BoilerElite_RTC

Mudflap, Real quick, forgot to mention. Purdue Athletics does not take State dollars, the athletic department is it's own entity. John Purdue Club raises all of the funding for athletics through ticket sales, alumni gifts, merchandise etc etc. Also, i do believe you are more informed then most and do respect your opinion. Would be interested to know who you really are, as I believe this open debate can be a positive thing. I am not "calling you out", just feel like knowing who you are and where you come from gives more merit to your statements. I just feel your approach is not the best with this, and it perpetuates a negative perception of these programs. So basically what I am trying to say it seems counter productive to handle it this way. Dan Bedoy

First Off, this is Daniel Bedoy, I would like to state that I am not replying on behalf of the BoilerElite staff, but since is the username I had associated with my email I have no choice. I want to make that clear that even though I am probably still biased, I will try and respond as objectively as possible. With that being said... I hope you understand the scholarship distribution at the D1 level, the allotment is 9.9 scholarship for the whole line up. Given 4 years competing and 1 year redshirting, that gives you a smidge under 2 full scholarships to distribute per recruiting class. On average you like to bring in 6-8 guys per class, and with doing that you have to give out partial scholarships. With partial scholarships it is much harder for out of state guys to pay the difference. i.e. Indiana kid on 50% pays 8k, where out of state kid on 50% pays 20+k Sooooo, you really do rely on the strength of the state when recruiting (WHY CAEL SAID HE CAN HAVE MORE SUCCESS AT PENN STATE AND LEFT HIS ALMA MATER) And I know your rebuttal, "Well we have had in state kids go out of the state for college and have success at the D1 level" , so let me clue you in on that. The recruiting "battle" is not as easy as you make it out to see. Luckily for me most of the kids you are referring to are from the "Region", and am privy to a little more information you may not be aware of. Hopefully you will see that there is more at play then what you assume. Alex Tsirtsis- Childhood dream to wrestle at Iowa, plain and simple! If any of you know Alex he is one of the most strong willed personalities you will meet, and that was what he wanted since he was a kid and that's what he did. Yes he did have a relationship built with Fleeger, yes it was almost enough to get him at Purdue, but his childhood wishes were stronger. Also, in an interview after his commitment to Iowa he even mentioned that it really was a tough choice between Iowa and Purdue. Andrew Howe- Dont know too much detail, but I know there was a relationship with Pritzlaff during HS. His decision one could gather was based around Pritzlaff, because when Pritzlaff left so did he. Angel Escobedo- Did stay in state, and a big reason was because of Andrae Hernandez who is cousin and drill partner since he was 5yrs old. Just stating an example of what recruiting factors play a part that you may not see on the surface. Now you may look at these as excuses, but I am really just trying to give you more insight on whats at hand. There are plenty of outside factors that influence a kids choice on college, so to think it is just 1s and 2s its not. Also remember this list is not very long, and as we continue to get better as a state I hope the list grows. *I could include guys like Reece (father was an OSU guy) and recently Jason, but again I am giving you information I know a little more about. What I do know is that bashing our in state Big Ten programs, does not help the image nor the decisions for our state's top talent to go there! To single out certain coaches by name is not fair either, because I can assure you there has been plenty touted coaches before that had the same difficulties. Historically (last 20-30 years), the totem pole of Big Ten wrestling has stayed close to the same. Also, I guess you are as good as your last tournament huh?? Failed to mention that Purdue beat Michigan, Wisconsin, Northwestern, and IU last year in dual meets. Finishing 3rd tied with OSU in the Big Ten dual meet record. Which, I won't get into here, but is not recognized yet and has been brought up for discussion for counting them towards the Big Ten tournament point scoring. At the end of the day I understand your feeling, but before you call the lynch mob see that there is more to it. This turned out more long winded then I thought, but yeah my 2 cents.

Hello All, First, I would like to thank Joe Caprino and Indianamat for the support of the RTC by helping us to get the word out there. This is an exciting opportunity for amateur wrestling in the state of Indiana. As the article on Indianamat home page states, the Boiler Elite wrestling club has received the designation by USA Wrestling for the Blake Family wrestling room (home of Purdue Wrestling team) to be a Regional Training Site. We are the first such site in the state of Indiana and our excited to be a part of helping grow Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling in our state. Our mission is to provide a training environment that can allow athletes in our state to reach their Olympic dreams. With that being said I am sure there are a lot of questions about the RTC, and is why I am also starting a thread on the topic. The great thing about the RTC it really knocks down a lot of walls and allows our top guys in the state to come to train together so we can be more competitive nationally and internationally. This is an invitation to all those who qualify (qualification requirements are stated on the home page article that are set by USA Wrestling) to come and train with us. This includes other current college wrestlers as well as the qualified high school wrestlers in the state of Indiana, 200 mile radius or bordering state. It is also an opportunity to train alongside our Purdue wrestlers whom will be practicing with at the RTC as well. Practices will be headed up by Purdue assistant coach Chris Fleeger. Please feel free to ask any questions, Dan Bedoy 219-793-2424 dbedoy@purdue.edu