NCAA PORTAL

[Pokes1988]

Schools like Little Rock are going to be depressing to coach at. Big time kids it appears will leave more often than not. Although we are on opposite side of the coin of the portal in wrestling…..

They need to get out of the PAC. There's literally no reason they shouldn't be in the BigXII. More Revenue for home duals and you may find a couple guys (The Hatcher family) who may be willing to kick in some cheddar for an AA wrestler.

Kick out Utah Valley or just add UALR and keep it moving...

 

[Pokes1988]

At this juncture, we should look to over recruit in the portal for the following weights:

1. 133
2. 149 (Assume CS is the guy)
3. 157
4. 165
5. 174
6. 184
7. 197 (I assume Merrill is the guy here)
8. HWT (Just not a Doucet fan unless Hendrickson really helped him)

I think what we have Currently...

125 - Spratley
141 - Travis
149 - Swinderski
165 - Lockett
197 - Merrill

Sakamoto - 133?
McComas - 133?
Hughes - 133?
Robideau - 157?
Vega - Redshirt
Thompson - 174 maybe?

IDK who else really on the roster that's ready. Need to have a stacked back half though for sure.

 

[osufanatic4life]

At this juncture, we should look to over recruit in the portal for the following weights:

1. 133
2. 149 (Assume CS is the guy)
3. 157
4. 165
5. 174
6. 184
7. 197 (I assume Merrill is the guy here)
8. HWT (Just not a Doucet fan unless Hendrickson really helped him)

I think what we have Currently...

125 - Spratley
141 - Travis
149 - Swinderski
165 - Lockett
197 - Merrill

Sakamoto - 133?
McComas - 133?
Hughes - 133?
Robideau - 157?
Vega - Redshirt
Thompson - 174 maybe?

IDK who else really on the roster that's ready. Need to have a stacked back half though for sure.

See air force dual

 

[Mr.OSU]

Pat mineo tweeted Michigan was interested but I don’t think that makes sense. They have amine at 165 and beau mantanona behind him so one of them would go 174 so no room for hamiti but idk hell if hamiti does go to Michigan then ok state should go get mantanona

Ironic we got both lol.

 

[DEWrestlingFan]

Just seen on intermat that Rocco Welsh is in the portal. Wasn't it rumored early on in the season he was going to end up at OK State?

NCAA Runner-Up Welsh Enters the Transfer Portal

The big names continue to roll into the transfer portal! InterMat has learned that today’s portal watch is headlined by Rocco Welsh who was a 2024 NCAA finalist at 174 lbs for Ohio State. Welsh’s run to the 2024 championship match came as a freshman who held the sixth seed that season. On the way...

intermatwrestle.com

 

[PhantomPete1994]

 

[Mr.OSU]

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Tampering aholes.

 

[TheJimReaper]

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Pleeeeeeaaaase!

 

[Wrestleks]

Levi Haines to us?

 

[SlickWillie2018]

Is Welsh gonna be 174 or 184? Levi Haines or Zach Ryder, do you like Cowboy hats and orange singlets?

 

[osufanatic4life]

Levi and DT are very close.

 

[TheJimReaper]

Levi and DT are very close.

I could live with missing on Welsh if we got Haines.

I was under the impression Welsh wanted to go 184 tho?

 

[Wrestleks]

Levi and DT are very close.

Kasak and Levi are close to DT, lets take both

 

[Harleycowboy]

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It appears you can not beat them anymore. If they get Welsh to go along with ONO and James in less than a week after Nationals when they had an unbeatable lineup next year without the additions.

 

[biocowboy]

It appears you can not beat them anymore. If they get Welsh to go along with ONO and James in less than a week after Nationals when they had an unbeatable lineup next year without the additions.

Next year or through 2030? 😁

 

[McScoreley]

Not speculating anything but the one to likely keep an eye on is Zack Ryder. 2x U17 Bronze, just won U20 Silver. Went undefeated as a redshirt beating DJ Parker.

I don't think Welsh will butt heads with Haines, he only has one more year anyways.

Ryder is from NY and was a coach KD kid. However, he greyshirted and spent his HS senior year in State College. There he trained with .... David Taylor.

 

[CrazyChuckCarbo]

I agree that is a bad look for Jordan. They give you a second chance and you bolt first chance you get. Guess the same could be said of Ferrari.

Or if you head off to your 3rd univ you sit a year.

 

[JAY45]

It’s going to even out a little more at some point

 

[Mr.OSU]

It’s going to even out a little more at some point

The key for osu is to be top 2 or 3 every year in recruiting. Opportunities will always exist to beat out penn state for studs due to wrestlers getting established when they are young in college. Taylor showed this year he can develop the heck out of kids.

 

[TheJimReaper]

Not to give anyone false hope but there are a couple Iowa board guys saying they think he ends up here. I’m gonna assume PSU until I see otherwise tho.

 

[SlickWillie2018]

If Willie tweeted PSU is a done deal I’m prone to believing that’s the case. He’s rarely wrong because I don’t think he posts without sound verification.

 

[Mr.OSU]

If Willie tweeted PSU is a done deal I’m prone to believing that’s the case. He’s rarely wrong because I don’t think he posts without sound verification.

Have slumlord bobs funds dried up?

 

[oklahomaglory]

Not to give anyone false hope but there are a couple Iowa board guys saying they think he ends up here. I’m gonna assume PSU until I see otherwise tho.

Who? Welsh?

Wasnt there a rumor that Rocco Welsh contacted PSU as soon as NCAAs were over? And PSU been trying to get him over from March.

Edit: Feldman was the one rumored to be contacted PSU as soon as NCCAs is done. Welsh is just a good old poaching.

 

[Harleycowboy]

Next year or through 2030? 😁

We were never going to challenge next year but it does not look good for us for the next 2 or 3 years unless really big things happen such as bad for Penn St. or really good for us. Potential finalists next year for them are: 125 Lilledahl soph, 133 Ono fr., 141 Blaze fr., 149 Van Ness jun., 157 Kasak jun., 165 Mesenbrink jun., 174 Haines sen., 184 Welsh soph., 197 Barr soph.. Maybe I am exaggerating this concern, because that is only 9 wrestlers there who have a good chance at being finalists next year. 5 of them are freshmen or sophomores. Plus you have Duke, James, Ryder, Sealy and Mirasola's, Hinkel, Drumond and Cunningham, all freshmen. On the Penn. St board the message is David Taylor going to us has rejuvenated Cael and he has picked up his game. We have been doing very good but the NCAA finals being a dual between us and Penn. St is not good for wrestling.

 

[oklahomaglory]

Hey PSU is the evil empire now, and it will take everything to defeat them. We have the underdog story right now, lets use it and get close.

 

[cearle462]

Cael is a savage. He’s only taking Rocco to keep him from us. I agree this isn’t good for wrestling but the dominance in every aspect is damn impressive.

 

[TheJimReaper]

Who? Welsh?

Wasnt there a rumor that Rocco Welsh contacted PSU as soon as NCAAs were over? And PSU been trying to get him over from March.

Edit: Feldman was the one rumored to be contacted PSU as soon as NCCAs is done. Welsh is just a good old poaching.

Welsh actually visited here during the season I believe

 

[oklahomaglory]

Welsh actually visited here during the season I believe

Visited Stillwater? And we cant close the deal?

PSU loses Carter and we lose Plott. Both are in need, but I heard PSU has been working on Welsh for a long time.

 

[oklahomaglory]

Rocco is good, no doubt, amazing defense even. But his offense against elite competition is really limited. I would like a hammer who can keep scoring. Am I crazy for thinking this way? Feels like Rocco is just like Levi.

 

[TheJimReaper]

Visited Stillwater? And we cant close the deal?

PSU loses Carter and we lose Plott. Both are in need, but I heard PSU has been working on Welsh for a long time.

Ohio State offered him a buttload of cash to stay.

 

[johnstownsteel]

Rocco is good, no doubt, amazing defense even. But his offense against elite competition is really limited. I would like a hammer who can keep scoring. Am I crazy for thinking this way? Feels like Rocco is just like Levi.

Rocco is more like Starocci imo..

 

[JAY45]

Rocco is more like Starocci imo..

A 5x National Champ? 😊

 

[SlickWillie2018]

Gonna do some wishful thinking/math here. Levi Haines is a DT guy. DT even said he’s “like a little brother” to him in his post-NCAA’s interview. Rocco Welsh was a finalist at 174 as a freshman and that might still be his ideal weight.

What if Haines has told Cael he’s exiting (possibly to train with a “big brother”?) which necessitated them going big game hunting?

That gives you Lockett at 165 as a freshman with some insanely good training partners at that weight. Sophomore year he bumps to 174 and you have Robideau & Routledge for 157 & 165 after a redshirt year.

Just something to ponder.

 

[Travis25]

Gonna do some wishful thinking/math here. Levi Haines is a DT guy. DT even said he’s “like a little brother” to him in his post-NCAA’s interview. Rocco Welsh was a finalist at 174 as a freshman and that might still be his ideal weight.

What if Haines has told Cael he’s exiting (possibly to train with a “big brother”?) which necessitated them going big game hunting?

That gives you Lockett at 165 as a freshman with some insanely good training partners at that weight. Sophomore year he bumps to 174 and you have Robideau & Routledge for 157 & 165 after a redshirt year.

Just something to ponder.

I had the same thought when I saw that interview, but I think it is wishful thinking. To me, if Levi were going to do that, he would already be in the portal.

 

[SlickWillie2018]

I had the same thought when I saw that interview, but I think it is wishful thinking. To me, if Levi were going to do that, he would already be in the portal.

I would optimistically counter that with saying I would’ve expected Welsh in the portal on Sunday, if not earlier, but it wasn’t announced until today. But I’m just speculating because what else can we Be expected to now that the season is over and we’re in a lull?

 

[johnstownsteel]

A 5x National Champ? 😊

No, their styles. Welsh is damn near impossible to score on just like Carter was. Carter wasn't the most offensive minded wrestler and neither is Welsh. Both just sound on fundamentals. I just compare his "game" more to Carter's than Levi's.

 

[oklahomaglory]

Why would Levi leave? Levi has only one year remaining. And also has a RS. And Rocco might go 184. So both Levi and Rocco will be in line up. I wonder If Zach Ryder or Sea leaves .

 

[Okie_Pat]

What PSU is doing is not good for college wrestling. And if it continues for more than a couple of years viewership will go way down. People are tired of PSU winning every year. There is no competition and no hope for anyone and it's only getting worse with the portal. Money is being spent like crazy to try and catch up but they just keep distancing themselves. Cael and his ego will ruin the sport that birthed him.

 

[Harleycowboy]

We were never going to challenge next year but it does not look good for us for the next 2 or 3 years unless really big things happen such as bad for Penn St. or really good for us. Potential finalists next year for them are: 125 Lilledahl soph, 133 Ono fr., 141 Blaze fr., 149 Van Ness jun., 157 Kasak jun., 165 Mesenbrink jun., 174 Haines sen., 184 Welsh soph., 197 Barr soph.. Maybe I am exaggerating this concern, because that is only 9 wrestlers there who have a good chance at being finalists next year. 5 of them are freshmen or sophomores. Plus you have Duke, James, Ryder, Sealy and Mirasola's, Hinkel, Drumond and Cunningham, all freshmen. On the Penn. St board the message is David Taylor going to us has rejuvenated Cael and he has picked up his game. We have been doing very good but the NCAA finals being a dual between us and Penn. St is not good for wrestling.

I am not seeing us win that dual for a while at this time.

 

[oklahomaglory]

I am not seeing us win that dual for a while at this time.

2-3 years at least. But I would be happy if we keep putting 2-3 NCAA individual champs every year.