That's frustrating. Not landing Carr would sting the most as he is a legacy that I think was the most talented and filled the greatest need. So I guess Robie did all the recruiting at VT? I don't think Dresser has gotten a recruit outside of Gomez, to commit from outside the state. We need an assistant that can connect with these kids from outside our neighborhood. The days of winning titles with just Iowa kids is over I believe.
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Trying not to read into things too much but have to ask if there is a reason you left Dante off this list?
Going to disagree here. This is why we paid big money for Dresser. The track record is already there from his time at Virginia Tech. The wrestlers should know what they are getting. Once again, I am not sure we have a great recruiter on staff at the moment. The fact Robie held onto everyone told me a lot of what he did for that programs recruiting. Also the fact that none of the blue chippers outside of Gomez stayed last year stung. When you do more with less it is great, but the margin for error is very low. Keeping Verkleeren or Smith would have set up our middle weights for the future, now we have to make sure Coleman and Leisure outperform their rankings. Our margin for error is shrinking.
Probably think Degen wins that weight. The one that should be on our list of top performers is Dane Pestano. He was really good at 184 as a Soph, and has wins over wrestlers that AA last year. If he can regain and enhance his form a that weight he may be the one to look out for.
If we land Carr and Silverstien, this class will be a win
Is there a reason DiBlasi is not on your list? He is still committed to us to my knowledge and isn't he top 100?
Is there a reason DiBlasi is not on your list? He is still committed to us to my knowledge and isn't he top 100?
If we land Carr and Silverstein, this class will be a win. Silverstein is criminally underrated.
Shannon is such a wildcard. His recruitment has been non existent it seems for someone rated so high. If we could land him, that would be a big win too.
Would also love to get Bennett and Stotts too obviously.
That would give us the #5, #29, #46, #72, #82 in the country (pretty sure DiBlasi was ranked in the top 100 too at one point) - plus Lara, Sherry and Judge
Shannon is such a wildcard. His recruitment has been non existent it seems for someone rated so high. If we could land him, that would be a big win too.
Would also love to get Bennett and Stotts too obviously.
That would give us the #5, #29, #46, #72, #82 in the country (pretty sure DiBlasi was ranked in the top 100 too at one point) - plus Lara, Sherry and Judge
Again just forgot. Going off the top of my head. I haven't heard if he is still committed or not. But definitely still considering us & should be included
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Aaron Cashman out of MN I see on campus. Nice consolation prize after missing on Teske.
I think we will also be after Doolittle from Webster City and Aden Reeves from Albia next year. Reeves is probably a 125 pounder and Doolittle may be also
I totally disagree. This class may have more star power at the top but doesn't have the depth of next years class both nationally and in IA. Now, in IA it starts to get fairly thin after the 2019 class.
I never understand their big boards...
Cashman = #4 at 120 but is ranked #65 overall
Teske = #6 at 120 but is ranked #34
Can anyone explain this to me?
Intermat ranks:
7 David Carr Massillon Perry Ohio 152
24 Aaron Brooks N Hagerstown Maryland 160 OTC
37 Emille Shannon C Brothers Coll Missouri 160
58 Aaron Cashman Shakopee Minnesota 113
64 Joel Shapiro WDM Valley Iowa 160 Iowa State
69 Jake Silverstein Hauppauge New York 138
70 Francis Duggan Iowa City West Iowa 220 Iowa State
75 Weston DiBlasi Park Hill Missouri 126 Iowa State
Figured it was either you forgot or just didn't mention him because we know what we can get out of Dante. I'm excited for Degen but if Dante is healthy, I think he'll be the guy at 49 and will have a good if not great year. Can't wait to watch him plant some guys.
