Favorite college wrestlers of all-time

[666]

44 minutes ago, headshuck said:

Jayson Ness with 73 pins and one of the most dramatic title finishes over Daniel Dennis.

That match was completely insane. I felt so bad for Dennis!!

[MPhillips]

50 minutes ago, NotThatDave said:

He doesn't say OKST. He says "Okie State" like a disrespectful tool.

And you wrote "Oklahoma" Dave.

If you meant Oklahoma State and wrote Oklahoma...some may gather, that is being disrespectful...

[WildTurk]

8 hours ago, Truzzcat said:

26!

Close! I almost wrote 26 to begin with.  Nice list for 26.  

[Fadzaev2]

17 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

He won three decisions in a row then lost three in a row by pinfall last tournie

had to throw that "PF" word in there didn't you....lol

[Fadzaev2]

17 hours ago, 666 said:

What's disrespectful about that? I've heard OSU referred to by a lot more insulting things than "Okie State". 

Okie State is very common.....been around for a long time.

 

[Fadzaev2]

15 hours ago, WildTurk said:

Close! I almost wrote 26 to begin with.  Nice list for 26.  

doing 10 or 15 is tough, and longer you've been around, the tougher it is.

[Fadzaev2]

23 hours ago, jackwebster said:

I worded it poorly: what I meant was that one of OSU's signature techniques -- elbow-tie-duck -- hadn't been all that effective for the team for a minute. But, Gelogaev could hit it. He started with an inside the on left andvsorta baited the guy to grab his right wrist. As the dude started reaching for the wrist, AG pushed his inside the away, causing this opponent to roll to his own inside tie ... giving AG elbow control on his left side. As he gripped elbow control to break the thumb, he slide his head to the opposite side (the right side) while pulling his captured right wrist away. As AG pulled the wrist and changed sides withe his head, he stepped with his right foot, pulled the elbow, and did the classic OSU elbow control duck to the left.

I understand that the description is absurd. I'll find a vid in a moment.

 

Here's a fun highlight video of Smith hitting his duckunder, he also gets a bodylock in it.  I have a video of him hitting a great Metzger against Russia either in Iowa City or Portland dual....it's in my library.  He told me he had never hit on in a match before and it was one of the best you'll ever see.  Andre would have been proud!!!  lol   https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=529181984884859

[Konquest]

If I were choosing a wrestler for young wrestlers to emulate it would be Parker Keckeisen.  Every match of his has multiple things you can point to in terms of hustle, toughness, AND mat IQ.

I always loved the guys who were one trick ponies...dudes who do one thing, be it a move or a position, so well that you know exactly what they're going to do and they just dare you to stop it.  Jake Patacsil, James Flemming "The Snapper", AJ Schopp, Hell, Dylan Ness had a ton of success and he didn't know how to sprawl!

[creek chub]

17 hours ago, 666 said:

Didn't he have 6 falls at NCAAs one year? He pinned 3 guys and got pinned by 3 guys. Fun for the fans, but I bet his coach gets ulcers.  that’s sounds like classic BA

He did stuff like reach back while on bottom and let guys get to his legs. As a fan, he was tough to watch at times but you knew know matter the score he was going to try something big. I knew he was special when he was a freshman in a dual against UNC. He upper body tossed Austin O’Connor twice and nearly stuck him. 
 

someone did a highlight reel of BA. The video is like 7+ minutes which is insane but indicative of how often he did spectacular moves in his career 

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

11 minutes ago, creek chub said:

He did stuff like reach back while on bottom and let guys get to his legs. As a fan, he was tough to watch at times but you knew know matter the score he was going to try something big. I knew he was special when he was a freshman in a dual against UNC. He upper body tossed Austin O’Connor twice and nearly stuck him. 
 

someone did a highlight reel of BA. The video is like 7+ minutes which is insane but indicative of how often he did spectacular moves in his career 

Here you go!

I was there for this one:

 

There are several other videos of their many matches out there.  Generally very entertaining, even if I didn't like most of the results!

[creek chub]

 

[BigRedFan]

2 hours ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

Here you go!

There are several other videos of their many matches out there.  Generally very entertaining, even if I didn't like most of the results!

Says something about Shapiro that he majored him and pinned him in their two meetings (discounting the third in which Andonian injury defaulted).

 

 

Edited January 9 by BigRedFan

[666]

3 hours ago, Konquest said:

If I were choosing a wrestler for young wrestlers to emulate it would be Parker Keckeisen.  Every match of his has multiple things you can point to in terms of hustle, toughness, AND mat IQ.

I always loved the guys who were one trick ponies...dudes who do one thing, be it a move or a position, so well that you know exactly what they're going to do and they just dare you to stop it.  Jake Patacsil, James Flemming "The Snapper", AJ Schopp, Hell, Dylan Ness had a ton of success and he didn't know how to sprawl!

I can hardly stand the one trick pony types. Remember that annoying, and super boring, spiral ride by Tony Nelson? Ugh.  

[666]

On 1/8/2025 at 2:37 PM, Fadzaev2 said:

Good stuff!!!  I never saw Gelogaev hit ducks....lot's of upper body and footsweeps, but John Smith was hitting elbow tie ducks when he was in college and used them anytime he could....of course he shot from space a lot too.  So I don't understand you comment on the duckunder???  As a sidenote, had a great time walleye fishing with John Smith on Lake Erie in 1989 during the World Cup, which he was competing in.......long story, but a great one.  Kind of like my Darrion Caldwell on the elevator story.....lol.  Fadzaev

Gelogaev was a fun watch. He was so dumb though that he cost himself an appearance in the NCAA finals that one year with the "Flying Squirrel". Tony Nelson batted him out of the air like a fly.  I guarantee he'd have won the title that year if he wasn't so dumb. 

[jackwebster]

20 minutes ago, 666 said:

If he wasn't so dumb. 

It was almost too dumb. I wondered if it was more indiffernce than anything. Remember what he did to Hrovat, our Olympic rep? I got the feeling that he thought the NCAA stuff was beneath him. Idk, just my gut reaction.

Edited January 9 by jackwebster

[jackwebster]

3 hours ago, Fadzaev2 said:

Here's a fun highlight video of Smith hitting his duckunder, he also gets a bodylock in it.  I have a video of him hitting a great Metzger against Russia either in Iowa City or Portland dual....it's in my library.  He told me he had never hit on in a match before and it was one of the best you'll ever see.  Andre would have been proud!!!  lol   https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=529181984884859

Yeah, that Metzger against Alxeev was ... JWS was dangerous in every position.

Re Gelogaev: could find the vids. Pretty sure it was at the Lindenwood open. The matches were on Flo at some point.

[666]

7 minutes ago, jackwebster said:

It was almost too dumb. I wondered if it was more indiffernce than anything. Remember what he did to Hrovat, our Olympic rep? I got the feeling that he thought the NCAA stuff was beneath him. Idk, just my gut reaction.

Maybe he was just a natural showoff. Maybe he felt like trying to embarrass Nelson. I never heard of Gelogaev after he wrestled at OSU, did he move back to Russia and try to make their World team? 

[TNwrestling]

21 hours ago, 666 said:

That match was completely insane. I felt so bad for Dennis!!

Were we watching the same match? Fun ending but next to nothing happened til the last minute. 

[666]

Just now, TNwrestling said:

Were we watching the same match? Fun ending but next to nothing happened til the last minute. 

The reason it was insane was the finish. I don't think anybody saw that ending coming, especially Dennis. 

[creek chub]

1 hour ago, BigRedFan said:

Says something about Shapiro that he majored him and pinned him in their two meetings (discounting the third in which Andonian injury defaulted).

 

 

Myer is very entertaining too. I hope him and Hipolito get to scrap this year. 

[lu1979]

On 1/6/2025 at 5:21 PM, BruceyB said:

Hardy seems to be an outlier on your list.. just curious why he makes it in?

Just love watching him wrestle - he never stops even when it looks over - his bronze medal match at U23 Worlds was wild.  There are so many guys that should be on my list but its easiest to think of the ones who have won the big dance.

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

3 hours ago, BigRedFan said:

Says something about Shapiro that he majored him and pinned him in their two meetings (discounting the third in which Andonian injury defaulted).

 

 

Andonian was hurt.

[Fadzaev2]

I'm surprised more posters haven't submitted their list?????

[MPhillips]

19 hours ago, Fadzaev2 said:

I'm surprised more posters haven't submitted their list?????

Four pages is pretty good here. This isn't the 'Iran Wrestling News' forum...

[BigRedFan]

Maybe my new favorite wrestler.  Go to 36:00 (match only lasts a couple of minutes).