SouthEast Open

[BAC]

19 hours ago, Antitroll2828 said:

#33 Rune Lawrence WVU over #19 Sonny Sasso Vt 7-6

These are 2 of the best PA public school upperweights in the past 3 years or so.  They've both struggled to break through, particularly Sasso, but hoping this year they start to make their mark. 

[Antitroll2828]

5 minutes ago, BAC said:

These are 2 of the best PA public school upperweights in the past 3 years or so.  They've both struggled to break through, particularly Sasso, but hoping this year they start to make their mark. 

I think Rune Lawerence is right on schedule. the plan was always to redshirt last season and he had a rough first semester but by the end of the season he bumped up to heavyweight to help the team and knocked off a 2x NQ in the process. I think he’s going to have a solid year. 
 

Sasso went 10-1 as a backup last year and knocked off a few NQ I think long term he ll be fine 

[BAC]

59 minutes ago, Antitroll2828 said:

I think Rune Lawerence is right on schedule. the plan was always to redshirt last season and he had a rough first semester but by the end of the season he bumped up to heavyweight to help the team and knocked off a 2x NQ in the process. I think he’s going to have a solid year. 

Sasso went 10-1 as a backup last year and knocked off a few NQ I think long term he ll be fine 

You're probably right. I think elite upperweight recruits tend to take more early lumps than elite lightweights.  I thought Sasso would punch through a bit sooner and I hope this is the year.  I agree Lawrence is on schedule overall, but I confess I thought he was more of an immediate-impact type of guy. I hope he continues to develop; I like WVU but I do wonder sometimes if they have a room that can develop elite upperweights.

[Antitroll2828]

3 hours ago, BAC said:

You're probably right. I think elite upperweight recruits tend to take more early lumps than elite lightweights.  I thought Sasso would punch through a bit sooner and I hope this is the year.  I agree Lawrence is on schedule overall, but I confess I thought he was more of an immediate-impact type of guy. I hope he continues to develop; I like WVU but I do wonder sometimes if they have a room that can develop elite upperweights.

Same coaching staff is still in place that helped Noah Adams go from 18-15 to 30-0 and ranked number 1 in the country the very next season 

I admit I thought Lawrence would have more of an immediate impact as well but upperweights are brutal for true freshman. He was 18/19 going up against 22,23,24 years old . To put it in perspective Lawerence was still in middle school when Ferrari landed at ok state and last season they were both the same weight class. The grown man strength difference is a real thing 

[BAC]

2 hours ago, Antitroll2828 said:

Same coaching staff is still in place that helped Noah Adams go from 18-15 to 30-0 and ranked number 1 in the country the very next season 

I admit I thought Lawrence would have more of an immediate impact as well but upperweights are brutal for true freshman. He was 18/19 going up against 22,23,24 years old . To put it in perspective Lawerence was still in middle school when Ferrari landed at ok state and last season they were both the same weight class. The grown man strength difference is a real thing 

All fair points.  Who's pushing him in the room besides Bush?  Any RTC guys?  Not sure how active the RTC has been.  Will be rooting for him.  Always root for Flynn's teams.

[Antitroll2828]

48 minutes ago, BAC said:

All fair points.  Who's pushing him in the room besides Bush?  Any RTC guys?  Not sure how active the RTC has been.  Will be rooting for him.  Always root for Flynn's teams.

I think that’s a legit concern right now , a big issue West Virginia fans have is the school refuses to let the program hire a 3rd assistant coach. After Flynn the only paid coaches are Cliff Moore and Mitch Port. Muhamed Mcbyrde is the guy wrestling with the upper weights and he’s only a volunteer assistant that’s been at the school the past 4 years. On the positive side the school just announced additional scholarships and resources for the wrestling program so hopefully that means they can go out and hire a real deal big man coach for Lawerence and Brock Kehler. Peyton Hall is still around but I don’t think anyone else besides that is hanging around.