Think in the past smith was not really a different style at Okie state compared to Cael so the Iowa mystique could pull. Not that he was similar to Carl, he just didnt seem to light a fire. Great wrestler, accomplished coach but if you wanted an alternative to Cael, it was Iowa. But now with Taylor at OSU it gives an alternative to those that Cael doesn’t connect with.
A grayshirt can't be enrolled as a full-time student is the rule I believe. So it can only work for first year kids who either go to a Jr college near by or are enrolled in the university part-time until the following year. This will absolutely be used, but most elite guys don't want to delay enrollment and are ready to go right away.
At the end of the day, guys want to compete. I don't know how successful paying guys to stash for a year (or more) will work out. The rich can pay, but if those guys are good enough, they'll want go where they can start. PSU will still have hammers, but the roster limit will help with the hoarding of talent. Idk, I think it'll work itself out.
They can take up to 11 credits. So if they were set on that school then they could grey shirt and if they took summer school, basically have a year done and consider that their redshirt kinda like Paniro. Work at the RTC and get a stipend that pays for school. So schools would have to say it’s due to roster issues and see if they can have them tread water for a year.
I’m honestly at a loss for how Brands can be that appealing in visits. He speaks in a broken language that is almost like riddles.DT has recruiting appeal that "dwarfs"Brands. ..
The wrestlers I have spoken to, and their families, say they like Terry but can’t stand Tom.
Which is weird because I dislike terry more then tom
Terry actually is decent around wrestlers. I couldn’t make freestyle state one of my sons JH years and terry saw that and went over and coached him at break and second period. Although my kid was up 8 at break and ended up losing so I don’t know if his coaching was great, lol.
ISU isn’t really in the position to “recruit over” talented kids like PSU and OSU do. None of the portal guys have been at the need weights we are really looking at besides the possibility of Faucando. 174-197 are the weights we could use a top end transfer. If they aren’t instant All-American contenders or high talent guys with multiple years I’d rather us save the NIL money. Our past portal kids we’ve got have scored very little if any points for us at NCAAs.
It would be easier to make the lineup at 125 than 133 because Ethan Oakley is at 133
Forgot about Oakley. Was thinking he was done, wasn’t sure how many years at App St he had prior.
