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[D3 for LU]

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[Oracle]

Well-done D3!!!

[Spladle1989]

I would think there is a good chance Barraclough goes to OK State now if they want/need him.........same with other big names in portal that fit their needs......OK State will want to make a splash in his first year and they have deep pockets.......

[Justafan]

I would think there is a good chance Barraclough goes to OK State now if they want/need him.........same with other big names in portal that fit their needs......OK State will want to make a splash in his first year and they have deep pockets.......

Certainly seems plausible. The sands continue to shift.

[Mountain Hawk]

I would think there is a good chance Barraclough goes to OK State now if they want/need him.........same with other big names in portal that fit their needs......OK State will want to make a splash in his first year and they have deep pockets.......

Great insight here. I mean is there a better example of deep pocketed alumni driving the bus on athletics than T Boone Pickens and OkSt. Half the campus is named after him. If I were DT I would want to know the level of outside financial resources committed to wrestling. He will absolutely want to start his tenure with the best team money can buy and build from there. He'll get whatever he needs.

[lu_alum]

I would think there is a good chance Barraclough goes to OK State now if they want/need him.........same with other big names in portal that fit their needs......OK State will want to make a splash in his first year and they have deep pockets.......

Great insight here. I mean is there a better example of deep pocketed alumni driving the bus on athletics than T Boone Pickens and OkSt. Half the campus is named after him. If I were DT I would want to know the level of outside financial resources committed to wrestling. He will absolutely want to start his tenure with the best team money can buy and build from there. He'll get whatever he needs.

If he plans to pick Pickens' deep pockets, it will have to be from the foundation. Pickens' died nearly five years ago.
https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/t-boo ... %20Tuesday

[Mountain Hawk]

Just the interest on his OKST gift is $6mm/yr. (Conservatively). They’ll get who they need

[LUEngineer]

Does Ok St need a 165 pounder?

I would not rule out that this wrestler wants to go somewhere that values the student part of Student athlete. Lehigh is a totally different world than the wrestling factories that don’t want their athletes spending time in the classroom!!

I give us a decent shot here for a one year rental with a kid that would like a Lehigh degree on his resume. It’s not always just about the money.

[LUEngineer]

My prior post was before I saw the David Taylor announcement

Ouch!!! Penn State link really changes that ballgame.

[Mountain Hawk]

Does Ok St need a 165 pounder?

I would not rule out that this wrestler wants to go somewhere that values the student part of Student athlete. Lehigh is a totally different world than the wrestling factories that don’t want their athletes spending time in the classroom!!

I give us a decent shot here for a one year rental with a kid that would like a Lehigh degree on his resume. It’s not always just about the money.

You're presuming the Lehigh degree holds a higher value in the wrestler's mind than a degree anywhere else they could wrestle. It may not ALWAYS be about the money but these days it almost always is.