DEFan79 36 Report post Posted February 10 Look at the lossss Bo took in freestyle two years ago. He has a ways to go before competing at the top level in freestyle on the international stage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,028 Report post Posted February 10 2 hours ago, DEFan79 said: Look at the lossss Bo took in freestyle two years ago. He has a ways to go before competing at the top level in freestyle on the international stage. What losses are they? Richard Perry 10-8? Btw, the 10th ranked wrestler at the weight lost top Mark Hall in Juniors a few years ago. No reason to think Bo wouldn't beat him right here and now. I don't care if he has been wrestling freestyle all along, Bo spent a lot of time practicing with the world champion last year. I am sure he learned quite a lot. Like Taylor, he will gio thru a pretty quick learning curve and be challenging the best soon enough. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dmm53 399 Report post Posted February 10 Are Moore and Berger conspiring to pull a Tanya Harding on Nickal and Nolf? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DEFan79 36 Report post Posted February 11 5 hours ago, TBar1977 said: What losses are they? Richard Perry 10-8? Btw, the 10th ranked wrestler at the weight lost top Mark Hall in Juniors a few years ago. No reason to think Bo wouldn't beat him right here and now. I don't care if he has been wrestling freestyle all along, Bo spent a lot of time practicing with the world champion last year. I am sure he learned quite a lot. Like Taylor, he will gio thru a pretty quick learning curve and be challenging the best soon enough. One of those losses to Perry he looked plain outmatched. Kind of like Nolf’s loss to Pami. Perry went on to lose to Taylor 10-0. Taylor then lost to J’Den. Nickal isn’t making a world team anytime soon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,028 Report post Posted February 11 29 minutes ago, DEFan79 said: One of those losses to Perry he looked plain outmatched. Kind of like Nolf’s loss to Pami. Perry went on to lose to Taylor 10-0. Taylor then lost to J’Den. Nickal isn’t making a world team anytime soon Of course he is not. The guys that I mentioned on page 1 will stop him. DT, assuming he goes 86. Cox will probably stop him at 92. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
de4856 331 Report post Posted February 11 TBar, I know that this analogy is like comparing Apples to Oranges, but Kollin gave J'den all he could handle, and as we all just saw, Bo dismantled Kollin. I figured that J'den probably holds the advantage over Bo ( in Freestyle ), but with DT and Bo training together, how long will this advantage last? Personally, I am stoked to see Bo and J'den get after it in Freestyle. Hopefully we will get to see it happen sometime this summer. Maybe Final X? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,028 Report post Posted February 11 7 hours ago, de4856 said: TBar, I know that this analogy is like comparing Apples to Oranges, but Kollin gave J'den all he could handle, and as we all just saw, Bo dismantled Kollin. I figured that J'den probably holds the advantage over Bo ( in Freestyle ), but with DT and Bo training together, how long will this advantage last? Personally, I am stoked to see Bo and J'den get after it in Freestyle. Hopefully we will get to see it happen sometime this summer. Maybe Final X? If Bo goes 92 Kg you may see that match this year. Bo has spent mopre time on the mat with David Taylor than anyone, so I'm sure he will be in a pretty good spot for freestyle. That doesn't even mention Cael and Varner. His loss to Perry 2 years ago really doesn't mean anything now. Should be a great match if it happens. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cooch1 114 Report post Posted February 12 Biggest threat to Nickal is inflation 3 1 Jaysus, dabearspack, GranbyTroll and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Peepers 22 Report post Posted February 12 On 2/9/2019 at 4:04 PM, KCMO2 said: Didn't he just have a 1 pt. match (2 with r/t) vs the #11 ranked college kid a couple of weeks ago? Schultz, from Nebraska. 8-6, Nickal's only regular decision this year (I think). I didn't watch the match, and I don't know much about Schultz in terms of style or tendencies, but I don't think it matters much. Nickal has shown he is capable of toying with just about everyone else in the top 10, and I just can't view one 2-point win as evidence of a potential chink in the armor. The only thing that can slow him down this season is injury. 1 TBar1977 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TobusRex 1,287 Report post Posted February 12 Biggest threat to Nickal? Complacency. 1 iGranby reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muskyjunky 14 Report post Posted February 13 I really can see Bo just rolling his way right through NCAA's with very a comfortable win in the finals. I just can't see Moore beating him after what i witnessed. I know anything can happen any given match but I don't see anyone being able to handle him. He's a proven pin machine of top rank talents. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Peepers 22 Report post Posted February 13 14 minutes ago, muskyjunky said: I really can see Bo just rolling his way right through NCAA's with very a comfortable win in the finals. I just can't see Moore beating him after what i witnessed. I know anything can happen any given match but I don't see anyone being able to handle him. He's a proven pin machine of top rank talents. I don't see Moore beating him either. Plus, Moore seems to wilt when the lights are brightest. Three times last year, when OS desperately needed his points to beat their arch-enemy, he didn't pull through. I see no reason he will do so at NCAA's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGranby 151 Report post Posted February 13 A well placed banana peel in Pittsburgh. 1 BadgerMon reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRyan2012 326 Report post Posted February 13 Bo wrestlers with two guys that can go out there right now and beat Cox in Taylor and Varner. He knows where he stands I bet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mlbruem 99 Report post Posted February 13 1 hour ago, PRyan2012 said: Bo wrestlers with two guys that can go out there right now and beat Cox in Taylor and Varner. He knows where he stands I bet. In your mind only! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThorsteinV 72 Report post Posted February 13 1 hour ago, PRyan2012 said: Bo wrestlers with two guys that can go out there right now and beat Cox in Taylor and Varner. He knows where he stands I bet. Comments like these are what make some PSU fanatics unbearable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRyan2012 326 Report post Posted February 13 (edited) Haha. Unbearable? Geez man cmon. Be honest you don't think Taylor and Varner could beat Cox? Bo wrestles both of them almost daily. What was so outlandish about that comment? Really..... Now I also think Cox is the favorite over Bo so maybe you will like that better. I was just saying I bet Bo knows kinda where he stands. This will help him make his decision about going 189 or 203. Edited February 13 by PRyan2012 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThorsteinV 72 Report post Posted February 13 Can they beat Cox? Sure. But you phrased it as if it were a foregone conclusion. The point can be made that Bo is excellent without disrespecting Jden; who we all know is a three-time world medalist and won the last series against Taylor. 1 PRyan2012 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TobusRex 1,287 Report post Posted February 13 (edited) 2 hours ago, PRyan2012 said: Bo wrestlers with two guys that can go out there right now and beat Cox in Taylor and Varner. He knows where he stands I bet. Ignore my stupid previous comment in this post! I didn't know Taylor was coaching at PSU, but I thought one of the guys who could beat Cox would be Cael. Edited February 13 by TobusRex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Molsen 66 Report post Posted February 13 (edited) First off Cox should be the favorite if Taylor and him wrestle again based off matches that have actually happened, and Varner wouldnt even be in his weight and who knows if he would be beating Cox. So unless Bo is in the room killing Taylor, theres no reason to expect him to come in and knock off cox. Edited February 13 by Molsen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TAXMAN 0 Report post Posted February 13 On 2/10/2019 at 4:22 PM, dmm53 said: Are Moore and Berger conspiring to pull a Tanya Harding on Nickal and Nolf? Nah. Two issues with this premise. 1. Moore seems to be a classy kid. 2. Nolf can beat Berger on one leg (See 2018 NCAAs) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Molsen 66 Report post Posted February 13 But back to op, unless cox or taylor are granted another semster of eligibility and lace up for ncaas, Nickal is in pretty good shape to get his third. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRyan2012 326 Report post Posted February 14 22 hours ago, TobusRex said: Ignore my stupid previous comment in this post! I didn't know Taylor was coaching at PSU, but I thought one of the guys who could beat Cox would be Cael. Cael probably to old now. Bottom line as a fan of wrestling Nickal vs Cox makes for a very interesting 203 weight class. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headshuck 1,926 Report post Posted February 14 23 hours ago, TobusRex said: Ignore my stupid previous comment in this post! I didn't know Taylor was coaching at PSU, but I thought one of the guys who could beat Cox would be Cael. Why wouldn't Tayler be wrestling with Bo daily? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TobusRex 1,287 Report post Posted February 14 9 minutes ago, headshuck said: Why wouldn't Tayler be wrestling with Bo daily? Heck, I had no idea he was coaching at PSU at all. I thought he was traveling the world, kicking the crap out of furriners! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
