be interested in the first place. But if you can’t get good grades at FLCC, clearly your head isn’t in the game.

 

[centaur94]

According to Cornell Kevin, it wasn’t just the pending legal issues. Knox needed to meet a certain GPA at Fingers Lake Community College in order to get admitted and he failed to do so. Interesting if true.

Sounds like a perfect Rutgers recruit

 

[gpsu88]

That’s a shame

 

[Fatwoodchuck]

That’s a shame

If this becomes a trend like most think it will that will suck.

 

[El_Jefe]

Does this surprise anybody?

Not the canceled visit part -- the implied headed to Rutger part.

 

[El_Jefe]

Obligatory, 2 hrs ago:

 

[PAHURDLER]

Yeesh, imagine going from “I’m going to get an Ivy League education/degree” to “I’m going to Rutgers” all in such a short span of time (or at all).

 

[Str8dblz]

Confusing and interesting (if true).

You can‘t get good grades at FLCC, and expect to go to Cornell? I would have thought his grades would be above average for Cornell to be interested in the first place. But if you can’t get good grades at FLCC, clearly your head isn’t in the game.

The was once a VERY good kid at PSU who made it in by like a decimal point followed by a 01 gpa after multiple tutors worked with him.

 

[Dogwelder]

The was once a VERY good kid at PSU who made it in by like a decimal point followed by a 01 gpa after multiple tutors worked with him.

Was his name Alexandre Dumas?

 

[El_Jefe]

... and there it is.

 

[APSPSUwrestlingfan]

... and there it is.

Hope he's ready for the school of hard knocks from PSU.

 

[zzs006]

... and there it is.

That’s a match made in heaven if there ever was one

 

[Foreverinbluejeans57]

That’s a match made in heaven if there ever was one

Honestly the kid wasted time not going there from the jump

 

[El_Jefe]

That’s a match made in heaven if there ever was one

 

[Goggles Paisano]

 

[PSUAllTheWay]

I hear Knox has already accrued some college credits at Rutgers through his boxing efforts.

 

[Goggles Paisano]

I hear Knox has already accrued some college credits at Rutgers through his boxing efforts.

Home schooled!

 

[Psalm 1 guy]

Double Boom!

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[The Pitchfork Rebel]

If this becomes a trend like most think it will that will suck.

Males are not going to college.

 

[Sportfan2017]

Knox, Knox.......Who's there? Turn off the cameras and dad and I will show you

Oh...I forgot.........BOOM!

 

[Tom McAndrew]

A glorified slap on the wrist. And FWIW, I still can't believe a judge forced the NJSIAA to allow him to wrestle at States last year (his senior year).

Controversial New Jersey wrestling champion, father sentenced for roles in wild brawl in stands

New Jersey state wrestling champion Anthony Knox Jr. and his father were handed their punishment after the two headed into the stands at a district tournament as a brawl broke out last year.

nypost.com

 

[El_Jefe]

A glorified slap on the wrist. And FWIW, I still can't believe a judge forced the NJSIAA to allow him to wrestle at States last year (his senior year).

Controversial New Jersey wrestling champion, father sentenced for roles in wild brawl in stands

New Jersey state wrestling champion Anthony Knox Jr. and his father were handed their punishment after the two headed into the stands at a district tournament as a brawl broke out last year.

nypost.com

Sentenced to 4 to 5 years at Rutgers.