Looks good. Have to think Surber will push to get into the lineup somewhere between 157-174.
Lineups for next year
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Looks good. Have to think Surber will push to get into the lineup somewhere between 157-174.
John is very strategic on redshirts. My thought would be shirt the heavier guys if you have a good option on the mat now. The guys under 149 seem to perform about as well as underclassmen as Juniors and Seniors. If John thinks the freshman is a substantial improvement he will pull the shirt.
I think what he did with Johny Hendricks was a good indicator as we had a pretty good wrestler (I think it was Kevin Ward) on the mat and Hendricks in the room.
I think what he did with Johny Hendricks was a good indicator as we had a pretty good wrestler (I think it was Kevin Ward) on the mat and Hendricks in the room.
I remember Hendricks not starting well and improved a lot during the year when he was a redshirted freshman.
I was in Cleveland on business and the National Duals were there. I think Ward was beating Hendricks in the room and Hendricks was struggling to make weight. Both Hendricks and Ward were there and the defending National Champion I think it was Ryan Bertin of Michigan) was wrestling and Hendricks beat him in overtime. I don't think Johny looked back after that. That would have been his second year wrestling as a redshirt Freshman.
I agree with you completely but will say I'm not sure we have many good options on the mat for the heavier weights. If Streck is an option that will definitely help.
Our 2020 class is fantastic but if I had 1 concern for them in the future it would be injuries. Most of our class has missed over half of their senior year with injuries. Of course not 1 of them could struggle with injuries down the road. We have been hit hard by injuries in the past that has hurt our team accomplishments. Hopefully in these next years we get some break instead of being broke.
I agree to an extent. The good thing is most all of them have had a relatively injury free career throughout their HS career.
The silver lining is that being on the shelf allows them to heal their entire body. Sometimes I think these guys wrestle to much and go to hard without any downtime. This will allow for that and could be a positive.
Thanks, just curious as I’m sure it’s a fluid situation. Didn’t know how aggressive they would be to get a title next year with the talent coming in and our young guys maturing another year (Gfeller, fix, whitlake, taco)
If we end up getting Streck next year, what do you do with 197? I continue to believe that Geer is undersized at 197 and will have a tough time repeating as an AA at that weight. The top weights could be:
184--Geer
197--Ferrari
HWT--Streck
That would give us three very strong candidates to at least AA. Of course, that assumes that Ferrari can make 197 and perform well there. It also leaves Montalvo out of the lineup, but I think that will inevitably happen anyway.
184--Geer
197--Ferrari
HWT--Streck
That would give us three very strong candidates to at least AA. Of course, that assumes that Ferrari can make 197 and perform well there. It also leaves Montalvo out of the lineup, but I think that will inevitably happen anyway.
I think letting Ferrari wrestle 197 would be the smart play, if we think he is still growing. So we get at least some time out of him at 197. If so, Montalvo can probably wrestle 174 in this scenario, allowing Plott a redshirt if necessary. So many choices.
A little off topic...but with the posts about whether Ferrari can make 197, did anyone notice ISU's Colbray is @ 174 now?
He went 197 his first 2 years, then 184 last year. The kicker though - he wrestled 220 at Fargo in 2016, saying he cut down from 226. So he's dropped 52 lbs.
He went 197 his first 2 years, then 184 last year. The kicker though - he wrestled 220 at Fargo in 2016, saying he cut down from 226. So he's dropped 52 lbs.