How big is Warner currently?

[anon_0pi0cv8t1ggvb]

For people who have been to the open practices, is Warner big enough to wrestle 197 this year? I think someone had commented that Burak had quite a bit of size and muscle on him in practice. By Burak's senior year, I think he was a pretty big 197 and I imagine he's gotten even bigger since then.

I expect Warner to redshirt this year, but I'm just curious how his size is currently.

 

[AFHawk86]

I can't answer your question, but recall that Burak has been wrestling at 97kg which is 214lbs.

 

[ih8iast8]

I can't answer your question, but recall that Burak has been wrestling at 97kg which is 214lbs.

So was he cutting a lot in College?

 

[west2east]

Warner gets big heard interview with him in the past say he was 215

 

[IAChief32]

Yea, he’s big enough but don’t know if he strong enough to handle the 197s yet.

 

[DayHawk18]

Burak looks like he weighs close to 250. No lie. He is absolutely massive, even compared to Snyder. No way he could make 197 now.

Warner is around 220. Big enough but like Chief said I don't know if he's strong enough or good enough on bottom (from what I've heard from people who have watched practices) to be an AA right now.

 

[LemonRye]

I would hope for Iowa's sake he is not 220 already. I know you old, cranky white guys think cutting hard is a rite of passage, but that's just not the deal anymore. Warner looks about 12, and if he's 215-220 right now, you can expect maybe one year at 197.

 

[DonHawkeye]

I would hope for Iowa's sake he is not 220 already. I know you old, cranky white guys think cutting hard is a rite of passage, but that's just not the deal anymore. Warner looks about 12, and if he's 215-220 right now, you can expect maybe one year at 197.

From what I saw he is more likely to end up at 184 than heavyweight. And I bet 220 is probably about the norm if not the light end of many of the top 197lbers in the off season.

 

[SansSouci]

From what I saw he is more likely to end up at 184 than heavyweight. And I bet 220 is probably about the norm if not the light end of many of the top 197lbers in the off season.

Yeah, okay. I think we'll go with LemonRye's input, but thanks for your insight.

 

[Hawkeye197]

He won't end up at 184. He hasn't seen the lighter side of 190 since junior/senior summer. I'm sure Rutt has him on a decent strength training program. I trust TNT probably know how to build him into a solid 197. I don't see HWT in his future either. If he's been at 215-220 it's probably when he's not watching what he eats. Pretty sure he's walking around after practice between 205-210.

 

[IAChief32]

He won't end up at 184. He hasn't seen the lighter side of 190 since junior/senior summer. I'm sure Rutt has him on a decent strength training program. I trust TNT probably know how to build him into a solid 197. I don't see HWT in his future either. If he's been at 215-220 it's probably when he's not watching what he eats. Pretty sure he's walking around after practice between 205-210.

Conversation full stop.

 

[Gobblin]

Gonna be fun to watch Jacobs body transform over the next year... He is FAR from physically mature... This time next year he is going to be an absolute monster.

 

[LemonRye]

Gonna be fun to watch Jacobs body transform over the next year... He is FAR from physically mature... This time next year he is going to be an absolute monster.

Which was my point. Unless he is doughy, 220 is too heavy.

 

[SansSouci]

Which was my point. Unless he is doughy, 220 is too heavy.

No need to defend yourself. You nailed it, 220 IS too heavy. It's nice having a weight management expert on here finally.

How do you see Teasfail and RBY shaking out in the future? I think if T-fail's blockhead keeps growing he'll be pushing 141 as a sophomore.

 

[bbwretler]

Which was my point. Unless he is doughy, 220 is too heavy.

He will be a 197 ponder. So don’t stess yourself.

 

[artradley]

I think if T-fail's blockhead keeps growing he'll be pushing 141 as a sophomore.

 

[Gobblin]

Lmao! You win HR today!

 

[SPOONER]

Which was my point. Unless he is doughy, 220 is too heavy.

You think on a different level than most of the rest of us.

 

[DayHawk18]

Burak had to weigh like 230/240 his junior and senior years and he went 197...he was just too heavy huh?

 

[anon_0pi0cv8t1ggvb]

Gonna be fun to watch Jacobs body transform over the next year...

Agree, but out of context that is a funny/creepy quote.

 

[LemonRye]

Burak had to weigh like 230/240 his junior and senior years and he went 197...he was just too heavy huh?

source?

Hard to believe for a guy who weighed-in at 3 pounds under 189 the summer after his senior year of HS.

Now, I don't think Warner will outgrow 197.... But I do think anyone who says he is already 220 is full of shit.

 

[DayHawk18]

source?

Hard to believe for a guy who weighed-in at 3 pounds under 189 the summer after his senior year of HS.

Now, I don't think Warner will outgrow 197.... But I do think anyone who says he is already 220 is full of shit.

I think people are going off of walking around weight, which is significantly different than preseason or in season weight. I coached a kid who wrestled for an Ivy, would come home for a week or two over the summer, and weigh 210. He wrestled 174. It's pretty common for guys to get "fat" in the offseason.

 

[merr6267]

Jessman Smith was my counselor at camp in the summer of 2000. If I recall correctly, he walked around at 220 at that point. He wasn't the least bit worried about getting to 184 for the season. It seems it was ok for him.

 

[Tony Hawk]

Smith was a monster when he wrestled IMO. Size wise

 

[WEH8ST8HAWK]

Smith was a monster when he wrestled IMO. Size wise

Still is.