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On FRL earlier this week Kozak made an analogy involving David Talyor, Jax Forrest, Marcus Blaze, Cael Sanderson, David Taylor, and Kyle Dake.  He went on to explaine how when Sanderson first started as PSU he immediately got top recruit (Taylor) that was all gas no brakes who came in to be the face of the program.  He then went on to describe how that wrestler suffered a setback to a more defensive wrestler that matched up well with him namely Kyle Dake.  In this analogy he was saying that Jax Forrest is now David Taylor's David Taylor and that Marcus Blaze will be Jax Forrest's Kyle Dake.

Here is the clip of Kozak making the analogy - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVHmkNJjvQP/

I think Kozak was onto something, but he stopped when it was just getting good.  He didn't finish the analogy.  On those early PSU teams Sanderson had an almost equally talented wrestler the same year as Taylor that was a weight class or two heavier that liked cradles - Ed Ruth.  David Taylor has one of those in Stillwater - Sergio Vega.  Sanderson recruited a set of very talented win brothers a year after Ruth and Taylor, the Altons.  David Taylor has a set of very talented twin brothers committed in the class of 2026 - the Raney twins. 

Finally the biggest oversight in Kozak's whole analogy was that it wasn't Kyle Dake who gave David Taylor his first setback as a wrestler at Penn State.  It was a former teammate and NCAA finalist that fell out of favor and transferred to ASU.  There was a 133 with ASU ties in Stillwater that Forrest replaced.  What are the odds that Ritchie Figs resurfaces at ASU and takes Forrest out?  Before you say no, no one thought Bubba would do it either!

2010-11 PSU <-> 2026-27 OSU
Cael Sanderson <-> David Taylor
David Taylor <-> Jax Forrest
Kyle Dake <-> Marcus Blaze
Ed Ruth <-> Sergio Vega 
Andrew & Dylan Alton <-> Jayden & Jordyn Raney
Andrew Long <-> Braeden Davis?
Bubba Jenkins <-> Ritchie Figueroa? 

Posted (edited)
11 minutes ago, fishbane said:

On FRL earlier this week Kozak made an analogy involving David Talyor, Jax Forrest, Marcus Blaze, Cael Sanderson, David Taylor, and Kyle Dake.  He went on to explaine how when Sanderson first started as PSU he immediately got top recruit (Taylor) that was all gas no brakes who came in to be the face of the program.  He then went on to describe how that wrestler suffered a setback to a more defensive wrestler that matched up well with him namely Kyle Dake.  In this analogy he was saying that Jax Forrest is now David Taylor's David Taylor and that Marcus Blaze will be Jax Forrest's Kyle Dake.

Here is the clip of Kozak making the analogy - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVHmkNJjvQP/

I think Kozak was onto something, but he stopped when it was just getting good.  He didn't finish the analogy.  On those early PSU teams Sanderson had an almost equally talented wrestler the same year as Taylor that was a weight class or two heavier that liked cradles - Ed Ruth.  David Taylor has one of those in Stillwater - Sergio Vega.  Sanderson recruited a set of very talented win brothers a year after Ruth and Taylor, the Altons.  David Taylor has a set of very talented twin brothers committed in the class of 2026 - the Raney twins. 

Finally the biggest oversight in Kozak's whole analogy was that it wasn't Kyle Dake who gave David Taylor his first setback as a wrestler at Penn State.  It was a former teammate and NCAA finalist that fell out of favor and transferred to ASU.  There was a 133 with ASU ties in Stillwater that Forrest replaced.  What are the odds that Ritchie Figs resurfaces at ASU and takes Forrest out?  Before you say no, no one thought Bubba would do it either!

2010-11 PSU <-> 2026-27 OSU
Cael Sanderson <-> David Taylor
David Taylor <-> Jax Forrest
Kyle Dake <-> Marcus Blaze
Ed Ruth <-> Sergio Vega 
Andrew & Dylan Alton <-> Jayden & Jordyn Raney
Andrew Long <-> Braeden Davis?
Bubba Jenkins <-> Ritchie Figueroa? 

1- Comparing Sergio Vega to Ed Ruth is way off.  Stylistically different

2- Richie Figs story is not similar to the Bubba story. 

3- The Raney/Alton twin connection, Blaze/Dake, Taylor/Forrest are fun comparisons for the time being.  

 

Edited by PortaJohn

I Don't Agree With What I Posted

Posted
1 minute ago, Gene Mills Fan said:

we have entered the Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone Cyclops GIF

ASU has a good 33 so we would indeed be in the twilight zone.

Posted
10 minutes ago, Gene Mills Fan said:

we have entered the Twilight Zone

Call it a coincidence, but maybe Taylor is copying everything he saw Sanderson do when he wrestled for him.

Posted
12 minutes ago, fishbane said:

Call it a coincidence, but maybe Taylor is copying everything he saw Sanderson do when he wrestled for him.

I think that comment was referring to this:

 

Posted
14 minutes ago, jchapman said:

Are you implying that Braeden Davis is going to sexually assault a teammate's mother?

No if Kazak didn't take it far enough I think that takes the analogy too far.  Was that a teammates mother with Long?

He is a 133 that ran into some off season alcohol trouble at his first institution like Long.  It also looks like there might not room for him in the PSU lineup next year so maybe he transfers.

Posted
19 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

I think that comment was referring to this:

 

Missed that one.  Was catching up on FRL and it's been bumped from the frontpage due to all the interactive bracket posts.

Posted
57 minutes ago, fishbane said:

No if Kazak didn't take it far enough I think that takes the analogy too far.  Was that a teammates mother with Long?

He is a 133 that ran into some off season alcohol trouble at his first institution like Long.  It also looks like there might not room for him in the PSU lineup next year so maybe he transfers.

yes

Craig Henning got screwed in the 2007 NCAA Finals.

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