Ched64

Eric Grajales was a highly touted recruit to Michigan back in 2010ish. i think he was a 5 time state champ out of florida. over his career, he was one of the more exciting wrestlers on the circuit but didn’t crack AA until his final year with a 3rd in 2013. Though slowed by injuries and a questionable gas tank, he was extremely entertaining and always a difficult out.

Kemp also likely got shafted when, at the peak of his career, Russia invaded Afghanistan and the US boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics. If you get a chance, or haven’t already, that documentary on Kemp is extremely well done and highly entertaining. The part that involves Dan Gable is really something.

He did win powerade and ironman his junior year but certainly not the resume of other freshman champs. Also remember Jakob Camacho had another year of eligibility this year. Not sure if he got hurt or lost a wrestle-off but Vince was ranked quite high all season putting up a bunch of ranked wins.

Joe Demeo who I referenced below was the coach at Stanford when Mark and Dave were growing up in Palo Alto. They would often come to Stanford practices and work out with his team while in high school. Mark came to a premiere of Foxcatcher that Frank Popolizio organized in Albany and Coach Demeo was there. They were trading stories back and forth during a Q and A after the showing and Demeo said he couldn’t believe the ferocity that the Schultz boys brought to those practices.

Love it…both Schenectady NY guys who wrestled for Joe Demeo’s ATWA program in Albany! Frank wrestled for D3 Brockport and AAd four times winning twice…in addition he AAd twice in tw shots at the D1 tourney as d2 and D3 champs were invited to D1s at that time. He had a great intl career after college finishing 5th at the Olympics along with myriad other accolades. Jeff Blatnick is more familiar to many wrestling fans for winning gold at the 84 Olympics after recovering from non Hodgkins lymphoma the year before. Local lore has it that he was causing some trouble in the halls of Niskayuna High one day. Legendary NYS coach Joe Bena (Gwizs hs coach many years later), a shop teacher at school pulled him aside and talked him into coming to a practice and he was hooked.

he has found his role…let him do it on his terms…dealing with the academics may be beyng his wishes…or should be

no, cael still is

Taylor is doing what any good ceo does…he is letting his experts coach the kids in their area….watch cael…everyone one of his guys have responsibility of the kids in their sphere…i know it sounds strange but Rob Koll has been an unbelievable delegator of responsibility at every stop…his tenure at Cornell was top notch…Cael is amazing in the same way…do you have a similar track record?

Snyders take down was with 12 seconds left no? Sent it to OT?

So you think real $$ changed hands to have another guy do an absolutely clean finish to get a cheap take down for the recipient lose a match on National Tv etc? I have watched the match now three times and the final takedown 6 times…i don’t see it.

carter did a great job as always…his world view should be THE world view of youth sports…excellence in self over results…but wyatt had a huge finish that encapsulated that very thing…he would get my vote

Flo

They are out there by themselves in front of a national TV audience and 20,000 people in the same room putting it on the line. No teammates to blame their foibles on. Every error is owned by them and seen b a huge crowd yet they go and do it at a very young age. Greatest sport there is.