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I don't see what the fuss about them is anymore. AJ could probably make All American status, but in the day of the portal and NIL why take on the risk of blowing up your wrestling room with a known liability when you can just try to nab a high end transfer? Angelo is probably All American material potentially competing for a title as well, but you never know as he's still in high school. Anthony on the other hand doesn't seem like he could make the podium. I get that they're a package deal but they're certainly not the second coming that everyone thought they might be a couple of years ago.

All he's learned is that he can get rewarded for bad behavior. Since winning the title in 2021 he's been a whirlwind of nonsense, and some of it is intentionally dangerous to others. I wouldn't expect that to suddenly change.

Wow yall are really over the place. Keep on arguing about the “right” way to define an omnipotent creator lol

Pokes fan here watching year 3 of rebuilding. Sigh lol. Freshmen stressing me out a bit. On the flip side Plott is an absolute animal and it’s been a joy to watch him grow. And the young guys should get there too. Nice to see Cael Hughes for the first time, and Brayden is a stingy dude as well. note for attending duals in Wyoming. Pay the extra ten bucks for matside seats. Looked epic down there. As a bonus you won’t have Wyoming fans in your ear calling for stalling on the opponent literally as their guy is getting put in a pinning combination, lol

Not a concern that someone enters the workforce at 26 instead of 22. They don't get any more chances man. Jamill Kelly is a guy that wasn't an NCAA champ but really grew after college and medaled at the Olympics. I'd be more concerned about wear and tear on the body. But yes, always good to build work experience while you do other things - whether it's senior level wrestling, college classes, high school, whatever.

It's just funky. Two extreme examples. Clay Carlson has no matches and is ranked #7. Chris Cannon has zero wins and one loss and is also ranked #7. Why should those guys wrestle any matches this year when they could duck everything and go into NCAAs seeded in the top ten?

Yeah what’s with this. Other teams don’t cut weight? Or OSUs weight cuts just get talked about more.

Why bother having a season? Just do one tournament in March. Tongue in cheek of course but it’s also the direction things are going.

I agree as this is what I'm used to from being a fan in the 90s and 00s. At least 20 matches per guy barring injury. These days for better or worse it's a strategy to rest your guys until the end of the season, win big at NCAAs, and then preserve your high rankings in the following season by resting your guys while letting others knock each other off the top spots, etc. This is where I like the idea of a pre-season tournament to establish rankings... new season, new rankings. It'll never happen but interesting to think about. Is there not already a minimum match or minimum win requirement to go to NCAAs?

Well that's entirely too simple. Thanks

It was an offhand comment during a media interview. Not really something to read too deep into. OKState coaches tend to lean away from PC talk, lol Crookham is fast though. And strong. So we'll see - maybe John is definitely not one to duck his wrestlers. If he did, though, I think we know who to thank for setting the precedent of avoiding tough matches until the end of the season

How do you embed a video like that? I have a good one.

As a Pokes fan it's interesting to hear y'alls perspectives. We're all curious what the future holds, too. John has certainly admitted that he has only recently accepted changes in the sport. And he's certainly too stubborn to leave the program worse than he found it. A lot rides on this season but with this being year #1 or #2 of John being okay with NIL/RTC/portal/etc it might take a few more years to see the future of OSU Wrestling.

Laramie WY has to be a tough place to keep anything going. 31k people, sparsely populated state, extreme weather in all seasons... as a Pokes fan I want Mark Branch to do well but its not exactly a destination university.

Brayden Thompson upsets #17 Tate Picklo over the weekend. Looks like BT is getting his feet under him.

That’s Jack Spates for you. No attempt to be impartial, ever lol. At least he admits it!

Like seeing the Pokes get after it. Last few years have been weird for them. Also they should always wear orange singlets… black and white singlets just don’t feel like Cowboy Wrestling in the same way. 5 freshmen in the Pokes lineup tonight.

You accused ADS being a better person because of Brands. You should back it up

Not accusing to share what I saw. Maybe ADS is a better person, I don’t know. Do you want me look through his match footage to jog my memory?

Lol I’m not playing the “convince me I’m wrong” game. But I have seen him warned by refs several times to stop doing illegal/dangerous moves since he left Iowa.

18 yr old kid matured over 4 years to become slightly less of a temper tantrum throwing maniac? Yeah sorry he still tries to injure his opponents with blatantly illegal moves at the senior level. Low dang bar but ok.

Dean Heil would like a word about the NCAA changing rules to punish specific styles

Freshman Tagen Jamison beats #4 by major decision, beats #8 by major decision, beats #10 by decision Yeah, no new kids having an impact

Same. David Taylor will be good once he slows down a bit. DT gets in these moods where he does not stop talking AT ALL and it gets distracting. But I do believe that commentating is a harder job than it appears.