H82Lose Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 What is going on with him? I know his shoulder looks banged up, but is this a case of too much too soon? The kid is an absolute stud, but he is not wrestling well right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 I’m not sure he qualifies for NCAA’s at this point. Getting majored by Jordan Titus does not bode well for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNRodent Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 He's a tough kid, but some of the wrestling media people were overhyping him a bit early on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3UC157 Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 (edited) 16 minutes ago, MNRodent said: He's a tough kid, but some of the wrestling media people were overhyping him a bit early on. To be fair he was in a 3-2 match with woods early. Hype was warranted based on those optics. But looking back at the Woods match, does that now look more like Woods being rusty than Swiderski hanging tough with him? Or is it more of Swiderski injured? Regression? Hot start for an ‘unknown’ , now tape it out? Freshman wall? Edited February 4, 2023 by D3UC157 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrassler Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Punch drunk, I imagine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNRodent Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 42 minutes ago, D3UC157 said: To be fair he was in a 3-2 match with woods early. Hype was warranted based on those optics. But looking back at the Woods match, does that now look more like Woods being rusty than Swiderski hanging tough with him? Or is it more of Swiderski injured? Regression? Hot start for an ‘unknown’ , now tape it out? Freshman wall? After the Parco win and close loss to Real Woods, I was hearing national finalist by some. Let's pump the brakes there a bit and let him get some matches in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNRodent Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 41 minutes ago, MNRodent said: After the Parco win and close loss to Real Woods, I was hearing national finalist by some. Let's pump the brakes there a bit and let him get some matches in. Sorry, "Zargo" not Parco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antitroll2828 Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 5 hours ago, Gus said: I’m not sure he qualifies for NCAA’s at this point. Getting majored by Jordan Titus does not bode well for him. It was a 2 point match with like 10 seconds left and he tried to go big and ended up on his back for 6 and the major at the buzzer pretty much 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerDurden Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 I *think* it could be a cut issue. He wrestled last HS season at 152, if I recall correctly. D1 is a grind, especially if he's cutting hard. Of course, it could just be the grind. Guy is a true freshman, he was bound to take some lumps. It happens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H82Lose Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 all valid points. I think he IS tough as a boot, but it could be the grind combined with the weight cut. No way he was ever going to be a finalist, but I will be honest, I thought he might slide in as an AA. Titus match was closer than the score reflects, but Titus is not a world beater by any means. Big 12's will be interesting at that weight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadzaev2 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Wishing Swiderski the best......tough kid with lot's in his toolbox. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H82Lose Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 20 hours ago, Fadzaev2 said: Wishing Swiderski the best......tough kid with lot's in his toolbox. 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 I think we have seen this many times where a freshman is tough out of the gate, but as several have said, they start to wear down because of the grind. In HS, a kid of that caliber might go a month before even going to the 2nd period, now he's fighting for every point in the room and in competition. It's a battle that they have not seen.... and it goes on..... foorrreeevvvveeeerrrrr. 3 Sponsored by INTERMAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VakAttack Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 It appears to, as usual with these circumstances, many factors: Injury + physical style + some slight overinflation of early results (notably the previously mentioned close loss to Real Woods in Swiderski's highest profile match) + typical freshman growing pains. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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