It's Official: David Taylor retires.

[Paul158]

In his interview he says he went out the way he wanted to. Now he can retire from competitive wrestling. What a great wrestling career. Now he can go on to have a great coaching career. Great job. best of luck in Oklahoma.

[Wrestleknownothing]

1 hour ago, Paul158 said:

In his interview he says he went out the way he wanted to. Now he can retire from competitive wrestling. What a great wrestling career. Now he can go on to have a great coaching career. Great job. best of luck in Oklahoma.

Thanks for sharing.

What a great career.

[Mr. PeanutButter]

Gonna have a smidgen of conflicting feelings during the OKST Iowa dual

[BigRedFan]

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 I want to congratulate you on your new business and I'm sure you'll do very well and good luck to you. Especially since your interests don't conflict with mine.

 

[No BS Fan]

What are the chances Taylor was recruiting Ono? What talent 

[Wrestleknownothing]

41 minutes ago, No BS Fan said:

What are the chances Taylor was recruiting Ono? What talent 

100%

[Paul158]

37 minutes ago, No BS Fan said:

What are the chances Taylor was recruiting Ono? What talent 

I would say about 120 percent. I for one would love to see Ono wrestle here in America. I would think 133 would be his weight class. You have Crookham and Bailey. If he wrestled 141 you have Mendez , Alirez, Bartlett. That would be some really exciting wrestling. The next few years should be great with all the young guns arriving.

[nhs67]

I 110% respect the way he handled the 'why didn't you leave your shoes on the mat' question.

The response of "I'm not done with wrestling, so why would I do that?" sort of answer is lovely.

He said he understood what some of it meant and why some folks would want to see that, but he isn't done, he is just done wrestling as a competitor.  He even mentioned Zahid specifically and said that now he gets to work with him to get him to the same level and help him earn those experiences and accolades.  It was a great response.

[charmon55]

2 hours ago, No BS Fan said:

What are the chances Taylor was recruiting Ono? What talent 

[SuperBonBon]

Oklahoma State has a tradition of having  epic Japanese wrestlers.