Where does Braeden Thompson end up?

[BruceyB]

On 4/10/2025 at 10:34 AM, Winners Circle said:

I assume this will definitely go as an underrated comment.

[Gene Mills Fan]

8 hours ago, BruceyB said:

I assume this will definitely go as an underrated comment.

this thread turned to yarn

[Truzzcat]

The correct answer was... Nowhere.

[1032004]

So is it true he never actually even went in the portal?

Did he actually visit Iowa?

I see some people claiming his mom made it all up 

[nhs67]

Just now, 1032004 said:

So is it true he never actually even went in the portal?

Did he actually visit Iowa?

I see some people claiming his mom made it all up 

Wasn't just his mom.

She is giving the same vibes as Stewart's dad, though.

[ionel]

1 minute ago, 1032004 said:

So is it true he never actually even went in the portal?

Did he actually visit Iowa?

I see some people claiming his mom made it all up 

wait ... are you bad mouthing BT's mom?  

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

So where does Thompson fit in the lineup?

[1032004]

45 minutes ago, ionel said:

wait ... are you bad mouthing BT's mom?  

If she did indeed make it up, then yes. 

[ionel]

3 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

If she did indeed make it up, then yes. 

But you don't know.  Everything said about Gilman was documented video fact from his own mouth. 

[Winners Circle]

11 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

So where does Thompson fit in the lineup?

Either 174 (which is still not a given he beats Facundo) or on the bench. 

[1032004]

7 minutes ago, ionel said:

But you don't know.  Everything said about Gilman was documented video fact from his own mouth. 

Just weird that you didn’t seem too concerned about that until a week ago.

And the mom did post about selling all her OSU gear on Facebook last year, which is documented evidence of being a drama queen.

[TheJimReaper]

22 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

So where does Thompson fit in the lineup?

Maybe they redshirt Dee and go

165: Facundo

174: Ryder

184: Thompson or (or possibly Merrill?)

197: Merrill (or possibly Thompson)

HWT: Doucet  

 

[Winners Circle]

22 minutes ago, TheJimReaper said:

Maybe they redshirt Dee and go

165: Facundo

174: Ryder

184: Thompson or (or possibly Merrill?)

197: Merrill (or possibly Thompson)

HWT: Doucet  

 

[MPhillips]

1 hour ago, ionel said:

But you don't know.  Everything said about Gilman was documented video fact from his own mouth. 

 

1 hour ago, 1032004 said:

Just weird that you didn’t seem too concerned about that until a week ago.

And the mom did post about selling all her OSU gear on Facebook last year, which is documented evidence of being a drama queen.

You two are a regular Abbot & Costello...

[Fletcher]

1 hour ago, TheJimReaper said:

Maybe they redshirt Dee and go

165: Facundo

174: Ryder

184: Thompson or (or possibly Merrill?)

197: Merrill (or possibly Thompson)

HWT: Doucet  

 

When's the last time Ryder's wrestled 174?

I'm guessing Thompson beats out Merrill at 197. Guys who are successful at 215/hwt. and come down often don't have the scrambling skills to keep up with the guys who were middleweights in HS or college.

[Winners Circle]

16 minutes ago, Fletcher said:

When's the last time Ryder's wrestled 174?

I'm guessing Thompson beats out Merrill at 197. Guys who are successful at 215/hwt. and come down often don't have the scrambling skills to keep up with the guys who were middleweights in HS or college.

I tend to agree. But FWIW, Merrill did lose to Buchanan on 2-0 and did beat Isaiah Salazar. I try to not judge guys based on close losses, but it's eye opening to me. 

[ionel]

31 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

 

You two are a regular Abbot & Costello...

..  knows on first ...

[TheJimReaper]

34 minutes ago, Fletcher said:

When's the last time Ryder's wrestled 174?

I'm guessing Thompson beats out Merrill at 197. Guys who are successful at 215/hwt. and come down often don't have the scrambling skills to keep up with the guys who were middleweights in HS or college.

Idk but I’ve seen some say he was kind of small for 184 last year. 
 

As for Merrill I think he beats Thompson. Merrill is not a big 197. There’s a reason for the rumors of him cutting to 184.