RJChicago 11 Report post Posted May 18 Hello all - this may be a really dumb question and I'm not familiar with recruiting intricacies at all or the regional matters - but a friend had told me that Cael Sanderson got virtually every elite recruit from Pennsylvania to go to Penn State during Cael's tenure at PSU. Given that, does anyone know why Sammy Sasso chose Ohio State? I'm not remotely suggesting he shouldn't have or anything other than - it just seems interesting and unique in this era and I'm wondering if there are relationships or some other dynamic which helps explain it. Thank you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TobusRex 1,278 Report post Posted May 18 23 minutes ago, RJChicago said: Hello all - this may be a really dumb question and I'm not familiar with recruiting intricacies at all or the regional matters - but a friend had told me that Cael Sanderson got virtually every elite recruit from Pennsylvania to go to Penn State during Cael's tenure at PSU. Given that, does anyone know why Sammy Sasso chose Ohio State? I'm not remotely suggesting he shouldn't have or anything other than - it just seems interesting and unique in this era and I'm wondering if there are relationships or some other dynamic which helps explain it. Thank you! If Cael gets every elite recruit in Pennsylvania and he didnt' get Sasso...guess that means Cael doesn't believe Sasso is an elite recruit (or he doesn't have a spot in the lineup). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headshuck 1,853 Report post Posted May 18 JimmyCinnabon have another alias? 3 tbert, Perry and LLB reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigD236 6 Report post Posted May 18 To many elite kids in PA. PSU can not get them all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MSU158 1,219 Report post Posted May 19 Spencer Lee??????????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stp 473 Report post Posted May 19 Maybe it has something to do with education? 1 tbert reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billyhoyle 1,440 Report post Posted May 19 1 minute ago, stp said: Maybe it has something to do with education? That's why Cael chose Iowa State. Great art program. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stp 473 Report post Posted May 19 1 minute ago, Billyhoyle said: That's why Cael chose Iowa State. Great art program. My bad, I thought this thread was about Sasso. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billyhoyle 1,440 Report post Posted May 19 (edited) 13 minutes ago, stp said: My bad, I thought this thread was about Sasso. It is. My point is that i'm sure your post is correct and makes a ton of sense. His choice was definitely because of the education and not athletics or the coaching staff/training environment. The same reason Cael went to ISU. Edited May 19 by Billyhoyle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treep2000 654 Report post Posted May 19 After seeing Sammy Sasso's matched with Brayton Lee, we should call him Sammy "Gasso". He looked clearly gassed, and a completely different wrestler from the US Open, where Sasso tech'd Brayton with relative ease. 1 ScarletKnight reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MNRodent 131 Report post Posted May 19 1 hour ago, treep2000 said: After seeing Sammy Sasso's matched with Brayton Lee, we should call him Sammy "Gasso". He looked clearly gassed, and a completely different wrestler from the US Open, where Sasso tech'd Brayton with relative ease. The matches started kind of similarly. At the US open Sasso got Lee in a leg lace and it was over in less than a minute, so he never had a chance to gas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perry 885 Report post Posted May 19 Lots of good Pennsylvania kids leaves the state for college. Look at Lee and Kemmerer at Iowa alone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lu_alum 579 Report post Posted May 19 (edited) 13 hours ago, MSU158 said: Spencer Lee??????????? Although Carl went to PSU due to the talent in PA, he doesn’t solely focus his recruiting there. He did not get 4x champs Marstellar and Haines (whom he pass on for Nevills). Not during Carl’s tenure, but Nazareth stud Tim Darling didn’t fare too well in Nit land. Others that didn’t go to PSU include Courts, Pletcher, Kemerer, Shields, and the previously mentioned Lee. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited May 19 by lu_alum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TobusRex 1,278 Report post Posted May 19 15 minutes ago, lu_alum said: Although Carl went to PSU due to the talent in PA, he doesn’t solely focus his recruiting there. He did not get 4x champs Marstellar and Haines (whom he pass on for Nevills). Not during Carl’s tenure, but Nazareth stud Tim Darling didn’t fare too well in Nit land. Others that didn’t go to PSU include Courts, Pletcher, Kemerer, Shields, Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk How heavily did Cael pursue Marstellar? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SetonHallPirate 585 Report post Posted May 19 52 minutes ago, lu_alum said: Although Carl went to PSU due to the talent in PA, he doesn’t solely focus his recruiting there. He did not get 4x champs Marstellar and Haines (whom he pass on for Nevills). Not during Carl’s tenure, but Nazareth stud Tim Darling didn’t fare too well in Nit land. Others that didn’t go to PSU include Courts, Pletcher, Kemerer, Shields, Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk The only Pennsylvania wrestlers in the starting lineup for the Nittany Lions this past year were Schnupp, Nolf, and Joseph. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigD236 6 Report post Posted May 19 Also Hidley and Hidley didn’t go to PSU. Hillagas and Chlebove as well. Can’t get them all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boompa 61 Report post Posted May 19 I bet Cael hardly went after Sasso same as he didn't go after the younger Ruth hard. He chose Beard over Hoffman as well. I do believe Sanderson can be very picky on his recruits that has more with being the right fit than how good you are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fletcher 440 Report post Posted May 19 PSU passed due to Sasso's hatred of fun and Jesus. 1 cjc007 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
panewbie1 8 Report post Posted May 20 23 hours ago, lu_alum said: Although Carl went to PSU due to the talent in PA, he doesn’t solely focus his recruiting there. He did not get 4x champs Marstellar and Haines (whom he pass on for Nevills). Not during Carl’s tenure, but Nazareth stud Tim Darling didn’t fare too well in Nit land. Others that didn’t go to PSU include Courts, Pletcher, Kemerer, Shields, and the previously mentioned Lee. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Hard to argue with Cael's decisions here. Nevills > Haines and Joseph > Marsteller. Other than Lee (possibly Kem), the others that didn't go PSU like Courts, Pletcher and Shields...meh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 2,834 Report post Posted May 20 18 minutes ago, panewbie1 said: Hard to argue with Cael's decisions here. Nevills > Haines and Joseph > Marsteller. Other than Lee (possibly Kem), the others that didn't go PSU like Courts, Pletcher and Shields...meh. Cael recruited both Marstellar and Joseph. Marstellar de committed and went to Oklahoma State, then the following year Cael landed Joseph. The guy who originally replaced Marstellar as a recruit was Shakur Rasheed. The guy Cael chose Joseph over most likely is Kemerer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erminio8 36 Report post Posted May 20 1 hour ago, TBar1977 said: Cael recruited both Marstellar and Joseph. Marstellar de committed and went to Oklahoma State, then the following year Cael landed Joseph. The guy who originally replaced Marstellar as a recruit was Shakur Rasheed. The guy Cael chose Joseph over most likely is Kemerer. Kemerer was 145 as a high school Senior and seemed like a 149/157 recruit. No need to go after him hard when you had Zain and Nolf already there and Joseph already signed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WillieBoy 550 Report post Posted May 20 He read online that in Ohio Chickens don't cross the road to get to the other side? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 2,834 Report post Posted May 20 1 hour ago, Erminio8 said: Kemerer was 145 as a high school Senior and seemed like a 149/157 recruit. No need to go after him hard when you had Zain and Nolf already there and Joseph already signed. Joseph came in at 157. Kem started at Iowa at 149 before bumping to 157. You are right that PSU already had Zain and Nolf, but the two of Joseph and Kem projected similarly both in weight and class year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fiveontwo 1 Report post Posted May 20 b/c he wants to just lift weights and not develop in talent like tomasello, bo/micah jordan, and pretty much everyone. maybe they have a good dining hall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjc007 419 Report post Posted May 20 b/c he wants to just lift weights and not develop in talent like tomasello, bo/micah jordan, and pretty much everyone. maybe they have a good dining hallSnyder is better than anyone that has ever wrestled for psu. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk 1 Ultimatepip reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
