Jimmy Cinnabon 218 Report post Posted October 18, 2019 (edited) 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
witwhiz 37 Report post Posted October 18, 2019 I think Pantaleo's gone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steamboat_charlie v2 939 Report post Posted October 18, 2019 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmy Cinnabon 218 Report post Posted October 18, 2019 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? 1 Peso reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmy Cinnabon 218 Report post Posted October 18, 2019 Burroughs for NEB. Askren for Mizzou. Is Metcalf still it for Iowa? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steamboat_charlie v2 939 Report post Posted October 18, 2019 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KTG119 817 Report post Posted October 18, 2019 given Metcalf is an assistant coach at ISU I have a hard time thinking of him as the face of Iowa wrestling. 1 JHRoseWrestling reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,760 Report post Posted October 18, 2019 The face of the Penn State program is obviously Cael Sanderson. 1 gowrestle reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steamboat_charlie v2 939 Report post Posted October 18, 2019 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,760 Report post Posted October 18, 2019 If limited to a rostered wrestler, then Hall, Cassar, Rasheed and Cenzo are the faces of the program roster wise. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmy Cinnabon 218 Report post Posted October 18, 2019 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,760 Report post Posted October 18, 2019 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmy Cinnabon 218 Report post Posted October 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, TBar1977 said: I don't have to pick one guy. Ok buddy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antitroll2828 535 Report post Posted October 18, 2019 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JC Hammer 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2019 Obviously DeSanto for Iowa! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scribe 1,655 Report post Posted October 18, 2019 Mark Hall is the head of PSU A head above the others. 1 1 Idaho and HokieHWT reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1032004 810 Report post Posted October 19, 2019 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tec87 349 Report post Posted October 19, 2019 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
potentiallydangerous 191 Report post Posted October 19, 2019 (edited) 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowrestle 633 Report post Posted October 19, 2019 Johnson & Wales: Lonnie Morris 1 red blades reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aknipp 113 Report post Posted October 19, 2019 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingK0ng 169 Report post Posted October 19, 2019 OU - Dom Demas 1 Peso reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Idaho 752 Report post Posted October 19, 2019 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antitroll2828 535 Report post Posted October 19, 2019 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheerstress 99 Report post Posted October 19, 2019 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites