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David Taylor on how Oklahoma State wins NCAA team title: 'We have to be the best team in the history of wrestling'

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Efejle

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vhsalum said:
I don't think he'll be a "shock" and maybe its a Dreshaun - Connor final for the team title! LOL.
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To do this they need to have half their lineup significantly out perform not only their seeds but there expected bonuses. Not seeing that.
 
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Nitlion1986

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Corby2 said:
Can't believe you guys are sleeping on Connor Mirasola he might be an NCAA champion this year. What happened the last time he wrestled Dreshaun? Connor will be 230 and ready to go
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I have been thinking the same thing, but avoiding jinxing anything. Now that you posted it. I can't be the jinx. Mirasola winning Hwt isn't something that should overly surprise anybody.
 
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Goggles Paisano said:
Guliban, Facundo, Howard, Sealy, Berge, Beard, Ryder, Manville, Nevills.. One can argue just what level of blue chipper for some of those, but here have been several very high HS P4P recruits that were not National champions even once. This is partially offset by lesser guys who Cael coached up like Cassar and Dean. Nonetheless, Cael's track record remains unequaled, just a coursery look at TnTs and the twins top recruits over the last decade clarifies the picture, with most of their top level recruits that never win one, topped by someone in blue and white.
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Would not characterize Max Dean as a "lesser guy" who was coached up by Sanderson. At Cornell, Dean finished 8th at NCAAs as a freshman in 2018 followed by 2nd in 2019. Pretty good for a "lesser guy". Three years later, he was champ for PSU in 2022, then 7th in 2023.
 
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Kiddagger311 said:
Well, it would be epic if it came down to the last match. Okie state would need to have the perfect tournament. I think there’s a good chance Feldman will be in the finals somehow though. We will see.
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Tom will screw him up again. No worries there.
 
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LostInTransition said:
285 may depend on who's healthy in March. What's the latest on Keuter and Feldman? Ross has some injury concerns as well. Having 2 Mirasolas may be a big advantage. Doucett makes for a good contingency plan as well.
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all 3 are healthy.

Not sure if Ross was just faking people out at WNO. But he's good But don't worry, Ryan will find a way to break Feldman.
 
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Nitlion1986

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vhsalum said:
all 3 are healthy.

Not sure if Ross was just faking people out at WNO. But he's good But don't worry, Ryan will find a way to break Feldman.
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There is an interesting combination there. Ryan's team definitely struggled to stay healthy last year. This year I don't expect OSU to have their conditioning at the beginning of the season peaked as though it was the post-season. That should save dramatically on the wear and tear. The other aspect of the combination is Feldman, while put together like an athletic beast, he seems fragile.
 
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zzs006 said:
Some fun finals coming up. At 141 we get Raney vs Jamison, at 149 it’s Vega vs Raney, 165 is Lockett vs Swiderski, 174 has Norman vs Facundo, 184 is Berge vs White, and 197 is not a cowboy on cowboy match but has Merrill vs Little. Pretty exciting group of matches
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Yep… Okie has a nice squad but it still isn’t close to PSU. Closer to third than first! They are the equivalent of 2.5 top wrestlers away. A dual would be very enjoyable, though.
 
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lookleftgoright said:
Seriously? You do not think all the money PSU has to spend has helped buy a team. I mean the coaching is awesome - no doubt about it, but without the vast amount of money, the RTC is no where near as powerful and as big of a draw and a lot of the recruits would find other places. In an era of no money, PSU still probably is the top dog because of the coaching etc, but they are not so ridiculously ahead of the rest of the pack.
Taylor seems to be building a winning culture. You sound like the old Hawk fans of yesterday year making statements like the one I responded to.
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PSU didn’t go out and drastically overpay for a head coach from another program out of desperation. PSU didn’t go out and tamper with wrestlers already on other teams and then overpay for them. PSU didn’t go out and splash highest bidder $ to high school recruits.
If you really think their path is similar to how PSU built this team and culture then you need To put down the crack pipe for awhile.
 
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