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125 - Sprately. Hopefully AA, but the weight is very deep again.
133 - Who knows. I was hoping Hughes, but is he too big? Sakamoto should redshirt - no folkstyle experience and a true frosh.
141 - Jamison? Hughes? Young? Possible AA.
149 - Williams - should be AA if he wants it. Lots of talent.
157 - I like Travis after a year of lifting. Possible AA - this weight clears out a lot.
165 - Portal
174 - Portal. Thompson should redshirt and go to 184lb the following year
184 - Plott - hopefully finalist again
197 - Caroll. Potential to be a high AA. He's an elite talent - the kind that we need up and down the lineup.
Hwt - Doucet. He could sneak in a low AA. Weight clears out quite a bit. Merrill should redshirt. He'll be a true frosh and too small. He is another elite talent though. Just hope he's big enough for heavy the year after.

The bad news is we're only returning 1 AA which is ridiculous for OSU. It's like Smith just hung it up after the string of national titles in the early 2000s and stopped recruiting elite talent and let all the other programs catch up. With Gable gone, the platform was there for OSU to establish itself as "THE" place for elite talent to come, like PSU is now but Smith blew it.

The good news is I think the future trajectory has changed from down to flat to in the up direction again finally. Once you've hit rock bottom it's hard to climb out of that hole though. I think Smith is finally using the modern tools of recruiting and Coleman is helping tremendously. Next year with no help from the Portal we're probably sitting at around 3, maybe 4 AA. With help hopefully more. There has been some good recruiting lately - the elite talent that it takes to get back to the top 3. Caroll, Merrill, Sakamoto, Lockett - These guys have the potential to win multiple titles - we just need more of them.

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For the wrestling folks there. Is it better to donate to CWC or NIL?

What is the most likely outcome at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in terms of protests and rioting? Select up to 3.

Everyone old enough (and I am) remembers the rioting at the 1968 DNC in Chicago.

The carnage from 1968:

A PSU poster (Agoodnap) replied to me on another forum with an interview that was done a long time ago with a PSU wrestler that was there for the transition to Cael. A great interview and provides great insight into how Cael approached the team when he came on board but also how he conducted practice going forward. I suspect that DT may do something similar. I think you'll love the interview.

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As a fan of OSU I have season tickets in football, basketball and baseball, trouble is , I’m over 2 hours away. I can’t move closer because the cows say no. Ok, back to my question of is it possible to have more teams to wrestle on same day? I’ve loaded up wife and three boys in past years and more recently it was grandkids for OSU wrestling. On one occasion a couple years ago, between forfeits there was only 7 bouts. This is a long drive for sometimes a short match. For more excitement for the fans could we bring in more teams? I know a lot of teams wrestle us and then OU the previous or next day. I would rather pay more and see three matches. Those of you that are more invested in the sport, can you give your opinion?? Have UCO there or have NEO wrestle one of their bouts.

Didn't we have one of the leftist posters that was a big believer/defender of MMT? If I recall correctly the defense was deficits didn't matter and government could spend at will without repercussions. How's that working out?

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