is Richie Figueroa injured?

[H82Lose]

On 11/22/2024 at 9:18 AM, poke1 said:

Bro I just share what my son's roommate at OSU who is one of the trainers shares with me.  Sorry it drives you nuts, don't like then don't read it!  Your right you are a DICK!

lol that explains it. 

[juniorvarsity]

On 11/22/2024 at 10:18 AM, poke1 said:

Bro I just share what my son's roommate at OSU who is one of the trainers shares with me.  Sorry it drives you nuts, don't like then don't read it!  Your right you are a DICK!

I appreciate the context. That's a fine source. 

[Winners Circle]

On 11/23/2024 at 10:23 AM, H82Lose said:

lol that explains it. 

 

On 11/23/2024 at 8:38 PM, juniorvarsity said:

I appreciate the context. That's a fine source. 

[CHROMEBIRD]

He seems to be a bit injury prone early in the season. Didn't he get banged up early a few times before?

[juniorvarsity]

On 11/25/2024 at 9:16 AM, Winners Circle said:

 

on hearsay about a guys attitude and nickname in the room, yeah a fine source. it is inconsequential information.

[Winners Circle]

23 minutes ago, juniorvarsity said:

on hearsay about a guys attitude and nickname in the room, yeah a fine source. it is inconsequential information.

***I heard from my cousin's roommate's physical therapist's mother-in law that Spratley drinks water, not gatorade, at practice. The guy is really locked in.***

I mean come on. Of f*cking course the guy is not scared to go with anyone. You can say that about any D1 guy ranked in the top 20 of any weight class.

[scourge165]

On 11/21/2024 at 8:13 PM, Idaho said:

Can you tell us which guys are afraid and won't wrestle everyone in the room? 

Well...David Taylor wouldn't Wrestle with Kerk in the NLWC!

[scourge165]

On 11/21/2024 at 5:15 AM, H82Lose said:

Brady Roark was kicking his a$$ and he looked like he got hurt....we shall see 

Wasn't it like ~30 seconds into the match? How badly could he have been kicking his a$$ by at that point?

[H82Lose]

10 hours ago, scourge165 said:

Wasn't it like ~30 seconds into the match? How badly could he have been kicking his a$$ by at that point?

30 seconds worth.

[Idaho]

On 11/27/2024 at 9:04 PM, scourge165 said:

Well...David Taylor wouldn't Wrestle with Kerk in the NLWC!

Because he was scared or knew it was stupid to risk injury wrestling with guys 50 lbs heavier when he had other guys who were better partners? 

[scourge165]

1 hour ago, Idaho said:

Because he was scared or knew it was stupid to risk injury wrestling with guys 50 lbs heavier when he had other guys who were better partners? 

Well...I think he was more praising Kerk, but because he was scared of injury(so I guess that'd be both). He said it was like wrestling a refrigerator and he was so athletic for a man his size and didn't know his own strength. 

 

I also don't think Kerk is or has been 50 pounds heavier the last few years. You're taking what DT weighs in at...most recently, that was 202 vs what Kerk walks around at...which is ~245 last I heard. It's really not that crazy to have guys at that size roll around a bit. 

You assume DT was walking around at ~210, that's basically like a '97, they often Wrestle with the HWT.

 

[Idaho]

27 minutes ago, scourge165 said:

Well...I think he was more praising Kerk, but because he was scared of injury(so I guess that'd be both). He said it was like wrestling a refrigerator and he was so athletic for a man his size and didn't know his own strength. 

 

I also don't think Kerk is or has been 50 pounds heavier the last few years. You're taking what DT weighs in at...most recently, that was 202 vs what Kerk walks around at...which is ~245 last I heard. It's really not that crazy to have guys at that size roll around a bit. 

You assume DT was walking around at ~210, that's basically like a '97, they often Wrestle with the HWT.

 

Okay so 40 lbs... still not smart for DT to work out with a guy 40 lbs heavier that has a style difference (86 kg vs 125 kg)  when he has world champs Dake and Snyder to workout with along with Brooks Starocci, and McIntosh. You can take "afraid" DT and I will take "smart" DT as to why an 86kg guy won't wrestle with a 125 kg guy. 

[scourge165]

1 hour ago, Idaho said:

Okay so 40 lbs... still not smart for DT to work out with a guy 40 lbs heavier that has a style difference (86 kg vs 125 kg)  when he has world champs Dake and Snyder to workout with along with Brooks Starocci, and McIntosh. You can take "afraid" DT and I will take "smart" DT as to why an 86kg guy won't wrestle with a 125 kg guy. 

This really isn't that deep. You asked, Can you tell us which guys are afraid and won't wrestle everyone in the room, and I relayed what Taylor had said about Kerk in the past.

And I never said they needed each other as a workout partner, but it's really not that rare for a guy who's in the 200-210 range to workout with a HWT, especially a lighter one. 

And I'm not "taking" either one. I'm just...passing along what Taylor said. 

 

[Idaho]

13 hours ago, scourge165 said:

Can you tell us which guys are afraid and won't wrestle everyone in the room, and I relayed what Taylor had said about Kerk in the past.

The key word is "afraid" ...which I didn't hear. I heard he doesn't wrestle him and then he has wrestled him and it is like wrestling a refrigerator.And if you read my comment in context you will notice that it's a sarcastic and satirical response to a statement that is about someone's knowledge of the Oklahoma State practice room. 

Edited November 30 by Idaho

[scourge165]

15 hours ago, Idaho said:

The key word is "afraid" ...which I didn't hear. I heard he doesn't wrestle him and then he has wrestled him and it is like wrestling a refrigerator

The keyword seems to be pedantic. 

Not Wrestling someone because they're too big, strong, and athletic to the point you're worried about injury...that'd seem to qualify, but...we can call it "smart," if you really need to make such a distinction. 

[1032004]

On HR, @Husker_Du says “there are legs to Figueroa to Iowa.”

I assume this possibility is talking about next year

[BruceyB]

3 hours ago, 1032004 said:

On HR, @Husker_Du says “there are legs to Figueroa to Iowa.”

I assume this possibility is talking about next year

On FRL they said that one of the Brands brothers said the whole at 125 would be addressed "soon." I forget the exact wording, but the inference was they had someone coming in this season.

[Mr. PeanutButter]

Does Brands have it in for Zeke Jones or something? Or does he just like how he develops?

[1032004]

2 minutes ago, Mr. PeanutButter said:

Does Brands have it in for Zeke Jones or something? Or does he just like how he develops?

More like ASU’s funding source dried up.  Wonder if the Larkins may be next.  OSU?

[flyingcement]

1 minute ago, Mr. PeanutButter said:

Does Brands have it in for Zeke Jones or something? Or does he just like how he develops?

I wondered the same thing.  I think it could be a case of once that levee breaks between two schools, and there is a major underlying cause (the loss of RTC and less promising financial situation of ASU), the original transfers become a link to refer and help convince their former teammates to join them.  That's my guess, but no clue.  

Another outside theory is that they identified wrestlers that insist on being taller than their head coach.  

[Wrestleknownothing]

10 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

I wondered the same thing.  I think it could be a case of once that levee breaks between two schools, and there is a major underlying cause (the loss of RTC and less promising financial situation of ASU), the original transfers become a link to refer and help convince their former teammates to join them.  That's my guess, but no clue.  

Another outside theory is that they identified wrestlers that insist on being taller than their head coach.  

I think Brands saw the thread from last year asking which two teams combined could beat PSU and he decided to find out.

[BruceyB]

7 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

I wondered the same thing.  I think it could be a case of once that levee breaks between two schools, and there is a major underlying cause (the loss of RTC and less promising financial situation of ASU), the original transfers become a link to refer and help convince their former teammates to join them.  That's my guess, but no clue.  

Another outside theory is that they identified wrestlers that insist on being taller than their head coach.  

Come on, there are plenty of options where they could be taller than their head coach.

But I'd agree that if I was going to transfer, if a former teammate that you got along has good things to say about where they went, I know that would be a big selling point for me. Having in this situation, two guys that you know already there would make transitioning into a new school, new town, new team, etc. much less daunting. Not to mention that of the teams with money, Iowa is the only one without a quality 125 right now. Deep pockets don't hurt their cause.

[Tripnsweep]

22 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

More like ASU’s funding source dried up.  Wonder if the Larkins may be next.  OSU?

This is it. They were told well in advance that if things didn't change to certain people's liking this could happen. And it did. 

[flyingcement]

4 minutes ago, Tripnsweep said:

This is it. They were told well in advance that if things didn't change to certain people's liking this could happen. And it did. 

out of curiosity what types of things were they looking to change? if you can't share it, I understand

[flyingcement]

14 minutes ago, BruceyB said:

Come on, there are plenty of options where they could be taller than their head coach.

But I'd agree that if I was going to transfer, if a former teammate that you got along has good things to say about where they went, I know that would be a big selling point for me. Having in this situation, two guys that you know already there would make transitioning into a new school, new town, new team, etc. much less daunting. Not to mention that of the teams with money, Iowa is the only one without a quality 125 right now. Deep pockets don't hurt their cause.

the last part was a poorly executed joke