Yeah, he’s way too big for 57kg, so as someone else said upthread, he’s got to be thinking 65kg in 2028, which means he has to move up from 133.
141
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If I’m Cael, I give Luke a rubber suit for his birthday.
I HAVE MARCUS HIT THE WEIGHTS HARD.
125 - Luke
133 - Ono
141 - Marcus
I HAVE MARCUS HIT THE WEIGHTS HARD.
125 - Luke
133 - Ono
141 - Marcus
That will be fun for everybody. Start of the match behind 12-0 or worse. Then follow up with SVN, Kasak and Mitchell.
Brands and Ryan can seriously contemplate what it fell like getting shut out.
Same reason kasak redshirted this year
Could pj go 174 like Levi did ,
Luke 125
Ono 133
Blaze 141
Van Ness 149
Kasak 157
Mitchell 165
Duke 174
Rocco 184
Barr 197
Mirasola hwt.
Luke 125
Ono 133
Blaze 141
Van Ness 149
Kasak 157
Mitchell 165
Duke 174
Rocco 184
Barr 197
Mirasola hwt.
It makes too much sense to redshirt PJ next season and plug Henckel in at 174. PJ will be like Zain in his last three years after taking a year off to develop.
same reasoning behind Desmond in, Marcus shirt. And if for some reason Ono only gets one year, makes even mores sense.
That plus Duke's 2028 Olympic freestyle weight will be 74 kg/163 lb. It makes little sense for him to choose to move up to 174. If he naturally grows there, so be it, but that doesn't seem likely.
I wonder if the 157 is difficult now for PJ. I thought he was a bit winded last night.
His 157 cut is rather difficult. Not Aaron Brooks to 184 difficult, but difficult enough.
The real point is for 133 and 141 we have 3 super studs (Blaze, Ono, Desmond). Nagao is retired and Davis isn't on their level IMO.
Would Desmond wait another year if he is the odd man out? Maybe, maybe not. I don't think he beats either Marcus or Ono, despite the uncertainty.
Of the three mentioned above, only 1 has a redshirt. Just sayin.
With the team DT is building 2 years out, having Marcus around for an extra year ain't so bad either.
The issue isn’t what’s best for the team (with the constant stream of hammers coming in, it’s not going to be that bad anyway), it’s what Blaze thinks is best for him. The Olympics has to be his goal. If he wants to take an ORS to concentrate on freestyle in 28, then would he want to redshirt two years in a row? Probably not.
That’s fair. I’m just of a different mindset than many here. As long as a Lion competes hard and never looks like a McGowan or some of this year’s Iowa kids, I’m not making “he gassed” or “tough cut” or “so-and-so is better” excuses. I’m saying that in a violent sport of contact and constriction, where the other guy is tough enough to wrestle D1, my guy lost this time. But he sure as hell didn’t quit.
As for next year 141, my worthless take is that it will be Marcus.
Except if you wanna break the pts record again… unless Henckel can score close to the same pts as PJ at 174.
The only point of redshirting Blaze is because it’s the only logical way Nate Desmond gets into the lineup next year, instead he decides to leave not wanting to waste a year of eligibility out of the starting lineup again.
But I think it would be silly for Blaze to redshirt to keep Desmond, considering how crazy strong the lineup next year with Blaze and Ono back to back will be…but that’s just my personal opinion.
Maybe Desmond is ok with it like Sealey apparently is.
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This lineup is asking two AA caliber wrestlers in Nate Desmond and William Henkel to punt a year of eligibility outside the starting lineup. If your culture is that good à la Sealey to have that happen, ESPECIALLY in today’s NIL landscape, then just add one more reason to how ridiculously far ahead of everyone else you guys are.
Another reason would be for him to add strength for 141 or higher. Cael has done both -- shirted and not shirted guys who moved up.
Desmond would afford Blaze that opportunity, but not be the driver.
Which is always why I kept a file on my criminal transgressions. It's not a personal transaction, but it's efficient.