Thought i would drop a few notes john gave during the interview tonight.
the first topic of the night was about joe and when would we expect to see him back. john indicated that smith has a injury and not just the one he was dealing with last year. he said his weight is a problem right now because he got really big over the summer with coach g and with the injury he hasn't been able to cut well. he said he is going to monitor his wrestlers different this year because in the past he use to let them wrestle through the pain but he's learning to be a little more patient with injuries so it can be beneficial to guys in the long run. he said joe is a possibility to wrestle this weekend but will continue to monitor him because he doesn't want the injury to get worst. john then went to the match against Minnesota.
49- many people didn't know after the all star match collicas knee was swollen so he was off the practice mat for a few days. when he wrestled stroker he felt like he had the match under control but indicated the lack of energy could have been from the lack of practice time.
57 -he said he thought jonce was a better match up then davey dolan against the kid from Minnesota so he went with him and he did well. he feels good about having those guys fill in.
65- thought chandler did well. he said chandler is a pinner and guys that are pinners can get you in trouble in a hurry but he indicated that for chandler there are going to be guys that he cant pin so he wants him to stay focus and consistent mentally if he doesn't get the pin. he stated clark glass will be tuff for chandler because clark glass from OU doesn't give up much. So he's going to have to open him up
74-SURPRISE STATEMENT OF THE NIGHT. he said he thinks crutch is very well conditioned and maybe the best condition on the team. he said he works his tail off in the room and before matches. i know he said more but i think i missed a little bit.
84- john said he was surprised that boyd couldn't pull in the leg. he stated that the guy from minny was a top recruit but said nolan needs to continue to stay in position and not flop an flail all over the place.
97- he was actually encouraged by wiegles wrestling. john said he was encouraged because he remembers wiegle struggles at the start of last season and for him to come out and hang tuff and put himself in position to win says a lot about how hard he has worked. john said the guy from minny is a guy that can win the weight.
285- was surprised that austin didn't get ridden. he said the minny guy is a good top wrestler. he said austin is a different man mentally now that he's eating three times a week. he said this weekend will be a good chance for austin to follow up what he's building. ross from OU is ranked 10 and the pitt wrestler is ranked 17th
125- he surprisingly said he wants pic to get bigger because he's not a big 125. he said nic is a career 25 pounder. he was pleased how well nick did because last year eddie wrestled the same minny kid and only beat him 7-3 or 8-2).
133-said brock wrestled through every position and sometimes that worries him. he thought brock looked the more mature wrestler. he was pleased with his wrestling. he indicated brock will have a tuff match with the guy from pitt who is ranked 7th and very physical.
41- dean is solid and he expects dean to tech that kid if they wrestled later in the season.
im sure i missed some things but john said he is excited about bedlam and anything can happen.
the first topic of the night was about joe and when would we expect to see him back. john indicated that smith has a injury and not just the one he was dealing with last year. he said his weight is a problem right now because he got really big over the summer with coach g and with the injury he hasn't been able to cut well. he said he is going to monitor his wrestlers different this year because in the past he use to let them wrestle through the pain but he's learning to be a little more patient with injuries so it can be beneficial to guys in the long run. he said joe is a possibility to wrestle this weekend but will continue to monitor him because he doesn't want the injury to get worst. john then went to the match against Minnesota.
49- many people didn't know after the all star match collicas knee was swollen so he was off the practice mat for a few days. when he wrestled stroker he felt like he had the match under control but indicated the lack of energy could have been from the lack of practice time.
57 -he said he thought jonce was a better match up then davey dolan against the kid from Minnesota so he went with him and he did well. he feels good about having those guys fill in.
65- thought chandler did well. he said chandler is a pinner and guys that are pinners can get you in trouble in a hurry but he indicated that for chandler there are going to be guys that he cant pin so he wants him to stay focus and consistent mentally if he doesn't get the pin. he stated clark glass will be tuff for chandler because clark glass from OU doesn't give up much. So he's going to have to open him up
74-SURPRISE STATEMENT OF THE NIGHT. he said he thinks crutch is very well conditioned and maybe the best condition on the team. he said he works his tail off in the room and before matches. i know he said more but i think i missed a little bit.
84- john said he was surprised that boyd couldn't pull in the leg. he stated that the guy from minny was a top recruit but said nolan needs to continue to stay in position and not flop an flail all over the place.
97- he was actually encouraged by wiegles wrestling. john said he was encouraged because he remembers wiegle struggles at the start of last season and for him to come out and hang tuff and put himself in position to win says a lot about how hard he has worked. john said the guy from minny is a guy that can win the weight.
285- was surprised that austin didn't get ridden. he said the minny guy is a good top wrestler. he said austin is a different man mentally now that he's eating three times a week. he said this weekend will be a good chance for austin to follow up what he's building. ross from OU is ranked 10 and the pitt wrestler is ranked 17th
125- he surprisingly said he wants pic to get bigger because he's not a big 125. he said nic is a career 25 pounder. he was pleased how well nick did because last year eddie wrestled the same minny kid and only beat him 7-3 or 8-2).
133-said brock wrestled through every position and sometimes that worries him. he thought brock looked the more mature wrestler. he was pleased with his wrestling. he indicated brock will have a tuff match with the guy from pitt who is ranked 7th and very physical.
41- dean is solid and he expects dean to tech that kid if they wrestled later in the season.
im sure i missed some things but john said he is excited about bedlam and anything can happen.
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