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It sounded like he made a quick decision after not making the Olympics. Someone who knows more than me could respond. Do we really need another coach? Caldwell and Zo are doing a lot (pan am this weekend) and Roper was brought in.

Good for Reece. The previous posts highlight what I said about Taylor getting the RTC. OSU wrestling is getting a lot of national attention right now for freestyle season. I know this is not very popular to the average fan, but the high level recruits absolutely want a place that can help them...

It is great to see the cowboy wrestling club representation at these events. The momentum keeps going for OSU wrestling.

I don't know enough to know how good lockett is right now, but I agree with you that 157 does not have as much of a favorite. Lockett already beat Shapiro (157) in freestyle. (Shapiro got 3rd two years ago as a true freshman.)

Listen to this interview with Casey Swiderski. See if you can tell me you aren't ready to see what he does year. He is ready to roll. https://www.grapplergold.com/blog/casey-swiderski-interview

Does this change the predicted lineup, or do you think this is Taylor stacking talent and getting them to buy into making each other better and the best one will get the spot?

The biggest difference is the emphasis on an rtc. Taylor seems determined to make this the best place for wrestlers to train. Bringing in senior level partners to work with is a big part of developing others. This is also huge for recruiting.

With the transfer portal, there has been a lot more excitement in the offseason like free agency in the pros. This allows teams to fill holes. I am going to make my way to early predictions for next year compared to this year. On first glance, it looks like there is no way we will be better...

I wanted to give my thoughts on the coaching staff so far. I am not an insider, so this is just my opinion. I am basing this on the information up til now. The reality is that all of this is a work in progress, and it takes multiple years to get a fair picture of a staff. Recruiting/Portal - I...

I think this team can contend for second, but there are lots of questions like you said.

For all the frustration that we may have with transfer portal, it brings a lot of interest to the off season. Teams can improve quickly.

That was the rumor, but I didn't hear anything yesterday. I was wondering if anyone had an update.

Sunday at 7:30 is the final match of the season. The Cowboys will be in Iowa. The matchup is extremely close with 5 wrestlers favored for each team. This is on the Big 10 Network. No matter what happens here, this has been a good season for the Cowboys. The interesting part about this matchup is...

My issue with Doucett is that he wrestles, almost exclusively, close matches. He could AA, but could also go 0-2 because every match will be close. I just didn't see him being an AA, but I hope to be wrong. I also believe the portal is big for next year. We need to fill several spots for a year...

Good for Jordan. I wish the best for him. In the summer I was thinking that David Taylor would bring the most improvement to him and Surber.