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Umm, this sucks...

Salt in the 4th place wound. To lose a lower weight, that's even a bigger blow given our track record. Woof
 
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From the stories I heard at St. Louis of Caels recruiting, I would not put it past him.
I'm just wondering why he chose Iowa and not Oklahoma State or Ohio State. They seem to be closer to beating PSU than Iowa recently. Caels probably not as smart as we all give him credit for...
 
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he doesn't need to sit - was a verbal commitment. Gable said it best on Friday night - "I don't know if wrestling is fun....." um sorry coach but your philosophy and "Brand" is outdated. There's a new sheriff in town and has proven you can train like animals AND have fun along the way. There are still elite "Iowa-Style" kids but fewer and you now have competition from all over the country.
 
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Not shocked. He better be game to beat out either Suriano or RBY. Otherwise, it's the bench.

Now we need to find someone to beat whomever PSU puts out there. It can be done.
 
Wonder how much wrestlers can get paid for working camps?...I'd imagine there is a limit on it right? I know football has restrictions on what their scholarship athletes can get paid or not get paid for jobs and what not. However, in wrestling wrestlers not under scholarship might have ZERO restrictions?
The new, fun, happy Team Cael
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Not shocked. He better be game to beat out either Suriano or RBY. Otherwise, it's the bench.

Now we need to find someone to beat whomever PSU puts out there. It can be done.
125/133- Suriano/Teasdale
141- RBY
149- Lee
157- Berge

This is what I think their lower weights will look like. I don't think anyone sits for more than a year. He will definitely fit in their lineup. Joey Silva would be my first choice of replacements. Several other good guys out there but they would all be significant step back, IMO
 
That's 5 guys who would be full ride anywhere else that are somehow going to one school in one class. I 100% think they are cheating now. How? Idk but they have to be. This "fun" bs is a bunch of bs.
Nope. The fun stuff is literally the key to the whole thing. Believe it or not,18 year old kids don't want to be miserable for 5 prime years of their lives. They come to psu, see they can get great grades in hard majors with the #1 alumni network in America, and be apart of a wrestling team that cares about each other and can balance the needed grind of the sport with what sports should be all about which is enjoyment. Wrestling is fun. It's supposed to be fun. If it wasn't supposed to be fun people wouldn't have started doing it thousands of years ago.
 
TIFWIW - Local WPIAL guy who knew the rumors in Dec/Jan stated that GT doesn't need much scholarship money at all ($$ uncle $$).
 
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Nope. The fun stuff is literally the key to the whole thing. Believe it or not,18 year old kids don't want to be miserable for 5 prime years of their lives. They come to psu, see they can get great grades in hard majors with the #1 alumni network in America, and be apart of a wrestling team that cares about each other and can balance the needed grind of the sport with what sports should be all about which is enjoyment. Wrestling is fun. It's supposed to be fun. If it wasn't supposed to be fun people wouldn't have started doing it thousands of years ago.

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This sucks big time. Cost us the opr boy and him now also wtf.
So really all Penn State has to do is maybe just send the 10 back ups to wrestle some meets and let the big guns stay behind and play dodge
ball till NCAA TIME Have no injuries worries then. Well the time will come if that is what they want Penn State best better do lots of following on road meets all the time cause the cost of stuff today is going to keep going up and many fans will not go to see there team just get blasted.
 
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That's 5 guys who would be full ride anywhere else that are somehow going to one school in one class. I 100% think they are cheating now. How? Idk but they have to be. This "fun" bs is a bunch of bs.
It is unfortunate that you need to resort to baseless accusations. Was Iowa cheating when they dominated the sport all those years? Penn State is the top dog right now and dominant teams attract dominant wrestlers. Winning is fun. Testing yourself in practice against other superior wrestlers is fun. I've respected Iowa wrestling for 30 years but these absurd accusations by some Iowa fans are regrettable.
 
It is unfortunate that you need to resort to baseless accusations. Was Iowa cheating when they dominated the sport all those years? Penn State is the top dog right now and dominant teams attract dominant wrestlers. Winning is fun. Testing yourself in practice against other superior wrestlers is fun. I've respected Iowa wrestling for 30 years but these absurd accusations by some Iowa fans are regrettable.

Glad you came to that realization. I hope you also realize that it is time for you to go away then.
 
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When you think of greatness in college wrestling, Penn State is the best!!
Maybe Ohio State is close behind.
 
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