So a guy who has been wrestling in college for a month gets taken down and that is part of your proof? I agree with your reasoning about a weight class close to 97kg.
Yes he has used X (Twitter):
https://intermatwrestle.com/forums/topic/2612-nelson-brands-tweets-details-on-why-his-ncaa-career-is-over/?do=findComment&comment=78621
I ask this in all sincerity: Do you work in higher education? Because your stance on "working with administrators" is actually reasonable and makes sense. But that isn't the current reality in higher education.
I would say they aren't recruiting big time in-state recruits well. Barnett is from Wisconsin, but wasn't a huge recruit out of high school and Hamiti is from out of state.
There were ups and downs with Barry Davis. He had some really good teams and some really bad teams. They lost to D3 UW-LaCrosse and also won a team trophy at NCAA's during his tenure.
They were talking about using Dallas/Fort Worth as a competition hub. The teams from the coasts would meet there. This is for the “Olympic” sports. Football and basketball would still travel to the coasts.
They beat Oklahoma and Virginia. A better tournament team, they took 2nd at Midlands. Not setting the world on fire but will finish top 25 at D1 NCAAs.