Block?
- Thread starter HerkHawl
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I don't know how he wouldn't considering he's missed almost 2 full years. I think he should shoot for whatever weight he feels best at. 157 makes sense since he's already weighing 160's, and Bo most likely slots in at 149.
Just depends if he wants it or not. Will have to wait a few years before he can apply anyway.
IMHO, he will get wrecked at 157 unless he’s going to put In significant muscle. Not exactly something Iowa excels at doing.
So Block is not the guy Shapiro was talking about last month?
Wouldn't put hopes on a guy that has been injured 2 years running. If he can do something - great. Not banking on it. Iowa should not look to him as "the answer". Sure hope he can get healthy and light it up.
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I'd be very interested in seeing him on the Kemerer plan. Take a year off, eat, lift, and grow into his frame. Come back better than ever.
Well we had this one guy with 3 repaired acl’s and a repaired shoulder.
Maybe rehabbing a knee injury and sucking a bunch of weight hampered his progress and caused another. Maybe hold off judgement.
He can likely never heal up. Might aswell throw him out with yesterday's news, right?
Michael Kemmerer is yet another example of a dude who had significant injuries, overcame them and became a dominant force. I believe Ben Keuter will be rehabbing an injury as well. You don’t have to back too far to find a number of examples of Hawks who overcame surgeries and were still dominant. Let’s not write him off just yet.
I'd say given the portal and recruiting targets, the coaches might not be expecting much?
I have no idea how his recovery is going. My thought with Ryder is that at 5’ 11” he’s got a lot of length. At 149, I don’t know definitively that the Voinovich’s, Estrada or Jordan Williams are hands down better options than a healthy version of him. I also don’t know that if Block put on 20 pounds of good weight and competed for the 157 pound spot that all those guys mentioned would be better options there either. (Obviously a healthy Caliendo thst was able to effectively cut would eliminate any speculation for 157 in 2026). I’m excited and curious to see how it plays out.
Seems to me that Block has done nothing in college other than tear up his knee a couple times so I’d say a couple guys who’ve been round of 12/16 seem definitively better than he is.
Perhaps. I hope he’s healthy enough to at least give it a go.
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You can always count on Mitch to say stupid s****.
The kemdawg example is good. We have no idea what Blocks ceiling is. He beat Cullen at the beginning of the year even though he had very little mat time.
So that puts his floor pretty high. I don't see any reason we shouldn't be optimistic about his ceiling if he puts in the work.
No. The NCAA instituted rules a while back to take out all subjectivity. He wrestled past the midpoint of the season which automatically disqualifies him. No more than 30% of scheduled dates and cannot have competed in the second half of the season.
Beating Cullen means his floor is pretty high?????
Wow, that's a major leap!
LOL
You have more words of wisdom?
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You're a f****** idiot and anyone reading your posts should make note of it.
Snowflake.
Regarding my last post, I was slightly surprised that you thought a win over CS was significant.
Then again, I'm not an "insider" like you.😉
Your arrogance to anyone that differs with you is only rivaled by 2-3 other posters.
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