I want Robideau to RS. So I will take option 2.
157 - Travis
165 - Lockett
174 - Transfer
Next Years Lineup
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157 - Travis
165 - Lockett
174 - Transfer
I agree. I feel like a long term lineup of Robideau, Routledge, Lockett could be sick.
Travis will have two years left right? So I guess 157 is likely locked down for 26/27 unless one of the above can knock him off. Would have to think he slots in at fringe AA next year. Doubt many true freshman would slot in higher (not a single true freshman in intermat top 20 right now).
It's sounding like Lockett will be a 174.
I only put that in there for if he goes as a true freshman. Just speculation. Also, when playing with next years lineup I feel like without a transfer we will have to put a freshman at 157/165 unless Young can bump to 157 (yikes) and Travis to 165. But that’s far from ideal probably. But also in that scenario (without transfer) you have Mower, Thompson (unlikely with the cut), or Dee.
Travis 157. Not sure if your " collective" is on Facundo or not but he will probably be the 165 everyone goes after and I know some already are 🤷
Ya, looking at options for 165-184 honestly tells me we need portal. Facundo would be a great pickup. He has two years left too which is nice. Would have him and Travis for 157/165 for 26 and 27.
Actually Facundo is going for a medical RS this year and will have 3 years remaining. He has the possibility of being a 7th year guy without the covid year. RS, Wrestle, Olympic RS, Medical RS and then wrestle 3 years
If he gets a medical, i'm sending that video NLWC posted of him practicing prior to the Maryland dual.
Not 100% but I believe a lower body injury is what I heard.
The medical RS game is a wild one. And I'm not saying Facundo is doing that. The odd one is Yonger he's got Gableitis. Did he hurt his knee yes has it kept him sidelined this whole time definitely not
His knee actually didn't heal as well as they initially thought it would. He really wanted to go (he's definitely over college wrestling), but didn't want to do the - sit out most of the season and then try at conferences thing.
Plus - I would bet that new booster had some persuasion to him taking the medical.
I blame no one for seeking all options within the stated rules to their help their own interests lol
The only thing currently against the rules now is having a staff member contacting rostered athletes. Everything else is fair game
I don't see it...... He has such a long way to go on the mat. But, hopefully he can. He looked extremely undersized at 33 last night.
My best guess:
125 Spratley
133 Sokamoto
141 Hughes
149 Jamison
157 Travis
165 Portal
174 Lockett
184 Thompson
197 Merrill
HWT Portal
Other Portals are certainly on the table. The first half of this lineup is an improvement. We need help on the back end.
125 Spratley
133 Sokamoto
141 Hughes
149 Jamison
157 Travis
165 Portal
174 Lockett
184 Thompson
197 Merrill
HWT Portal
Other Portals are certainly on the table. The first half of this lineup is an improvement. We need help on the back end.
1 - Rin is a true freshman
2 - He wrestled the #2 guy in the country
3 - His first match of the season
4 - No folkstyle experience
5 - He is not large for the weight
6 - His debut couldn't have been in a more tough environment
After all that working against him he still almost kept it to a regular decision. I think he did fantastic under those conditions and has a chance to become elite if that is what he truly wants. We'll see.
Was telling some OSU casual wrestling friends this exact thing. How many UR true freshmen would Ayala not pin or TF and it was barely a MD. Then add in the new to folkstyle and language barriers and that he could easily be a 125. I was super impressed with him. Doesn’t mean I’m crowning him anything but that was some special stuff IMO
Sakamoto is going to be good. He and McComas are going to battle for the 133 spot and make each other better.
He should be a title contender there if the cuts not to hard
Next year, lets see what clears out from graduation.
25 - 2 of the top 8
33 - eh...2 of the top 10
41 - 4 of the top 8
49 - 4 of the top 8
57 - nasty. 1 top 8 guy graduates.
65 - 5 of the top 8...but the two hammers at the top will be back.
74 - 4 of the top 8.
84 - 4 of the top 8 but this weight is buzzsaw next year.
97 - 5 of the top 8.
HW - 5 of the top 8 and this weight is super open.
25 - Cowboy Troy is again a strong favorite as a darkhouse. Richie Figs is back but Ramos who has the strength of an 84 pounder is gone. The rest, Troy is a threat to them in any given bout.
33 - Sakamoto will have a tough time. He is a bit away from Ayala. I'd really like to see him Wrestle a mid-ranked guy before I get visions of Uetake dancing in my head.
41 - Some talent leaves out. Bartlett, Alirez, Happel and that leaves Tagen in a good spot if he were to stay here.
49 - Besides Parco, some of the guys that leave are longer/lanky guys.
57 - Travis would upset this weight IMO. Teemer is gone and Chumbley (dangerous guy) is gone. But, I think he Wrestles great against the rest of the field.
65 - I'd rather not send Dee in here. Can he win it, absolutley, but Mesenbrink and Caliendo are tough.
74 - Kind of the same here. If Dee could RS, the following year, Haines, Pinto, PK are all gone. Next year, those 3 are here...so, its a similar level of comp.
84 - I'll pray for BT. McEnelly is a beast. Berge is a hard out and Ferrari is okay. Top 4 guys here are going to be fun for a few years.
97 - CM needs to stay here for a year at least. He can beat Barr and AJ, who are the top two returners at #3 and #4.
HW - I think Doucet AA's here. 11 of the top 15 leave, including 1, 2, 3, 5 and 8...which gives Doucet a really good shot.
Either way, still going to be a fun year.
25 - 2 of the top 8
33 - eh...2 of the top 10
41 - 4 of the top 8
49 - 4 of the top 8
57 - nasty. 1 top 8 guy graduates.
65 - 5 of the top 8...but the two hammers at the top will be back.
74 - 4 of the top 8.
84 - 4 of the top 8 but this weight is buzzsaw next year.
97 - 5 of the top 8.
HW - 5 of the top 8 and this weight is super open.
25 - Cowboy Troy is again a strong favorite as a darkhouse. Richie Figs is back but Ramos who has the strength of an 84 pounder is gone. The rest, Troy is a threat to them in any given bout.
33 - Sakamoto will have a tough time. He is a bit away from Ayala. I'd really like to see him Wrestle a mid-ranked guy before I get visions of Uetake dancing in my head.
41 - Some talent leaves out. Bartlett, Alirez, Happel and that leaves Tagen in a good spot if he were to stay here.
49 - Besides Parco, some of the guys that leave are longer/lanky guys.
57 - Travis would upset this weight IMO. Teemer is gone and Chumbley (dangerous guy) is gone. But, I think he Wrestles great against the rest of the field.
65 - I'd rather not send Dee in here. Can he win it, absolutley, but Mesenbrink and Caliendo are tough.
74 - Kind of the same here. If Dee could RS, the following year, Haines, Pinto, PK are all gone. Next year, those 3 are here...so, its a similar level of comp.
84 - I'll pray for BT. McEnelly is a beast. Berge is a hard out and Ferrari is okay. Top 4 guys here are going to be fun for a few years.
97 - CM needs to stay here for a year at least. He can beat Barr and AJ, who are the top two returners at #3 and #4.
HW - I think Doucet AA's here. 11 of the top 15 leave, including 1, 2, 3, 5 and 8...which gives Doucet a really good shot.
Either way, still going to be a fun year.
Zo wrestled at 57kg, and while he's filled out just a bit since his competition days, that picture should serve as a decent reference. So unless Lockett hits a major growth spurt, 165 shouldn't be an issue.
No inside info. I be surprised if we don't explore the portal at:
- 65 or 74, whetever weight DEE ends up at, you probably consider portal for the other unless you think Routledge or Robideau are ready at 65.
- 84 OR 97, whatever weight CM ends up at, you probably consider portal for the other. I doubt they are planning on BT at 84 without healthy competition for that spot.
- HW, I don't see us running Doucet out there.
Possible correct thoughts.
On Konner, I don't see the point on wasting money when the guy is an AA caliber kid. I could see it if there was a guy with two years left after this season that is going to project a similar win %, but that guy isn't out there I don't think? It would be nice to have the ability to put the RS on Ross so he can fill out. The problem with that...if the Dallas Cowboys see us with what he will become, they'll draft him.
But If Feldman or Mullen called and wanted discuss for application of membership to our Program, I bet there would be a listening ear.
Same. Ending every dual with an offense-less Hwt simply because he might AA is pretty contrary to DT's goal of entertaining fans by scoring points. KD is going to be a room guy unless he proves to the staff that he'll push the pace at match time. I've seen him do it a couple of times, and when he does it it's great - but twice over two seasons isn't much.
