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Hawks are hunting them down on the recruiting trail

Iowa was #2 for 2017 recruits, behind Cornell, according to FLO.

But PSU had #2 class ranking in 2016 (really #1, but that's another story), with #1 Hall, #2 Suriano and #5 Manville. And in 2018, PSU will finish #1 in recruiting rankings, already having commitments from #3 Teasdale, #4 Beard, #5 Wittlake, #7 RBY, #11 Nevills, and #14 J Lee. 6 out of the top 14 wrestlers p4p - unprecedented.

2017 class is terrific, but Iowa needs to keep it going.
Yeah, but you're basing that #1 PSU ranking for 2018 based on those kids individual rankings right now.

All 6 of those guys could easily drop from 20-50 and then we'd really have some thinking to do on that recruiting ranking thing................;)
 
You are absoluely correct. Flow either knows or HIGHLY suspects at the very least, no way they could not unless they really have their heads buried deeply in the sand.

Wish I knew if you know what I know (quite the tongue twister), or if you're just agreeing with me that FLO is just a giant message board full of secrets like this one lol
 
From the peripheral it appears that people are saying Flo should be reporting a certain situation while at the same time they are not posting what the situation is.

Seems like a double standard to me.
 
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FLO had Iowa's class #2 this year, but it was a good debate and they called it a toss-up between Cornell and Iowa and that was before Mejia verballed and Willie has already been asked if he's going to update the rankings on an FRL because of the change, so yes, I expect this class will be ranked #1 by FLO and was already #1 ranked by Intermat. As we all know, once the season starts the recruiting rankings go out the window, but it is a good gauge and proof that Iowa is on the right track. Given the last two year's classes, the transfer of Lugo and now the recent verbals for next year, the team they are assembling has the potential of 10 All-American type wrestlers in that line-up, combined with a few wrestlers that have high bonus potential, so the game is on and I love our chances after this next season to challenge for the title.
 
From the peripheral it appears that people are saying Flo should be reporting a certain situation while at the same time they are not posting what the situation is.

Seems like a double standard to me.
Reading between the lines it seems like they're talking about Suriano transferring and it having an impact on Teske going to PSU.
 
I hope that we still have a shot at Teasdale, but if not Real Woods out of Monti Catholic, IL or Joey Silva out of Lake Highland Prep, FL would be good pickups. Both are top 6 at their weights this year.

Woods has committed to Stanford but I really would love Silva. He can win multiple NC's and would make recruiting Teske not important.
 
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