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Feels like college wrestling is following the trend of pro sports in that we have some have and a lot of have nots. there will always be the singular kid wrestling for team not named Penn State or Iowa or Cornell etc etc but the gap is lengthening.. Being a Penn State fan I ain’t complaining btw.
Also, the early development of the younger wrestlers is amazing. more and more come out of high school ready to get after it. thinking a lot of that has to do with the Blairs, st Edwards and Sems of the world, not to mention clubs like young guns and law etc etc.
Also, another positive trend I like is the ROTC’s and monies for them and wrestlers which is allowing USA to be much more than competitive on the world stage in free style today as well.
Regarding high school a negative trend I see is the huge amounts of forfeits regularly seen on a weekly basis in most matches. I realize society isn’t promoting what wrestling and wrestlers require but none the less is disheartening.
Also, the medical forfeits regularly seen at colleges opens and tournaments that are so common place when a wrestler loses and drops into the wrestle backs. “well I can’t make the finals, so time to pack up and go home. Boooooo
I have other thoughts but will allow others to chime in here.
possibly Levi Haines? I also like mesenbrink but jury is out on RS. I saw he wrestled 65 in intra squad so idk. I think in his conference he might show well even at 65, but personally with the studs at this weight, I personally hope he red shirts. With the new RS rules and them having so many tournaments should be interesting to see how his year develops. wait!!! I know someone who has these 2 on a fantasy team. no prejudice, hahaha
from what I hear (not from official sources) Bouzakis is red shirting and 33 is not easy for him to make. Mendez is the man this year and from what I hear is going to be more than competitive and maybe even AA. Be aware this from guys/kids involved with wrestling but still in the 18-21 age bracket. personally, not sure how competitive with the likes of fix and ray, but definitely a force to be reckoned with.
