TylerDurden

No. I mean I think Parris is the second-best 125 the US currently has. I understand what their H2H looks like and what the results were two and three years ago, but there is some context in those matches that informs my opinion. I will never denigrate a world medal and Gwiz has a couple of bronzes, but that isn't swaying my thoughts on this. I'm also not saying Gwiz isn't a damn good wrestler. He is. I just think he's the third-best 125kg guy in the US. The good news is we likely get to see where they stand this weekend. If they meet, I expect a good match from two of the top three 125kg in the US.

It's kinda wild that a guy like Parris is very likely to never make an Olympic or World team in his prime because Gable is a terrible matchup for him. I think he's the second-best 125 the US has, would be in contention for medals at both the Olympics and Worlds and he's not close to Gable, so we may never know. I'm not sure years of FS-only training will do any good either. I guess we'll see how long Parris wants to lose to Gable or how long Gable wants to compete in FS.

Don't forget the brutal injury to Brayton Lee that made him look like a shell of himself. Been a rough year.

Yeah. The B1G will have a pretty wide range, even if (especially if) you include camps, bonuses, etc. Some schools seriously invest (Iowa, Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan, etc.) and some do not (Indiana, for one). The high-end spenders pay their top assistants more than the head coaches at some places. That's not to say the guys on the lower end can't or don't make a nice living for coaching wrestling, but it does illustrate the uphill climb they have just to compete within their own conference.

Does Iowa even wrestle what most people associate with the "Iowa Style" anymore? When I think of the Iowa Style, I think of Competitor Supreme - which our HS wrestling coach had on what seemed like a continuous loop in his office. But count me as +1 on the idea that Iowa could use some new ideas in the room.

Chicago is a great city, but it's not a good host city for a variety of reasons.

No. /thread

Indianapolis

And these guys aren't bums. It's damn impressive.

Fair point. It's only a 60% clip in-season.

Why are 75% of posts troll posts?

Parris has nothing for Gable. That tweet sealed his fate forever. There are definitely levels.

More than one thing can be true.

Just stop.

Castiglione is really top notch. Can't ask for much more from an AD. It's a tough job and he's done it as well as anyone has for a long time.

There is no Forum Club.

We should lock this thread asap.

2/10 trolling

What do you think he's been doing his entire life? It isn't working and you want him to double down. The worst thing for him is to go into another situation where his talent protects him from reality and people kiss his ass. He's not finding Jesus in Iowa.

Penn State is just doing it better than anyone else right now. It's hard to argue with the results and progress you see. Kids are naturally going to be attracted to that, especially if they have freestyle aspirations. At this point, I'm somewhat surprised when HS guys with freestyle chops go anywhere else, even if their weight is occupied for a year or two. I thought Mendez would have been a perfect PSU guy. It's going to be tough to knock them off the top of the podium.

I think therapy would be more beneficial for his character development than spending time in the Iowa wrestling room, but that's just one guy's take.

Ferraris + Iowa roads = disaster.

Uh..Indy isn't in any way, shape or form a newbie to hosting such an event. https://www.indianasportscorp.org/about/history I like what KC has with Power & Light. It's a nice setup, no doubt about it and I won't talk bad about it. They executed that plan very well. I can understand why people like it and I'm sure KC will do a nice job hosting. In the end, this debate doesn't really matter unless Indianapolis decides it wants to host DI wrestling, but they have the goods to be an outstanding host.

Personal vote: Indianapolis should host the NCAA championship. If you've ever been for an event, you understand how connected and easily walkable the downtown area is. Hotels, restaurants, bars, nightlife, gathering spots. The downtown was built to host events. Now, Indianapolis also has to want the wrestling championship, but you would have a really hard time finding a better host city.

I'm not in NCAA compliance, but I do know several people who are. The general rule is that you have five years to complete four seasons. Wrestling, with Olympic Redshirts, has an exception to that timeline, but the clock starts once you enroll full-time at any school. COVID adds another wrinkle, but as long as the scenario you described is completed in five years, an athlete would be eligible to participate in non-consecutive seasons - but missing more than one would mean an athlete wouldn't be able to complete their entire, four-season eligibility. If the timeline posted above is correct for Gable, I think he's exhausted his collegiate eligibility because 2023 would have been the 5th competition year (granted for COVID) and he did not take an ORS or any RS for that matter. I suppose there could be some sort of appeal process that I'm unaware of, but I think his NCAA clock has expired.