All Star Classic

[MPhillips]

35 minutes ago, swoopdown said:

He needs to go metric to have international success

*Slow clap*

[Antitroll2828]

2 hours ago, ionel said:

Big no on Harrison and Sparks, I dont like announcers yelling at me.  A little bit of coaching is ok but after a while .... its why I'd take Hardell Moore everyday of the week and twice on Sunday.  

I agree while I think rock Harrison seems like a good guy I personally cannot stand his announcing, Hardell Moore is great 

[TylerDurden]

14 hours ago, Elevator said:

Penn State might be able to overcome some questions about 125 with overall team balance!

I'm not seeing it.

[Antitroll2828]

1 hour ago, ILLINIWrestlingBlog said:

165.  How much has Hamiti been slowed by injuries? It seems to me that that explained all of last year, which was still an AA year. Granted, injuries don't matter when Olejnik hits that wingspan ankle pick. Wow! 

184.  "Was satisfying to watch" ... the last thirty seconds. It was painful to watch the first 6 1/2 minutes. 

285. Hendrickson looked to have hurt his knee real bad during the finals at U23 Worlds. It was one of those knee tweakers where you wish the ref had jumped in sooner. He gutted out a one-legged Gold Medal because he had built up a big early lead. It surprised me to see him out there last night. I don't think Wyatt is this bad or Greg this good. Cheers!

Bono guys typically have gotten worse not better over their careers at Wisconsin because they overtrain like it’s still 1992 , Evan wick talked about it after the transfer that his body was breaking down and yet he’s waking up at 5 A.M. to go on mandatory team runs

[flyingcement]

2 hours ago, ILLINIWrestlingBlog said:

165.  How much has Hamiti been slowed by injuries? It seems to me that that explained all of last year, which was still an AA year. Granted, injuries don't matter when Olejnik hits that wingspan ankle pick. Wow! 

184.  "Was satisfying to watch" ... the last thirty seconds. It was painful to watch the first 6 1/2 minutes. 

285. Hendrickson looked to have hurt his knee real bad during the finals at U23 Worlds. It was one of those knee tweakers where you wish the ref had jumped in sooner. He gutted out a one-legged Gold Medal because he had built up a big early lead. It surprised me to see him out there last night. I don't think Wyatt is this bad or Greg this good. Cheers!

Shame about Hendrickson.  It does make me question why he was participating in this sort of event if he is dealing with that level of injury.

[flyingcement]

4 hours ago, 1032004 said:

Meh I really don’t get the love for Taylor as a commentator…

Informative, keeps a pretty even keel, and shares the same frustrations as me (lack of action).  That's why i like him. 

[MPhillips]

6 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

Informative, keeps a pretty even keel, and shares the same frustrations as me (lack of action).  That's why i like him. 

He was fine. He is though, very verbose. The action on the mat can speak for itself at times...

[WrestlingFan89]

12 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

He was fine. He is though, very verbose. The action on the mat can speak for itself at times...

Better than having Pyles tell you that someone is working an underhook or changing levels.

[Elevator]

13 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

He was fine. He is though, very verbose. The action on the mat can speak for itself at times...

I think the color guys may tend to aim at the kind of listners that are newer to the sport.   I thought it did pretty well but a few times his coaching points were so detailed I could not follow them even though I wanted to.  

[MPhillips]

1 minute ago, WrestlingFan89 said:

Better than having Pyles tell you that someone is working an underhook or changing levels.

I wasn't comparing him to Pyles. I wouldn't do that to DT. My point stands...

[MPhillips]

Just now, Elevator said:

I think the color guys may tend to aim at the kind of listners that are newer to the sport.

DT was fine. I can't imagine many folks, "newer to the sport" were tuned in to FLO. But your point is taken...

[Wrestleknownothing]

2 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

DT was fine. I can't imagine many folks, "newer to the sport" were tuned in to FLO. But your point is taken...

They got me. So, that's at least one.

[MPhillips]

3 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

They got me. So, that's at least one.

With experience comes wisdom...

[ionel]

33 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

Informative, keeps a pretty even keel, and shares the same frustrations as me (lack of action).  That's why i like him. 

Fly gets no action.  

[MPhillips]

1 minute ago, ionel said:

Fly gets no action.  

Not only that, but he's also comparable to DT...

[jchapman]

49 minutes ago, Antitroll2828 said:

Bono guys typically have gotten worse not better over their careers at Wisconsin because they overtrain like it’s still 1992 , Evan wick talked about it after the transfer that his body was breaking down and yet he’s waking up at 5 A.M. to go on mandatory team runs

I agree with your point overall, but Wick didn’t do any better at Cal Poly.

[flyingcement]

43 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

He was fine. He is though, very verbose. The action on the mat can speak for itself at times...

that's a fair point.  I actually enjoyed rooting against DT as a wrestler since he was such a heavy favorite most of the time.  Maybe they should get Bubba Jenkins on the mic.  

[MPhillips]

13 minutes ago, jchapman said:

I agree with your point

That would have been sufficient...

[ionel]

2 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

That would have been sufficient...

... actually it would have been unheard of!  

[MPhillips]

1 minute ago, flyingcement said:

I actually enjoyed rooting against DT

That was forboden in Ohio even after he went to PSU.  It hasn't been until just recently that we could criticize DT in any way. I was still pulling for him last night...

[SocraTease]

I thought DT on the mic was absolutely great.  He provided technical insights and even some "insider" information (e.g., Snyder helping out Kerk).  He stayed relevant and was focused on the wrestling or wrestler in question.  He's articulate and he knows the sport inside and out, including both freestyle and folkstyle, the coaches, the training centers, the international scene, etc. 

It's easy to see why he is a great coach for high school guys and probably why he will be a successful college coach if he elects to go that route.  He seems to know everyone; he's respected; and has lots of connections that any program would want.  i suspect he would only want to go to one of the very top tier college programs, or perhaps try his hand with the US freestyle team.

Edited November 22, 2023 by SocraTease

[Gus]

Is the McBryde gal that wrestled Deedee kin to Muhamed McBryde - former Buffalo wrestler, current coach at West Virginia?

[wrestlingshoe]

1 hour ago, MPhillips said:

He was fine. He is though, very verbose. The action on the mat can speak for itself at times...

It speaks for itself if you know wrestling. We need a commentator who can explain to the masses and Taylor can do that. 

Edited November 22, 2023 by wrestlingshoe

[ionel]

Just now, wrestlingshoe said:

It speaks form itself if you know wrestling. We need a commentator who can explain to the masses and Taylor can do that. 

But mainly, its just good to cover up them ears with a headset.  

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

2 minutes ago, Gus said:

Is the McBryde gal that wrestled Deedee kin to Muhamed McBryde - former Buffalo wrestler, current coach at West Virginia?

Sister