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You can no more be certain that the Raney's will excel as freshmen and form part of our best lineup than you could say that about Dee Lockett 12 months ago. The benefit of hindsight doesn't make this statement some sure thing.
Depends on when its here to stay and how its implemented. Maybe he gets big enough w/o the shirt?
I should have been more clear. I have no idea if either/both of the Raneys are good enough to crack the lineup as true freshmen. They will have to prove a lot in whatever opportunities they are given.
I was just speculating on how you would structure a lineup in a hypothetical world where both Raneys are in the lineup.
Cuz he ain’t big enough for 165
He doesn't appear to be particularly suited for gaining mass. His frame and physique don't appear geared toward bulking
Is it the leaner guys that are set up to bulk? Landon is definitely not lean lol.
Has Flo stopped updating its Big Board? They used to do it fairly often, but I haven't seen one in a long time.
He’s not that short and he is also not thick. He is muscular with serious core mass, but not what I’d call thick.
I’d guess he’s 5’8 or 5’9? Maybe not?
OK, let me be more precise. If you lined up all the 157lbers from last year, Landon would be below the average in height. He is strong as a bull - he has a lot more muscle than height, he is not at all long and lean for 157. He's also not heavy for the weight. At 165 he would give up even more height and weight. 157 is definitely his best weight.
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Yeah, I agree. 70kg is “tougher” to make…obviously, but not terrible.
@WillieTheBrain ’s 2028 Big Board came out yesterday. Justus Heeg at #2 (brother), #7 Matty Staples (Mikey White), #10 Paul Ruiz (Rock Zinkin) and #12 Lincoln Robideau (brother) have obvious connections. It’s wild that we won’t get official contact with them until this time next year.
Any connections to Cam Howard? I know he is KD kid and they go to PSU, just curious. What about other top 5 guys?
Also, Curious what happened to Sanchez, I think he would retain the number 1. I understand if he is not 1, but drop all the way to 6.
The drop for Sanchez isn't really warranted by his results. But these are Willie's opinions. Also important to note it's not a P4P ranking. Willie will rank someone higher just because they're in a weight class that has less competition, and that's part of what's going on here.
When Heeg left from OSU, everything I saw on social media had a salty air to it.
I noticed Ladd Holman weighed in at 209 for Junior National Duals (wrestling 215). I wonder if he stays around there and targets 197 in college or keeps growing into a heavyweight by the time he's here. Also curious if he does a mission that pushes his enrollment back an extra couple years
Junior National Duals results of note for those that didn’t follow:
Oklahoma didn’t send as strong of a team as past teams. They placed 8th. The team had just a few D1 level wrestlers, e.g., Jake Miller, Cason Craft. Rylan Sandoval went 5-0 at 106. He was injured in a match against an Ohio wrestler that used two illegal holds including a BJJ arm bar. Sandoval finished the match but didn’t complete after.
Michael White went 7-0 at 190 with 4 tech falls and 2 pins.
Ladd Holman finished 7-0 at 215 with 6 tech falls and 1 pins.
Lincoln Robideau went 6-0 at 157 with 5 TF and 1 F.
The Silva twins (just finished freshman year at Buchanan, CA) went 16-1 combined.
Oklahoma didn’t send as strong of a team as past teams. They placed 8th. The team had just a few D1 level wrestlers, e.g., Jake Miller, Cason Craft. Rylan Sandoval went 5-0 at 106. He was injured in a match against an Ohio wrestler that used two illegal holds including a BJJ arm bar. Sandoval finished the match but didn’t complete after.
Michael White went 7-0 at 190 with 4 tech falls and 2 pins.
Ladd Holman finished 7-0 at 215 with 6 tech falls and 1 pins.
Lincoln Robideau went 6-0 at 157 with 5 TF and 1 F.
The Silva twins (just finished freshman year at Buchanan, CA) went 16-1 combined.
I just saw the newest Flow 2026 class rankings and the Cowboys got 5 of the top 9 wrestlers in the Country. Ross was rated 3rd, Jordyn was 5th, Jayden was rated 6th, Rocklin is 7th and White is rated 9th. Rocklin and Michael really had great senior years to make great jumps in the rankings. Great recruiting class that also included Jax before he early graduated and won a National Championship this year.
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Flow has a new 27 class ratings for the top 100 wrestlers in the 27 class and here are their last 2 rating for future Cowboys. Ignacio was rated 7th and now he is rated 10th and he is a 126 pounder. Michael Romero was rated 25th and now he is rated 17th and he is a 150 pounder. Ladd Holman was rated 39th and now is rated 31st and he is a 215 pounder. Hodgins was rated 9th and now is rated 43rd. Villasenor missed wrestling this summer in the National Junior Tournament even though he was scheduled to and this could explain his small drop. If I remember right Romero did okay in a tournament this summer but did not stand out at all. Ladd would have been rated much higher, but he went 1-2 in a big tournament and he appeared to be in poor shape. Otherwise, he looked very good. I was excited about us getting Hodgins but his junior year included him getting upset several times and explains his big drop in rating. Good class but seems to pale in comparison to our great 25 and 26 classes.
Also just watched a 10 minute Stilly Boys show focusing on the Raney twins. They seem to be adjusting and excited to have so many good wrestlers to work out with where in the past it was the 2 of them basically. Jayden mostly wrestled with Spratley and I saw Jordyn mostly wrestling with Robideau and Swiderski.
I saw that too @Harleycowboy , I was trying to figure out what potential weight the Raneys might go from their workout partners but IDK?
Jayden likely goes 133 or 141 and Jordyn who is a little bigger, goes 141 or 149
Don’t forgets one of them wrestling with Ross lol.
I remember, and that Raney said to Ross if I gain 10 pounds, I will end up beating you.
Can’t remember if I said it here or elsewhere, but the old rules could still be used for the Raneys.
26/27 redshirt
27/28 Olympics shirt
28/29 freshman szn
Still end up with a logjam because the freshmen from last year will all go 5/5 meaning: 25/26 to 29/30. So two years of logjam compared to 4 with the new rules.
26/27 redshirt
27/28 Olympics shirt
28/29 freshman szn
Still end up with a logjam because the freshmen from last year will all go 5/5 meaning: 25/26 to 29/30. So two years of logjam compared to 4 with the new rules.