Recent content by Cowboy1989

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    Next Year’s Lineup '26

    A heck of a lot of talent will be in that room next year not including any portals! Should be interesting...
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    Next Year’s Lineup '26

    When saying "I think" guys will be at this or that weight next year, how about giving some reasons why you think this. For instance when Vega literally says this is the last time I'll have to make this weight, that seems like a pretty good indication he's going up next year to me.
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    NCAA PORTAL

    I would definitely not compare Spratley to Facundo. Sparkey lost to last year's national champion (had to wrestle him twice) and this year's national champion at the tournament. Facundo was the worst performing wrestler on the team in my opinion at the tournament, given who he wrestled. He...
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    Screw this guy

    Of course if all NFL players tried out for wrestling the talent pool would be much larger and the quality of wrestlers overall would go up. I don't think anyone is arguing to the contrary. To what extent is the question. It might not be quite as clear cut as some think. "Talent" is not "talent"...
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    Screw this guy

    Football talent and wrestling talent are not necessarily the same thing. A lot of great football players would never make great wrestlers. Football players exert really hard for about 7 seconds and then rest for 30 seconds, and then do it again. Wrestlers, wrestle really hard for 7 straight...
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    The 3-Point Takedown - Folkstyle's Sea Change

    The scrambling ability of today's wrestlers is light years ahead of where it used to be
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    Screw this guy

    A lot of big great athletes choose football over wrestling for the money or popularity aspect, but a lot of them don't choose wrestling because the training is too hard as well, most of them couldn't cut it in wrestling.
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    Cowboy RTC and the next quad

    Lrob will compete in senior freestyle at 70kg
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    NCAA PORTAL

    Ono may not choose bottom if he can take everyone down. I'm not sure Jax will be 133 next year.
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    Next Year’s Lineup '26

    Liledahl only getting 1 bonus shows how tough 125 was.
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    Next Year’s Lineup '26

    Troy had a really rough bracket path - wrestling Robinson twice and Liledahl. I can't see his spot being challenged next year.
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    2026 NCAA Wrestling Championship Official Thread

    More bonus will come with maturity. True frosh will score more bonus next year.
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    Next Year’s Lineup '26

    More bonus for OSU and win head to head vs PSU will be key.
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    What Did You Expect? - NCAA Team Performance Relative to Expectations

    Excellent post! I just can't get over the 3 true freshman champs for OSU. They exceeded my wildest expectations.