Who is the FACE of each major program?

[Jimmy Cinnabon 170]

Picking a currently rostered wrestler as the face of the major programs:

For Iowa it is easy -- Mr. Spencer Lee

For Minnesota it is Gable Steveson

For Ohio State it is Kollin Moore.

For Rutgers it is Nick Suriano.

For OK St it is Daton Fix.

For Mizzou it is Jaydin Eireman.

For Michigan it is Alec Pantaleo.

For Wisconsin it is Evan Wick.

For Az State it is Zahid Valencia.

For Cornell it is Yianni D.

 

Did I get any of these wrong?

 

Who is it for Penn State?  Mark Hall?

Edited October 18, 2019 by Jimmy Cinnabon

[witwhiz 26]

I think Pantaleo's gone.

[steamboat_charlie v2 796]

Pantaleo graduated, so that one would be wrong.  Otherwise no objections based on your criteria.

I don't think it's a bad topic--I do think it would be more interesting if you don't limit it to the active roster. e.g. David Taylor being the face of Penn State. 

What you're essentially doing right now is just naming the best wrestler on every roster.

[Jimmy Cinnabon 170]

12 minutes ago, steamboat_charlie v2 said:

Pantaleo graduated, so that one would be wrong.  Otherwise no objections based on your criteria.

I don't think it's a bad topic--I do think it would be more interesting if you don't limit it to the active roster. e.g. David Taylor being the face of Penn State. 

What you're essentially doing right now is just naming the best wrestler on every roster.

Fair enough.  What would be your list if you opened it up to any wrestler? 

 

I guess Dake would be for Cornell.  Ringer for OK State?

[Jimmy Cinnabon 170]

Burroughs for NEB.  Askren for Mizzou.  Is Metcalf still it for Iowa?

[steamboat_charlie v2 796]

Cornell is interesting.  It's still Dake in my eyes, he's the golden child (and b2b world champ).  But Yianni is gaining on him quickly--being active on the roster helps.

Agree on Nebraska, definitely Burroughs.  

Mizzou is also interesting. It's either Askren or Cox but both have left the program.  Eierman is good but not transcendent, so really I would say that mantle is up for grabs right now.

Iowa... if we're excluding Dan Gable I think Spencer Lee qualifies.  He's not as big as Metcalf was when Metcalf was active but a lot of time has passed.

[KTG119 816]

given Metcalf is an assistant coach at ISU I have a hard time thinking of him as the face of Iowa wrestling. 

[TBar1977 3,446]

The face of the Penn State program is obviously Cael Sanderson. 

[steamboat_charlie v2 796]

Just now, TBar1977 said:

The face of the Penn State program is obviously Cael Sanderson. 

Sort of unfair to include coaches in the conversation for collegiate sports.  Otherwise every major coach pretty much holds that title.  

[TBar1977 3,446]

If limited to a rostered wrestler, then Hall, Cassar, Rasheed and Cenzo are the faces of the program roster wise. 

[Jimmy Cinnabon 170]

3 minutes ago, TBar1977 said:

If limited to a rostered wrestler, then Hall, Cassar, Rasheed and Cenzo are the faces of the program roster wise. 

But if you had to pick 1 who would it be?  I think it's Hall

[TBar1977 3,446]

9 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

But if you had to pick 1 who would it be?  I think it's Hall

I don't have to pick one guy. 

[Jimmy Cinnabon 170]

3 minutes ago, TBar1977 said:

I don't have to pick one guy. 

Ok buddy

[Antitroll2828 220]

47 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

But if you had to pick 1 who would it be?  I think it's Hall

Cenzo has been at PSU a year longer then hall and has 1 more title then him so could very well be cenzo out of the current roster 

[JC Hammer 0]

Obviously DeSanto for Iowa!

[scribe 1,655]

Mark Hall is the head of PSU

A head above the others.

[1032004 419]

8 hours ago, steamboat_charlie v2 said:

 

What you're essentially doing right now is just naming the best wrestler on every roster.

This.  Plus aren’t some of these guys not “on the roster” due to ORS?

I think all-time or even past 10 years or whatever would be a more interesting discussion.

[tec87 334]

1 hour ago, 1032004 said:

This.  Plus aren’t some of these guys not “on the roster” due to ORS?

I think all-time or even past 10 years or whatever would be a more interesting discussion.

Give Jimmy a few days and he’ll make that thread separate from this one.

[potentiallydangerous 134]

You need to match a wrestler to the personality of the program. Penn State is aristocracy, who is the most self assured, almost arrogant wrestler? I would have said Vincenzo Joseph except he didn't win the championship this year. Iowa has a lot of resentment and a chip on the shoulder, that would be Austin Desanto.

Evan Wick is a work in progress, that does match Wisconsin.

For Rutgers you could pick just about any of the Jersey boys.

Et cetera.

Edited October 19, 2019 by potentiallydangerous

[gowrestle 600]

Johnson & Wales: Lonnie Morris 

[aknipp 93]

Limited to current wrestlers,  Nebraska would be Taylor Venz though a very good argument for CJ Red as well. But as said before the face is NU wrestling is JB

 

 

[KingK0ng 167]

OU - Dom Demas

[Idaho 495]

PAC 12...er...6... kinda hard to identify some....

 

Oregon State: Hunter Willits

Stanford: Nathan Traxler

Arizona State: Zahid Valencia

Cal Bakersfield: Russell Rohlfing 

Cal Poly: Tom Lane

UA Little Rock - Paul Bianchi

Cal Baptist (for fun and future considerations): Zander Silva

 

[Antitroll2828 220]

12 minutes ago, Idaho said:

PAC 12...er...6... kinda hard to identify some....

 

Oregon State: Hunter Willits

Stanford: Nathan Traxler

Arizona State: Zahid Valencia

Cal Bakersfield: Russell Rohlfing 

Cal Poly: Tom Lane

UA Little Rock - Paul Bianchi

Cal Baptist (for fun and future considerations): Zander Silva

 

I don’t think it will take long for Shane Griffith or real woods to be the face of Stanford 

[Sheerstress 74]

On 10/18/2019 at 8:57 AM, steamboat_charlie v2 said:

Pantaleo graduated, so that one would be wrong.  Otherwise no objections based on your criteria.

I don't think it's a bad topic--I do think it would be more interesting if you don't limit it to the active roster. e.g. David Taylor being the face of Penn State. 

What you're essentially doing right now is just naming the best wrestler on every roster.

 

For Michigan:  Of all most recent athletes, Adam Coon.  For current rostered athletes, probably Myles Amine.