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now with Riggins committing, what are our chances with Barr out of Michigan, Gabe Arnold, and/or Welsh?
I hope they think Riggins holds 165 otherwise we still don't have a higher end guy lined up there unless Kennedy drops but I'm not getting that vibe.
I think if you can get guys like these, especially Arnold, you do it and let it sort itself out in the room. I think Arnold has a chance of ending up at 84 whereas Riggins will be down at 57/65. All guesses on my part...we shall see.
Oh I completely agree. you get all you can and sort it out later. Just wondering if those others are now thinking elsewhere or if we are still in the running.
When you don't have an endless supply of scholarship money, sometimes it can come down to who commits first (and they probably get a good idea of what's available for them or willing to be given to them when the time comes - That's a pretty fluid situation) . If we were part of the mix before, we still are until proven otherwise.
Riggings is listed as a 165/174 in his commitment story. Seems like a scrappy kid, who’s pretty tough to score on. Kinda reminds me of a Evan Wick build wise. Looking forward to his development
The coaches preach balance in life. Their goal is to produce well rounded men by the time they leave the program.
They expect the wrestlers to put in the work on the mat. Champions last year
They expect the wrestlers to put in the work academically. Most of the starters were Academic All Big Ten last year.
They expect the wrestlers to have a solid, yet responsible social life. Numerous videos out there showing the fun our guys have while keeping the police reports to a minimum.
These are the expectations that has proven to produce a lot of great, well rounded young men.
I don't know what clj expects from big recruiting weekends, but their purpose is to show the recruits the whole package, which isn't just about wrestling.
Lets use a young stud from Georgia as an example. He may not know what to expect at Iowa. It's a pretty good distance from home. He knows there is great wrestling. He knows Iowa has passionate fans, but may not have a grasp on how passionate they are. He may have heard that our coaches and team are robots etc. I think he learned a lot about the program and fans this weekend. Some he probably already knew, some that probably opened his eyes.
Don't underestimate what that environment does for these guys. Some dreamed of going to Iowa, and that type of in person experience cemented that decision.
This weekend those recruits saw the wrestlers having a blast, storming the field and celebrating with the football players. He saw a filled up wrestling room with lots of fans on short notice. He saw the team is like a family, and there's a lot of fun to be had in Iowa City on and off the mat. He also saw how crazy the fans are, and was in 1 of very few stadiums that even know who the wrestlers are.
They expect the wrestlers to put in the work on the mat. Champions last year
They expect the wrestlers to put in the work academically. Most of the starters were Academic All Big Ten last year.
They expect the wrestlers to have a solid, yet responsible social life. Numerous videos out there showing the fun our guys have while keeping the police reports to a minimum.
These are the expectations that has proven to produce a lot of great, well rounded young men.
I don't know what clj expects from big recruiting weekends, but their purpose is to show the recruits the whole package, which isn't just about wrestling.
Lets use a young stud from Georgia as an example. He may not know what to expect at Iowa. It's a pretty good distance from home. He knows there is great wrestling. He knows Iowa has passionate fans, but may not have a grasp on how passionate they are. He may have heard that our coaches and team are robots etc. I think he learned a lot about the program and fans this weekend. Some he probably already knew, some that probably opened his eyes.
Don't underestimate what that environment does for these guys. Some dreamed of going to Iowa, and that type of in person experience cemented that decision.
This weekend those recruits saw the wrestlers having a blast, storming the field and celebrating with the football players. He saw a filled up wrestling room with lots of fans on short notice. He saw the team is like a family, and there's a lot of fun to be had in Iowa City on and off the mat. He also saw how crazy the fans are, and was in 1 of very few stadiums that even know who the wrestlers are.
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