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Shapiro - is he really a threat to win it as Freshman?


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Listing to FRL - mention of Shapiro as a real title threat at 157.  Even that he is a favorite.  
 

157 seems pretty deep.  Feel like I’m missing something.  I know Shapiro wrestled college guys last year and did well.  But did he beat anyone upper echelon?  For those that he did beat, was it with severe authority?  
 

Curious to hear the case for him being at least a top two favorite to win 157.

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22 minutes ago, Dark Energy said:

Listing to FRL - mention of Shapiro as a real title threat at 157.  Even that he is a favorite.  
 

157 seems pretty deep.  Feel like I’m missing something.  I know Shapiro wrestled college guys last year and did well.  But did he beat anyone upper echelon?  For those that he did beat, was it with severe authority?  
 

Curious to hear the case for him being at least a top two favorite to win 157.

It is based on his freestyle dominance. First of all, he won a U20 world title and was very dominant doing so. He destroyed everyone domestically and the group of guys that were competing at the weight includes: Daniel Cardenas, Paniro Johnson, Jackson Arrington, etc. 

I agree with the flo crew that he absolutely can win a title this year and is a tier 1 guy right out of the gate. 157 has a lot of depth but does not have that guy at the top that seems insurmountable like Brooks, Starrocci, Vito, etc. 

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If I had dime for every "next big thing" entering the college ranks from either freestyle, Greco,  or high school I'd be living the life of a lottery winner. 

I couldn't count the number of "next big thing" flops. 

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2 minutes ago, Ohio Elite said:

Your the ultimate sour puss...

Your?

Tell me the "next big thing " I've proclaimed that wasn't,  other than none. 

So,  how could I be that, ma'am?

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I follow nothing other than UNI news during the off season, I follow no high school wrestling, and only follow UNI during the season...

... so, with that said,  I just learned that this guy is going to Cornell. With THAT said,  they DO have a history of verifying that " the next big thing" was indeed that. 

I rescind my comment above.  He likely WILL produce. 

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2 minutes ago, Ohio Elite said:

Go figure 🤔 

I'm nice and cozy with it too, which is a compliment to the rassler and Cornell. 

Won't find me dissing Cornell over the years. 

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13 minutes ago, Ohio Elite said:

They've been very impressive over the last decade or so.  Can't forget Dake!!

Trust me:  Dake comes first to mind (and that's saying something).

Among the elite college rasslers I've followed. 

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8 minutes ago, ionel said:

Thats gotta be the nicest thing anyones said about the Deuce.  

The obsession,  including name calling(!) continues...

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1 hour ago, Dark Energy said:

Thanks for this.  We see some guys do great at freestyle with age level medals … but don’t hit that level on folkstyle.  
 

Your point of there being no super studs is a good one.

True that some guys don’t translate to the next level but a lot of that’s because they are so much more physically mature than some of their age level counterparts. Other times they lack mat skills or something just doesn’t click at the NCAA level. Meyer looked fast and strong at worlds but is not necessarily a “brute” like a Bouzakis type where he overpowered everyone he faced.  Couple that with the fact that he wrestled some decent NCAA guys last year in open tournaments and beat them all rather easily and I think we have a title contender on our hands. Cornell also does a great job getting super elite guys ready to go right away (Yianni, Dake, Vito, etc.). 

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