And I can't argue over Evans other than to talk about his standing coming out of high school and the expectations. I'm not close to the action so never get to see our fellas in the room, with the weights, etc.
I think if any of us had the chance to speak Tom/Terry we would walk away impressed and glad we did. They are high intensity and if that is who you are to the core it's hard to turn it on/off. I appreciate their intensity and like it when we can get a win on them. They are good for the sport.
Gable is the Greatest...End of Story. Cael has a long way to go before even entering in that conversation.
Also, You are all responsible for the 1929 stock market crash and the start of the great depression. Since Herbert Hoover is from Iowa. I will be wearing nothing but hoover blankets and pulling out my pockets showing my Hoover flags in protest at the match this weekend.
Shyt. Aren't you just a Hawk want to be? You know stuff? You just know stuff nobody else knows? Yeah. OK.
See dude. You do it again, talking to yourself. You are consistent. Consistently wrong. Like on Zain today. Lol
May I ask why you didn’t bump this post in 2020 or 2021? Hell, even last year? You wait until they graduate key guys and get decimated by a crazy gambling scandal to jump in with the lynch mob? Lmfao…
What exactly do you mean with “decimated by a crazy gambling scandal”?
Losing Cass alone is massive. Add in Brands and they don’t have a massive hole at 184 either. Are you saying they don’t go get Franek and Caliendo if the gambling thing doesn’t happen? Because, I am pretty sure they don’t turn that opportunity down either way.
Brands would have been 174. Assad 184.
Quite possible. I think that could even end up better than what I said above. 184 is NOT deep. I could see Assad AAing at 184 and Brands placing several steps higher than Kennedy.
I never would have thought the words “Assad AAs” would come out of my mouth - but…
I'm not sure Assad would AA imo. He needed to take another step up in development. He was definitely a blood round guy.
The key word here is “healthy” and I believe he was
Wow, you wrote this six years ago and just now people are beginning to realize how right you were.
Couldn’t Cobe have went down to 149 as well? Idk if that adds a whole lot after what Rathjen has shown this year. But still a reason that, even without the gambling fiasco, franek+caliendo would’ve still definitely been pursued.
The last time Brands was a 184 he scored a total of 1 point at natty's. What makes you think he'd score more if was available this year? Much more likely Caliendo wouldn't be here and Kennedy would be manning 165.
Brands did improve considerably from that finish three whole years ago, and 84 is not nearly as deep as it has been in the past. I'm definitely biased, but I'd favor him to AA in this year's 84 field.
Franek & Caliendo always intended to go to the same place. I think recruiting Franek was more a reaction to losing Chittum than to the gambling thing.
