The downturn in Big 12 wrestling also played a role in our drop from the top and will continue to hamper our recruiting efforts if it doesn’t get better.
The top guys want to wrestle in the best conference, the best duals and in front of big crowds. We need ISU and OU to become top 15-20 type programs. We need NIU, Wyoming, etc to continue to strengthen.
That's a different topic. We were talking about OU being good, not about the conference being good.
Yes, a strong Big12 would help us. But those other teams are not a risk to grab our local talent. In fact, the best case scenario might be for us to be #1 in the country, the rest of the Big12 to be top 15, and then OU to be #40.
Maybe it's because people are nostalgic for the competitive Bedlam days? I have not followed the team as long as many on here, so I don't have a connection to those duals. To me OU is just a distraction, something in the way of us toppling PSU.