Nick Roberts transfers to.....

[Itmeagain 0]

University of Pittsburgh. Good pick up for the panthers.

[dclark145 16]

College wrestling forums, maybe?

[Bucksfan 67]

Wish Nick the best of luck. Buckeye nation thinks highly of him, just kind of a bad situation to be in at tOSU right now.

[SetonHallPirate 994]

Perfect fit for him, and Pitt needed a 125-pounder like I need a mid-20's supermodel Mensa-member wife/girlfriend!

[scribe 1,892]

Maybe your odds would improve if you removed the mensa criteria?

[Idaho 1,434]

His admitted need for a  mensa member wife speaks volumes....like registered nurse does for others.

[silver-medal 670]

I wish Roberts well.  He made nice improvement during his two seasons at Ohio State.  It's too bad they couldn't keep him as he would have added much needed depth to the first two weight classes. 

[Buckxell 145]

What ever happened to Godwin Nyama? Is he still on the team? Will he contend with Roberts for the spot?

[rlw028 106]

Nyama transferred to Grand Canyon, at least that is what Intermat reported a few months ago.

 

True Freshman Dom Forys and Jake Gromacki will provide depth at 125. Forys is a 2x state placewinner and Jr FS 3rd. I believe GRomacki placed 4 times at the PIAA tourny.

[buck 65]

What's the difference between Pitt and Ohio State?

[rlw028 106]

What's the difference between Pitt and Ohio State?

Nathan Tomasello

[Plasmodium 2,387]

What's the difference between Pitt and Ohio State?

This is the primary difference between Pitt and tOSU.

rlw beat me to it :)

Edited August 19, 2014 by Plasmodium

[Flying-Tiger 618]

Can somebody put together Pitt's potential lineup? They should be pretty good. 

[MA_Wrestler 169]

From what I remember on another lineup page, plus adding Roberts:

 

125: Nick Roberts with true freshmen Dom Forys and Jake Gromacki

133: Nick Zanetta

141: Edgar Bright with Jake Keller

149: Mike Racciato with Travis Shafer

157: Cole Sheptock or Ronnie Garbinsky

165: Cody Wiercioch with Geno Morelli

174: Tyler Wilps

184: Max Thomusseit

197: Nick Bonaccorsi or Ryan Solomon

285: John Rizzo, Mike Gregory or maybe one of the two very good 197's try to bulk up to heavy

Edited August 20, 2014 by MA_Wrestler

[Flying-Tiger 618]

Thanks MA; That is a solid lineup. Lots of former PA high school standouts. Probably a better dual team then tournament but still good enough to place top 10 at NCAAs.

[GranbyTroll 456]

Did Pitt beat Okie St at Pitt last season? 

[PhiferFuqua 187]

Did Pitt beat Okie St at Pitt last season? 

 

Yep. Racciato stuck Kindig and Pitt won by 1. 

[SetonHallPirate 994]

Phifer, the win was actually on criteria due to the Racciato fall over Kindig, but I'm splitting hairs.

[gimpeltf 2,120]

Phifer, the win was actually on criteria due to the Racciato fall over Kindig, but I'm splitting hairs.

Which means Racciato had a fall over Kindig and Pitt won by 1.

[silver-medal 670]

Thanks MA; That is a solid lineup. Lots of former PA high school standouts. Probably a better dual team then tournament but still good enough to place top 10 at NCAAs.

Plus Ohio studs Thomusseit and Bright.  

[MA_Wrestler 169]

Thanks MA; That is a solid lineup. Lots of former PA high school standouts. Probably a better dual team then tournament but still good enough to place top 10 at NCAAs.

I agree, better dual team than tournament team. Top 10 dual team is a real possibility, top 10 tournament team may be tough. You have the usual suspects that we know will be top 10 in some order with Iowa, Penn St, Minny, Okie St, Ohio st and Cornell. Edinboro and Missouri will almost certainly be top 10, so that only leaves 2 spots. Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, Virginia Tech, Iowa St, Northern Iowa and Northwestern will have have legit shots to be in the top 10.

 

Pitt would need a great tournament to make it happen. Wilps is a returning AA but realistically the best he can do is 5th. Thomusseit could be top 6, Bright has AA talent but needs to stay healthy, Bonaccorsi was round of 12 last year but 197 is just as loaded this year, Wiercioch is one of their top recruits in while and he may be a AA/R12 guy now that 165 has cleared out a bit. Roberts may be a 12-16 guy but 125 is loaded too. I'd say 3 or 4 AA's and 1 or 2 round of 12 guys would be needed for top 10. Possible, but tough.

 

Bottom line here, a lot of parody and another great season coming up!

[jammen 341]

Bottom line here, a lot of parody and another great season coming up!

 

Flying Tiger often provides a lot of parody.

[gimpeltf 2,120]

Flying Tiger often provides a lot of parody.

Are you saying there's not a lot of parity as regards parody?

[MA_Wrestler 169]

Oops, sorry, damn autocorrect on these mobile devices. Parity is indeed what I meant

[PAFAN01 54]

Is there an official announcement somewhere?  Haven't seen anything other than this forum.