Watching him dismantle Sahakian was an eye opener to me. Sahakian is a monster and Correa just big brothered him. Merrill wrestled Sahakian in the Cali state finals and only got 1 td i believe.
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Hey now, that got my now wife to swipe right on me. 60% of the time it works every time.
Other than Vega, anyone know who was in town this last weekend? Whos coming in 2 weekends (DT mentioned in his Flo interview)
Michigan brought in Sahakian after Corea had already committed right? Not sure if I am imagining this or not, but wasn't there talk a month or two ago about him flipping his commitment to OK State?
You and I talked about him awhile ago. he was one of three commits rumoured to be interested in OSU. I like your odds here if he can grow into heavy.
His original OVs were to Michigan, PSU, Illinois and Purdue
I think the ship sailed for PSU if the kid didn't pick the first go around, nothing has changed about PSU since last Fall
I think the ship sailed for PSU if the kid didn't pick the first go around, nothing has changed about PSU since last Fall
I was referring to this summer. He was rumored to be someone less committed than it seemed.
100% the case since Sahakian committed to Michigan. Like I said, it seems Correa knew he was decommitting since that day but wanted to let Michigan know what they were missing first.
Major power move to say the least.
Michigan lit the match, so the fire is their problem. I also think OSU is a completely different animal than when he was in recruitment. For guys that like structure in which to grow, guys like DT and Cael are ideal. Not that other teams don't have structure, but I don't think it's the culture like it is here now.
We have a guy committed that took Correa into double OT last December - Kruz Goff from Blackwell. He doesn't wrestle in national events but I believe he has a high ceiling.
Exceptional athlete with a good pedigree. Dad and Uncle were college football players. Uncle was a D1 AA for the Naval Academy. Grandpa was an NFL football player.
Super talented for sure… I’ve just heard a lot of concerning things about his level of dedication.
Here’s hoping DTs culture turns him into a freak
I know Snyder won as a tweener and most HWTs are getting lighter and more athletic. Strength, technique and agility can go a long way, but I see your point
Ultimate sign DT is rising fast and here to stay: Iowa board posters are confident that the only way DT is landing these recruits is because he pays them more than anyone else. He has literally nothing else to offer them. Not his wrestling pedigree, not bringing in the winning Cael system but applying it to reviving a historic program and certainly not the RTC he is working left and right to build. These kids are can only be motivated by a pay day.
I am 90% sure we are not offering them more than the Iowa guy.
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We have not needed the money other than just to make college affordable. Nobody is getting a lifetime payday to my knowledge.
I don’t think many kids, even the really great ones are getting anywhere near what’s been thrown out there. Starocci included (1.3 million for 1 year? Doubt it. 500k for a 4x NC I would buy).
Thats hilarious. Love to hear the iowa board sweating it lmao. The hawk tuas are hating life because they're not sure who their slum lord can buy next year.
Sergio Vega decided to wrestle for one of the best wrestlers ever, be MUCH closer to home, workout w/ RBY who he probably idolized for several years and get in one of the best lighter weight rooms in the country. But, its about the money smdh
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I hope we can get Ross just to see how much they’d lose their $hit.Thats hilarious. Love to hear the iowa board sweating it lmao. The hawk tuas are hating life because they're not sure who their slum lord can buy next year.
Sergio Vega decided to wrestle for one of the best wrestlers ever, be MUCH closer to home, workout w/ RBY who he probably idolized for several years and get in one of the best lighter weight rooms in the country. But, its about the money smdh
A lot of talk over on the Iowa board accusing DT of tampering. Vega never signed his letter right, so no tampering there. They are some hateful people over there, even after landing all the transfers that they did this year.
You are correct, nothing was signed. And iowa fans accusing anyone of tampering is incredibly laughable. Its simple boys, they can see the writing on the wall and their worst fears are becoming a reality.
According to the latest FLO podcast teams are still going hard after Dee. I'm sure Iowa is way too principled to be one of those schools.
I personally think if Dee was going to flip he would of done so by now, especially with all the changes that took place post his commitment. It would take a lot of suspect things to occur for him to jump ship now. Take into account all the top recruits we have landed in the last 3 months and that can only be more solidifying for his doubts (if there are any). Also think we are much better positioned to get Jax if Dee is still committed as those two are close.
I think he’s very very solid and I don’t think Flo was insinuating otherwise… theyre just pointing out that the Iowa’s are still giving it their all.
I agree with every part of your post. The guys DT wanted to keep and who have bought into the system are still in Stillwater. On top of that, DT has had a quietly really good recruiting summer. OSU is now getting second looks by recruits, and that wasn't true in the past.
Love this strategy by Iowa and think they should definitely keep it up. Use time and resources courting Lockett instead of other top kids who are actually feasible to land.
The angst the Iowa fans are probably feeling is that DT and OSU are going to leap past them in 2-3 years and then going forward until well after Brands retires in 5 years. Brands' coaching philosophy, whether true or untrue, is generally seen as archaic to the new generation of wrestling who grew up wrestling at clubs that often teach the same practice style as PSU and now OSU.
There actually was a good bit of Iowa fans who thought DT going to Ok State somehow benefitted them. Their logic is DT would only take wrestlers that PSU is after which magically allows Iowa to close the gap on PSU. What they're actually seeing right now is PSU isn't falling back to the pack but instead DT is forcibly closing the gap. They are right about one thing, DT will get some top kids Cael is all in for and vice versa. Like I said yesterday, I truly believe the chess match between the two is developing "A Class" level kids and not just winning "S Class" recruiting.
So why is he called Slumlord Bob? It’s a funny name but I’ve never heard an explanation.
