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  1. Le duke
    Who is a current U23 medalist and not starting on their D1 wrestling team? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    I hope we get to see Starocci torture Gabe Arnold this year at 184.
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    Takahashi was down 9-0, comes back to win 21-10. Wild match. Got 14 unanswered with a TD + trap arm.
  4. Le duke
    Well, to be clear, DT is at 92kg (and coaching) because a youngster beat him. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    I won't do him dirty like that. Over on the PSU board we refer to the middle Ferrari as Fredo; Anthony Ferrari is by all accounts NOT a person you want hanging around your wrestling room. Just strikes me as a kid who wrestled because that's what his brothers did and had a lot of success by being talented and getting in a lot of reps. Now that he's up against kids who are just as talented and/or want it a lot more, he's not having that success.
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    MJ Gaitan

    Le duke replied to esac's topic in College Wrestling

    I thought Gaitan was going to be a multi-time AA coming out of HS. Beat Haines pretty soundly at S32. I understand that they had issues getting him into the lineup at his ideal weight (see: David Carr) but I'm surprised he didn't do better at 174 last year.
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    Cael Valencia isn't living up to either of his names. He's a kid that has a lot of talent but, and this is a guess, hasn't put in the work to be a good D1 wrestler.
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    Looks like Ono will be training at PSU from January through March. Interesting.
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    Areana Villaescusa is one of a couple of WCAP soldiers my wife has had in her classes over the years. Just told her she made the semis at 55kg. She's about to watch her first UWW Worlds match.
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    Tom Ryan loves Sammy Sasso but he isn't going to gift him the 165 spot if he can't earn it outright.
  11. Le duke
    LOL. Literally no one says that the US lacks the capability. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Good point. Conversely, I haven't heard of half the guys on the USA roster. Our 125kg guy, Lucas Stoddard, is a West Point cadet who went 0-2 at NCAAs last year. He surprised me today, though, making the semis.
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    I commented on the PSU board that, while MM looks thicker than last year, Takahashi and the guy he wrestled in the semis, Asluev, both looked substantially more developed. I know MM doesn't like cutting weight but I'm guessing he was giving up 5+ pounds at the time of the match. MM could have easily swapped places with Haines last year; the size difference between him and Hamiti, for example, was comical.
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    U23s is a lot better than it used to be. There are a lot of legitimate Olympic-level wrestlers now. Bagaev (86kg) had a good match with Brooks last year. He was their 86 until they decided not to go. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    While I think Zahid could make improvements in his conditioning, that’s a thing that only he can do for himself. A coach can’t magically transform an athlete who won’t…go. That said, Zahid needs to work on hand fighting, engaging and wrestling through positions. Taylor is world class at that. Can he teach it? We’ll see. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    By what metric? Olympic medals? NCAA titles? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Man. That’s one of the shortest but most accurate assessments of a team I’ve seen. Pretty much nails Zahid’s wrestling. Guy is incredibly talented but spends two minutes a match with his left wrist on his thigh, and his left hand holding his left forearm, throwing head fakes. I’m glad Brooks is going up because DT might very well turn Zahid into a world beater. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Here, I'll say it: They have a weak out of conference schedule. Simultaneously, they also have the hardest schedule in the country.
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    When people say, "Such and such school has a tough out of conference schedule! So brutal!", it's almost always a school from the ACC or similar where they hit a handful of top 10 teams and maybe one or two of the top 5. Penn State, Iowa, Ohio State are going to be wrestling most of the top 5 teams in the country every year. Looking at Penn State's schedule, they have 5 of the other 6 top 7 schools scheduled for duals. Mizzou, Iowa, Nebraska, Michigan, Ohio State. Only missing Oklahoma State.
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    No, I'm referring to the fact that many of the coaches of non-B1G, smaller market teams that Cael schedules publicly thank him for bringing the team out to wrestle. See: Chris Pendleton last year, who was quite effusive in his thanks.
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    They wrestled on 12/20/2021. There were 8 current/future national champions in that dual and none of them wrestled each other. https://www.wrestlestat.com/event/63383/cornell-penn-state-dual/boxscore
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    Caveira isn't going to listen to any facts presented to him here.
  23. Le duke
    I think people are relying on the ol' "We don't know what SVN will look like coming off a knee injury, therefore guy he beat twice = SVN" thing. Meanwhile, he's doing live goes with Nick Lee, and not wearing a knee brace.
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    Insert the “Oh no! … Anyways…” meme. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Sounds like his dad isn't a fan of Iowa, at all.
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