Cowboy RTC and the next quad

[vhsalum]

Someone tell me who is winning the
live go's between Daton and RBY right now.

Have the feeling daton hasn't been around much lately.

Ummm… what? Daton has been around.

And they’re pretty even. They go live together a lot. Some days Fix is better, some days RBY

 

[tom_v31]

Ummm… what? Daton has been around.

And they’re pretty even. They go live together a lot. Some days Fix is better, some days RBY

Love it

 

[GableBeer]

 

[AtownPoke]

View embedded media

Well no need to build it up I guess

 

[Pennstate1985]

Well no need to build it up I guess

So are y'all rooting for Sadulaev or DT here? Seems like a close call. I'm asking for a friend so don't shoot the messenger. 🤣

 

[Pennstate1985]

If DT wins, it's a boost for the program because he is in the minds of recruits again as a current wrestler. If he loses, no harm done because he is a part time wrestler and Sadulaev is well, Sadulaev. It's really a win-win for DT and by extension the OSU program. Great marketing actually at minimal expense since it's offseason.

 

[ionel]

So are y'all rooting for Sadulaev or DT here? Seems like a close call. I'm asking for a friend so don't shoot the messenger. 🤣

You have "friends?"

 

[Pennstate1985]

You have "friends?"

For plural, does my cat count?

 

[DEWrestlingFan]

View embedded media

How is this possible?

 

[Pennstate1985]

How is this possible?

They entered the same tournament?

 

[CowboyTanker]

David Taylor in Albania

2024 UWW Senior World Championships - Videos - FloWrestling

Watch videos for the 2024 UWW Senior World Championships wrestling event on FloWrestling.org. Join now!

www.flowrestling.org

 

[Pennstate1985]

Brackets redrawn. Best 3 guys on same side. DT vs Sadulaev is now 1st round. No idea why. I think it benefits DT actually.

 

[DEWrestlingFan]

They entered the same tournament?

At the same weight class too! haha Smart***. I feel like any time these random seeds have a chance to set up a US wrestler for a tough draw, it always happens. I understand you have to beat the best to win it all, but still it is ridiculous that these two with what ten plus World Golds, meet in the first round. It is just stupid.

 

[chasepollard]

At the same weight class too! haha Smart***. I feel like any time these random seeds have a chance to set up a US wrestler for a tough draw, it always happens. I understand you have to beat the best to win it all, but still it is ridiculous that these two with what ten plus World Golds, meet in the first round. It is just stupid.

Yeah, it’s an example of why Wrestling is losing ground.

If the sport cared about promoting the sport, they’d build this one up…not get it out of the way.

 

[DEWrestlingFan]

Yeah, it’s an example of why Wrestling is losing ground.

If the sport cared about promoting the sport, they’d build this one up…not get it out of the way.

I agree 100%. I think the random draws are not so random. With that said though, I am glad we are definitely going to get to see the match!

 

[AtownPoke]

I agree 100%. I think the random draws are not so random. With that said though, I am glad we are definitely going to get to see the match!

It’s all a bs excuse imo. If it’s because of the lack of ranking series data and them not wrestling at these weights before then just put them as two bottom seeds and move on. At least they’d be on opposite sides of the bracket.

 

[vhsalum]

It’s all a bs excuse imo. If it’s because of the lack of ranking series data and them not wrestling at these weights before then just put them as two bottom seeds and move on. At least they’d be on opposite sides of the bracket.

UWW is just being stupid. In an effort to show its not corrupt - they're harming their own product.

This is NOT a good thing for Russia - and I'm sure they're pissed about it. This will be Sad's first time at scratch.

 

[SlickWillie2018]

Have seen BT in basically all of the videos they’ve put out of DT training for and headed to Worlds. That has to be an absolutely unreal experience for a 19 year old kid. Hope he’s making the most of it and can show us what he learned from it next year.

 

[skylinepoke]

Have seen BT in basically all of the videos they’ve put out of DT training for and headed to Worlds. That has to be an absolutely unreal experience for a 19 year old kid. Hope he’s making the most of it and can show us what he learned from it next year.

You're not the only one!

 

[osu2082]

Have seen BT in basically all of the videos they’ve put out of DT training for and headed to Worlds. That has to be an absolutely unreal experience for a 19 year old kid. Hope he’s making the most of it and can show us what he learned from it next year.

Hopefully it’s also a sign of a young kid being fully bought in. He has a bunch of talent and a high ceiling.

 

[McScoreley]

From what @AtownPoke tells me about how DT approaches thing, he would not give this kind of experience to a kid he doesn't think deserves it. He obviously can easily take Plott, Hendrickson or Zahid (I imagine Zahid has been in the works way longer than the announcement)

I'll preface by saying I don't know Thompson personally obviously and I try not to speculate on character or lifestyle of kids unless it's pretty documented but Thompson was definitely a wrestler some thought maybe wouldn't "buy into" the culture DT is establishing and could get weeded out. Instead, it's the total opposite and that should be extremely exciting ... because like I said, the talent is immense with him.

 

[SlickWillie2018]

From what @AtownPoke tells me about how DT approaches thing, he would not give this kind of experience to a kid he doesn't think deserves it. He obviously can easily take Plott, Hendrickson or Zahid (I imagine Zahid has been in the works way longer than the announcement)

I'll preface by saying I don't know Thompson personally obviously and I try not to speculate on character or lifestyle of kids unless it's pretty documented but Thompson was definitely a wrestler some thought maybe wouldn't "buy into" the culture DT is establishing and could get weeded out. Instead, it's the total opposite and that should be extremely exciting ... because like I said, the talent is immense with him.

I think he was definitely on “knucklehead watch” given how his high school career ended (I believe kicked off his Illinois team for smoking during a tournament, moved to Stillwater). But the thing about being 17-18 and a knucklehead is it just takes the right message at the right time to flip the switch.