BruceyB Posted October 14 Posted October 14 Just finished S2:E1 of Stilly Boys. It's honestly just unbelievable. Behind the scenes access to the program and the documentary style series is, if nothing else, just a joy to watch. I remember coming up and desperately trying to find wrestling content to consume. This often led to watching Vision Quest because there wasn't much else out there. This is just a shout out to how cool it is for DT and the program to put such a professional quality content out for free. Will any other coaches be willing to admit that it's a great idea and recruiting tool and follow suit? Which teams would you actually be interested/willing to sit down and watch a series on? And before @ionel says it.. Yes, the PSU dodgeball doc would be legendary. 3 2
MoveCountermove Posted October 15 Posted October 15 I have never watched this show, but it gets a ton of mileage on this forum (for obvious reasons). Typically not a huge show person for whatever reason (I crush movies but mentally struggle with the hurdle of shows with multiple episodes and seasons)...What about this is so great and illuminating? My uninformed speculation is that it's a bunch of episodes with clips of wrestling and practice, random short interviews with people, etc. Is there much to this beyond a docuseries that allows us wrestling content in the same vein as other sports get with 30 for 30 and behind the scenes crap on ESPN and stuff? Or is there wrestling to be watched? Curious if the draw here is that there is so little content that this is novel and interesting, or if there is actually some quality info and insight here regarding OkSU? Regardless, happy that content like this is out there and exists and that season 2 is underway as well. Good for the sport in any form, hopefully it pulls in some randoms
Air_Thurman Posted October 15 Posted October 15 3 hours ago, MoveCountermove said: I have never watched this show, but it gets a ton of mileage on this forum (for obvious reasons). Typically not a huge show person for whatever reason (I crush movies but mentally struggle with the hurdle of shows with multiple episodes and seasons)...What about this is so great and illuminating? My uninformed speculation is that it's a bunch of episodes with clips of wrestling and practice, random short interviews with people, etc. Is there much to this beyond a docuseries that allows us wrestling content in the same vein as other sports get with 30 for 30 and behind the scenes crap on ESPN and stuff? Or is there wrestling to be watched? Curious if the draw here is that there is so little content that this is novel and interesting, or if there is actually some quality info and insight here regarding OkSU? Regardless, happy that content like this is out there and exists and that season 2 is underway as well. Good for the sport in any form, hopefully it pulls in some randoms I view it through the lens of an OSU wrestling fan, so I can't speak to people who don't care about OSU. I've learned so much about the team throughout the series. To me, it's just not clips from wrestling practice and boring interviews. You see a lot about how DT approaches leadership and also the team dynamic. I think a great example is Swiderski. I was lukewarm on the program bringing him in, especially after his early-season struggles. StillBoys has shown how integral he was to the team's leadership and specifically the development of Vega. There were also some real candid moments with Dee and how he handled the failure of NCAAs. They also go to all the senior-level stuff, and I feel like that is just content that is not out there. Again, not sure how interesting it is to non-OSU fans but for OSU fans it has been extremely informative about the type of program DT is trying to build. 1
BloodRound Posted October 15 Posted October 15 Netflix will pick up the Starocci doc when everything comes to light eventually.
MPhillips Posted October 15 Posted October 15 16 hours ago, BruceyB said: Just finished S2:E1 of Stilly Boys. Have you seen any of the films on FLO or are you not interested? https://www.flowrestling.org/films?playing=10870233 .
Hammerlock3 Posted October 15 Posted October 15 stilly boys is very good content. Its obviouly propoganda but thats fine....one of the things pushing me towards OSU, despite a lot of resservations. "Half measures are a coward's form of insanity."
Wildcat92 Posted October 15 Posted October 15 19 hours ago, BruceyB said: Just finished S2:E1 of Stilly Boys. It's honestly just unbelievable. Behind the scenes access to the program and the documentary style series is, if nothing else, just a joy to watch. I remember coming up and desperately trying to find wrestling content to consume. This often led to watching Vision Quest because there wasn't much else out there. This is just a shout out to how cool it is for DT and the program to put such a professional quality content out for free. Will any other coaches be willing to admit that it's a great idea and recruiting tool and follow suit? Which teams would you actually be interested/willing to sit down and watch a series on? And before @ionel says it.. Yes, the PSU dodgeball doc would be legendary. Where can this be watched? YouTube? I've seen clips on social media but not sure where to find the full episodes
BruceyB Posted October 15 Author Posted October 15 2 hours ago, MPhillips said: Have you seen any of the films on FLO or are you not interested? https://www.flowrestling.org/films?playing=10870233 I've watched just about every Flo film. I don't even know how many times I watched the Kolat series back in the day. I watched all of the Young Bucks (both iterations). I really enjoyed the Young Bucks series and always wished there was more content like that to watch. The fact the Stilly Boys comes out with more consistent content closer to when the subject matter actually takes place is a massive upgrade over the Young Bucks series though. Am I making it up or did the most recent Young Bucks follow the 2022-2023 season and not come out until the Fall leading up to the following season? 1
BruceyB Posted October 15 Author Posted October 15 48 minutes ago, Wildcat92 said: Where can this be watched? YouTube? I've seen clips on social media but not sure where to find the full episodes https://www.youtube.com/@stillyboys "The Climb" series is what follows the college seasons. 1
BruceyB Posted October 15 Author Posted October 15 2 hours ago, Hammerlock3 said: Its obviouly propoganda but thats fine.... Can't we just enjoy things?
MPhillips Posted October 15 Posted October 15 15 minutes ago, BruceyB said: Am I making it up or did the most recent Young Bucks follow the 2022-2023 season and not come out until the Fall leading up to the following season? I believe that's pretty close. Just now, BruceyB said: Can't we just enjoy things? You mean like Greco... 3 1 .
Hammerlock3 Posted October 15 Posted October 15 1 minute ago, BruceyB said: Can't we just enjoy things? yeah i see your point, but you're not a little grated by the "HAPPY FUN TIME" vibe that the videos waterboard you with? If they took some of that out and added a tiny bit of the dirty backstage it would be considerably better....if it was fully transparent it would be the most compelling content in media but obviously thats a pipe dream. 1 "Half measures are a coward's form of insanity."
BruceyB Posted October 15 Author Posted October 15 1 minute ago, MPhillips said: I believe that's pretty close. You mean like Greco... Don't you dare pull me anywhere near that toxic hell-hole of a thread. Though, reading it every few days when I'm bored is not that much different than walking into the living room to find my wife watching Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.. It's trashy, but it is entertaining. It feels good to stay out of the fray.
BruceyB Posted October 15 Author Posted October 15 5 minutes ago, Hammerlock3 said: yeah i see your point, but you're not a little grated by the "HAPPY FUN TIME" vibe that the videos waterboard you with? If they took some of that out and added a tiny bit of the dirty backstage it would be considerably better....if it was fully transparent it would be the most compelling content in media but obviously thats a pipe dream. I have only watched videos in "The Climb" series, plus one or two others. I wouldn't say that I've noticed anything too egregious in those videos. They show a lot of frustrating and hard moments, and honestly other than a few gags here and there during warm-ups or during travel, I don't recall a lot of "happy fun time" vibes. I did see that they have a summer cookout and a pickleball tournament video that I didn't have any interest in, so maybe it's just the content that I'm watching.
Hammerlock3 Posted October 15 Posted October 15 8 minutes ago, BruceyB said: I have only watched videos in "The Climb" series, plus one or two others. I wouldn't say that I've noticed anything too egregious in those videos. They show a lot of frustrating and hard moments, and honestly other than a few gags here and there during warm-ups or during travel, I don't recall a lot of "happy fun time" vibes. I did see that they have a summer cookout and a pickleball tournament video that I didn't have any interest in, so maybe it's just the content that I'm watching. I tend to care a lot more about the in the room stuff, I'd encourage you to watch that (despite my earlier quibbles) "Half measures are a coward's form of insanity."
jackwebster Posted October 15 Posted October 15 (edited) 9 hours ago, MoveCountermove said: . . . crap . . . Curious if the draw here is that there is so little content that this is novel and interesting, or if there is actually some quality info and insight here regarding OkSU? I read this earlier and thought "this guy is allergic to entertainment." Then I was watching the Tyson documentary on Netflix and saw the Spinx walkout and remember loving the middle-finger-to-showbusiness of it all: No robe, no "song," no hype-man. Just the most menacing man on the planet. ... so I wonder how long it's gonna take before the Cowboy media blitz turns glitz and revolting. How long before I hate this sh*t? Edit: I mean cowboy hats? C'mon. Edited October 15 by jackwebster
jackwebster Posted October 15 Posted October 15 Re Raney vs Raney vid: My step-dad left my mom shortly after our coach staged an exhibition between my step-brother and me. We were in 7th grade, and Coach made us wrestle before a Wednesday night hs dual. Packed house. Idk somebody was gonna be pissed in the morning.
ionel Posted October 15 Posted October 15 3 hours ago, BruceyB said: I have only watched videos in "The Climb" series, plus one or two others. I wouldn't say that I've noticed anything too egregious in those videos. They arent going to give away secrets. The early Day in the Life of Jax ... Merrill ... etc were good and interesting cause we didnt know much about these kids. if u r gonna say you new pandas eat short ribs ima gonna call ewe a liar .
ionel Posted October 15 Posted October 15 3 hours ago, MPhillips said: You mean like Greco... We dont need no more or you nerds types here. .
RawDog Posted October 15 Posted October 15 I was never a cowboy fan before. I am definitely a fan now after watching these videos. David Taylor is an incredible coach and dethrones penn state this year. You can write it down. 3
MPhillips Posted October 15 Posted October 15 35 minutes ago, RawDog said: Taylor is an incredible coach and dethrones penn state this year. You can write it down. We have a believer... 2 .
Hammerlock3 Posted October 15 Posted October 15 1 hour ago, RawDog said: I was never a cowboy fan before. I am definitely a fan now after watching these videos. David Taylor is an incredible coach and dethrones penn state this year. You can write it down. Good for you, first I thought we'd be inundated with cowboy shills but it turns out we're all so abused by PSU that Rawdog is the only one with the balls to put a stake in the ground. 3 "Half measures are a coward's form of insanity."
MPhillips Posted October 16 Posted October 16 1 hour ago, Hammerlock3 said: Rawdog is the only one with the balls to put a stake in the ground. There's a, "punchline" in there. Something, "cowboy, Custer or cornhole." 1 .
Hammerlock3 Posted October 16 Posted October 16 47 minutes ago, MPhillips said: There's a, "punchline" in there. Something, "cowboy, Custer or cornhole." Rawdog broke dem der mustang before us pones got our ducks out da pond 1 "Half measures are a coward's form of insanity."
1032004 Posted October 16 Posted October 16 I agree it’s be cool for more teams to do it. Virginia Tech has done a couple. Interestingly this one with Bassett is in the top 25 view counts already for VT Athletics’ entire page (including football etc) and it was just posted 8 days ago): Kelly Dunnigan (formerly UPenn, now Rutgers) has built up a little following on YouTube as well. https://youtube.com/@kellydunnigan?si=4bfbaizFZ221DAI1 2
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