Best college leg riders.

[forkemaz]

Im involved in two seperate debates (non internet) right now. Who are some of the best college leg riders you can you think of? Do you have an opinion on leg riding? Do you have an opinion on cross body vs parallel?

Edited yesterday at 09:11 PM by forkemaz

[bnwtwg]

Daton Fix is the greatest double boots parallel rider of all time. He was a generational talent when it came to milking the riding time clock.

 

[forkemaz]

Additonally opinions on leg riding in hs vs college?

[forkemaz]

2 minutes ago, bnwtwg said:

Daton Fix is the greatest double boots parallel rider of all time. He was a generational talent when it came to milking the riding time clock.

 

Do you think leg riding is mostly a stalling tactic at that level or thats how he used it?

[flyingcement]

Lizak was pretty good.  I prefer cross body to parallel.  

[headshuck]

Backpack Lizak

[PortaJohn]

Wade Schalles is the Godfather in this category.

[Mr. PeanutButter]

33 minutes ago, forkemaz said:

Do you think leg riding is mostly a stalling tactic at that level or thats how he used it?

I can't recall the last time I saw someone turn someone with double legs in at the D1 level so I strongly lean towards it being a stalling tactic. But it can serve to exhaust the bottom wrestler. Retherford used the double leg ride during his freshman campaign and, if I recall correctly, really took the starch out of stieber using that position during their first match up (obligatory long bus ride and "touch of the flu" caveats) 

[BarSeries]

Lizak

[poke1]

Kendall Cross was one of my favorite leg riders.

[11986]

few older ones that come to mind - Mitch Clark, Mike Sheets, Tim Krieger

[Pinnacle]

1 hour ago, bnwtwg said:

Daton Fix is the greatest double boots parallel rider of all time. He was a generational talent when it came to milking the riding time clock.

 

Ahh, I see what you did there. Timely.

[Caveira]

4 minutes ago, Pinnacle said:

Ahh, I see what you did there. Timely.

With that added steroidal boost too.  

[ionel]

Mike Sheets

[D3 for LU]

For LEHIGH, Josh Humphreys wasn't too shabby:

ALSO... the Ciasulli brothers (Matt & Seth) were pretty devastating as well.

D3

[PortaJohn]

1 hour ago, forkemaz said:

Do you have an opinion on leg riding? Do you have an opinion on cross body vs parallel?

This is how it's supposed to be done.  Start @2:11

 

[macwoodfleet]

Zain? It's Zain. 

[Hammerlock3]

@ILLINIWrestlingBlog has a hot take on this!

2 hours ago, 11986 said:

few older ones that come to mind - Mitch Clark, Mike Sheets, Tim Krieger

this is the answer

[Fadzaev2]

In my mind some of the very best are Dave Schultz (during his freestyle career), Terry and Troy Steiner, Tim Krieger, Mike Sheets, Mark Churella, and then his sons, both Josh and Ryan.  Dan Zilverberg and one of his protege's....Pat McNamara.

 

[scourge165]

6 hours ago, D3 for LU said:

For LEHIGH, Josh Humphreys wasn't too shabby:

ALSO... the Ciasulli brothers (Matt & Seth) were pretty devastating as well.

D3

I'm still at a loss as to how they didn't give him an escape vs the match vs O'Connor. 

He kicks out, rolls and is on his back with 1 second on the clock, up to his feet, 5 feet away, still 1 second left.

Slow it down...this one bugs me as I had Haines winning it and Humphrey taking 2nd with O'Connor...IDK, 3, 4th, not top 2. 

Lost a bracket and a pool on this one...

 

 

[The Kid]

I heard Mitch Clark was a decent leg rider.

[TNwrestling]

The answer is Zain Retherford. 

[Konquest]

All time is Zain Retherford, Mike Sheets, Ethan Lizak, AJ Schopp.  Currently Ridge Lovett (his teammate Brock Hardy ain't too shabby either).

[The Kid]

 

[Truzzcat]

I think its Mark Perry, Mitch Clark, Ethan lizak

HM: chris perry, james fleming

Edited 3 hours ago by Truzzcat