Sheets is returning
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If he is then I hope one of the young guys really pushed him and he has significantly improved.
I think Anthony Ferrari will give him a serious run for the spot.
I hope so. Really like Sheets but he's not very good. Solid but not special.
Sorry, but not too excited about a guy who’s ceiling is possible AA…
It seemed like he struggled riding this season compared to previous seasons.
Jordan Williams might be a factor at 157 next year. Right now he's undersized, we saw that in the state final and the Junior Open. But the other day he posted his goals for the upcoming year. They included gaining 15-20 lbs, starting as a true freshman, and winning NCAAs.
He can gain 15 pounds and 149 will still be an option for him. Really high ceiling guy that needs some time in a college room and will burst on to the scene once he finds a spot.
Can wrestlers just go out and gain 15-20 lbs of muscle? If so color me even more impressed.
Personally I'd be stoked to see two Ferraris in our lineup trying to outdo each other.
Personally I'd be stoked to see two Ferraris in our lineup trying to outdo each other.
Would you bet against Anthony Ferrari being a Semifinalist as a true freshman? I wouldn’t.
Jordan has admitted that he's never lifted weights... so getting into the weight room and working to gain that, it could happen... but doing so in 6 months, I'm not so confident on. We'll see. He's not cutting any weight for junior WTTs at the beginning of June.
Sheets wrestled well going 8-1 up to the Lehigh dual where he got taken down 3-4 times and rode like a mule by Humphreys. I believe that might be the match he hurt his ribs in? He finished 2-4 for the remaining duals and let everyone have a open invitation on his legs. I think he even went 3 or 4 straight matches where he didn't get a takedown. He went 0-2 at B12's and 1-3 at NCAA's, where I thought he actually wrestled well just had to face the #1 and #2 guys. If he can improve on his feet and get back to the leg riding I think he will AA.
I believe Anthony Ferrari will be a force and has a bright future, but the fact that he hasn't wrestled in over a year, seems to have a shoulder issue and with a few of the negative bits of hearsay about his off the mat personal life I've read on here, I'm not counting on him being much of a factor next year. I just think both Williams and Ferrari need really good redshirt seasons for different reasons.
I believe Anthony Ferrari will be a force and has a bright future, but the fact that he hasn't wrestled in over a year, seems to have a shoulder issue and with a few of the negative bits of hearsay about his off the mat personal life I've read on here, I'm not counting on him being much of a factor next year. I just think both Williams and Ferrari need really good redshirt seasons for different reasons.
I have faith in Anthony Ferrari. Heck I certainly had some personal issues in high school - who hasn't? And didn't AJ sit out much of his HS senior year with an injury?
Sheets on his feets is where the improvement needs to come. He can be a beast on top, scraps hard to get escapes, and has a lot of heart and strength. In neutral through it often seems like he's just a beat or two slower than his opponents and a beat is all you need to get taken down (or get a takedown). If he can improve his misdirection, level changes, and bursts of speed on his feet, get a little DeSanto in him (not too much, just a bit), he could do really well - easy right? lol
Sheets on his feets is where the improvement needs to come. He can be a beast on top, scraps hard to get escapes, and has a lot of heart and strength. In neutral through it often seems like he's just a beat or two slower than his opponents and a beat is all you need to get taken down (or get a takedown). If he can improve his misdirection, level changes, and bursts of speed on his feet, get a little DeSanto in him (not too much, just a bit), he could do really well - easy right? lol
Do they expect Travis to be 49 or 57? We are starting to get a logjam at some of these weights. Good problems to have.
I don't know for sure but he was recruited to go 157 and came in underweight. Think that's why we didn't see him wrestle much last year so that he could focus on gaining.
It can be and has been. He couldn’t often turn it into points, but the foundation was there. Which is why I think it’d be cool if other folks took the technique and improved upon it. Zain was a monster with the turk into a bow and arrow, man.
