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Notre Dame GP is less than a hour from Rutgers and Koll is a far bigger name at Central Mountain than Gavin.A ton of guys ranked top 10 nationally on PA team. I don’t think I’d say no to any of them. We could use competition in many places.
A few that stand out. Ayden Smith or Louie Gill for 125 and Harer 157/165. Also like Simcox and Consiglio 141/149 maybe add weight to 157.
To be fair, no one is anywhere close to PSU right now. They are in a league of their own. I have no idea how they will fit all of those kids in the lineup the next few years, but they always find a way .Absolutely agree on both last two posts. Not having solid backup at 285 when Pitzer went down. Seemed to lose a ton of momentum.
We are no where close to PSU level. However they keep recruiting top kids at every weight class. It pushes all kids to get better.
Hence my grrrrrrrr post several weeks ago. We badly need a recruiter.on the pa team and the local team there is only one Pitt commitment.I just don't get it.
Yep. Always recruit the best kids. Top kids will compete and find their way to the lineup.To be fair, no one is anywhere close to PSU right now. They are in a league of their own. I have no idea how they will fit all of those kids in the lineup the next few years, but they always find a way .
Top level recruiter plus Victory Heights plus what else?It will take more than top level recruiter for Pitt to take the next step.
It depends on who Pitt wants to compete with but more funding to the Pittsburgh Wrestling Club is where it starts and getting or producing wrestlers who are truly competing on the national/international stage.Top level recruiter plus Victory Heights plus what else?
Birch was a 190lber and didn’t place at NJ StatesPA didn’t have a chance when Consiglio got pinned. Good evening all together. Glad Marion won although not sure how good his competition was I never heard of Birch from NJ
I just read that neither Levi Haines nor Tyler Kaczak wrestled in high school in their last year of high school. Their families moved close to State College and they wrestled at David Taylor’s M2program at the NLWC and in open competitions. Haines finished second at the NCAAs as a freshman and won this year, going undefeated on the season. Kaczak came back through the consolation bouts to finish third as a true freshman.To be fair, no one is anywhere close to PSU right now. They are in a league of their own. I have no idea how they will fit all of those kids in the lineup the next few years, but they always find a way .
This may come as a surprise or maybe it won't but many wrestling parents are crazy people. Bo Bassett is the same age as most college freshman but is only going into his junior because his parents held him back twice. There are many families who will do things that may seem extreme to most to help their kids have a leg up in the sport.I just read that neither Levi Haines nor Tyler Kaczak wrestled in high school in their last year of high school. Their families moved close to State College and they wrestled at David Taylor’s M2program at the NLWC and in open competitions. Haines finished second at the NCAAs as a freshman and won this year, going undefeated on the season. Kaczak came back through the consolation bouts to finish third as a true freshman.
I know that in sports like women’s soccer, lots of the top girls don’t play for their high school teams but only play for club teams because the competition is better, but to me this is different — and seems way over the line. These guys are not just wrestling against better high school competition; they are training with pros like Zane Retherford and David Taylor (to name just two) and top college wrestlers.
To me this is a bridge too far. The NLWC has to be paying these families to relocate, finding jobs for the parents and likely finding them housing at discount prices. These kids are pros. If the NCAA doesn’t crack down on this — and it apparently has done nothing so far — it might as well be abolished.
You are spot on. I do not think it is a good thing, but you hit the nail right on the head.This may come as a surprise or maybe it won't but many wrestling parents are crazy people. Bo Bassett is the same age as most college freshman but is only going into his junior because his parents held him back twice. There are many families who will do things that may seem extreme to most to help their kids have a leg up in the sport.
With all NIL rules being thrown out by the courts wrestling clubs and can now throw money around openly.