Day 2 Thread

[Gantry 1,605]

Schedule says in 15 minutes

[Housebuye 2,076]

Has JDen ever wrestled Ivan Yankouski ?

[AnklePicker 521]

Cox is underrated.  Hoping big time he gets that title!!!!

[Johny 11]

Which mats? B & C?

[TBar1977 3,764]

Taylor and Dake have to be favored, and J'Den is favored too probably. Keeping fingers crossed. 

[BigTimeFan 953]

Assuming Snyder makes the finals and Green doesn’t then that’s four finalists out of ten weight classes. How does that compare to past years?

[ConnorsDad 568]

9 minutes ago, TBar1977 said:

Nice little folkstyle reversal there. 

Exactly what I thought when I saw it

[BigTenFanboy 1,710]

Time for USA to take the lead in the team race!

[CA_Wrestler 239]

1 minute ago, Housebuye said:

I think this is very unlikely. Seniority in the room at this level doesn't exist when it comes to competing at worlds. In Iowa especially, they seem to settle things on the mat. 

Keep in mind Lee took a break from competing since NCAAs. He could've gone to juniors and decided not to. I highly doubt Spencer didn't compete because of seniority.

Could have happened, who knows.  I'm sure they didn't want another Ramos situation.  Especially since Gilman was the past silver medalist from 2017.  If Spencer were to beat him, Gilman could have been disgruntled and he's obviously an asset in that room.

[BigTimeFan 953]

My track feed is like some old guy getting back in shape. It goes really hard for a while and then fails. I scream at it “get your fat lazy ass up and give me some more.”

[Housebuye 2,076]

Looking at Ivan Yankousk's wins during this tournament, it suggest Jden may be the favorite tomorrow. 

Dake and Taylor are both favorites.

I'm getting ahead of myself here, but we could win gold from 79-97KG. That assumes a lot, but still cool to think about. 

[BigTenFanboy 1,710]

10 minutes ago, TBar1977 said:

Nice little folkstyle reversal there. 

And I thought wrestling Folkstyle hurt us in freestyle! Lol

[TBar1977 3,764]

If you bet this exacta many many years ago to both someday be world champions, the odds would equal this weekend's Powerball!

 

[The Genius 215]

2 minutes ago, TBar1977 said:

Taylor and Dake have to be favored, and J'Den is favored too probably. Keeping fingers crossed. 

Cox should definitely win gold, the other bracket is much weaker

[nom 797]

I need to stop underestimating Cox based on non-world’s performances.

[Housebuye 2,076]

Just now, TBar1977 said:

If you bet this exacta many many years ago to both someday be world champions, the odds would equal this weekend's Powerball!

 

Isn't that the only time David beat Dake? Love this picture. 

Reminds me of Molinaro facing Burroughs in the NJ state finals and then both were on the 2016 Olympic team

[Katie 723]

1 minute ago, TBar1977 said:

Taylor and Dake have to be favored, and J'Den is favored too probably. Keeping fingers crossed. 

Shaved-head J'Den is always favored.

[Housebuye 2,076]

1 minute ago, nom said:

I need to stop underestimating Cox based on non-world’s performances.

I think we all knew he had the ability to be a world champ, but there was something missing. He either figured it out or world semis is just that hard. Him being 1-2 in work semis isn't bad. 

[BigTenFanboy 1,710]

Just now, Katie said:

Shaved-head J'Den is always favored.

And dry

[The Genius 215]

if Yakhkeshi doesn't beat Colon I will be very upset, Hadi should get bronze too especially after he beat Akgul, Yaz vs Kurugliev is going to be saucy 

Karimi deserves a bronze just for beating Sharifov and the Russian decisively 

Edited October 21, 2018 by The Genius

[Housebuye 2,076]

Whats the US record for # of finalists? I guess with the extra weight classes it isn't a fair comparison, but man this is impressive.

 

[TBar1977 3,764]

My wife and I were hiking Cascade Canyon near Jackson Hole this summer and we ran into a young gal who was an Athletic Trainer at the University of Missouri. I asked her if she knew J'Den Cox and she said yes, that she knew him, but she was shocked some guy from Pennsylvania knew who he was. She didn't seem to understand just how good Cox is on the world level. She said he is the nicest athlete she ever worked with. 

[ConnorsDad 568]

With Karimi having beaten the Russian, 9th is the best they can do @ 92 kg.

[TBar1977 3,764]

3 minutes ago, Housebuye said:

Isn't that the only time David beat Dake? Love this picture. 

Reminds me of Molinaro facing Burroughs in the NJ state finals and then both were on the 2016 Olympic team

Could be. I don't really know. It is all good today, though. Hope and pray they both win their next match. J'Den too. 

[Housebuye 2,076]

2 minutes ago, TBar1977 said:

My wife and I were hiking Cascade Canyon near Jackson Hole this summer and we ran into a young gal who was an Athletic Trainer at the University of Missouri. I asked her if she knew J'Den Cox and she said yes, that she knew him, but she was shocked some guy from Pennsylvania knew who he was. She didn't seem to understand just how good Cox is on the world level. She said he is the nicest athlete she ever worked with. 

cool story! He seems pretty humble too. I imagine he doesn't talk about his accomplishments unless somebody asks him about it.