>>>>>>> Lopes won the Beast of the East at 132 and Flo has him ranked #4 sr at that weight.

>>>>>> I think Federici is a similar situation———originally listed to Columbia but then switched to Lehigh and still shows as Columbia on the Flo list of recruits.

The Flo rankings for hs wrestlers, however, show Federici to Lehigh.

>>>>>>The same comment about money tipping the scales for UMD or RU wrestling cane be said about every B1G school However, only one B1G school, psu, has tipped the scales and that is a direct reflection of the coach, not money. If conf media money was the prime determining factor for wrestling, ACC ...

>>>>>>> One of the biggest NIL challenges for the large schools that want to control the process and actually pay athletes is Title IX. If a school controls NIL the money will have to be spread over bot women’s and men’s sports. It’s better, imo, for Lehigh wrestling to keep NIL separate and simply ...

>>>>> Reply to LUEngineer: I was clearly comparing past years of the EIWA vs the ACC. The ACC going forward will be stronger ( incl the addition of Stanford) until UNC leaves for the B1G or SEC. The new EIWA will not keep Lehigh from performing well, nor will the even weaker new Ivy keep cu from per...

>>>>>The ACC was a weaker conf than the old EIWA———but that did not stop VaT or NCSt from developing quality programs. And the old PAC conf did not keep ASU or Stanford from developing AAs. The 6 team Ivy conf will be weaker than the revised EIWA but that will not stop cu. The new EIWA should not ne...

>>>>>> Supreme Court opened the NIL Pandora’s box———NCAA fought against it and lost. There are multiple reasons beside pure financial considerations to choose a college, but programs have always competed for athletes via scholarship levels——- with few wrestlers receiving full rides given the 9.9 max...

>>>>>>>>I see it from a different perspective. I believe it is 100% on the head coach to establish and maintain the current ‘brand’ for a program. A supportive AD and administration helps, but a program, at heart, reflects the coach. For example, Missouri and Smith’s ‘tiger style’ brand speaks for i...

>>>>>>>I like seeing recruits like Van Hoven or Skellenger, who are not from the prime wrestling states, make the commitments to wrestle in the high level regional and national tournaments. In other words—- guys who love to wrestle and compete against the best. I am somewhat surprised, however, to s...

>>>>>>>The U20 US Open underway in Vegas includes a few Lehigh recruits. Skellenger placed 3rd @ Greco 72 kg ———brackets/matches are on Flo. I’m not a fan of Greco, but Skellenger had some nice throws in his 6 matches and his win for 3rd vs a good Mich frosh had some quality action. Skellenger and V...