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Off topic of the post, but I feel like going out on that loss didn't tarnish his legacy... one of the best to do it. Coming back, up a weight, or struggling to compete with Bassett (who knows if that would happen) seems like it would change the perception of him, maybe not, maybe just to me.... I'm sure there's financial incentive but I feel like he left college with his "legendary" status intact.... but what do I know. Throw another hammer in at 41 or 49... definitely makes March more interesting

it was supposed to be fun Glad to see you trucking along my friend! @WrestlingRasta don't know if we've ever crossed paths, but you're an interesting cat. Glad you're here talking rasslin. #Cheers! Enjoy the season sir, or ma'am or they.... whichever you prefer.

Hey well said! Honestly I didn't read the beginning of this thread (I've been off the boards for a year or so, just jumping into the deep end) I just clicked on the last page and assumed I would read a bunch of people saying "He won one of the most legendary brackets to ever exist!" But now we are talking about his love of having his man-parts taken care of... not sure where it'll go... and I have nothing constructive to say. However, I do want to postulate on the situation (for absolutely no reason). Like @wrestlingshoe said, the whole event looked like this wasn't his first rodeo, which makes me think... when was his first rodeo? This guy has traveled the world and done all the things any human could want to do! I envision him hanging out in Russia and Saduleav just being like "how many women should we send you?".... etc etc... and Snyder being like "Oh wow this is great..." .... but then obviously there is so much value in the "God is my rock" messaging, he can't switch it up 10 years into the process and say "I love ejaculating more than anything"... so onward he trekked... I'm imagining Saduleav sending him a text like "Brother, sorry I got you used to doing these things, I assumed it was normal where you lived.... inshallah"... But yeah, God is good, and Snyder is also awesome at wrestling... a bit of a fibber, absolutely.... legendary... 100% Glad he is on our team!

@One8alpha is just the ultimate troll, he's JimmyC and BlueDragons rolled into one disappointment

Olympic weights are 57kg (125lbs)/65kg (143lbs) going up to 141 for Folkstyle and adding some mass would be more beneficial to his chances in 2028 than continuing to wrestle around 133.... Having said that, obviously there are some drawbacks to not wrestling Freestyle year round, but I'm sure the financial opportunities he's enjoyed these last few years offset any worries he may have.

The amount of virtue signaling in this post makes me uncomfortable.

But also *Fun topic, really am excited to see how he does in Folk, just I have "top 15" expectations... where others have title contender

Thank you guys for letting me know about the BEST WRESTLER EVER IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM. 1.) Ono 2.) Satiev 3.) Medved 4.) Uetake 5.) Saduleav? ...... etc... I've been convinced.... dudes going to tech everyone. Thank you again, I'll revisit this post at subsequent World and NCAA Championships to wallow in my shame.

I don't know anything about this Sledzianowski kid, I know Raney has looked phenomenal. I really thought Jamison would beat him (always been a big Jamison guy), but he didn't, and Raney, now with all the partners a kid could want..... gaining momentum, I can't see him struggling with a kid I've never heard of, but I hope I'm pleasantly surprised. Always love seing talent come out of the woodwork! Going to be a fun dual!

Oh shut up Gene! Preparing for the Olympics at 57kg, and getting ousted by politics, then having to bump for your first foray into 61kg and you get this kid. Yes, he beat Uguev, yes it's a fine name to throw out there without context, but while it's a fun win, it's just as misleading as some headline will surely read when Bassett techs Ono: "True freshman techs world champion in under 2 minutes"... Yes it's true, and yes to the average reader it's like "HOLY SMOKES" .... but I assume we're a little more refined here on the boards We all understand 141 isn't Ono's weight, we all understand Ono isn't a life long folkstyle wrestler, we all understand Bo B is also a World Champ, etc etc.... But sure "you got me".... he did beat non-medalist Zaur Uguev that year.

OK ok you nerds I forgot Russia got banned and Uguev couldn't compete under ROC so he bumped up to 61kg for the non-olympic worlds..... "Hey brother, you can't compete at 57kg in the Olympics this year sorry, here's a hungry Japanese kid up a weight match #1".... I think, well LJB for sure (Gene I'm unsure).... yall have seen weight changes enough in FS to know, it takes a minute to adjust to new weights (PICK ANYONE) .... anyways.... I stand by it....

Are you trolling? Yes he crushed worlds during an olympic year... who did he beat? Vito? Congrats so did Julian Farber. (YES winning a world title is awesome, but take a beat and look at the bracket he "destroyed" as you put it) Who participated? Yes, he beat 125lb Spencer (I think all step out points), yes he beat 133lb Davino at RAF (with no takedowns), IN FREESTYLE. How does that translate to 141 Folkstyle? Are you telling me he can't be taken down by small guys or he can't take down small guys? They aren't going to be trying to gut him, just tilts...... Ankle/leg passing (funk), isn't a thing in Freestyle because it exposes your back. It's everything in Folkstyle currently, I don't understand the assumption that somebody who has caused Davino and Lee to step out of bounds 3x each in the last 2 years is now a master at a different kind of wrestling. Maybe he will also win the Olympics in Greco in 2028 (he's got 2 years, he could learn)

Going to go with Ross, but other than that, it's a close battle and I think you're pretty close. 125/49/57/65/97/285.... kinda tosses

Great info! I knew he was a big name out of HS, but I guess I got mixed up, I thought this was year 3 for him not year 2.... its hard being young and big, hopefully he makes some gains this year, and is a contender in years to come!

Ok, so I'm late to projecting line-ups or anything knowledgable about Iowa, but I assumed it was Ludington, who is capable but he's a solid fill-in for a dual, or to keep matches tight. With Barr, Merrill, Little, Posada, McDanel, Rademacher, etc.... I just don't see him as a realistic AA threat. (hence "gaping hole") I mean for dual purposes, not a gaping hole, but 9/10 not an AA, do you disagree, or is there another guy (I really thought they'd go ahead and take a swing on AJ)

Other than their gaping hole at 197 it's a great team, with AA potential at every other weight and @Interviewed_at_Weehawken was right, if it's important to you it's important to us I'm glad somebody else was locked on that chin. It really did make me question my own facial structure. Will be interesting to see Crookham's "defense only" style against this new crop of scoring machines

I'm so interested in Larkin vs Mesenbrink. Larkin's style causes huge problems for 92.3% of wrestlers. Just curious if MM falls in that category, I genuinely doubt he does, but I hope he does, could make for a more exciting season.

I didn't see this was a thread, but I'm with you, it's an awesome site..... I said the obligatory "damnit" and paid

After typing this I was like "how old is Ech?".... 27, AWESOME!

OK so love the enthusiasm but different situations. (Sorry I typed a novel day dreaming) Echemendia came over as a HS senior in like 2018, won a Folkstyle state title in the overall weak wrestling state of Arizona, and then dominated everyone in Freestyle, leading us all to speculate about his age. He then bounced around the freestyle scene and attended Ohio State gaining 0 momentum, I think he even lost the wrestle-off to Jordan Decatur (who simply wasn't made for college wrestling) before transferring to ISU. I should look this up so my numbers are correct, but I'll just spout it out and if I'm off a year or 2 I'm off. Let's say, he won HS state in 2019, did Ohio State 19/20 (covid is messing with my numbers) so probably 21/22 as well, let's guess he transferred to ISU 22/23 ? I think that was the first year I remember Paniro being their guy because that was the Yianni 149 year right? So the next year 23/24 he probably took 5th or so but he must've been at 41 (remember how big he looked/felt initially?) .... I feel like he wrestled Mendez to the wire in the semis or quarters. 24/25 season he was injured, 25//26 he took 6th. Low AA After 6-7 years of folkstyle exposure. And getting a ton of matches/chances to develop a feel for Folk Bastida would be a more accurate comparison. Impactful Freestyle wrestler on the world stage, turned Folkstyle late. Didn't place his first year, AA as a 2nd year, DNP 3rd year, Injury 4th year, 5-6 years after he began his Folkstyle Journey NCAA finalist! Only problem with Bastida, it was all 197 or above where mat wrestling isn't as much of a thing, and his best result was at HWT where he couldn't get over the hump in the finals because the guy could mat-wrestle. Ono is a 33/41 and I have no doubt he will be more than prepared on his feet, but the tilts/pins/scrambles he will face from EVERYONE IN THE TOP 12 is too much to expect anything more than a 5th or below finish. Do not get me wrong, 5th place at NCAAs is wildly impressive, but nobody gets all that excited, especially on a team of champions, about a guy that "If everything goes right he could potentially be top 5" (just glanced at 141 it isn't a wildly deep weight, but there are a lot of "solid" guys) Sorry this was so long

0 Mystery, and I am a huge fan of his and his family. If its a low-stakes moment against a mid-level guy, he'll look like the best wrestler on the planet. If it's a big moment, vs anyone, he will try not to blow it, which clearly adds to the chances of him blowing it..... thats Dee, highschool-present Had he teched Catrabone... I'd agree "you never now with this guy, what a mystery"..... but naw limited offense and poor stalling ability when it matters, seems to be the go-to

Talk about flashes of greatness and then just nothing, he's a unique guy, but hopefully at some point in his career he ties it all together.

I mean, I genuinely don't get the Ono hype (pertaining to folkstyle wrestling) Yes, he has been in the Penn State room for a couple years, and I probably don't give that enough credit, but he's so far behind on the mat. Could he improve his mat-game enough in 2 years to compete for AA status at 141, sure. It helps that we don't have guys that are absolutely lethal turners at the top of this weight outside of Bassett and maybe Frost? I've seen a few people say he's beaten Desmond, who is a tough out for anyone but,....practice partners and all that. Guys like Baily, Nogle, Vombaur, etc.... who want to see who's more squirrelly with takedowns, could struggle against him, but no push-outs, scrambling, stalling, legs & Cross-wrists.... he's just not going to challenge for a national title. Low AA potential and several misleading headlines reading "Random top 15 wrestler beats World Champion"... would be my expectations for the year (if he's their guy)

Bo's a talent, but I'm on Stanich in a folkstyle match 9x out of 10. How fun

Every November I convince myself Jordan Williams will lock in, attack, and just have an unbelievable season start to finish.... but usually by December I'm realizing it's not happenin. Block's awesome just fundamental hard nosed guy. Hope they both do great things this year. Whoever goes what weight, just please no Voinovich