Antitroll2828 368 Report post Posted January 29 Been hearing for awhile that suriano wont be returning to Rutgers and that his college wrestling career is done, over on the Rutgers forum they have been talking about this a lot lately so it seems pretty legit. My question is has any other ncaa champ just decided to not finish college, I know plenty of guys who were champs and were injured there senior year but has an ncaa champ ever walked away with eligibility left? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Housebuye 1,988 Report post Posted January 29 The whole situation is so dumb. Suriano’s dad is impossible. Dude is holding Nick back at this point. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mokoma 215 Report post Posted January 29 Maybe he is just coming back to PSU. 1 silvermedal reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,660 Report post Posted January 29 3 minutes ago, Mokoma said: Maybe he is just coming back to PSU. He is bigger than the sport of college wrestling, or so his actions might make it appear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmy Cinnabon 218 Report post Posted January 29 There's really no upside to him coming back to a again roundly mediocre Rutgers program. He won his NCAA title (in controversial fashion) and is unlikely to repeat. Even he repeats there is very little marginal gain. MMA is his path...that's where he will make his bucks. He could be making 6 figures next year in the cage, or be wrestling in relative anonymity on bottom tier Rutgers team in the Big 10. 2 Marcus Cisero and TobusRex reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1032004 566 Report post Posted January 29 25 minutes ago, Housebuye said: The whole situation is so dumb. Suriano’s dad is impossible. Dude is holding Nick back at this point. Explain? 1 Ohio Elite reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DuckFor2 166 Report post Posted January 29 just when you thought you went to college to get an education to have a better life...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PASLP2 17 Report post Posted January 29 I think you would be surprised what mma fighters make early in their career. Spoiler alert: less than they deserve. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HokieHWT 440 Report post Posted January 29 Zach Epperly after going 7, 3, DNP didn’t wrestle his senior year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pamela 1,240 Report post Posted January 29 Wtf If he didn’t get injured and won a title his freshman year, would he have left then? That’s so weird. Is he still doing the overseas training tour or whatever with Kalika? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antitroll2828 368 Report post Posted January 29 21 minutes ago, HokieHWT said: Zach Epperly after going 7, 3, DNP didn’t wrestle his senior year. That was surprising when that happened, it was big time job he walked away for right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KSchlosser 89 Report post Posted January 29 1 hour ago, Antitroll2828 said: My question is has any other ncaa champ just decided to not finish college, I know plenty of guys who were champs and were injured there senior year but has an ncaa champ ever walked away with eligibility left? Kevin Randleman, Ohio State went to 2-1-1 and did not wrestle his senior year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antitroll2828 368 Report post Posted January 29 10 minutes ago, KSchlosser said: Kevin Randleman, Ohio State went to 2-1-1 and did not wrestle his senior year. Good call I forgot how good randleman was ...but he didn’t chose to walk away though he was academically ineligible I believe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimpeltf 1,084 Report post Posted January 29 Closest I can do off the top of my head for Lehigh is someone with a similar spelling. Surenian- took 3rd as a sophomore (might currently have been considered a rs fr) and walked away. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TFBJR 350 Report post Posted January 29 1 hour ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said: There's really no upside to him coming back to a again roundly mediocre Rutgers program. He won his NCAA title (in controversial fashion) and is unlikely to repeat. Even he repeats there is very little marginal gain. MMA is his path...that's where he will make his bucks. He could be making 6 figures next year in the cage, or be wrestling in relative anonymity on bottom tier Rutgers team in the Big 10. Just when I thought you were as ignorant as is humanly possible - you prove me wrong. Every single sentence you monkey-typed is provably false. How did you become so abjectly stupid? I would respond to each of your fallacies, but clearly you get paid in TrollCoin so what is the point. I'll just add your insipid commentary to the block bin. 2 buckshot1969 and RichJersey2Cali reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asa Packer 3 Report post Posted January 29 Gimp: forgot about Matt Ruppel? shame on you! Matt Ruppel Bio: One of Lehigh's all-time greats, Matt placed 3rd, 2nd and 1st in the EIWA which featured a rivalry with future NCAA champ Mark Kerr, Syracuse. In his junior year, he fashioned a perfect season: 13-0-1 in duals, East-West All-Star win, EIWA title and an NCAA finals win, 6-5, over Iowa's Brook Simpson. During the stretch run to his 38-0-1 season (LU's only unbeaten season since 1983), he earned a perfect 4.0 GPA in the school of business. A congenital back problem forced an unfortunate early end to his wrestling career, after just 3 bouts his senior year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silvermedal 207 Report post Posted January 29 He doesn't have anything left to prove at the collegiate level...although I think getting a degree has value. Does he have Olympic aspirations? If so, is his plan to focus full time on freestyle? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boompa 137 Report post Posted January 29 2 hours ago, TBar1977 said: He is bigger than the sport of college wrestling, or so his actions might make it appear. The PSU kiss of death. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ionel 1,013 Report post Posted January 29 28 minutes ago, TFBJR said: Just when I thought you were as ignorant as is humanly possible - you prove me wrong. Every single sentence you monkey-typed is provably false. How did you become so abjectly stupid? I would respond to each of your fallacies, but clearly you get paid in TrollCoin so what is the point. I'll just add your insipid commentary to the block bin. Little harsh don't ya think? I'll have you know that is the brightest pastry on this forum. just like KMF is the most intelligent PBR drinkn roofr we got on these hear boards! ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ohio Elite 2 Report post Posted January 29 He would be a killer at flyweight in the UFC, they weigh in Friday morning and fight Saturday night. That's 36 hours to recover and rehydrate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mphillips 546 Report post Posted January 29 34 minutes ago, silvermedal said: He doesn't have anything left to prove at the collegiate level...although I think getting a degree has value. Does he have Olympic aspirations? If so, is his plan to focus full time on freestyle? What? He won one title, right...he has plenty of, 'proving' to do. Doesn't he? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,660 Report post Posted January 29 7 minutes ago, Mphillips said: What? He won one title, right...he has plenty of, 'proving' to do. Doesn't he? Maybe he just wants to hang out with Chamizo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sstern 71 Report post Posted January 29 2 hours ago, DuckFor2 said: just when you thought you went to college to get an education to have a better life...... Dan Kervliet, line 1. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tommygun 49 Report post Posted January 29 How much money do MMA guys make per year? Seems like a hefty price to pay for getting your brains bashed in. 1 gowrestle reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lurker 1,119 Report post Posted January 29 In this thread full of rumor and guessing, why are we so certain that if he doesn’t wrestle next year he doesn’t finish his degree? 1 Columbia_Lou reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
