I THINK we know who our 184 lb is. Damn
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In classic Brands style. Didn’t even look tired afterwards which also reminds me of his family members.Nelson looks scary freaking good. Blew my mind , he broke Venz.
Not going there. Nelson looked great tonight, in 1 match, against a good opponent. Great start, and that's good enough for now. Rinse and repeat multiple times against different guys and styles and you might be onto something.Beyond impressive. I don’t think it’s homerish to say that if he continues to wrestle like that he can be this years NCAA champ. Gonna take a helluva man to beat him and you’re going to have to go to very dark places to do it. Nelson’s development is absolutely unreal.
Not full sized at all he looked small to me compared to ventz but he outworked him !!!eating crow, he was full sized and mean. good stuff
That reversal was big. He was quick twitch in every situation, mind and body, and was tough in spots where he needed to be. Never really let Venz get his hands on him in and put him in a bad spot. First Big Ten dual win was a dandy.I just kept thinking he looked like a big Terry out there..... he’s big enough and he’s quick as hell
Agree on basketballJust like basketball. If his dad wasn't on the staff he'd be on the bench.
Just kidding, love the kid and hard work....
Can’t help but think about how fun a packed Carver would’ve been for that match... : (
Good morning, Crazy.If you're a Bo Nickal or a Spencer Lee you can get away it most of the time, the mortals however don't fare as well.
But if I need to explain the reasoning behind weight classes and why it matters in College Wrestling specifically, I can't help you or anybody else.
But you don't have to take my word for what happens when Wrestlers of similar ability Wrestle and there is a modest weight differential (i.e. one weight class).
You could call 2x National Champion and NCAA OW Jeff Prescott and get his opinion, and if you get a busy signal reach out to 3x National Champion Nate Carr and get his. IIRC the difference in size when Wrestling other individuals with similar hardware resulted in a Tech Fall and damn near a Tech Fall respectively.
Call me crazy, seems like size matters.
Is now the time to go back and pull the threads saying NB was a poor recruit? He’ll never develop and always be a room guy?
This didn’t just happen, he worked his ass off. You have to attribute some of this to the strong team mentality we have.
I said an Alex Meyer type career if that’s what you are referring to. As two being behind someone for a few years then being the starter for two years with AA potential. I’ll be very happy if I am wrong and he has a better career.Is now the time to go back and pull the threads saying NB was a poor recruit? He’ll never develop and always be a room guy?
This didn’t just happen, he worked his ass off. You have to attribute some of this to the strong team mentality we have.
There is no such thing as a poor recruit that gets little to nothing in the way of scholarship money, which I have always Assumed with Nelson Brands (and still do).Is now the time to go back and pull the threads saying NB was a poor recruit? He’ll never develop and always be a room guy?
This didn’t just happen, he worked his ass off. You have to attribute some of this to the strong team mentality we have.
May not be a full sized 184, but he looked strong enough to be one. Venz looked like he was shooting into a brick wall a couple times.Not full sized at all he looked small to me compared to ventz but he outworked him !!!
I think Willie had him in the 90s somewherehe definitely was wanted bad by the board.. I may be wrong but he was a top 100 recruit with incredible upside
My opinion on that hasn't changed however, and never will, and it certainly has nothing to do with Nelson Brands. I don't know where he sits size-wise, I would guess he's still leaning towards the bottom side of the weight (?). Assuming that is true, last night his other attributes carried the day, which of course is great.Sorry 23 so far; but I can't help myself. BTW, I do like your input all the time.
Good morning, Crazy.
I watched him and thought he look great. Just wondering tho, last year, didn't he start with a huge win and upset and they still ended up going with Abe? Or am I all wet on this?
Either way he dominated last night. He's an 184lber. Def not a huge one but as much work as he's done in the weightroom he'll be fine. He'll out quick most 184s and will be strong enough to horse the few that he can't. Now the very few that have both will be tough but he looked ready to me.
Can’t help but think about how fun a packed Carver would’ve been for that match... : (
Except for JWar, he was thinking whew good thing there weren’t any fans. Speaking of 197, does Abe start hitting the gym? Nelson majored an AA, can’t see the spot not being his going forward.I was thinking this, but for all of our guys. Sucks