Definitely him just talking. That is not “news” or even a rumor.
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I highly doubt that university insiders are filling these wrestling tweeters several times a day lol
Alirez is a beast though for sure
Alirez is a beast though for sure
My old bosses kid turned down scholarship money to Cal Baptist so he could wrestle for free with him at N Co.
Bet he is pissed
Bet he is pissed
Its horrible scheduling to have wrestling coincide with the basketball torny, but have that 10 days off after conference and before nationals is nice so that guys can rest up and get healthy. Also, I think people are tired of watching a PSU dual in the finals so maybe that's why it was down as well. We need more programs to catch up with the times and until that happens with NIL becoming such a big thing it is going to end up being 5-6 different programs in the finals every year.
The portal/NIL is a part of all college sports now, no need to let it ruin your love of wrestling.
We may well be in play for Alirez..... Cowboys ain't messing around.
We may well be in play for Alirez..... Cowboys ain't messing around.
I don’t think it unfathomable to pick up the phone for Alirez, but I just don’t see it happening.
The problem with "influencers". They'll do a lot for consistent attention lol
Right, see College Football. Same group of teams in the top 10 every year. Viewership isn't down because of it. But football games are a reasonable length for standard entertainment, unlike wrestling tournaments.
Not to make this a "fix the sport" post but the postseason is weird overall. It's like they try to cram 4 weeks' worth of wrestling into 5 days so it's no wonder people don't want to watch. Fans have long enough to lose momentum (2-3 weeks with no action from any team is a long time, and that happens twice in March) and then they're expected to pause their lives for 2-3 entire days at a time and navigate the crazy amount of brackets and mat cameras AND refresh on a completely different scoring system. It's a pretty big ask even for die-hard fans.
If instead we had dual championships over those 4 weeks (similar to postseasons of basketball/baseball/football) the athletes still get to rest, fans of all levels can tune in, it's a reasonable request on peoples' time, there's more storylines, there's more consistent action to keep folks interested, there's tons more advertising opportunities, and I'd bet money that the viewership goes up. Anyways lol
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Exactly. It's an all day affair. Two entire days for Big 12s, three entire days for NCAAs. And so much waiting in between matches.
Don't be surprised if he stops by.
I heard the cheese fries are phenomenal this time of year
Ya I mean I would like to think every big name would at least entertain us, or I guess let us entertain them…..
While I agree some of the numbers were are hearing seem absurd, it would also be crazy to me if we landed Hamiti and Hendrickson and Alirez in the same portal…
Would also be a dream come true though ha
Wait so is he saying that the 500k is wild by telling us that Michigan and us are offering Hendrickson over a mil??
Come on now. 4 timer CStar was supposedly offered $400k to return for a 5th title, so why would Hendrickson get a $1M offer as a one timer? He doesn't change the equation for any team at this point. Some of these numbers are getting into the funny status.
I wouldn't believe this guy, imo. I just posted here cause these number assumptions only keep getting bigger and bigger.
Willie on the Iowa board: “it'll be OKST or Iowa but i have no idea who leads rn. there was a bunch of smoke at the US Open that Alirez was going to go in and it was all iowa but i know there were convos with OK ST.“
I don’t believe it for a second hahaha but this is the only former wrestler sharing his thoughts so it’s an interesting take.
I think that is a random Iowa fan not actually Sammy Brooks
Well it’s much more exciting to think it’s actually him lol
These numbers are BS no one is getting a million $
Only wrestler I could see ever getting a million is Gable
I agree. I don’t mind bringing in a couple transfers to fill some gaps but brining in a 1 year rental for a hefty sum doesn’t jive well with me knowing there are promising young guys who will get benched and ultimately transfer out. You build championships by development not by buying one.
You’re wrong and you don’t know what weight anyone is going . Let me know how you fell next march
I would think a more competitive room would be a plus for the younger guys. Better partners and more room to improve.
Wrestling doesn’t generate enough money to warrant anything close to what is being said these wrestlers are being offered. 💩😂😂
NIL doesn’t come from money generation. It comes from insane fans
