I agree with this. JW was very athletic and the potential was there. Bring him in, kick the tires, and move on if they end up flat. He got a chance, couldn't make the best of it for whatever reason, so both parties moved on. Good luck at his next landing spot. Some transfers work, some...
The injuries are definitely concerning with Crookham. Hawks have been down that road and I would be concerned whether he could hold up to the B10 schedule for sure.
It really makes posters look like dumbshits when they bash these young men for underperforming during the season. Do you really think BK just got worse at wrestling or maybe something is going on with him?! The level him and Angelo finished at while pushing through significant hurdles in their...
Crookham is a title contender at 133 if he can hold that weight and some of the super freshman move up to 141. I would love for the Hawks to get him. 2 years is better than 1 and would fit in great with a timeline for the new recruits that are coming in.
In today's landscape, until they wrestle attached at OSU they don't necessarily "have" them either. Doesn't mean they won't, but they flipped last minute before. Their current path to starting at OSU looks a lot murkier than a year ago imo.
He had too much momentum and they rolled all the way thru it. He was damn close to catching him, but more important was it showed they had a game plan to try something different and big to catch MM, which was probably his only chance of beating him.