Which D1 college freshman will have the most impact at the NCAAs?

**therick** · 10-08-2008 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by rshear13

if cody gardner counts as a rs freshman, he could have a big impact for the buckeyes

Is Weakley red shirting? or do you think Gardner beats him out for the starting spot at 197?

**Johnnythompsonnum1** · 10-08-2008 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by vaisforlovers

Not to sound like a smart aleck, but what do you think Jamal has been doing in that room the last year and a half?

Well not to sound like a smart alec, but maybe, just maybe he's working on what worked for him in high school, which won't work in my opinion all that well in College. I could be wrong, and for his sake, hope I am.

**vaisforlovers** · 10-09-2008 09:29 AM

Wow...isn't John Smith his coach? Wouldn't he figure that out?

**Johnnythompsonnum1** · 10-09-2008 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by vaisforlovers

Wow...isn't John Smith his coach? Wouldn't he figure that out?

Some people take longer than others, and there's nothing wrong with that. Some guys come in and get it right away, and succeed from the very get go. Others take a year or two.

I don't have the mindset that a successful collegiate wrestler has to do very well from the get go. When someone doesn't do real well as a freshman or even a sophomore I don't give up on them. Hell, I don't give up on them even if they don't do well their junior year.

Not everyone can be a Coleman Scott or a Nathan Morgan and make an immediate impact from day 1. Some people are more like Pat Cummins or Deonte Penn and take a while.

I don't see anything wrong with that. In fact, I think that's more of a testimony to good coaching and hard work.

**RD149-2** · 10-10-2008 07:32 AM

Originally Posted by therick

Is Weakley red shirting? or do you think Gardner beats him out for the starting spot at 197?

word on the street is Gardner beats him handily. His only obstacle is keeping the weight

**Avallone** · 10-10-2008 08:04 AM

Originally Posted by JensenS

Mr. Jamal Parks seems to be Avallone's mystery answer.

That would be a big HELL YEA!!!

**wrastler118** · 10-10-2008 05:48 PM

Clayton Jack-Oregon St.

Eric Nye-Arizona State

**FATGUY** · 10-10-2008 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by wrastler118

Clayton Jack-Oregon St.

Eric Nye-Arizona State

Erik Nye is a Junior.

**FATGUY** · 10-10-2008 06:32 PM

Jason Welch from Northwestern if he does not red-shirt should be a solid freshman.

**therick** · 10-12-2008 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by RD149-2

word on the street is Gardner beats him handily. His only obstacle is keeping the weight

Gotcha. Thanks for the info.

**Gold** · 10-12-2008 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by RD149-2

word on the street is Gardner beats him handily. His only obstacle is keeping the weight

I believe it. If you watch some videos of Gardner's HS matches, he just dominated everyone. He made them look like they had never wrestled before. Weakley strength is his atheticism and crazy brute strength. But against someone as good as Gardner, his lack of skill should be very detrimental.

**vaisforlovers** · 10-12-2008 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by Gold

I believe it. If you watch some videos of Gardner's HS matches, he just dominated everyone. He made them look like they had never wrestled before. Weakley strength is his atheticism and crazy brute strength. But against someone as good as Gardner, his lack of skill should be very detrimental.

It's that VA strength!

**r.payton@att.net** · 10-15-2008 08:53 PM

I look for Mangrum at Oregon state to be a really good freshman -I picked him in fantasy because the matches I watched him wrestle were incrediblle -the kid has an extra gear or something .