The lineup is starting to look really impressive at O-State, what weight class would you like to wrestle next season and where are you most comfortable?
Not a question of whether he can do it; he definitely can. He's got to manage his weight closer than he ever has and do it without being bitter.
Tagen going 41 is absolutely not written is stone. They will be evaluating him throughout the offseason. He had some health issues during the season that very few know about and the weight cut made it worse as the season went on. Those issues will be hopefully remedied whether the coaches ask him to go 41 or not. I think a healthy Tagen wins the spot at 49 and theyll have to look hard at Swiderski going 41 or theyll talk Tagen into going back down (which is what happened this last season). As far as Vega taking his spot? Aint no way lol.
I damn sure wouldn’t be saying no way Vega can’t take the 141 spot. Vega is a special talent
I agree that Vega is a great talent. He's not beating Tagen and definitely not in the room.
Howie how do you see Dee, Facundo, BT, and Ryder shaking out?
Dee 65, Facundo 74 and Ryder 84. BT may be a factor if he gets his weight under control and lives the life 24/7- 365. Just my opinion.
I was surprised/pleased to see BT decided to stay after Ryder came in. There must be a level of confidence there that he can realistically take and keep the spot, else he’d probably have left and gone elsewhere (I would think for a decent NIL package as well).
wins every timeHughes at 41 and Jamison at 49 is the best option. Jamison can win the wrestle off at either weight but, my fear is he crashes the second half of the season because of the weight cut at 41. Jamison would be in the title mix at 49 IMO
Redundancy may be a bit awkward at the beginning of the season, but often, injuries tend to shake things out and then we are very happy we have a potential starter come off the bench. We had two last year. The backups should be training almost like they could start the next match, because they could easily be.
Gonna fun to see who the best wrestlers are at those weights after the summer.
He could Wrestle some in the lineup, and if he’s the best option, he’s going to Wrestle in March.
I am NOT trying to run down Jamison, I know he is a solid wrestler and a good kid. However, I cannot believe the respect he gets on here and the optimism for future performance. He was not highly recruited and has failed to meet expectations at the NCAA tournament two years in a row, going 2-4. Take away the name and just say "Wrestler A" and no way anyone thinks that his production warrants a starting spot on a team challenging for a national championship. I hope he gets beat out because our team will be better if that happens.
I have esteem for Tagen because I watched him wrestle. I don't think he's anywhere near his potential, and I think he'd be even better at 149 and not worrying about his weight as much. I'm not blindly slotting in Swiderski because he wasn't beating out Echemendia and he's known to be a hothead, including in the room. If they both make the lineup, that's great, but I'm really hoping Tagen tries for the 149 spot.
I will be stunned if Jamison can beat a fully healthy, fully focused, trained under our staff, Swiderski at 149. If that happens we are in really good shape.
Jamison beating Swiderski at 149 wouldn't surprise me at all. Swiderski beating him wouldn't surprise me either.
It starts Friday at 10AM for seniors freestyle, under 20 freestyle starts Saturday at 10AM, 17 under begins at 10AM on Saturday. We will learn a lot about our wrestlers this week. I am hoping for a performance similar to the Pittsburg classic (which was outstanding). Although the competition will be much stronger.
You don’t seem the type to get surprised easily huh!
I know a lot of people have said that 141 is a tough cut for Casey but I wonder if maybe he’d have an easier time with the right lifestyle? No judgement on the dude but it sounds like he was definitely a partier at ISU and liked to drink.
They're pretty comparable to each other in my opinion.
Was he a priority? He didn't shop around in the portal. Sounds like he was set on OSU similar to Hamiti
I think Tagen can beat anyone, he just doesn't seem to know it.
Agree I thought beating Hardy then Alirez would give him that confidence he can beat anyone.
I mean wouldn't that indicate he was a priority? One of the bigger portal names and him going to OSU was a foregone conclusion. He was our first get out of the portal.
If that indicates he was a priority, then wouldn't it also indicate he was poached? My starting point is to assume he wasn't poached and so my conclusion is that he was set on coming to OSU for his own reasons (like he talked about in the podcast).
I have no idea if he was poached. But I think there was a good chance he was. I'm just not going to turn into a PSU fan where I believe all these guys just show up on the door step. I think if a former AA shows up at your school the coaches wanted them.
