Interviewed_at_Weehawken

I was concerned about that! Seriously though, did anyone see this match? Had a lead and power bombed Bonnacorsi in the 3rd. Match went into OT, where Trumble lost. 7:25 ish

Yes. I think it is the weight, and the more he makes it the tougher he gets. He makes it 2-3 days in a row and it takes a lot out of him. My Wolfpack has also been underperforming as a team at the NCAA tournament. I don't think it is the overseeding stuff with saw with Mizzou in the MAC. There might be some of that but NC state has been placing below guys they have beaten during the regular season, so there might be peaking issues... perhaps weight related.

I mean, he has beaten Nico Bonnacorsi and blew a match against Nico via power bomb the year Nico won it.

And a career win over Lockett, I believe.

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Good analysis. I'm sure his opponents will working on developing that ability, as much as it is capable of being developed in less than a year.

Kerk is the heavy favorite, but it is definitely not a settled matter. Most expected a better performance out of Kerk at OTT. _Plenty expected him to be our rep. He wasn't close. It was also a surprise to see him forgo U23. Another thing to keep in mind with Kerk is his injury history and him currently wrestling without an ACL or two.

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My guess: he is pretty good at dodgeball as a four sport high school athlete.

He did win a team award or two as a freshman. "Leadership award" for defense/special teams, if I am not mistaken.

That is my guess as well.

All that is true. I think he's also going to have a really difficult time understanding what is going on around him in the trenches. He likely thinks its going to be like playing Madden.

But that gives him only three more football seasons.

Exactly. Just not sure when it will hit.

When do scholarship limits disappear? Prob not yet determined? They are on the way out as of the latest court ruling.

You just need to work harder.

If he's near weight, it shouldn't have been a problem Never was for Spencer Lee. You literally said he wrestled 74 kg at trials. That is what you said and believed. Why would you say he wrestled at 86 kg? Wouldn't have made your point. sad

Why are you so sensitive? Enjoy your titles, stop crying about perceived slights.

Awesome! I'll have to visit!

Drake may be getting big for 125. He may be experimenting with 133. Iowa has known to have been bigweight cutters, at least historically. I haven't heard much about a lot of their guys having "tough cuts" for a bit now, but it is possible. But this isn't about them, it is about a surprising large number of PSU guys saying they have have had tough cuts. I just did not expect that.

What universe to you live in? Holy crap!

Who said they were an outlier? You were the first to use that term. Please go back and re-read. I thought guys were wrestling near their natural weight for a long time. DT for example. This is clearly not the case.

I've heard DT and RBY say it with my own ears. DT on multiple occasions. Also Brooks and Starocci. You must not get out much.

Keep in mind many (not all) of the PSU faithful are some of the thinnest skinned members of the forum. This level of success seems to have built some sensitivity. We are simply stating facts.

It's not that they were dropping last year. They have a history of not being able to maintain their weights. And before you say "Cael is letting them grow; that is smart and fun, " keep in mind the repeated admissions and rumors about PSU guys having trouble making weight. - DT is on the record saying he was cutting a ton of weight in college and certainly had disordered eating. - 133 lb RBY admitted to having to lose 10+ lbs daily at NCAA tournaments after getting up to mid 140s each night. - 184 was very tough for Brooks and apparently 86 kg is brutal. I think 197 wasn't super easy for him. - Starocci never wants to go 174 again. Looked like a decent sized 86 kg and plans on 197. - Kasak couldn't make 154 over the weekend and apparently 149 was tougher as the season went on. - Davis had a tough cut to 125, allegedly. - For two years we have heard that 157 was a tough cut for Levi. Took him a bit to get into his groove this year. Supposedly going up a weight or two. I know that weight cutting happens everywhere. I just don't hear this much of this type of stuff outside of OSU. It seems like guys are going up in weight because the cut is miserable. Yes, it is a fantastic program and they are well-coached great wrestlers. Whatever they are doing works. I just wouldn't have associated the program with "tough cuts" until relatively recently.