Buckxell 145 Report post Posted July 31, 2017 Did I miss something? Has he still not made a decision? So much talk about Suriano and nothing about the other huge transfer candidate. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LemonPie 1,368 Report post Posted July 31, 2017 And here I thought you were gonna tell us. 1 headshuck reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headshuck 2,166 Report post Posted July 31, 2017 Should be about 700 disappointed views before someone gives an update I'll bet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Housebuye 2,060 Report post Posted July 31, 2017 I heard he has decided on Ohio State and is announcing this week officially. It isn't done until it's done though. My source has never been wrong before however... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rcoates1 154 Report post Posted July 31, 2017 If it's any place other than Ohio State, I'd be surprised. He was with all the Ohio State guys in Colorado Springs in a picture that Kyle Snyder posted. Could be misleading but he was the only guy in the picture not affiliated with tOSU. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hammerlockthree 1,957 Report post Posted July 31, 2017 i also heard tOSU Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowrestle 633 Report post Posted July 31, 2017 He wants to be a National Champ so he has decided to go to Johnson & Wales in Rhode Island. 3 Tofurky, ScarletKnight and rcoates1 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meluvwrestling 26 Report post Posted July 31, 2017 I heard he has decided on Ohio State and is announcing this week officially. It isn't done until it's done though. My source has never been wrong before however... Nice to have connections within the program ;>) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrestlingnerd 2,585 Report post Posted July 31, 2017 tOSU makes sense. If he's leaving Stanford, clearly his life priority is wrestling, not academics. If you're going to make that choice, wrestling with the reigning world champion at your weight and a national champ with freestyle aspirations right below you is hard to beat. So what happens to Hayes? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VakAttack 2,598 Report post Posted July 31, 2017 tOSU makes sense. If he's leaving Stanford, clearly his life priority is wrestling, not academics. If you're going to make that choice, wrestling with the reigning world champion at your weight and a national champ with freestyle aspirations right below you is hard to beat. So what happens to Hayes? The belief has always been that McKenna would go 149, I believe. So that would have Micah moving up to 157, closing that hole for Ohio State. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Housebuye 2,060 Report post Posted July 31, 2017 The belief has always been that McKenna would go 149, I believe. So that would have Micah moving up to 157, closing that hole for Ohio State.Maybe. Hayes was struggling as of a few weeks ago, butnlikely was just some rust. They also have Racer at 157. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silver-medal 670 Report post Posted July 31, 2017 If McKenna is coming to tOSU, I'd like to see him at 141 for the first season. Micah was fabulous at 149 last season. He's not going to beat Zain and Sorenson is excellent but he is clearly the third best guy at the weight. At 157, it gets tougher just because of the size adjustment. Hayes can sit another year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrestlingnerd 2,585 Report post Posted July 31, 2017 McKenna 149, MiJo 157 is what fans have been saying on here but with freestyle switching to same day weigh-ins and heretofore unannounced new weights starting next year, where McKenna slots in is still an interesting question. McKenna is clearly focused on an international career if he's going to forgo an "Ivy+" degree. He's not making the move this late in his academic career to maximize his final two seasons; it's a life (for the foreseeable future) move. I don't know if 149 makes that much sense for him personally, although maybe it does for the team. Since it's McKenna making the decision for himself before choosing schools, I do wonder where he'll be. I bet it's 141, but I have zero insider knowledge. For as long as I've followed him, McKenna has been a cutter and has done best when he is big for his weight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perry 1,175 Report post Posted August 1, 2017 Logan made it pretty clear he wasn't confident in hayes's ability to make the line up when talking to askren a couple months back and that was before the rumors of McKenna joining the fray. I think a year of McKenna at 141 before him and Micah bump is a real possibility. McKenna at tosu makes them the slight favorites if suriano moves imo. Cassar could change my opinion on this if he comes back ready to go and vying for a top 5 finish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meluvwrestling 26 Report post Posted August 1, 2017 Housebuye, What are you talking about Hayes struggling, that totally contradicts what the coaches are saying. What I find interesting is that everyone says McKenna 141# even though he didn't AA last year. McKenna is easily 10# heavier than Hayes. It's amazing that tOSU fans are counting him out before Hayes even had a chance to compete in the room or make the podium at the NCAA Championship. Having any of the 2 sit out a season is bad for the team,imo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meluvwrestling 26 Report post Posted August 1, 2017 Logan made it pretty clear he wasn't confident in hayes's ability to make the line up when talking to askren a couple months back and that was before the rumors of McKenna joining the fray. I think a year of McKenna at 141 before him and Micah bump is a real possibility. McKenna at tosu makes them the slight favorites if suriano moves imo. Cassar could change my opinion on this if he comes back ready to go and vying for a top 5 finish. Logan statement was premature because Hayes was still doing rehab. Several months later, the Steelwood radio said that Hayes was wrestling Logan tough and took Logan down a couple of times. 1 cjc007 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lu_alum 690 Report post Posted August 1, 2017 Housebuye, What are you talking about Hayes struggling, that totally contradicts what the coaches are saying. What I find interesting is that everyone says McKenna 141# even though he didn't AA last year. McKenna is easily 10# heavier than Hayes. It's amazing that tOSU fans are counting him out before Hayes even had a chance to compete in the room or make the podium at the NCAA Championship. Having any of the 2 sit out a season is bad for the team,imo. Pulling for McKenna to join his FS coach at Lehigh. If he does choose tOSU, keep in mind he still has a RS available. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Housebuye 2,060 Report post Posted August 1, 2017 Pulling for McKenna to join his FS coach at Lehigh. If he does choose tOSU, keep in mind he still has a RS available. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk I highly doubt he red shirts this year. This is Ohio State's last chance to win a title for at least a couple years. Snyder, BoJo, Nato all graduating. Next year, Martin, Pletcher, Mckenna, may all red shirt, and then in two years have a stellar team again. Not sure if that's the plan, but redshrting Mckenna makes no sense this year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KTG119 817 Report post Posted August 1, 2017 25 Nato, 33 Pletcher, 41 McKenna/Hayes, 49 McKenna/Hayes, 57 Micah, ? at 165, 74 BoJo, 84 Martin, 97 Moore, hvy Snyder. possible that this is what we could see? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lu_alum 690 Report post Posted August 1, 2017 (edited) 25 Nato, 33 Pletcher, 41 McKenna/Hayes, 49 McKenna/Hayes, 57 Micah, ? at 165, 74 BoJo, 84 Martin, 97 Moore, hvy Snyder. possible that this is what we could see? I was thinking of something along the lines of:125: Cruz 133: Parker 141: Karam/Pomrinca 149: McKenna (or Schuyler) 157: Walter/Brown 165: Kutler 174: Preisch 184: Weiler 197: Jakobson 285: Wood Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited August 1, 2017 by lu_alum 2 Buckxell and pjm46 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fighting_Blue_Jay 22 Report post Posted August 1, 2017 (edited) 25 Nato, 33 Pletcher, 41 McKenna/Hayes, 49 McKenna/Hayes, 57 Micah, ? at 165, 74 BoJo, 84 Martin, 97 Moore, hvy Snyder. possible that this is what we could see? 165- TeShan Campbell Edited August 1, 2017 by Fighting_Blue_Jay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KTG119 817 Report post Posted August 1, 2017 165- TeShan Campbell thanks, forgot about that transfer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meluvwrestling 26 Report post Posted August 1, 2017 thanks, forgot about that transfer Te-Shan Campbell is a beast and making 165# will be a challenge for him. He's easily the strongest pound for pound guy on the team. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KTG119 817 Report post Posted August 1, 2017 Te-Shan Campbell is a beast and making 165# will be a challenge for him. He's easily the strongest pound for pound guy on the team. strongest pound for pound on that team is saying something! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cornercoach 448 Report post Posted August 1, 2017 .... stronger than BoJo???... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
