They'll be down a notch from what may be a record setting performance. They will be able to reload to a point where there will still be prohibitive favorites to win, just not beat the standard they'll set this year.
I forgot about Facundo. Barraclough, wrestling up at least one weight (he certified at 157 and weighed in at 161 even when wrestling 174), beat a qualifier at 174 (Turley), won 2 tournaments and made the finals in a 3rd, and only has 2 losses on the season - 2-1 to Griffith and 8-5 to Mesenbrink, so I penciled him in at 174, but really, it's more likely Facundo, who beat Barraclough at the Senior Nationals (and finished 3rd after losing to Marinelli in the semis) and then won the Pan-Am Games while on ORS (he's qualified for the Olympic trials next month, too).
Bottom line is that there will be no more “punt” years for PSU. Maybe they will come back to the pack after Bassett and Forrest graduate.
Who are the top ranked 6th graders right now? Is there an inside track for PSU there?
Bassett and Forrest are going to look great in Black & Gold
Not sure of their names but look for the kids wearing PSU wrestling t-shirts and hoodies. You know the ones who are winning all the youth tournaments. 😁
Has anyone ever suggested a stool softener or some nutritional changes, so your turds aren't so hard??
I would go natural, up the fiber a little, drink more water.
Ryder listed as 190 in high school according to Flo. If true, he must be pretty fat if you think he can make 174
I’ve heard the ugly tOSU rumor about Basset, but not the Oki st rumor about Forrest. How the hell is Smith getting blue chip guys in every class again. TOSU has been also, but hasn’t turned it into much winning yet. I thought we had outside chance with Basset because of his style, admiration of Spencer, and he has a fair amount of Iowa stuff in their home wrestling room. I guess the good thing about tOSU is he probably won’t reach his potential 😉.
Coleman Scott can’t be hurting the effort.
Didn’t know he was such a big name. He didn’t work miracles at North Carolina.
Didn’t say he did. But he improved the program considerably.
Like many high schoolers, he wrestles up to get better competition. Not everyone wants to hate themselves for years on end trying to make weight all the time.
He’s a moderately sized 174.
The “pot” definitely gets hot.
