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And in todays state of NCAA wrestling no matter what team you are rooting for or support they are going to be most successful by utilizing the transfer portal. Without taking advantage of the portal will make it very difficult (not impossible) to be continually competitive.

I am not a PSU homer by any means but with removing Kerk and Dean thats only 25.5 putting the team total at 112 for PSU.

I hope many of the guys discussed like an Anthony Noto stay at their respective schools, it means a lot for a mid major to have an AA and helps them in the recruiting process to try and build a team. Once these kids get poached once they AA it seems like the rich get richer.

Love this event and think it is awesome for guys to represent their state and/or area. I know Kasak is a phenomenal wrestler and the best 139 in the state of Pennsylvania but he did not wrestle in high school this year which makes me question should he be eligible to wrestle in the PWC? Seems to be unfair to a student-athlete who wrestled this season.

I will be interested to see how the PIAA adapts to the growth of womens wrestling in the state. Will they combine AA, AAA, and womens all the same weekend and venue? These are upcoming hurdles that the PIAA will need to maneuver and consider as the vote to make womens wrestling a PIAA sport comes.

Nic Bouzakis posted on his instagram 55 minutes ago "Let it be known. Im a buckeye"

No issues on my end with 3rd getting paid.

In an article written in 2009, the main reason that the PIAA has not made the move to BJC is financial. They are able to rent out the Giant Center for basically nothing, this is the main reason that it will never leave. I would like to see them try and move to the BJC just to see the differential in attendance and space.

The thought of having an opportunity to win 5 NCAA titles does not sit right with me. Other student athletes lost a year and only had 3 attempts at winning a national title while someone else received an extra year because of it. Its the NCAA who caused this problem and not the athletes but still does not sit right with me. As a whole NCAA wrestling is a fantastic product with many generational talents as high school wrestling seemingly continues to produce higher level wrestlers each year. Brooks and Starocci must be added to the all timers list but many like Ruth, Quentin Wright, etc. get overshadowed because of their lack of production post collegiate carrier which is unfair.

No I understand the limitations to having a one mat final again and I dont suspect anything will change as the logistical conflicts that it brings. It just seems like a shame and something that other states are able to provide that the PIAA cannot. Overall, the state tournament is a great experience and I have no missed one in 15 years because of how great that the tournament and wrestling is. I also wish they would go back to being able to provide physical tickets that you can buy at the Giant Center instead of the hassle of going through ticketmaster and forwarding them over to other people, but again this is not something that will change either.

I attended the PIAA state championships this weekend and had a couple comments or thoughts on the tournament. (Note: I was only in attendance for the AAA portion of the event) 1. I see a lot about attendance being so low for the state tournament while I agree, I felt that this years attendance was better than last years. I have no data to prove that just how I felt by being in the Giant Center and looking around. 2. The depth of the tournament was incredible, multiple returning state champions did not even make the finals and their were other that were knocked off in the finals. Athletes are getting much better at younger ages. 3. PIAA needs to go back to doing a one mat final for those wrestlers. It is a shame that every placing match is happening at once.

157 seems like one of those brackets that could be busted. Lots of wrestlers that have fire power and some younger wrestlers.

Did I win yet?

Austin Yant 165

Great pick. Doug is a DAWG

141 Tom Crook

Reece Heller 184

149 Yaya Thomas

Fair point. I suspect that he may get zero points at 184, but after the Bulleit burbon tonight I am expecting to be at 184

Don't be quick to judge. Rocky Jordan is the dark horse that could surprise. He wakes up and pisses excellence

184 Rocky Jordan

Kai Orine 133

HWT Alvikouski

125 Matt Ramos

WC Max Dean