Re: #4 Minnesota v. #5 Oklahoma State Predictions/Discussion

**goferphan** · 12-05-2009, 01:51 PM

I actually agree with minnEsota...his style is just not the same...he used to attack and counter-attack for seven minutes...now I think he is looking for the counter attack too much. He is going to have to "press" his opponents. Champions do that.

**TLV** · 12-05-2009, 04:40 PM

He seemed to wrestle to win as a frosh. He went balls to the wall and intimidated people because he could score so quickly. Starting his Soph year, he seemed to wrestle not to lose, wrestled defensively and slowed down. I think that he just made Howe the favorite at 165.

**Gantry** · 12-05-2009, 05:27 PM

It was also his first folkstyle match in what, a year?

**Gold** · 12-05-2009, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by TLV

He seemed to wrestle to win as a frosh. He went balls to the wall and intimidated people because he could score so quickly. Starting his Soph year, he seemed to wrestle not to lose, wrestled defensively and slowed down. I think that he just made Howe the favorite at 165.

Or Jarrod King. King has looked good this year...

**arm-spin** · 12-05-2009, 05:43 PM

What the crap Schlatter? I didn't think it was possible for a wrestler to get progessively worse every year... Schlatter looked good as a freestyler, and now he's losing again, hey? Weird. (BTW how good is Meade? I don't follow NCAA too closely)

**Gold** · 12-05-2009, 05:56 PM

Meade was a very highly touted recruit and he's had a strong start to his freshman year. He did lose a match to Mizzou's backup, though.

**Flop The Nuts** · 12-05-2009, 06:28 PM

It's going to be amazing if both Schatter and Metcalf end their careers as one-timers. I though DS had about a 80% chance of being a four-timer after he won his freshman year.

**vaisforlovers** · 12-05-2009, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by Gold

In that tournament he also shut out Howe (165's runner up) with 2 TDs... I think that "legitimized" the ranking some.

And michael martinez beat Sanders twice this summer. I put no stock into freestyle results for the most part.

I mean seriously Obe Blanc(didnt even AA last year) made the u.s. open finals.

**vaisforlovers** · 12-05-2009, 06:48 PM

Point being, freestyle is very different than folkstyle and suits different people in different ways.

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