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  1. Antaeus

    Incoming 2024 freshman class

    1. My God I hope no incoming freshmen read this thread and change their minds. 2. Stay away from Bordeaux - he's a dangerous man. I believe it was he who introduced me to Trackside Donuts in a post a few years back and ruined all other donuts for me.
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    2024-25 PSU Lineup (The Dynasty Continues)

    Ku9vvgn I honestly can't remember seeing this kind of quality depth on a college wrestling team. Your post makes me wonder if there is something going on in the recruiting world where aspiring high schoolers are beginning to recognize that 1 or 2 years in the room with the best coaches and best...
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    Worst way to lose a wrestling match?

    I fully expect to take a beating for this but I think MM’s loss still is one of the worst ways to take a loss. My issue isn’t with MM, as he is my favorite. I’ve always felt that when a riding time point is locked up, the point should be added to the scoreboard. MM is a tireless, takedown...
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    Iowa

    You do know the best chance of that coming true is if you name him Cael.
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    Interesting results from the last weekend of duals

    I'm with you 100%. Reported and now officially the third member of my Ignore Club.
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    Is Penn State Freshman Levi Haines a Title Contender at 157 Pounds?

    Unlike fine wines, some posts just don't age well.😉
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    Super 32

    Unofficial semi-finals summary by state. 22 states with a semi-finalist. 13 - PA 4 - OH 3 - VA, CA, FL, IL, MN 2 - MI, AZ, NJ, MD, OR, IN, WI, CO, OK 1 - KY, GA, NY, NH, ID, IA
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    Tidbit on a big 2023 target…

    What took you so long? My one year anniversary of his being put on ignore is coming up this month. It would appear from your posts I haven't missed much.
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    USC & UCLA

    Perhaps based on the numbers from this recent Samford U study of total football fans (eyeballs on tv and seats in stadium) another program has that honor. In general it passes the smell test but there are more than a few surprises (it may have been conducted by a Duke grad however - see #11...
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    USC & UCLA

    I think the answer is simply remaining elite and of course money. Elite comes down to football bragging rights. Since all the top programs regardless of conference affiliation fill their stadium seats it comes down to television money. Point being BIG was hoping to hit $1.0 billion in annual tv...
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    USC & UCLA

    The funny part of that is that Purdue and Indiana will make about that same amount just by being in the BIG and they won't have to share any of it with their opponent. There must be a belief by the ND decision makers that they will have an easier time remaining "elite relevant" as an independent...
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    USC & UCLA

    Those rankings must have borrowed Wrestlestat's algorithms for Wisconsin to be ahead of PSU, USC and UCLA.
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    USC & UCLA

    Clearly if some combination of eyeballs on a televised game is the major criteria, with filled seats in a stadium to a lesser degree, ND is the clear leader of a school to be added, while a BC probably wouldn’t make the cut. But it would follow that if the super conference business model is to...
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    USC & UCLA

    Based upon market size and academics I'm confused as to why Stanford isn't at the top of the "next" list. Wrestling is simply a cherry on the top.
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    Will Betancourt

    Not saying it will happen, but I can envision a scenario where they move up. Located in a good high school wrestling area, with the right coach and administration/alumni support, they might be transformed into a program that could compete with Iowa, Michigan and tOSU in that 2nd level group...
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    Individual NCAA Titles (Team List) From 2000 On

    Fyi Illinois has 7 & 1
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    Who are the best wrestlers that never won a title?

    Perhaps a title change from "Who are the best wrestlers that never won a title?" to "Who were the best wrestlers out of high school that never won an NCAA title?" might help those of us with short memories that only remember the large print. Based on the criteria above someone with access to all...
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    Who are the best wrestlers that never won a title?

    Doesn't James Green at least deserves a shout out? A close but no cigar folkstyle career of placing 7th, 7th, 3rd and 3rd coupled with an outstanding medaled freestyle career of: World Championships: Silver medal – second place 2017 Paris 70 kg Bronze medal – third place 2015 Las Vegas 70 kg...
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    PA HS Wrestling thread

    Follow up question. Then why have separate class championships? If the classes (smaller vs bigger schools) are intended to level the "team" playing fields and if 1) team champions are really irrelevant and 2) the championships are really all about individuals, why not let all the states...
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    PA HS Wrestling thread

    In reading between the lines I sense many of the complaints about the current system are about the inherent unfairness of recruiting from the team perspective of the nonrecruiters having to compete against them. Leveling the playing field in wrestling has long history as a high school wrestling...
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