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Let's not overreact to what was said. I don't think anyone believes Pat McAfee, or anyone else, is going to donate $500k to the wrestling program or to any one individual. I believe what was being inferred was that NJWVU12 knew Pat McAfee well enough to have a conversation with him and get him on bo...

NIL is getting out of control. It is another case of the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Good on Kyle and the coaching staff for reporting such an aggreges violation. If the NCAA gets enough of these complaints, they will have to eventually investigate for violations. WVU is one of those pr...

At 125, Spencer Moore from UNC is off the board. He has already transferred to the same college his wife is wrestling for. I agree, the middle of the lineup at 149 or 157 could use some tightening up. The last couple of years they have recruited pretty hard so a graduate transfer might be a good ide...

There are over 150 names in the transfer portal, and there are some heavy hitters looking for new homes. Who are some guys from the portal that everyone wants to see show up in Morgantown. There are a lot of names that would surely improve every team's lineup but there are some spots in WVU's lineup...

I think the move to 133 would be good for Jett. You can tell that weight cut takes a toll on him and has a significant impact on his conditioning. As far as Ty bumping up to 157, I personally think he would need to add some size. He had very limited action this year but based on last year he was too...

The regular season is over, the Transfer Portal is open, and so far there are some big names looking for a new home next year. What are some thoughts on the holes WVU should be looking to fill. I would like to see the addition of a really solid guy to slot into the 157 or 165 spot. This would give T...

Congratulation to Peyton Hall, way to finish your wrestling career with a terrific third place finish at the NCAA tournament.

Jett had a good showing with a Round of 12 finish. With any luck he can improve on that next year.

Thank you Coach Asbury for putting this together, it has truly added even more fun (and heartbreak) to me and my wife's time in watching the tournament this year. Everyone should sign up for this next year, it is easy to do and it really is a lot of fun. I was wondering if it is too late to change m...

Brackets are out and the seeding committee definitely does not have any love for Jordan Titus and Ian Bush. Jordan draws the 2 seed, Buea Bartlett, first round and Ian Bush draws the 3 seed, AJ Farrari. Dennis Robin got the absolute very best draw he could have gotten with the 5 seed, Bennett Berge....

I went back and listened to the FRL 1110 episode and at the 1hr and 6min mark, they definitely confirmed that Josh was being granted another year of eligibility. I do agree with Jersey in that the further removed from high school an athlete gets the success level does tend to fall off. However, his ...

The At-Large bids just came out and the Mountaineers add one more qualifier to the tournament. Dennis Robin got one of the wildcard spots after a disappointing Big 12 tournament. This gives them a total of 5 qualifiers to send to Philadelphia in two weeks. Unfortunately, Brody Conley ended up having...

That's very good insight on Brody Conley and his chances of getting an at-large bid. I hate to see him end the season like this because his knee injury looked like it was due to dirty wrestling and just not a freak accident. In the end the team had two champions for the first time and a total of six...

I understand your disappointment, but I have a mixed reaction to yesterday's results of the BIG 12 tournament. To me the only disappointments was Conley and Robin. Conley is obviously injured so that is understandable even though I really like watching him compete. Hopefully he gets one of the at la...

It may seem like the rankings matter, and maybe they do to an extent, but to say that is the rankings are the only factor or even the biggest determining factor is not a true statement. Strength of schedule, and RPI, play a big part as well.

Each conference has a different number of allocations for every weight class. The BIG 10 has the most allocations with a total number of 87, the BIG 12 has the second most with 61, and the SoCon has the fewest with 13. Each weight class is looked at and evaluated individually to see how competitive ...

The allocations are out for the BIG 12 conference tournament. Let's get some thoughts on the regular season and the upcoming post season. 125: Jett has had a good year and with 7 qualifying spots he should be safely in for the NCAA tournament. 133: Tommy Maddox will probably need a little help to qu...

A lot of good points being made. I don't necessarily agree with the argument about the assistant coaches. I think Cliff and Mitchell do a fine job and Mitchell is good for recruiting. Hopefully Jett can stay laser focused on his weight and conditioning after figuring out that he belongs at 125. Jord...

Ian Bush is a very competent replacement for Austin Cooley. Even though he is better at 184 he can still compete very good at 197. Rune has had some good wins over some ranked guys but has also had some loses against ranked guys, so keeping him in red-shirt this year is the right call. It will be ni...

Totally agree, these are not the results anyone was hoping for. Jett is up a weight to help with the weight cut and is still showing signs of inconsistency. There was no reason for Jordan Titus to lose the match against Cael Happel. He was up 6-2 going into the 3rd period and gave up 3 takedowns. Br...

I kind of like the idea of adding each regions 5th place wrestler to the state tournament. Not for the fact of benefiting one region over another but to award the athletes for the months of hard work. Add a Pigtail round on Thursday evening and let them face a fourth-place winner from another region...

I would like for this thread to be dedicated just for WV wrestling fans showing their appreciation to Peyton Hall and for what he has done in his career at WVU. After last night's victory at the All-Star Classic Peyton once again gave WV wrestling fans something good to cheer for and to be proud of....

This is the second match in a row that Jett Strickenberger has wrestled 133, I wonder if this is going to be a thing from here on out.

Leo Contino is a fantastic last-minute commitment. I believe he finished 8th at Super 32 and will fill a hole in the lineup, next year, at either 157 or 165 pounds. The recruiting class of 2025 started off fairly slow but has recently grown into pretty good form with the addition of these three guys...

Kyle Homet was a very good High School wrestler from Waynesburg, PA, so I don't know that I would call his victory over Ian Bush an upset. I would call it a surprise because most people have never heard of him, and I have not heard his name since he was in High School. With him and Nick Johnson back...

Hopefully Ian’s progress resembles that of Noah Adams. Year one was mediocre at best, year two was better but still had up and downs, and year three was like a rocket ship. It would be nice to see another WV native to compete for an All American finish to the year.

If it is during the season and someone participating on a team that has a competition on the same day as a college open tournament, I can clearly see where the powers that be may not like the appearance of this. I still think it’s a bit of overreach on their part, as long as an athlete has the permi...

OK....I guess I don't get the point of that post. You seem offended that no one mentioned Ian's name to win the wrestle off. Up until now he has given me no reason to think that he was going to crack the starting lineup. Two years ago, he took his redshirt year while Anthony Carmen held the spot and...

I am guessing this rule applies to high school athletes being able to compete in NCAA Open tournaments. I see no other reason for an athlete competing for another team. As far as needing permission to go practice, or to go workout, on an off day, this certainly seems like an overreach to me.

I'm guessing if Dennis Robin is ranked 24 and Ian Bush beat him in wrestle offs, that would make Ian's ranking no lower than 23. Right? Don't get too caught up with this one match, Ian won with a takedown in the last 10 seconds. Although I did see improvement with Ian from last year, there is no sep...

I see what you did there, pretty clever. I will be honest, when I made that post I totally forgot Ian Bush. My apologies to him.