Not including Iowa? For me, Pitt,Iowa State,and Wisconsin come to mind. Heck,even West Virginia. I like what NC State and Virginia Tech have done lately. Whatcha think?
What programs would you like to see do well?
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Like a relentless 7 year old asking "are we there yet"?! Guy just doesn't know when to shut up
I would like to see new programs do well, especially re-established programs who dropped wrestling since the 70’s using Title IX as an excuse.
Campbell and Lock Haven. I love seeing the smaller programs succeed.
Saturday Night Live. I think it's gone downhill in the last few years.
Well, three threads on Stoll are enough! Had to switch the conversation to something more relavant! By the way, my next post may be, “Will concussion protocol ruin wrestling? Let’s do a thread post,within a post?
Great idea!
You should start all of your new threads right here in this thread.
I want Pitt to do well. Maybe take something away from PSU. Also, I am Pitt grad.
Bloomsburg ... nice history in a wrestling hot bed.
1.)MSU, for obviously selfish reasons. I have given up on wanting to see them fail miserably. Expecting an eventual push for change from the Athletic Department was folly. They simply don't care if wrestling does well....
2.)tOSU-Tom Ryan-He has always come off as a good guy to me and after this: https://www.newsday.com/sports/gett...they-recover-from-his-stunning-death-1.669855 I just can't help tearing up when I picture him running aimlessly with his son in his harms completely helpless! No parent should ever have to deal with that...........
3.)OkState-John Smith-He has done so much for the sport and also comes off as a really good guy.
4.)CMU-Borelli-Nice to see a smaller Michigan school have steady success.
5.)Missouri-Brian Smith-Another genuine guy and an MSU Alum.
2.)tOSU-Tom Ryan-He has always come off as a good guy to me and after this: https://www.newsday.com/sports/gett...they-recover-from-his-stunning-death-1.669855 I just can't help tearing up when I picture him running aimlessly with his son in his harms completely helpless! No parent should ever have to deal with that...........
3.)OkState-John Smith-He has done so much for the sport and also comes off as a really good guy.
4.)CMU-Borelli-Nice to see a smaller Michigan school have steady success.
5.)Missouri-Brian Smith-Another genuine guy and an MSU Alum.
Arkansas Little Rock. Would be nice to see a team in the deep south have some success, and hopefully open up a new market.
Wow. I did not know that story about Tom Ryan. That's heart-breaking. I do recall that Tom Ryan said some very generous things about Cory Clark's toughness after Cory won nationals in 2017.
I’d like to see ASU, Oklahoma, ISU do well and reestablish their old brands.
I also want Michigan, NC State, UNC, Virginia Tech, Rutgers, Mizzou to keep making gains and fighting for those top 10/top 15 positions.
I’d also like to see a team like Fresno St. or another Cali team cracking that top 25, and bringing some excitement out west in terms of collegiate wrestling.
The caveat being that if wrestlers from any of those teams encounter a hawkeye, I hope the hawk annihilates them.
I also want Michigan, NC State, UNC, Virginia Tech, Rutgers, Mizzou to keep making gains and fighting for those top 10/top 15 positions.
I’d also like to see a team like Fresno St. or another Cali team cracking that top 25, and bringing some excitement out west in terms of collegiate wrestling.
The caveat being that if wrestlers from any of those teams encounter a hawkeye, I hope the hawk annihilates them.
I used to pull for Northwestern as my back up, but some annoying Wildcat fan has been posting stupid crap on this forum and it kind of left a bad taste in my mouth for Northwestern.
Coe College, Grandview, Iowa Central, Upper Iowa.
Oklahoma. They were once a Powerhouse (Way back when) and even the Hodge Trophy is named after one of their own.... Sure haven't heard much out of them for quite sometime....
Anyone who wrestles against Penn St, Ohio St, and Iowa St. 
I hope PSU, Iowa, Michigan and Cornell do well too... oh wait, they already are.
My very first team was MSU, making your admittedly funny attempt at a solid theme, moot!!!
Decent thread.
I would like to see any programs outside of the Big10, and outside of the Midwest/Pennsylvania area do well in order to expand the geographic reach of the sport.
I'd mainly like to see more programs at the HS and college level add women's wrestling. That would be the biggest move to save the sport.
I would like to see any programs outside of the Big10, and outside of the Midwest/Pennsylvania area do well in order to expand the geographic reach of the sport.
I'd mainly like to see more programs at the HS and college level add women's wrestling. That would be the biggest move to save the sport.
Like Laxhawk mentioned would like to see Fresno or another Cali team become more relevant. I would like to see Central Florida elevate from NWCA level to Div. I and become competitive.
I want to see them all do well. Except Ohio State. And that is because my mother-in-law is a bucknut-nothing to do with wrestling.
It looks they’re bringing in some decent talent, hopefully they can get to the upper part of the Big 12 again. I lived in Norman for a few months and really enjoyed it.
Similarly, for the overall health of the sport, I would like to see teams in different regions regain strength like those mentioned above, ASU, OK, etc. There is no reason that there shouldn't be a few good west coast teams too.
Teams I want to win- Iowa
Teams I don’t want to win- PSU, tOSU, ISU, Minny, Nebraska
Teams I don’t care either way for- everyone else
Teams I don’t want to win- PSU, tOSU, ISU, Minny, Nebraska
Teams I don’t care either way for- everyone else
Pitt, Penn, Drexel, Edinboro, Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, East Stroudsburg
Might as well throw Clarion in there too!
I’d like to see them have a solid team in a few years, then we whoop their ass with a couple Minnesota kids in the lineup.
I want Pitt to do great! Also Penn, Drexel and Lehigh.
I would like to see Iowa schedule a home and away against them. One of the few teams Iowa has a losing record against. 16-17 record i beleive
