Phillipi and Bonacorsi moving on in consolation rounds.
Both wrestled very well in championship bracket. Phillipi in particular, looks very good. He had a mental laps against the #2 seed from Rutgers that cost him the match, but he appeared to be the better wrestler to me.
Bonacorsi, compared to Phillipi, understandably,appears less polished with his technique at this point but has not backed down to anyone.
Add the new guys already committed( Lewis Newell/125, Jack Davis/138, Cole Mathews/149, and Luke Kemerer/141) to these two, and we might really see what kind of coaching staff Pitt has over the next few years.
Bye the way...I have two observations about recruiting. First, with nine scholarships available to Div. 1 wrestling programs, how is it that Ohio state has 10, NC has 7, NC State has 6, PSU has 6 commits each, already this year? Second, what is going on a places like Drexel, South Dakota State, and Rutgers that they are making waves on the national recruiting scene?
The Pitt athletic department better get their act in gear with the facilities promise ( or at least have something to demonstrate in the way of progress) or they risk undermining the new enthusiasm (with highschoolers and alumni) for the great strides Gavin and Co are making with recruiting. Words and promises will buy time but these young kids do not have a feel for old tradition and "potential." The facilities, as an adjunct to recruiting, are the last link to returning to national power.
Both wrestled very well in championship bracket. Phillipi in particular, looks very good. He had a mental laps against the #2 seed from Rutgers that cost him the match, but he appeared to be the better wrestler to me.
Bonacorsi, compared to Phillipi, understandably,appears less polished with his technique at this point but has not backed down to anyone.
Add the new guys already committed( Lewis Newell/125, Jack Davis/138, Cole Mathews/149, and Luke Kemerer/141) to these two, and we might really see what kind of coaching staff Pitt has over the next few years.
Bye the way...I have two observations about recruiting. First, with nine scholarships available to Div. 1 wrestling programs, how is it that Ohio state has 10, NC has 7, NC State has 6, PSU has 6 commits each, already this year? Second, what is going on a places like Drexel, South Dakota State, and Rutgers that they are making waves on the national recruiting scene?
The Pitt athletic department better get their act in gear with the facilities promise ( or at least have something to demonstrate in the way of progress) or they risk undermining the new enthusiasm (with highschoolers and alumni) for the great strides Gavin and Co are making with recruiting. Words and promises will buy time but these young kids do not have a feel for old tradition and "potential." The facilities, as an adjunct to recruiting, are the last link to returning to national power.
