OBXWrestler 88 Report post Posted January 4 Which guy(s) were you wrong about coming out of high school? Either you thought they would be great and they didn’t pan out for one reason or another or you weren’t high on them and they turn out to be really good. The guy I thought was going to be an absolute monster that didn’t turn out that way was Patrick Bond. The guy that I wasn’t high on in high school was I-Mar. Completely missed on that one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antitroll2828 484 Report post Posted January 4 Pretty much all the Rutgers guys from 08 til 2014....Winston ,Mario Mason, D.J. Russo, Viscaro id say I underestimated Gwiz, thought he could maybe AA not turn into a 4 time AA 3 time finalist and multiple time world medal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrestlingnerd 2,578 Report post Posted January 4 So many... but these jump out right now A Valencia. Thought he’d win a title. Probably my worst call i was very high on him. The Schlatters. Thought CP would win a title and Dustin would win more than one. Had a lot of conviction on these too. I lost a good-sized bet on both Joe Smith. Thought he would make a final (c’mon Joe, you have three more months). The Greys. Thought they would both multi-AA. Imart. Didn’t think he’d ever win a title. Jimmy Gulibon. Thought he’d be a 4xAA. Cassar. Thought he’d never start. Oops. 1 stp reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pamela 1,334 Report post Posted January 4 I thought Marstellar would have multiple titles by the time he was done, and that DeSanto wouldn’t be in the conversation for a title after high school. 1 Fletcher reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antitroll2828 484 Report post Posted January 4 26 minutes ago, wrestlingnerd said: So many... but these jump out right now A Valencia. Thought he’d win a title. Probably my worst call i was very high on him. The Schlatters. Thought CP would win a title and Dustin would win more than one. Had a lot of conviction on these too. I lost a good-sized bet on both Joe Smith. Thought he would make a final (c’mon Joe, you have three more months). The Greys. Thought they would both multi-AA. Imart. Didn’t think he’d ever win a title. Jimmy Gulibon. Thought he’d be a 4xAA. Cassar. Thought he’d never start. Oops. Mike grey is a multiple time AA ..mark seemed to peak his freshman year of college ....I’m in the same boat I absolutely though joe smith would make a final but it’s not looking to good right now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,676 Report post Posted January 4 (edited) The Altons. Thought both would end up with at least one Natty title and a bunch of AA finishes. EDIT: Throw in Peppleman, the one that wrestled at the same time as the Altons. Add in Andrew Campollatano. He fizzled. Edited January 4 by TBar1977 1 Housebuye reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perry 1,175 Report post Posted January 4 Jayden Eirmann has done much better than I thought he would. 1 Fletcher reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plasmodium 1,510 Report post Posted January 4 Not HS, but Seth Gross was written off by most and has redeemed himself very nicely. He has a good story. 1 jchapman reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrestlingnerd 2,578 Report post Posted January 4 20 minutes ago, Antitroll2828 said: Mike grey is a multiple time AA ..mark seemed to peak his freshman year of college ....I’m in the same boat I absolutely though joe smith would make a final but it’s not looking to good right now I understand but as I wrote I thought they would both do it. C’mon now, Joe. Do the thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WillieBoy 712 Report post Posted January 4 Thought the Paulson brothers would do better at ISU. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TobusRex 1,788 Report post Posted January 4 Thought Pico would do great in college...... 1 mistydawn reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olddirty 270 Report post Posted January 4 I thought Zahid had somewhat leveled out. I knew he would do well, but I thought his improvement would level off. I dont think it has after 3 years or so. The one I totally nailed was Justin Mejia. People were raving about the guy and I am pumped he accomplished what he did in HS, but to me, he was operating at his absolute ceiling of skill. 1 Housebuye reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madcat11 395 Report post Posted January 4 Dake Sponseller Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TobusRex 1,788 Report post Posted January 4 Kenny Monday. I expected him to win 2 or 3 NCAA titles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VakAttack 2,509 Report post Posted January 4 Mike Evans, mutli-time champ.Anthony Valencia was the better Valencia.I think my all-timer, though, was saying David Craig was going to be better then Jake Varner. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk 1 1 Housebuye and leshismore reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konquest 86 Report post Posted January 4 Most of the guys whom I have made the mistake of overrating with high expectations are dudes who have college physiques in high school, and kind of bully people on their way to "blue chip" status. There are a few in high school right now that would fit this mold, whom I hope surprise me at the next level. The guys who I have been flat out wrong about were injury casualties, and it's kind of sad: Hunter Steiber, Bryce Brill, David Kjeldgaard, Sean Hage, Troy Letters, etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HokieHWT 511 Report post Posted January 4 Couple of Hokies Walz- underestimated Haught- underestimated Penny- underestimated Dance- Overestimated ZZ- Overestimated Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perry 1,175 Report post Posted January 4 Logan Massa was another one who a lot of people were high on (though I was not one of them). Number 1 ranked in High school and never aa'd before quitting as a senior I believe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Housebuye 2,022 Report post Posted January 4 2 minutes ago, Perry said: Logan Massa was another one who a lot of people were high on (though I was not one of them). Number 1 ranked in High school and never aa'd before quitting as a senior I believe You may be thinking of Logan’s brother? Logan places 3rd his freshman year and still has a year of eligibility Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Housebuye 2,022 Report post Posted January 4 Kaleb Young is way better than I thought he’d be. Anthony Valencia of course Nick Suriano - I thought he would AA a few times, but I also thought he wasn’t going to be stronger and faster than the top college guys. I was wrong. Guy is next level Dom Demas - I thought he wouldn’t translate due to almost all of his ranked high school wins being in other styles, and taking weird losses in folk due to his poor mat game. He didn’t really fix his bottom game, but he has figured out how to take almost everyone down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perry 1,175 Report post Posted January 4 7 minutes ago, Housebuye said: You may be thinking of Logan’s brother? Logan places 3rd his freshman year and still has a year of eligibility You are correct, sorry, was thinking of Taylor Massa not Logan. Though Logan has since disappointed compared to what some of us were thinking after looking so solid as a freshman. I wonder if he has had injuries which have kept him back. he still has some nice wins in the last two years including over Marinelli once 1 Housebuye reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antitroll2828 484 Report post Posted January 4 1 minute ago, Perry said: You are correct, sorry, was thinking of Taylor Massa not Logan. Though Logan has since disappointed compared to what some of us were thinking after looking so solid as a freshman. I wonder if he has had injuries which have kept him back. he still has some nice wins in the last two years including over Marinelli once He hurt his knee at cklv his sophomore year and wasn’t healthy the rest of the season and never seemed to get back the confidence he had before the injury Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greatdane67 193 Report post Posted January 4 I thought that Dake would have won one fantasy match against Taylor..... 3 2 denger, herma48852, NJDan and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cary by the Lake 41 Report post Posted January 4 **** Ty Moore (RIP): Pinning machine in highschool (4Xer), but somehow, never translated to college D1 success. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stp 537 Report post Posted January 4 (edited) After BoJo's first season, really thought he'd get at least one title. People in Florida said Eric Grajales ( 1x AA tsun) was better than David Taylor. Edited January 4 by stp Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
