With an August birthday, 100% should have been. Dudes 20 and has never wrestled a college match yet. People act like that is normal or that there's nothing wrong with it. Blows my mind
Chances of Bassett leaving VT?
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Due to him and his parent's arrogance, nobody I'd rather see get spanked than Bo... Well, maybe Sydney Sweeney.
Who beat him?
I thought they were talking about national title contenders. And Real was that.
Reading comprehension isn’t always the strength of HR. One poster suggested that the reason for Bo’s HS dominance was his age and it was stipulated that now he’ll be competing against wrestlers his own age and strength. I pointed out that he looked pretty good beating an NCAA finalist 2Xs earlier this summer. Somehow that was translated to mean that I think Woods is the best wrestler in the world. 🫤 To be fair Woods did win bronze at the 2025 World Championships. Summary- Despite losing a match at the U23 World championships a few months after graduating HS, I STILL think Bo will be elite in college.
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Two things can be true: Bo was old for high school, and he's also dominating at age level AND winning at senior level right now against people much older than him. We don't have to be dishonest about it because we don't like how it was handled.
Agreed. FWIW, while I don't consider myself a Bo "hater", I also don't think I will be rooting for him in the NCAA. Nevertheless, his flame out at U23's notwithstanding, he is having a lot of success v. other elite wrestlers at a Sr. level.
At this point, he is exceeding my thoughts on how well he would do v. non-HS competition. I would be surprised though if he lasts 4 or 5 years at any college. But, what do I know? That's just my opinion.
That’s debatable. It’s not at all unusual for parents to hold off sending their kid who just turned 5 to kindergarten. It may even be a lot more beneficial to wait a year. Holding them back another year after doing that is a bit different though.
We can safely say he should have been in college a year ago.
Agreed. The kindergarten cutoff in my area is the child needs to be 5 before September 1. It's VERY common for kids with summer birthdays, especially August birthdays to wait another year to start kindergarten. It's often recommended by preschool and kindergarten teachers. As for the extra hold-back year in 8th grade, not so much.
I agree. I thought Bo would be good, but would plateau a bit, and that Melvin would exceed him. Bo is right now better than I thought he would ever be. If he keeps improving....
Let’s be real, if he was wearing an Iowa singlet we would say he was a sure fire 5x’er NCAA champ.
No matter the singlet or results, no one can say he isn’t a lot of fun to watch, though.
he was the recruiting win Iowa needed and then lost. I think its more significant than most fans want to admit. Time will tell how his career pans out, but losing him was a massive loss for the program IMO.
As a Hawk fan, if still with the team, I would be talking him up like crazy. Im as interested in watching him wrestle as Messinbrink, only if wrestling a Hawk or Natty finals, rest of the time could care less.
Joy is a solid wrestler, but also didn't AA last year. Wouldnt say 49 was a stacked weight class by any means either. 49 this year compared to last
149 last year was probably the weakest and this year it's the best . I don't ever remember a weight going from worst to first in 1 seasonJoy is a solid wrestler, but also didn't AA last year. Wouldnt say 49 was a stacked weight class by any means either. 49 this year compared to last
Correct, my point exactly. I don't think Joy and Bo are on the same level by any means in Folk or Free. I would expect Bo to dominate. Will be interesting to see how Joy does this year with how deep 49 is. I don't see him AA again, I don't see him being a 4 seed?? I believe he was last year if he wrestled in the Big10 all year.
He was the #2 seed . He's probably a 6-12 guy this year. The blood round at 149 will be insane match ups. Valencia Vega Henson Van ness are probably the only 4 that are locks to AA
Right couldn't remember for sure. Yes, I would put him in the 8-16 type guy with 6th being his ceiling. Bigger question is, who does Cornell wrestle this year? will he go into NCCA's again with 1-2 losses and NCCA be forced to give him a high seed??
Don't forget about Mendez. If they do get their 5th year, he has stated he will be going 49 this year. Unfortunately, what does this do to block/Williams and their AA potential as well.
I wasn't aware of that. Odd because Flo, Earl and Willie all have him 149. Who's going 149?
IDK who’s going 149 for them but Joy will wind up 157.
And pretty much was in complete control for 2 1/2 periods. Quirky ending where the official refused to award the escape with Joy on all fours and Ryder two feet from him. The first time I probably wouldn't have awarded the escape, but the second time???
Not sure if Dejesus is a 141 or 149. Cornella hasn't certed yet according to track.
I’ve complained about this to my parents for years. I had a late August b-day and was always super young for my grade. I started college at 17 and my parents had to sign a permission slip. I remember going back to my wrestling room the year after I graduated to coach and felt so much stronger than I did as a senior. Lots of parents have figured it out. Plenty of 15 1/2 year-old freshman out there.
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