Housebuye 2,453 Report post Posted August 16, 2015 Coming off his completely dominant jr world's gold, Spencer Lee has a ton of hype behind him. He is still incredibly young. Where do you think he ends up? How well would he do against the current 125ers? His style seems to suit Cael, but every coach in the nation wants him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creek chub 220 Report post Posted August 16, 2015 Probably penn state, oh state or ok state but dude could wrestle for the online university of Phoenix and probably hang with the elite 125 guys in a year or two. Teching all the way thru the worlds is crazy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OtisCampbell 94 Report post Posted August 16, 2015 May be hard to get him our of PA but it will also be hard for him to pass on having Terry Brands as your day to day coach for a kid looking to win an Olympic Gold. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flying-Tiger 617 Report post Posted August 16, 2015 (edited) An Iowa lightweight hasn't produced a world medal in Lee's lifetime. Edited August 16, 2015 by Flying-Tiger Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OtisCampbell 94 Report post Posted August 16, 2015 (edited) Since 2000 there have been have been 7 medals at the lower 2 light weights. 2 of these are Hawkeyes and Cejudo gave a lot of credit to Terry Brands. 2000 2nd Sammie Henson 3rd Terry Brands 2004 2nd Abas 2006 3rd Henson 2nd M Zadick 2008 1st Cejudo 2012 3rd Coleman But tell yourself whatever you want. Edited August 16, 2015 by OtisCampbell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigApple 86 Report post Posted August 16, 2015 Three schools PSU, Okie State, and ASU would be my guesses. Zeke Jones recruited two of Spencer's teammates last year. John Smith is the most dominant lightweight we've ever had. Cael gets most kids he wants in PA. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flying-Tiger 617 Report post Posted August 16, 2015 (edited) Since 2000 there have been have been 7 medals at the lower 2 light weights. 2 of these are Hawkeyes and Cejudo gave a lot of credit to Terry Brands. 2000 2nd Sammie Henson 3rd Terry Brands 2004 2nd Abas 2006 3rd Henson 2nd M Zadick 2008 1st Cejudo 2012 3rd Coleman But tell yourself whatever you want. Zadick wasn't a lightweight at Iowa and Cejudo didn't wrestle for Iowa or their club. I stand corrected on Brands. So what was Lee 6 months old, a year? Edited August 16, 2015 by Flying-Tiger Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OtisCampbell 94 Report post Posted August 16, 2015 (edited) Zadick wasn't a lightweight at Iowa and Cejudo didn't wrestle for Iowa or their club. I stand corrected on Brands. So what was Lee 6 months old, a year? You can argue this all you want, but it is not going to change the fact that it is a very high quality training environment for a lightweight training at Iowa. I think that a PA talent like Lee has Iowa as one of his top schools says enough about the training situation at Iowa. At least more than your opinion on a message board. Edited August 16, 2015 by OtisCampbell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreezeWrestling 39 Report post Posted August 16, 2015 Zadick wasn't a lightweight at Iowa and Cejudo didn't wrestle for Iowa or their club. I stand corrected on Brands. So what was Lee 6 months old, a year? So he gives you examples and you make excuses. Zadick won a world medal as a lightweight. Brands won a medal as a lightweight. The head assistant coach at Iowa was the main factor in the progression of Henry Cejudo. Not les we forget that a main influence in Spencer's life is a hawkeye (strittmater). 1 OtisCampbell reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flying-Tiger 617 Report post Posted August 16, 2015 Funny, I would of thought the main influence in his life would of been his parents. Nevertheless, PSU has a heck of a lot more young guns then Iowa. The fact you guys rely on a wrestler that went 149 his senior year and someone that never wrestled at Iowa or their club really proves my point. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreezeWrestling 39 Report post Posted August 16, 2015 Funny, I would of thought the main influence in his life would of been his parents. Nevertheless, PSU has a heck of a lot more young guns then Iowa. The fact you guys rely on a wrestler that went 149 his senior year and someone that never wrestled at Iowa or their club really proves my point. Where did I state that Strittmater was the main influence in his life? If you actually read and comprehend my statement and take off your PSU fogged glasses you will see that I said "a" influence in his life, which in laymen terms means "one of". On another topic, Suriano committing to PSU has a huge affect on Lee. Could be very positive or very negative. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flying-Tiger 617 Report post Posted August 16, 2015 Well at least Nick Suriano agrees with me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bwh27 31 Report post Posted August 16, 2015 (edited) Really Flying-Tiger? I cheer for PSU over Iowa but you're really grasping at straws. Is Jordan Burroughs a light weight currently because he competed at 141 initially in college? Ridiculous. By the way, both Iowa and Penn State can be great training environments for lightweights, it's not a mutually exclusive thing. Edited August 16, 2015 by bwh27 1 jtothep reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tec87 349 Report post Posted August 16, 2015 Funny, I would of thought the main influence in his life would of been his parents. Nevertheless, PSU has a heck of a lot more young guns then Iowa. The fact you guys rely on a wrestler that went 149 his senior year and someone that never wrestled at Iowa or their club really proves my point. Between the Brands Bros and two of the top 55kg wrestlers on the Senior Level being in the Hawkeye wrestling club room in Ramos and McD, not to mention Clark and Gilman would probably still be around in a few years as well, I think Iowa would look quite nice to a recruit with post college wrestling aspirations. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cletus_Tucker 890 Report post Posted August 17, 2015 Do academics matter to him at all? If so, big advantage to Penn State, obviously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billyhoyle 2,500 Report post Posted August 17, 2015 It is amazing to me that you guys are arguing over which school would be better for a 16 year old. As if there were any way for you, let alone anyone, to really know the answer to that question. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bwh27 31 Report post Posted August 17, 2015 It is amazing to me that you guys are arguing over which school would be better for a 16 year old. As if there were any way for you, let alone anyone, to really know the answer to that question. So? We don't know the answer to the majority of discussions on this forum. Wrestlers have been committing earlier and earlier, so the speculation isn't really that premature in 2015. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billyhoyle 2,500 Report post Posted August 17, 2015 So? We don't know the answer to the majority of discussions on this forum. Wrestlers have been committing earlier and earlier, so the speculation isn't really that premature in 2015. That's true, but most discussions are at least about something relevant to college wrestling in the not too distant future. Arguing about where somebody should commit who won't see the mat until 2017 at the earliest is pretty ridiculous. Especially considering the fact that people seem so sure that they know what is best for the life of this high schooler. What if he doesn't go to any school and just trains at the OTC? Maybe that is best? Who knows. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LordNelson 553 Report post Posted August 17, 2015 Just correct me if I'm wrong, Didn't Bill Zadick wrestle 134/142 for the Hawks and win a World Championship at 66kg?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creek chub 220 Report post Posted August 17, 2015 I'd like to see vt make a hard push for him. Nice replacement for dance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headache 149 Report post Posted August 17, 2015 An Iowa lightweight hasn't produced a world medal in Lee's lifetime. How many has Penn State produced in anyone's lifetime? 1 goiahawkeyes reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vaisforlovers 3 Report post Posted August 17, 2015 An Iowa lightweight hasn't produced a world medal in Lee's lifetime. Classic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OtisCampbell 94 Report post Posted August 17, 2015 Classic. Classically bad or classically good? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vaisforlovers 3 Report post Posted August 17, 2015 Classically bad or classically good? It's a post questioning Brands/Iowa's lightweight development. I think you already know the answer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VakAttack 4,042 Report post Posted August 17, 2015 Pretty sure Gilman just won a Bronze Medal at the World Level just last year, if FT wants to be so super technical about his discussion that Mike Zadick doesn't count because he wresteld 149 in college (although winning his World Silver at 132).... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
