poorwrestler

Gophers have been absolutely fleeced by the portal - I’d kill for some good news. Please be true lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Id be shocked if Nagao ever outgrew 133. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

He’s a title contender this year and moving forward imo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just a quick correction, Spratley has only been in college one year and it was his redshirt. He will have 4 years of eligibility beginning this year same as Jamison. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ah, missed it because that required far too much scrolling for me. Pretty close! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Shocked no one has done Minnesota yet as it’s pretty good.. 125 Pat McKee former AA 133 Jake Gliva NQ 141 Clay Carlson AA 149 not sure - Max Peterson if NDSU maybe? 157 Peyton Robb AA 165 Patrick Kennedy NQ 174 Bailee O’Reilly R12 184 Bennett Berge 197 Zach Glazier (Gavin Nelson redshirt that I think is better already) HWT Greg Kerkvliet AA Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hearing he’s a gopher. Heard that about two other guys recently though and it didn’t come to fruition. Maybe I need my hearing checked. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Rodent, did you tell Willie that this is not acceptable? I do not accept. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Would that result in either him or Seltzer riding the bench for a post season or two? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Rodent, we need to steal Fugitt from them Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The Bison RTC does exist. Don’t believe it is particularly well funded? Not sure on that I guess. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nagao will be highest impact imo. The only 133 he can’t beat is Vito. Will Vito be back? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Indubitably. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Kendall Coleman not using his last year? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

They’ve already got that taste. With Hopke being as high profile as he is already, I think if Cael wanted him he’d have him. Nagao different story. He was ranked in the 80’s as a recruit and came on as a surprise. Then Cael wanted him. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Replacing Aaron Brooks and Carter Starocci with Josh Barr and Zak Ryder shouldn’t give anyone else any hope. They’ll be nails right away. Van Ness/Haines/Facundo/Messenbrink have a lot of years left. I don’t think they have a great replacement for Kerkvliet lined up though so that’s cool. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Man, idk about Amos at heavyweight. He’s going to be smaller than most and there’s already 6 returning that I would give him an almost 0% chance of beating (Kerk, Cass, Davison, Schultz, Hendrickson, and Elam) but I struggle seeing him beat the Seth Nevills and Slavikouski’s of the world too. Obviously I’m a little biased against them but I think UW is in for a brutal year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Didn’t Zargo just go 0-2 at 141? You must see something in him I don’t, which is fine. I struggle to see Wisconsin jumping from 16th to top 10 after losing Gomez and Hillger, and their most significant addition is a D3 transfer. Isn’t Model out of eligibility as well? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think Okie State can count on Spratley to be an AA right away and contend for titles eventually. He’s capable of winning it all and I believe he’s ready now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Lyden takes both Sparks and Carlson to school now that he’s done rehab. Not sure Carlson will be back? I’d love to see Joles down at 197 for a year because I agree with you. Think he’s grown a lot and can do some real damage. Crazy athlete. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Alright I’ll do Minnesota, I guess 125 McKee. Finally got the knee surgery he’s been needing for two years, at his height he was a force at NCAA’s. Anything less than AA again would be disappointment. 133 ??? Don’t think Gliva is coming back. Going to need a transfer here. Nagao leaving sucks on so many levels. 141 Vance Vombaur had some really nice wins last year including 5th place finisher Clay Carlson. Tore his labrum at the scuffle last year tho so will be coming off surgery. I think he’s a solid NQ and could surprise some. 149 Drew Roberts I think will be very solid. Comparable to Blockhus. 157 Brayton Lee??? Can he get back to form two years removed from injury? If not, Sebas Swiggum. 165 Hunter Lyden - my bold prediction for the gophers this year is Lyden takes the weight by storm and threatens to AA. 174 Sam Skillings/Andrew Sparks - Skillings would be solid coming down from 184 where he had some nice wins backing up Salazar last year. Sparks finally bulks up 184 Isaiah Salazar - anything less than AA would be huge disappointment. Should be the favorite in the BigTen imo 197 Gavin Nelson? Or Joles if he goes down? I think both could do well HWT Bennett Tabor is finally healthy, or Joles again after another offseason putting on weight I think we’ll be lucky to get 3 AA’s, but help is on the way with the class of 2023 imo. Need some transfers to bolster the lineup. Tyler Eischens? Cleveland Belton? Maximo Renteria? Wyatt Henson/Joey Cruz? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

In what way is he not known for being consistent? Has he even taken a loss since his true freshman year at NCAA’s against Cassar? I guess I could see the argument that he’s looked a little gassed on his way to tech’ing some guys in folkstyle. He’s been away from wrestling competitions for a year, but he never stopped training or practicing. He’s been ready. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It’s ruthless out here these days my friend. If you ever need anyone to commiserate with I will happily join. But sometimes you gotta steal a guy or two lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I hate to be that guy that always brings unrelated threads back to the subject of his own team, but… the gophers lightweight room just got absolutely cleaned out. Spratley, Nagao, Jamison all leaving so there’s no depth and little star power whatsoever. Eggum needs to get Joey Cruz, Wyatt Henson, Anthony Santaniello and/or Zan Fugitt on a visit and see if he can seal the deal with any of them. A team with a potentially elite group of upper weights coming in could actually make some noise if they were relevant at the bottom of the lineup too. Frustrating to watch unfold. Okay rant over back to Jason Leonard being pond scum. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I agree with all of this. Kueter being #1 if only wrestling too. I think the margins between all 4 are small, however. Interestingly, I think all are pretty small weight wise for HWT’s. Success between the 4 may come down to who puts on the best weight and how quickly. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk