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Zepeda and Ech would be great training partners for Block.
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I looked up his class, and in the 1st big board he was #3 and last big board ranking was #6. Crazy if he spends his career as a room guy for a pay check and some freestyle dream which may also be crushed by the guys keeping him out of PSU lineup. Iowa recruited him out of high school and now has a golden opportunity for him at 165 for 3 years , which I think is his sweet spot for weight. We are a traditional power program with great facilities, big fan base, and we pay up for the right guys. He must really r brainwashed by the Carl cult.
Spoken like a real man who’s roughed up a lady a time or three. I bet she deserved it.
Forgot to mention, that was a bad year to sign with PSU. Like usual, they signed 4 of the top 7, Lillidaul at #1, Ryder at #5, Sealy #6, Connor Mirisola #7. Ryder was smart and bailed immediately when getting recruited over in the portal, with 4 years eligibility. Mirisola and Sealy could be starting on most other teams. Lillidahl is the only one they are using. When you can do this, you’re recruiting is out of this world. This is why they win, period.
It is why they win. It’s not why no one is within spitting distance. It takes running on all cylinders to do what they do. It’s a lethal combination.
Willie pointed out that Michigan would have Lemely, Catribone, and Zepeda for 149/157. He would be guaranteed to start from day one at Iowa at either 149 or 157. From a team perspective, we would be better with Zeppeda at 149, Block 157. I was thinking it would be better from a physical and wrestling perspective for Block to go to 157, even before this Zepeda thing came about. His other reason he thought he may end up at Iowa was money. Seems like 2 good reasons to choose us. If it was so important for him and his half brother to wrestle at the same school, then his brother could have signed with NCST.
Even if the person wants to change their mind and drop charges, the prosecutor can subpoena them to testify and move ahead with the case if they think they have a good case. Now if the accuser admits to her accusations not being truthful, they would drop it. The charges were already dropped by the time he took his ORS to preserve that year of eligibility.
157 is so deep, I don’t understand why people want Block to move up. He’s #4 at 149 right now
One of their top ten recruits for 27 could end up 149 or 157, so could still have some competition.
It was obvious as the season went on, he didn’t look like the same strong wrestler with a decent gas tank that he was early in the season. If he had a gas tank, he would have beaten Vaness soundly in their second match up. It looked like the cut started affecting him second semester.
Imo you pick your best weight that you wrestle your best at and see where you end up. Making decisions on what weight you wrestle based on other teams wrestlers isn’t something I think TnT subscribe to anyway
And if the person wants to drop it knowing they don’t have a strong case to avoid further character assassination and start moving on with her life? What would the prosecutor do then?
Actually, though, he was a U17 world champ, so 27-28 will count as an ORS and he does have 4 left (and he’ll actually be training for the trials, too, LOL). My mistake.
I don't think it was the cut. He never gassed at NCAAs on 3 day weigh ins. He had other things going on that affected his tank earlier in the year imo.
This is so well layed out. I think wrestling fans need to understand one thing about Penn State. Getting mat time and being a starter doesn't matter. They're already paid well. And college wrestling is second to most of their athletes. The wrestling club is one of the best places to train in the world.
Second of all. It's a ******** cult.
I only wonder how much better will they get if they’re not competing. Sealey has wrestled 14 matches in 2 years. Not sure about freestyle. Guys get better at lots of different schools
The matches are only a snapshot of the work you're putting in. I think it's ok to question if these guys want competition or not.
There hasn't been much branching out at Penn State and it's been bad for college wrestling as a whole. J Rob going to Minnesota was good for the sport. Just like Barry Davis, Dresser, Schwab, and Metcalf leaving were all good for the sport.
In the Cult of Cael, there can only be one top dog and that's Cael. His assistants and former wrestlers seem satisfied with elavating that program to mythical heights, rather than build something special on their own.
Understand there’s alot to training but nothing simulates being under the lights in the heat of competition. No Oly shirt till that year. Already lost one year. All the top teams have had guys succeed at the world level. I’d want to get my reps
I was thinking that and then I started looking at 149 next year and I think it’s going to be tough also. You will have Valencia, SVN, Wasileski (sp?) as AA’s from last year plus Joy, Frost/Paniro, Buesgens that were solid last year. Throw in new come Seth Mendoza and the addition of Caleb Henson off redshirt and Sergio Vega moving up and this is a tough weight class. The top 6 or so are nails - Vega, Henson, Valencia, SVN, Joy (I know he had a bad NCAA’s), Mendoza… Not as tough as 157 but significantly deeper than last year.
Ya him and Mark Hall are pretty much it. This was aimed at Cunningham, Snyder, Retherford, Varner for being frontrunning cowards.
Molinaro at ASU, Brady Berge at SDSU, Cenzo at Lehigh, Pearsall with DT, Nolf wrestling academy. I'm sure I'm missing others. Snyder is still competing. Cowards, lol.
This is a bad post and you should be embarrassed.
Brady still on staff at SDSU? His bro transferred so that would be kind of odd.
He was listed as the RTC coach but maybe its out of date. Regardless, badboi is an idiot.
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Don't know his Coaching status relative to SDSU (with the RTC still I presume as mentioned), but it appears he started Berge Elite Wrestling Academy and then sold it and now called Jackrabbit Wrestling Academy. Locations in Brookings and Sioux Falls, so maybe he still has some involvement with that as well?
Plus he's about 3.5 hours from Home, so maybe that matters too. Bennett is a Senior, so wouldn't make sense to uproot to Stillwater for a year (at least to me). Regardless, he and Hahn could stay there for a long time and not have the pressure of big time programs, entrenched in the community of only 23,000, etc. Sounds like a good gig to me.
Brady sold out of BEWA and is head back home. He’s not coaching with SDSU anymore.Don't know his Coaching status relative to SDSU (with the RTC still I presume as mentioned), but it appears he started Berge Elite Wrestling Academy and then sold it and now called Jackrabbit Wrestling Academy. Locations in Brookings and Sioux Falls, so maybe he still has some involvement with that as well?
Plus he's about 3.5 hours from Home, so maybe that matters too. Bennett is a Senior, so wouldn't make sense to uproot to Stillwater for a year (at least to me). Regardless, he and Hahn could stay there for a long time and not have the pressure of big time programs, entrenched in the community of only 23,000, etc. Sounds like a good gig to me.
Hopefully Iowa is only taking him if Zepeda picks Michigan.
What complicates this is that James is very unlikely to be at 157. That kid really continues to grow. He wrestled this year not having to cut weight but continues to grow and move up. Many compare him to his brother who is a running back at Notre Dame. In two years he could be in the 180's. It will be fun to watch him. He is really special. 157 is likely open in 2028-29 if Sealy can make it and wants it.
Sealey's losses say he isn't special.
But he also isn't getting those big time matches that allow you to make jumps. If he stays, would be cool to see if he could pull a Whitmer.
If Sealey isn't "The Strongest Man in the World" he's got no shot.
