Bet he’ll bump to 141Bailey is staying at 133? Is he gonna redshirt for Ayala’s last year or…
Tough for Michigan (I assume)
I have heard Steve Lutz has had a similar experience.I know the rev/profit share funds that DT thought were going to be allocated to wrestling are way less than he thought or than he was led to believe.
Not sure how much that effects the NIL funding but it's not great.
Sprat is a career 125 lbI'm guessing his postseason has cooled Iowa on him. It felt like all but a done deal at one point.
The college sports world is crazy if we would pay 200,000 dollars each for Swiderski and Facundo. Worse would Iowa pay more than 300,000 dollars each for Williams and Bailey. Wrestling does not make much money, so how can this happen. NIL donors, I guess.No idea but we allegedly offered Swiderski and Facundo $200k each.
It looks like we will not get a Hendrickson or Hamiti. It is looking like we will get Amine and Fish this year. Earlier in the year my thought was we were not going to get 2 superstars from the portal. However, I would love it if I was wrong.So our biggest acquisition up to this point is Swiderski…not optimal considering how the season ended. Still time tho
After your Hamiti proclamation I will never again doubt you. I was blind but now I seeYou guys will land Facundo and he is in Stillwater right now. In my opinion he is the best wrestler in the portal. AJ is the surest finalist but Facundo is not far behind. I would think Facundo goes 74 for you guys and will be a very nice replacement for Hamiti. Personally, I think Swiderski is a bust. I would bet Jamison goes up to 49 and Swiderski has no chance to beat him. I would take Cael Hughes over a sucked down Swiderski at 41.
Spratley
Sagamoto
Hughes
Jamison
Robideau
Lockett
Facundo
Thompson
Merrill
Doucett
I am sure I am missing a lot but looks solid to me.
Heard Feldman may enter the portal and that would be a great pick up for y’all unless I am missing someone on your roster
Feldman would be great but the rumors all seem to be saying Penn State.You guys will land Facundo and he is in Stillwater right now. In my opinion he is the best wrestler in the portal. AJ is the surest finalist but Facundo is not far behind. I would think Facundo goes 74 for you guys and will be a very nice replacement for Hamiti. Personally, I think Swiderski is a bust. I would bet Jamison goes up to 49 and Swiderski has no chance to beat him. I would take Cael Hughes over a sucked down Swiderski at 41.
Spratley
Sagamoto
Hughes
Jamison
Robideau
Lockett
Facundo
Thompson
Merrill
Doucett
I am sure I am missing a lot but looks solid to me.
Heard Feldman may enter the portal and that would be a great pick up for y’all unless I am missing someone on your roster
I did see a guy who’s pretty plugged in on another OSU board say that there were rumblings Richison was with DT when they were trying to meet with Welsh.When does DT go to Chad Richison and say if you want me to kick the teeth in of Cael and Brands, gonna need more NIL? Clearly if he had the funds for NIL, he’d be nipping at the heels of Cael! Are there other big money donors for wrestling? DT can only do so much… all about the Benji’s!
So why didn’t Facundo wrestle in any open tournaments last year? Was he injured? Also, would he have 2 or 3 years left? Thanks in advance.You guys will land Facundo and he is in Stillwater right now. In my opinion he is the best wrestler in the portal. AJ is the surest finalist but Facundo is not far behind. I would think Facundo goes 74 for you guys and will be a very nice replacement for Hamiti. Personally, I think Swiderski is a bust. I would bet Jamison goes up to 49 and Swiderski has no chance to beat him. I would take Cael Hughes over a sucked down Swiderski at 41.
Spratley
Sagamoto
Hughes
Jamison
Robideau
Lockett
Facundo
Thompson
Merrill
Doucett
I am sure I am missing a lot but looks solid to me.
Heard Feldman may enter the portal and that would be a great pick up for y’all unless I am missing someone on your roster
Just some small facts resulting from the late night and being too excited to sleep.
UNI returns 69 points from 5 of their current starters.
OSU returns 46.5 from 3.
We have some catchup to play
DT has plenty of NIL. Getting outmaneuvered by Carl.So why didn’t Facundo wrestle in any open tournaments last year? Was he injured? Also, would he have 2 or 3 years left? Thanks in advance.
Two kids that did not AA this season and getting paid all of that money shows Iowa is desperate. If Bailey bumps to 141, that's not going to do much for Iowa, because 141 is definitely going to be pretty tough next year. As for Williams, he showed how thankful he was to Erisman and Little Rock after they gave him a lifeline back into the sport. He is going to get some money into his pockets and go back to being an idiot. Should have stayed in Little Rock.
Heard he beat Kasak 8-3 in a wrestle off and lost 2-1 and 2-1.So why didn’t Facundo wrestle in any open tournaments last year? Was he injured? Also, would he have 2 or 3 years left? Thanks in advance.
Maybe Tagen goes all the way up to 157?Heard he beat Kasak 8-3 in a wrestle off and lost 2-1 and 2-1.
And there is NO chance Swiderski goes 157. You take away all his finesse. He is small and not strong enough.
If I was Zach Ryder, I would stay at PSU because I think he beats Welsh all day long. Folks in the know say no way but Welsh has very limited offense and had the easiest path to the finals ever — really only beating Ed Ruth.
But Has Zach considered that I would really like it if he transferred here?Heard he beat Kasak 8-3 in a wrestle off and lost 2-1 and 2-1.
And there is NO chance Swiderski goes 157. You take away all his finesse. He is small and not strong enough.
If I was Zach Ryder, I would stay at PSU because I think he beats Welsh all day long. Folks in the know say no way but Welsh has very limited offense and had the easiest path to the finals ever — really only beating Ed Ruth.
I agree with you on Welsh, limited offense against good opponents. Which we already have in BT lol. But Welsh defense is elite which is way better than BT.Heard he beat Kasak 8-3 in a wrestle off and lost 2-1 and 2-1.
And there is NO chance Swiderski goes 157. You take away all his finesse. He is small and not strong enough.
If I was Zach Ryder, I would stay at PSU because I think he beats Welsh all day long. Folks in the know say no way but Welsh has very limited offense and had the easiest path to the finals ever — really only beating Ed Ruth.
Feldman is definitely better that Doucet. He had a down year this year but he placed 5th before that I think.I agree with you on Welsh, limited offense against good opponents. Which we already have in BT lol. But Welsh defense is elite which is way better than BT.
We are hoping BT learned a thing or two being with DT whole of last year. Is Feldman really an upgrade over Doucet? I don't know.
But I am not ready to say Swiderski is a bust just yet. He has a lot of offense and untapped potential. I think one of the two years remaining, he will definitely be AA again if not more than that.
Don't think Robideau beats whoever we have competing at 157. Teague or Jamieson. So Robideau will RS.
Yeah as much as it’s a crummy deal for LR after giving him a life line, that’s life changing money.If we're to believe Mineo, Iowa far exceeded the $300k offer he got elsewhere. Hard to blame a kid for not turning down that kind of money. I hope he can stay on the straight and narrow and he finishes one place below our guy.
I would think that is a more likely scenario too.Maybe Tagen goes all the way up to 157?
Him having interest and that becoming reality are two different subjects.I’m still curious to know if there is any truth to the rumor of CC having interest in coming back. If so, 197? HWT?
Similar to other high profile commitments, we were blocked or short-timed.I’m not worried about our NIL. I don’t think DT is blindly going after every top kid in the portal either. It’s a fine line of bringing in the best talent but the right talent. Last year was build momentum, this year is build the foundation. I do think we have missed on some kids like Welsh but I don’t expect it to be due to a lack of funds.
I’m also interested in marrying Sydney Sweeney. Doesn’t mean she’s answering my callsI’m still curious to know if there is any truth to the rumor of CC having interest in coming back. If so, 197? HWT?
BT did not look much different at the beginning of this season than he did a year ago. Maybe there is a different facet to his game that we have not been privileged to see yet. He seems to base all his offense on a good defense or a lucky scramble. Either way, not super fun to watch.I agree with you on Welsh, limited offense against good opponents. Which we already have in BT lol. But Welsh defense is elite which is way better than BT.
We are hoping BT learned a thing or two being with DT whole of last year. Is Feldman really an upgrade over Doucet? I don't know.
But I am not ready to say Swiderski is a bust just yet. He has a lot of offense and untapped potential. I think one of the two years remaining, he will definitely be AA again if not more than that.
Don't think Robideau beats whoever we have competing at 157. Teague or Jamieson. So Robideau will RS.
Get in line.I’m also interested in marrying Sydney Sweeney. Doesn’t mean she’s answering my calls
That line could probably stretch around the entire world.Get in line.