Why is everyone making this discussion so complicated? The proper path forward for Desmond is pretty obvious:
HE NEEDS TO HIT THE WEIGHTS, HARD!!!!!!!!
'26 Bill Farrell Memorial International (11/6-7) thread
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HE NEEDS TO HIT THE WEIGHTS, HARD!!!!!!!!
The irony in response and username may also be unprecedented.
Manville is big and will be going 149 this year. Desmond is a 141. He's not going 61kg 134 at the Farrell for a reason. Bouzakis is at 61kg and he's wrestling 141 but is a 133. If that were the case with Desmond he would be 61kg as well he's going 65kg because he's a 141
I'm not reading much into the Lilledahl match, other than that he has (Ragusin was incredible to watch, but that doesn't make it an impressive win)...? I don't think we've seen anything in folkstyle from Desmond other than he was way undersized for 141 last year. I hope he's had a growth spurt.
Free and Folk aren’t quite two different sports, but they are different enough that only some of the top guys are tops in both.
…and Josh Barr “bought a cow from Mr. Kasak”.
Blaze beat the reigning 65kg world champion, at 65kg, just last year.
Some people can't understand that some 20 year old kids are still growing
Has not been confirmed by the staff but from what I heard he is not part of the upcoming decisions.
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No Trent . Guy who beat Zain in the semis at Worlds and got Silver is the #1 seed at 70 .
Brantt posted months ago that he was doing good from the bottom because of his quickness but was having trouble on top. But he’s so good on his feet that I can’t see that is a huge problem
and Brantt posted today that he is having trouble on bottom, so take that for what it's worth
Don't forget that Dake is getting younger, so it makes perfect sense for him to put on that weight.
My guess on Ono is that he is 133 and not 141. I think his issues on bottom are not so much in getting up. They are dealing with funk wrestling which freestyle does not have. I bet that anyone wrestling in is going to try to roll around on the mat with him knowing that they have more experience with funk.
Better get Masa listening to some James Brown!
Enough About Ono!!!!
You guys amaze me with your ability to constantly go off on tangents.
There is an Ono thread on this board.
There is a 2026-27 lineup projections/discussions thread on this board.
This is a thread about the '26 Bill Farrell Memorial International. Please keep your discussion oriented around the tournament.
You guys amaze me with your ability to constantly go off on tangents.
There is an Ono thread on this board.
There is a 2026-27 lineup projections/discussions thread on this board.
This is a thread about the '26 Bill Farrell Memorial International. Please keep your discussion oriented around the tournament.
It's not just about height/length. Body type (stocky, lanky, whatever) matters as well (Captain Obvious statement). Bartlett was a 141 pounder.
I don't think it's Desmond strength that will be issue.
It's his height. Leverage and length is part of the equation at this level .
Isn't the potential participants at the tournament a fair discussion. Stop micromanaging the site. I've commented about this before. You're treating this site as a hands on owner. About a week ago , 7 of 8 first post were from you. That spoke volumes on you dictating the direction of what you feel is important.
I have no issue if you bump someone for inappropriate comments. Years ago I had comment taken down about how the Suriano situation played out at the other site. It was valid from what Rutgers did from a big doner of Rutgers. It was factual. But the powers of site didn't want it public. I understood that maybe it was too much information.
I use to click on this site a couple times a day to look for some current discussion. I can't stand grouping my emails. I want my emails to post as they come in. I see a post from the summer that the header is dated and now see it has a new entry. That seems to me to be old news.
I could post spefic details about the early line up this year but don't feel it's what the coaching staff would want. I try to filter what I on occasion hear. You are the hands on editor of a forum. It's not the WSJ.
This. It didn't look like he had suddenly sprouted up at the US Open in April. It's the same reason IMO Ono would be better at 133; strength and explosiveness are not an issue for him, but being 5'3" might be at 141.
Ben Provisor was down 6-0 and just hit some strange standing head pinch thing as he was getting driven out. With a failed challenge it's 6-5. I wish I knew T-Rex Sumo better as that move has to have a name.
Didn't know Provisor's father played keyboard in The Grass Roots.
Provisor goes up 7-6 on I think a leg foul and gets par terre for nothing and gives up a step out to win 7-7
Didn't know Provisor's father played keyboard in The Grass Roots.
Provisor goes up 7-6 on I think a leg foul and gets par terre for nothing and gives up a step out to win 7-7
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Random thoughts watching so far.
It's hilarious when they have the microphones on with no announcing. The most random conversations going on in the background.
One official has to be over 300 pounds. A big, big man.
One coach's matside antics make the Brands look calm and collected. Officials kept yelling at him to sit down.
It's hilarious when they have the microphones on with no announcing. The most random conversations going on in the background.
One official has to be over 300 pounds. A big, big man.
One coach's matside antics make the Brands look calm and collected. Officials kept yelling at him to sit down.
Most who are already qualified for WTT don't wrestle. Top 3 if American qualify. A few might be there due to sponsorship $$ but most don't.
makes sense. they were just in the preseeds that were released less than 24 hours ago so i assumed that meant someone verified they would be there, but maybe that's a bad assumption.
Aden Attao is my favorite Greco wrestler. Just strolls on the mat, wins, and strolls off. (except international of course...) Like those sheepdogs in the old Looney Tunes punching the clock after their shift is over.
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