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When I was a junior, our two best wrestlers were 119 and 126 (in fact, the only two kids to have ever made states from the school at the time, although others have since). I was 133 or 135 or whatever the next weight was. One of the seniors on the team who was pretty good cut to 112. It was brutal. He was skinny and weak and I could rag doll him in practice. He passed out at practice one day and ended up hospitalized for dehydration. He came back a week later 20 pounds heavier, which was simply no longer malnourished and dehydrated - not really even bulked up in terms of muscle gain, and just destroyed me in a challenge match. This was in the 80s long before descent plans and healthy weight loss was a thing at all.
Are you referring to the James Martin who won a national title for Penn State in 1988? If so yeah I’d say he was pretty good. He’s a Dr (orthopedic) in State College.
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Getting back to the original topic, does anyone know for sure if Ono is going to be entered in the Southern Scuffle?
Don't know that. But interestingly, a Cuban wrestler at Iowa State filed suit yesterday against the NCAA contending that the NCAA improperly started his five year window while in Cuba. This is not a class action but could impact other non U.S. athletes who lost years for time spent outside NCAA institutions.
Any kid from the 70's knows that it is 3. The owl said so!
is there anything people don't sue for,I wonder where that got that idea!! LOL
Nope. He wrestled 1 year in HS in Arizona, and is in his 6th year of college.
For the Google-impaired:
Reineri Andreu Ortega (New Lawsuit): A Cyclone RTC wrestler, he's suing the NCAA because his five-year eligibility clock started while he was in a post-high school institution in Cuba before moving to the U.S. in 2023, which he argues is unfair
Reineri Andreu Ortega (New Lawsuit): A Cyclone RTC wrestler, he's suing the NCAA because his five-year eligibility clock started while he was in a post-high school institution in Cuba before moving to the U.S. in 2023, which he argues is unfair
Dude is 27 and wrestled all over the world for the past decade. This can't be taken seriously.
Gotta hand it to Dresser, if there is a place that is advantageous to his squad, he's gonna "go there."
I do not know that to be a fact yet. But if you're looking for open tournaments that could fit his desire to compete in one in January, off the top of my head you have the Scuffle, F&M Open, and Bloomsburg Open, if memory serves.
How many of us were asking ourselves whether Cornell has a Cuban wrestler?
Angling for 11th yr SR money from Slumlord Bob.
Who doesn't love Dresser? He follows the rules he can't change.
If Ono doesn’t get 4 years, he should sue the NCAA.
Yeah, the NCAA seems to be screwing Ono and PSU on this one, and I believe there are other examples as well.
That said, I remain exceedingly skeptical we would be able to keep Ono content in state college for more than just next season. The following would certainly be gravy, but then two more ..?
Don't even ask what multiple more seasons would mean in terms of impact on the roster and how Cael juggles that one. I am sure he would figure it out, but even two years of Ono as a starter would almost certainly mean we lose two to four of some someone else very very good.
Some things are just so good you have to sit back and enjoy the roses while you can. I think next season will be it, and how great will it be? I can't wait.
That said, I remain exceedingly skeptical we would be able to keep Ono content in state college for more than just next season. The following would certainly be gravy, but then two more ..?
Don't even ask what multiple more seasons would mean in terms of impact on the roster and how Cael juggles that one. I am sure he would figure it out, but even two years of Ono as a starter would almost certainly mean we lose two to four of some someone else very very good.
Some things are just so good you have to sit back and enjoy the roses while you can. I think next season will be it, and how great will it be? I can't wait.
I think I differ on about all of this. It was a life changing move for Ono to come here and he reps Penn State pretty much on every single social media post. The way some posters talk on here you’d think PSU kidnapped the kid and he’s trying to escape. I’m also of the belief that Cael, though usually low maintenance is prepared to take this as far as it needs to go to get Ono additional years, even if that means sueing the NCAA
I don’t know why because I would think it should be the opposite. Sports associations put together to benefit kids and the sports they play and run by adults rarely take the kids into consideration.
Anyone know if the Ono day shirts the team all wore at practice a ways back was ever available to the public?
Quick -- somebody alert the PSU Baseball coach that Japanese student-athletes aren't gonna stick around for more than 2 years.
And the cow, the fox, the turtle didn't know either, only the owl. (Happy memories). Can I get my banana seat bike back and "pop a wheelie" without killing myself, Mr, Owl?
How much would you pay to see Ono and Blaze go at it?
Something tells me the guy who kicked the crap out of both Vito and Uguev will squeeze his way into the lineup.
I would absolutely love to see it again though. I think Blaze has jumped levels since this but I’m sure a huge part of that is practicing with Ono every day. He has spoken extremely highly of Ono in every interview I’ve seen
Yeah, I'm sure Marcus has leveled up since then and there's probably at least a bit of a folkstyle learning curve for Ono.
Poor Ono…. Kid can’t stand the thought of being here more than 1 year and can’t even make the lineup for that year lol
I admit at the ripe old age of 9 I tried to bite one after 3 licks... I began to learn that TV was not always right....
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My banana seat was purple metal flake. Fat 2” slick on the rear. Too cool.
Ono's underhook was giving Marcus fits. Ono's height, compact and butt-back stance, and quickness make it extremely hard to get to his legs. The question for Ono at Penn State will be his ability to actually convert those shots when there is no step out rule. He obviously is not used to having to worry about his opponent's doing funk rolls to defend a shot. I can't wait to watch him compete. I am very curious how well he will adjust to the new folk style rules.
But did you have a twisted chrome sissy bar?
Then i would say we have the world's best 133 and 141. At least in folkstyle.
45 years after first lacing up a pair, I still think black ASICS are the sweetest looking wrestling shoe. Lol