So AJ and the clan of Ferraris become the center of the problems IOWA faces in getting back on top? I mean, we were the last team to win it other then F*** st and while our recruiting trended up somewhat. NO one including the HAWKS are within a country mile of Krailure over there and everyone is slipping even further behind!!!
Someone posted on a FB page the amount of TOP tier recruits/wrestlers from 150(not sure why this weight?) and up. He had it as 11 guy for 5 weights. Not even sure if any of the recruits could be a heavy weight? So it was more like 1o or 11 for 4 weight classes. This did not include all other wrestlers already on the team and StarFish who still could be back even if he says otherwise.
The posters point is some will have to or most likely transfer, but the haul is so over the top ridiculous that IOWA AND everyone else has to be having meetings and saying WTF!?!?!?!?!?
AT this point in the game, TnT should have plenty of good information about ALL the things that Krailure is offering. Obviously now, winning is a big thing for some recruits, but as this poster has said, and as I have said. What TOP kid is looking to ride the pine? Yes you can feel that you are the man, and you will win the spot. At some point though only ONE will man each weight.
You have it now with Fructose at 165. MessAschmit took his spot. Fructose had a shirt to burn. Maybe he goes to 174? but there are now 4-5 others in the weight range. Some will have a shirt, but are they going to be willing to Red shirt, gray shirt orange shirt Kralure special shirt etc......
It is extremely obvious that the 9.9 means nothing now for F*** st. If we are being honest it hasn't for the whole time Kralure has been there. NIL has changed it for everyone now so again, some of these recruits coming along ar GOT TO HAVE like Spencer Lee types. BO Bassett, The JAX kid.
HOW do you get them to IOWA???? What will it take? This is what I am not understanding? Now before you get the, this kid wants to stay near home. this kid grew up a fan of this team, etc...... I get that certain kids are not going to come to IOWA, but EVERY TOP kid who is open about possibly coming HAS to be thrown the kitchen sink!!!!
So bringing in the Ferraris ESPECIALLY the youngest, seems to be a NO brainer. To make that happen, I guess the others were part of the deal or process and part of the trowing everything they had at the #1 kid to come aboard. Other then him, what do we have?
We have ARNOLD, we have a few transfers. We had a nice commit from Deluca. Big Ben does not appear to be of any help. Without him and AJ, we have NOTHING that I see at 197 and heavy( and I do not mean to insult ANY kid as I am talking about MAJOR point scores that can help us win a team title!)
TEN weights to fill, I like Ayala to fill 125 or 133, we have a hole or need a freshman transfer to fill the other. We lose woods and I am not seeing a MAJOR point score to fill in for him? 157, 165, 174, appear to be pretty solid, but maybe not NC types at least right now. ARNOLD out of all of them seems to have the highest ceiling.
I think you need to get Kennedy in somewhere so someone needs to get to 184. Is 149 covered with someone good enough to score some points at nationals? I mean I believe to take out F*** st we will need to be talking about the 130+ point range!!!
MINIMUM 5 absolute HAMMERS who bring in 20+ points each!!!! There is your first 100-125, then another 5 STUDS who can place or add something. Bottom line is count what we have, and what we have coming in, add in ANY possible transfer or recruit, and give me YOUR answers to the problem!??!?!?!