prestige for having best wrestler

[shieldofpistis 154]

In my opinion I think there is certain prestige in having best wrestler.  For the Snyder years the best ohio state wrestler could defeat the best Penn st wrestler.  I think the school with the best heavy gets overlooked. I realize best heavy not always best wrestler. 

Iowa won team title, Penn st most individual titles, but Minnesota has the best overall wrestler by a mile.  With all this Iowa vs Penn st rivalry going on, I think credit is getting lost for Minnesota.  

I know it's not the same as having the best team but congrats to Minnesota for helping Steveson become man who would beat anyone on Iowa and Penn states or anyone else's roster or rtc in states. 

[TobusRex 2,016]

One outstanding wrestler does not make a team. 

[gimpeltf 1,643]

39 minutes ago, TobusRex said:

One outstanding wrestler does not make a team. 

[jackwebster 137]

7 hours ago, TobusRex said:

One outstanding wrestler does not make a team. 

Yeah, but I get the point. It's like:  Look what we can do if only x, y, and z. We have the formula to make the supreme wrestler. You guys can train-up a bunch of solid competitors, but you didn't make a Gable Steveson.

The rebuttal is obvious: no single program made a Gable Steveson, Spencer Lee, Jordan Burroughs, or Cael Sanderson. They are freaks. 

I just had my first D1 AA this year. And as soon as I said that to myself, I realized that it was his achievement not our program's. 

Edited April 6 by jackwebster

[Konquest 122]

I think the "Prestige" for the program isn't when they meet expectations with a surefire blue-chipper (like a 3/4x state champ, Fargo champ, etc.), but when they develop under-the-radar recruits into AA's and national champs ala Drew Foster or Jesse Delavecchia.

[TobusRex 2,016]

7 hours ago, jackwebster said:

I just had my first D1 AA this year. And as soon as I said that to myself, I realized that it was his achievement not our program's. 

Congrats. May he just be the first of many. 

[TobusRex 2,016]

9 hours ago, gimpeltf said:

Who was that dude? Assuming he's dead since that picture looks like it was taken 90 years ago. 

[MSU158 1,617]

13 minutes ago, TobusRex said:

Who was that dude? Assuming he's dead since that picture looks like it was taken 90 years ago. 

David Taylor.  Look at the ears!  Sheesh, get with it, man....

[gimpeltf 1,643]

14 minutes ago, TobusRex said:

Who was that dude? Assuming he's dead since that picture looks like it was taken 90 years ago. 

Robin Reed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Reed

 

You said one man didn't make a team. This guy could.

[TobusRex 2,016]

21 minutes ago, gimpeltf said:

Robin Reed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Reed

 

You said one man didn't make a team. This guy could.

Damn, straight up badass.. 140 pounds but wrestled 170 :D

[TobusRex 2,016]

25 minutes ago, MSU158 said:

David Taylor.  Look at the ears!  Sheesh, get with it, man....

The last time I saw ears like that they were attached to a Doberman Pinscher. 

[MSU158 1,617]

41 minutes ago, TobusRex said:

The last time I saw ears like that they were attached to a Doberman Pinscher. 

The reason they were/are so good.  Damn things can literally lift them off the ground with a quick flap!

[dman115 180]

19 hours ago, Konquest said:

I think the "Prestige" for the program isn't when they meet expectations with a surefire blue-chipper (like a 3/4x state champ, Fargo champ, etc.), but when they develop under-the-radar recruits into AA's and national champs ala Drew Foster or Jesse Delavecchia.

Prestige isn't associated with being able to get the surefire blue-chippers??  Or is success only gaged on developing those who weren't blue-chippers??

[TheOhioState 486]

On 4/6/2021 at 6:29 AM, gimpeltf said:

He later played Jimmy Chitwood in Hoosiers.

[ShakaAloha 210]

Just now, TheOhioState said:

He later played Jimmy Chitwood in Hoosiers.

I thought you wrote Jimmy Cinnabuns there for a sec lol

[TheOhioState 486]

Older thread:
 

 

[gimpeltf 1,643]

14 minutes ago, TheOhioState said:

Older thread:
 

 

My understanding is that the rules back then were more lenient with submission/choke type holds.

[hammerlockthree 2,085]

the whole point of this stupid topic is the OP slipping in Gable being the best wrestler "by a mile", when he isn't even the best wrestler.

Edited April 7 by hammerlockthree