165 next year

[Winners Circle]

On 7/26/2025 at 6:46 AM, juniorvarsity said:

Can you describe the blueprint? 

Be really elite level good (3x finalist, 2x champ). 

[Winners Circle]

On 7/26/2025 at 6:25 PM, Truzzcat said:

Takahashi/Carr/Burroughs all wrestle extremely similar and own the only wins over Mitchell since he got to PSU.

2 out of 3 of these guys have made olympic finals as well. Maybe you just have to be elite. Lmao.

[nhs67]

3 hours ago, Winners Circle said:

This whole take is hilarious. But that last sentence is something else. Last time Caliendo and Carr wrestled it was 16-4 in favor of Carr. They're not remotely the same. 

They really aren't too.  Carr has a much longer frame and room to grow, not to mention world class quickness and power.  Caliendo reminds me of Sean Sherk... short little arms and gym muscles.

[wrestlingfan22]

3 hours ago, Winners Circle said:

2 out of 3 of these guys have made olympic finals as well. Maybe you just have to be elite. Lmao.

Takahasi has not made the Olympic finals nor ever competed at the Olympics

[Winners Circle]

7 minutes ago, wrestlingfan22 said:

Takahasi has not made the Olympic finals nor ever competed at the Olympics

Sorry, was thinking Takatani.

[Gene Mills Fan]

Lets put a hypothetical in the mix. P J Duke hits a growth spurt and cant make 157 next year.

[Winners Circle]

1 minute ago, Gene Mills Fan said:

Lets put a hypothetical in the mix. P J Duke hits a growth spurt and cant make 157 next year.

It'll be hard for him to make the finals against Mesenbrink...

[nhs67]

53 minutes ago, Winners Circle said:

Sorry, was thinking Takatani.

[Gene Mills Fan]

41 minutes ago, Winners Circle said:

It'll be hard for him to make the finals against Mesenbrink...

what are his chances to start against Mesenbrink

[Winners Circle]

31 minutes ago, Gene Mills Fan said:

what are his chances to start against Mesenbrink

0%.

[Spencerlee]

Not that it had much impact on the final result but not giving Caliendo concussion protocol in the finals might have been the worst single call of the year.

[CHROMEBIRD]

Cal will have close, low scoring matches with Mesenbrink but I don't see MM losing unless he has a mental lapse and forgets about riding time again or something. MM will light up his other opponents but overrespect Caliendo, which will make it seem closer than it is. We've seen similar with Nolf (Hidlay), Starocci (Kemerer), RBY (ADS), etc.

[boconnell]

3 hours ago, CHROMEBIRD said:

Cal will have close, low scoring matches with Mesenbrink but I don't see MM losing unless he has a mental lapse and forgets about riding time again or something. MM will light up his other opponents but overrespect Caliendo, which will make it seem closer than it is. We've seen similar with Nolf (Hidlay), Starocci (Kemerer), RBY (ADS), etc.

So every time those guys have a close match it's simply them over-respecting the other guy?

[1032004]

6 hours ago, Gene Mills Fan said:

Lets put a hypothetical in the mix. P J Duke hits a growth spurt and cant make 157 next year.

Hasn’t it been said that Mesenbrink can probably make 157?

[Winners Circle]

14 hours ago, 1032004 said:

Hasn’t it been said that Mesenbrink can probably make 157?

He's not going to cut down out of an Olympic weight.

[nhs67]

1 hour ago, Winners Circle said:

He's not going to cut down out of an Olympic weight.

x2

It doesn't make any sense.  Especially when the only real hole he seems to have, that is apparent right now, is that he is small at 74 KG.  He needs to add size.

And anyways... there isn't a soul at 165lbs who is going to come close to beating him next season.  Why would he cut the extra eight pounds?

[SNL Wrestling]

Is anyong giving Joey Blaze or Dee Lockett a shot at taking out Mitchell?

I assume Dee has the better shot, getting in the college room and being coached by DT who showed what he can do against PSU last year with Wyatt and Hamiti.

Blaze, in my biased opinion, always has a shot at winning, Kasak is the perfect example of him being able to beat anyone any given day. He is also onto his second international event this year so he is getting better this off season no doubt.

[Winners Circle]

Just now, SNL Wrestling said:

Is anyong giving Joey Blaze or Dee Lockett a shot at taking out Mitchell?

I assume Dee has the better shot, getting in the college room and being coached by DT who showed what he can do against PSU last year with Wyatt and Hamiti.

Blaze, in my biased opinion, always has a shot at winning, Kasak is the perfect example of him being able to beat anyone any given day. He is also onto his second international event this year so he is getting better this off season no doubt.

With all due respect to Kasak, MM is a different animal. 

[MPhillips]

I'm giving Blaze a shot, but not until 2026...

Edited 55 minutes ago by MPhillips