Right. It was the offer, not the fact that Brands brought in a guy who pulled a knife on Chittum in a fight in high school then got kicked out of the school. Here is a full timeline to jog your memory:
22-23: Chittum as a verbal commit greyshirts with HWC and competes in FS open tournaments
3/20/23: Anthony Ferrari, who famously was kicked out of Blair Academy after an altercation with Chittum, commits to Iowa
Just two days after the conclusion of the NCAA tournament, the Hawks are already looking forward to next season.
www.flowrestling.org
5/9/23: Chittum flips commitment to Iowa St. Says he cried at the thought of leaving the HWC guys he trained with for a year but had to
specifically because he'd rather not be in the room with Anthony Ferrari.
A day after the Hawkeyes gained a middleweight through the transfer portal, they lost a prized incoming recruit to their in-state rival.
www.desmoinesregister.com
5/30/23: Franek enters transfer portal
6/17/23: Franek and Caliendo portal into Iowa
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www.on3.com
So, Chittum, who had been training with HWC for a whole year, transferred out a month after the commitment of a sociopathic hoodlum who pulled a knife on him in high school leading to his expulsion. He said he cried at the thought of leaving his HWC teammates and specifically cited the Ferraris as the reason he left. Then, a full month later, TnT recruited Franek/Caliendo to replace the hole in the lineup that created.
But, we are to believe that he didn't leave because of the Ferraris at all (despite specifically saying that he did) but rather left because Slumlord Millionaire didn't give him a big enough bag? And that they were actively recruiting Franek as a replacement before he left even though he didn't enter the portal until 3 weeks later and there was no inkling that he (& Caliendo) were looking at Iowa until a month after he left?
My God, the mountain of cope required to believe that is so big that no amount of mental gymnastics will get you to the top of it. LOL.