There were several wrestlers in the room last year under 200 lbs., who were bulking up to challenge for the HWT spot because they felt that they could beat Dunn, and everyone is looking for a starting spot. For a young man who naturally weighs around 200 lbs and has cut hard to make whatever weight division he was in before, the idea of lifting and eating as much as you want - with a chance of starting for a D1 team - is very tempting.

Also, many of them undoubtedly saw how successful Duke's Kasper was after making the climb up in weight.