Non-PSU Recruiting

[KSLion]

Come on. He's a high school kid who disses the biggest rival of the team that he is committing to, or at least the team that they view as their rival. If any of our football recruits did the same thing with an OSU or Michigan hat, most of us on this board would love it. I don't have any problem with what he did.

Suspect that Cael ("... respect your opponent ...") Sanderson might disagree with the second sentence of your response were a PSU recruit to use the Ferrari technique to disrespect, say, Iowa or tOSU and, if he did, I would 100% agree with him.

Self confidence and respect for opponents need not be mutually exclusive character traits, and certainly should not be for a high school wrestler about to make the biggest jump in competitive class of his life. Or, in short, first go out and perform on the mat, then talk about it if you think you've got room. Not the other way around.

 

[GregPickel]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Michnit]

Come on. He's a high school kid who disses the biggest rival of the team that he is committing to, or at least the team that they view as their rival. If any of our football recruits did the same thing with an OSU or Michigan hat, most of us on this board would love it. I don't have any problem with what he did.

He's a punk just like his older bother.

 

[LB99]

He's a punk just like his older bother.

It’s a learned behavior. They are the Ball family of wrestling.

 

[Michnit]

It’s a learned behavior. They are the Ball family of wrestling.

Winner, winner Chicken Dinner

 

[El_Jefe]

It’s a learned behavior. They are the Ball family of wrestling.

Donovon Ball seems pretty normal.

 

[LB99]

Donovon Ball seems pretty normal.

Agree. He does. Definitely not related to the Ball basketball family.

 

[Charles Brown]

Iowa got 2 transferrers from North Dakota State, upping their game to fend off Michigan and Iowa State for 2nd!

 

[Charles Brown]

Iowa got 2 transferrers from North Dakota State, upping their game to fend off Michigan and Iowa State for 2nd!

 

[LB99]

Iowa got 2 transferrers from North Dakota State, upping their game to fend off Michigan and Iowa State for 2nd!

So, where does that leave Siebrecht, Kennedy, and Ferrari? They sure do jaw a lot about Cael recruiting over kids and taking transfers, but they don’t ever acknowledge how many transfers they have taken over the last few years.

 

[LB99]

I’m answering my own question here, but there is a gambling investigation going on at Iowa across multiple sports including wrestling. There’s some concern that suspensions could be coming down the road, so maybe that explains the transfers at weights where there are solid starters?

 

[StickEm]

I’m answering my own question here, but there is a gambling investigation going on at Iowa across multiple sports including wrestling. There’s some concern that suspensions could be coming down the road, so maybe that explains the transfers at weights where there are solid starters?

Franek (157) only has one year of eligibility left but Caliendo and Kennedy (165) have 2 or 3 years remaining. Anthony Ferrari (157/165) still has a redshirt. Nelson Brands (174) has a year left too with Angelo (174) having one more year of HS and a redshirt available. Possible that somebody goes up from 165 to 174 after this year but there is going to be at least one odd man out if not 2. Gambling suspension is one year max. We have logjam issues at these weights ourselves but I trust Cael to manage it well, TnT not so much.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[El_Jefe]

I’m answering my own question here, but there is a gambling investigation going on at Iowa across multiple sports including wrestling. There’s some concern that suspensions could be coming down the road, so maybe that explains the transfers at weights where there are solid starters?

Maybe.

But the easier explanation is: the new guys are better. (Franek + Caliendo) scored 20.0 points last year. (Siebrecht + Kennedy) combined for 3.0 pts.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Michnit]

So, where does that leave Siebrecht, Kennedy, and Ferrari? They sure do jaw a lot about Cael recruiting over kids and taking transfers, but they don’t ever acknowledge how many transfers they have taken over the last few years.

Do as I say, not as I do.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[El_Jefe]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

interesting. he won the Class AA PA States at 114 in 2023, as a junior. he was 3rd at 106 in 2022, as a sophomore. He was 4th at 106 in 2021 as a freshman. He wrestles for Notre Dame-Green Pond.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[GregPickel]

 

[El_Jefe]

 

[El_Jefe]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[El_Jefe]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[El_Jefe]

Absolutely bizarre fit (aside from Cormier being his club coach) -- he's a HWT who will need to squeeze down to 197 with Christian Carroll arriving this semester.

 

[El_Jefe]

Huge get for Coach Pop. Also it might signal NC State expanding their recruiting footprint (which has typically been the southeast + PA/NY/NJ/OH).

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[El_Jefe]

Big day for 2025 lightweights:

Leo DeLuca (Blair) to Iowa.
Cornell landed the Cortez twins from CA and Sergio Vega from AZ.

 

[Anon1684294414]

Big day for 2025 lightweights:

Leo DeLuca (Blair) to Iowa.
Cornell landed the Cortez twins from CA and Sergio Vega from AZ.

Cornell putting together a strong and deep 2025 class.

Anthony Knox #4
Sergio Vega #12
Isaiah Cortez #16
Alessio Perentin #30
Elijah Cortez #38
Rocco Delegata #65
E. Diakomihalis #92

All rankings per Flo.