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Fancy facilities at Rutgers: Top wrestler Nick Suriano happy in 'dungeon' with 'no hype'

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NEW BRUNSWICK -- Scott Goodale always has said that wrestlers think a little differently when it comes to the need for shiny new multi-million dollar facilities.

Whereas top recruits in football, basketball and other sports swoon over the latest and greatest, the 10th-year Rutgers coach believes the nature of wrestling brings out the blue-collar mindset.

Nick Suriano proved that much true when he left the world-class digs at Penn State to transfer to Rutgers, which is about 20 months away from the target date for opening a new multi-purpose arena that will serve as the practice digs for wrestling.