Personally think Rin would be better at 125, Hughes would prob be ideal here but I don't think he's going to make 133. So Rin is prob the best option.
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If you want to kill college wrestling then get rid of the team aspect. If you turn it into an individual sport only then you can kiss about 90% of your fan base goodbye. Getting rid of the team aspect is a horrible idea.
Got a feeling we haven’t seen the end of adding some cowboys through the portal
I hope so. We need one of 184 or 197 whichever weight Merrill is not going. I would also hope we go after someone like Braedon Davis for 133, who soon will be out of starting space at PSU.
Send feelers to Ayala in case he is still having difference of opinions with Iowa staff.
Send feelers to Ayala in case he is still having difference of opinions with Iowa staff.
Nothing bad to say about the kid. Like most, his record speaks for itself.
This guy had inside info 🧐
That’s a good point. Next year will be a good year for cowboy nation
I will not doubt you again after what you predicted with hamiti
Considering we are around 40 with the incoming freshmen, your feeling should be right. I wonder if we see any grey shirts from them. Either way, a lot of fat needs to be trimmed. Idk how they’re gonna do it.
I think you try to have 2 guys at each weight along with 7-8 incoming recruits and a couple of portal spots. From an outsider looking at the roster there are some easy decisions, but understandably nothing is easy about cutting a kid.
Swiderski may not be able to beat TJ, however TJ has shown the ability to beat himself. Maybe one more year will change something, he did go from zero to 5.5 point at Nationals (this year so next year if he makes the next jump he will be an AA. Talent is there.
The lasting impression I have of Swiderski is Jordan beating him in the Big 12. If someone would have told me two years ago that I'd be pulling for Swiderski and actively rooting against Jordan I wouldn't have believed them.
Beyond TS at 125, I have no real confidence right now in anyone in our projected line up next year will be AA. Doesn't mean I don't have a tremendous amount of hope with guys like Merrill, Dee, or Facundo but really no one other than TS and now Swiderski have ever done anything in the post season. Really curious as to where TT ends up, I thought beyond the finalist he wrestled the most consistently in the post season as anyone.
Doesn't mean I think we are going to be bad next year, just that there's a ton of uncertainty in our lineup. Had a couple of hammers transfer in last year, now it's time to develop a few (unless there's some transfer out there I'm forgetting about).
The lasting impression I have of Swiderski is Jordan beating him in the Big 12. If someone would have told me two years ago that I'd be pulling for Swiderski and actively rooting against Jordan I wouldn't have believed them.
Beyond TS at 125, I have no real confidence right now in anyone in our projected line up next year will be AA. Doesn't mean I don't have a tremendous amount of hope with guys like Merrill, Dee, or Facundo but really no one other than TS and now Swiderski have ever done anything in the post season. Really curious as to where TT ends up, I thought beyond the finalist he wrestled the most consistently in the post season as anyone.
Doesn't mean I think we are going to be bad next year, just that there's a ton of uncertainty in our lineup. Had a couple of hammers transfer in last year, now it's time to develop a few (unless there's some transfer out there I'm forgetting about).
That was Jordan’s best match as a Cowboy and his biggest win.
Agreed. Beyond proving himself on the mat when it mattered most, he also had to have gained an enormous amount of respect from the staff from pushing through the amount of damage he took along the way as well. He's a warrior for sure.
149 seems like the best fit for TT based on his size.
He was a smallish 157.
Obviously there is a massive logjam at that weight.
He was a smallish 157.
Obviously there is a massive logjam at that weight.
Doing a quick look the posted roster, incoming recruits, and WrestleStat, this is what we would possibly have on our roster going in to next season. If Manibog (who is the only one currently listed in the portal) leaves, that puts us at 40.
I really hope the roster cap gets struck down... It would really suck for some of these kids who are willing to put in the work with the knowledge that they likely will never see much mat time to get cut.
I really hope the roster cap gets struck down... It would really suck for some of these kids who are willing to put in the work with the knowledge that they likely will never see much mat time to get cut.
| Name | Class | Weight | Note |
| Goff, Kruz | Fr | 197 | |
| Guerrero, Ishmael | Fr | 165/174 | |
| Hickman, Beau | Fr | 149/157 | |
| Johnson, Austin | Fr | 197/285 | |
| Lockett, LaDarion | Fr | 174 | |
| Purler, Kaden | Fr | 133 | |
| Ramirez, Ronnie | Fr | 133 | |
| Robideau, Landon | Fr | 157 | |
| Routledge, Kody | Fr | 157/165 | |
| Teague, Ethan | Fr | 184 | |
| Vega, Sergio | Fr | 141 | |
| Burton, Kolter | R-Fr | 141 | |
| Hamiti, Jake | R-Fr | 141 | |
| McComas, JJ | R-Fr | 133 | |
| Merrill, Cody | R-Fr | 197 | |
| Sakamoto, Rin | R-Fr | 125/133 | |
| Salazar, Ramon | R-Fr | 149 | |
| Young, Colin | R-Fr | 165 | |
| Facundo, Alex | R-So | 157/165 | |
| Hughes, Cael | R-So | 133 | |
| Manibog, Jeremy | R-So | 157 | In the portal |
| Mullin, Jayce | R-So | 125 | |
| Mullin, Jim | R-So | 133 | |
| Robb, Jersey | R-So | 184 | |
| Smith, Sam | R-So | 125 | |
| Thompson, Brayden | R-So | 184 | |
| Wright, Jaxen | R-So | 165 | |
| Blankenship, Zach | R-Jr | 133 | |
| Jamison, Tagen | R-Jr | 141 | |
| Mower, Benjamin | R-Jr | 174 | |
| Sheets, Cutter | R-Jr | 149 | |
| Simpson, Hayden | R-Jr | HWT | |
| Spratley, Troy | R-Jr | 125 | |
| Swiderski, Casey | R-Jr | 141/149 | May be just a Jr, with redshirt still available because he took a medical? |
| Dopps, Trevor | R-Sr | 197 | |
| Doucet, Konner | R-Sr | HWT | |
| Haas, Kyle | R-Sr | 197 | |
| Skidgel, Blake | R-Sr | 174 | |
| Steen, Gary | R-Sr | 133 | |
| Travis, Teague | R-Sr | 149/157 | |
| Young, Carter | R-Sr | 149 |
Unfortunately, the roster limits are part of the overall House settlement and affect all sports. I don't see an avenue where individual sports can appeal, but perhaps one exists. I don't know exactly how it would work, but my guess is that the RTC comes into play so the wrestlers aren't on the "roster". How that affects eligibility, I have no idea.
Probably can’t cut the Mullin boys, right? That would be messy, but that’s two roster spots.
Edit: Upon further thought, maybe daddy can do something about those pesky roster limits.
Edit: Upon further thought, maybe daddy can do something about those pesky roster limits.
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Was it bad for wrestling when OSU won all those titles in a row? – No, it was only four years. Right after were status quo; Minn, Iowa… Then came PSU’s run so unless you think our 4-peat sent Cael to PSU… well.
Was it bad for wrestling when Iowa won all those titles in a row? - I believe it was, if not because of the titles at least from the way Gable changed the sport from one filled with offense to one dominated by defense.
Wrestling has suffered because of Title IX –Absolutely; over one hundred wrestling programs were dropped. I know a court said that wasn’t true but judges have said women are men, men are women and furries are a protected class. Somewhere in this country there are judges that will say the anything they want is protected/prohibited with no regard to precedent or the constitution.
…and lately NIL. – Obviously, the verdict is still out but I believe that it will have similar effects as Title XI as schools with deep pockets win and little programs drop.
Willie said today that he doesn't think Byrd is leaving bc Illinois came up with some money to keep him put
Anyone that is enrolled has already started their clock and the freshman if enrolled will starts theirs. The gray shirt term means you’re at the RTC but not enrolled in school. Taking a gap year. Otherwise you have 5 years to wrestle 4 once you’ve enrolled at the school. The only way around this is medical redshirts and Olympic redshirts I believe.
Taking a RS Sophomore and putting him off the team but allowing him access to the RTC does not change his eligibility I believe.
I would hope that if/when kids are asked to “leave” they’re given the option to stay around and train at RTC or the staff will do whatever they can to help them find a home somewhere else. A few of our third string type backups could be good additions to smaller programs.
Good for them and Byrd.
No way in a million years. I don’t care if he’s been elected Pope and donated a kidney to my grandmother. Never want that dude anywhere near Stillwater again.
Wait how about this? AJ goes to Penn State National Runner-up Josh Barr transfers here?
With PSU and OSU in the mix, is it likely that AJ is looking at HWT?
AJ can’t come back to stillwater..too much bad blood with fans/students still. It would be in DT and new staff best interest to stay clear. Give me Doucet all day over head case AJ.
99% sure that’s an April fools. I refuse to trust anything I read today
Keep AJ away from Stillwater please.
ISU had to pay him an extra $50k to make the cut to 41. He was not happy about it. I would take a beefed up Cael Hughes over a sucked in Swiderski during tournament time. One day dual meet it’s a toss up but come tournament time, give me Cael Hughes all day long
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If you had to pick 2 out of the following 3 OSU wrestlers to wrestle at the championships at 149lb and 157lb which 2 would you pick?
Jamison, Swiderski, Travis
What about Hughes -141, Swiderski at 149 and Jamison/Teague at 157? Wondering if Jamieson can make 157.
^ Kind of what I'm thinking as well. FWIW
