Did PSU give him any money? because if not there was no reason for him to sign an NIL and he could have just done the signing for show. Most D3 athletes do their "signing day" photo shoots and just sign a blank piece of paper because there is no reason to contractually commit if there is no money involved
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Gibson reposted this for what it’s worth. Has liked multiple Rutgers related twitter posts.
For what it's worth that looks like a good lineup of wrestlers who will do very well and still lose to Penn State when they meet. My second thought is Ayden Smith, in that I wonder if he will be big enough for 125. Every time I see him I think of Trap McCormick, who was a career 112 pounder who dominated in high school but couldn't get over the hump in college because he kept getting horsed even at 118? I might have the particular details off, but I seem to recall he just couldn't get the size necessary. Doesn't the same thing sort of apply to Gary Steen in that it's basically a two weight class jump for a kid at 114 in high school to 125 in college, making it much more difficult? Hit me back with any thoughts on this as maybe I don't know enough and Ayden Smith can get there no problem
okiest on occasion as well. Just a huge wrestling fan.
i don't know why they wouldn't release him. Penn State has an embarrassment of riches. There's no need to hold a kid hostage who wants to go somewhere else.
Someone who claims they wrestled for Iowa is now telling us Gibson is going to Rutgers, because he saw a retweet on Mineo's X page?
That wouldn't stop you from seeing a tweet. There are plenty of tweets that appear on this page.
I have nothing and doubt he is going to Rutgers. Just putting it out there that guys don’t need to sign NLIs without scholarships so it could be possible if he was planning to walk on
Trap was a 125 in college. He started his college career right when they moved 118 up to 125
Truth be told, the Gibson brothers are great kids. I enjoy watching them, but their chances at best given our pipeline is maybe one fill-in year if someone(s) is shirting or we have an injury(s).
I want to see them start for someone for 4 years, and earn a few AAs. It seems they may be a package deal, and if they can grab some NIL along the way, good for them.
I want to see them start for someone for 4 years, and earn a few AAs. It seems they may be a package deal, and if they can grab some NIL along the way, good for them.
And I recall he had problems because he was small for the weight. That's why I am wondering about Smith. Hey, I have no idea what so ever and maybe he bulks up without any issues?
In conjunction with Goodale tweeting this around the same time
Also, I doubt PSU would fight it that much if he wanted to. He looks like a career room guy at PSU.
Wahlberg is definitely a former Iowa wrestler (or claims to be anyway, I don't know him personally).
I agree with this. I don't have any inside information about what's actually going on, but if they want to move on to where they will start for 4 years and have a chance to go earn AA status on their own instead of just being training partners for national champions, good for them. I'll be rooting for them (to come in second, of course).
Are the rumors both Gibson brothers coming to Rutgers or just Mason?? Also what were the Gibsons ranked coming out of hs?? Thx
Mason was committed to Cornell, then PSU and now may be going to Rutgers? Or was it someone else?
Eric was committed to Cornell, and I think it was assumed that Mason would follow him there, then Eric flipped his commitment to Penn State at the same time Mason announced his. I assume they are going to move together if they go anywhere, but I don't know that for sure.Mason was committed to Cornell, then PSU and now may be going to Rutgers? Or was it someone else?
Lol. I'm not saying he's not going to Rutgers. And I wouldn't blame him if he does. Just asking for some actual evidence.
Do you think googly eyes and "some other kids sign a blank sheet of paper" are evidence? If so, there's a job waiting at WIP radio.
BTW, "the list might grow" could also mean Garrett Garcia, who visited Rutgers recently and is somehow uncommitted.
Anything that means anything at all.
And I'm willing to believe someone who knows anything anout the situation.
I don't believe someone's interpretation of vague emojis, unless someone says emojis make Ferrari look like a moron.
All I'm saying is: give me a reason to believe it. Objecting to this makes me more skeptical, not less.
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Okay, I'll revise my statement to say that certain tweets indicate Mason Gibson *might* be considering Rutgers.
I do think the kid responding to the commitment list with the eye emojis is pretty significant evidence. Certainly not typical.
My God this team is deep. Here we are discussing our incoming 5th string 133 pounder true freshman. Incredible
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FWIW, all season, when I often went early for press availability, Eric Gibson was almost always the first kid in the room. Doesn't mean anything WRT this discussion really--other than if they do flip to Piscataway, there may be be binders involved, lol.
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Gibson to Rutgers makes very little sense. The one area Rutgers has covered pretty well is 125/133.
Still probably makes more sense than him to PSU. He’s going to have a very hard time seeing the starting lineup at PSU
