I'll bite. He's a 6th year senior dominating against a weak weight class. The comment about comparing him to the greatest Russians is laughable. With the current crop of Russians I believe Sadulaev won the world championships at 17 and followed it up with an olympic gold at 18.
But why wouldnt they just wrestle at their natural weight class at 174? Is Jimmy holding a gun to their heads? Also, Jimmy hasn't answered why Ben in his prime has to suck down to a weight class he never wrestled at in college
I know a kid from The Shire, Pennsylvania. He won PIAA that year with a wizard in the finals. What was most fascinating is how he neutralized his opponent in the 1st period with an Elf's Bow & Arrow.
He's the real deal. His biggest problem is that so are a lot of other guys at 165. We'll know a lot in his next 3 matches. He gets Caleb Fish next who he lost to last year, then PK, followed by Kharchla.
I think he'll have a solid career but for this year it's hard for me to picture Facundo finishing in the top 6. So many land mines at 165
For top 4 there are the obvious wrestlers plus I believe Bartlett and Haines have a legitimate shot. Not quite ready to put SVN in that group
I think he also had UM winning the dual last year and picked either the Wolverines or the Hawkeyes to win NCAA's. His gimmick is getting beyond tired and boring.