Agreed. Who does Duke bump out of the lineup next year? Kasak? Does he impact Facundo and Sealey?
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Let me rephrase this. He'll probably be in RS until Jan 2026, but then he'll take someone's spot. So the impact, roster-wise, isn't probably until 2026-27. But who knows? Levi will probably be gone that year and Facundo as well, so I imagine that MM moves to 174 that year and Duke to 165.
Maybe, but why would he or even PSU consider that? The only thing that does is make him eligible to compete in the NCAA in 2030-31. This kid has the look of competing for SR world teams in a few years. He doesn't look all that far behind Levi or MM at this point.
With 30 schollies available... not sure when that will be ... but establishing PA residency might not be necessary anymore.
Lewan pre- match warm up with his trainers.
Watch the first TD,
I think the kid will be the "Duke of Hurl".
I think the kid will be the "Duke of Hurl".
Duke might be better than Levi right now judging from his match with Will Lewan here. Levi had two overtime matches and another 2-1 win with him. That's scary because he's still in HS. The only thing that will slow him down is if his injury comes back. I have not been this excited for an incoming recruit since Kolat as far as ability and dominance wise.
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Lewan was more active in the first three minutes of the Duke match than in every match with Levi combined.
That's because Duke was forcing the actions and Lewan was down 0-6 in the first minute and had no choice but to respond.
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Duke is ridiculously strong. He reminds me of Dake in that sense. He just moves bodies around .
Kinda like Facundo (I hate to say it), Lewan really highlights the differences between Free and Folk. The guy is practically a juggernaut in Freestyle compared to his Folkstyle persona. He's way more open offensively. I bet Levi would win similarly to Duke in a freestyle match vs Lewan.
I’m with you on Duke. It’s amazing how much one’s media presence (or lack thereof) can impact one’s reputation - if you know what I mean.
Duke is a freak
Different sport - freestyle vs. folkstyle, so I wouldn't use that to compare Duke and Levi. As someone pointed out above, look at the Facundo-Levi result - do you really want to make the case that Facundo is a better wrestler than Levi?
I've often beat the drum around here that Starocci is underrated across the wrestling community and even here on occasion. He hasn't lost a folkstyle match in four years and I don't think he's been threatened in the past couple - this is extremely rarified air, accomplished by just a couple of guys in history.
Levi is almost as criminally underrated. He has two losses in two years with no redshirt. One of them came in the opening weekend of his college career, the other in the NCAA finals. Maybe it is his style that causes this - probably just like Starocci - but he is heading down a path that could also have him in rarified air. There is no way you can compare Duke to him at this point.
That said, Duke is a freak - I posted before, Paul Bunyan-like strength. I wrote about a couple of other wrestlers in the previous two paragraphs that share the same trait. Things that make you go, hmmmm...
He did--also kinda my point. I'm still trying to figure out the differences between the styles in neutral. The step-out boundary creates some interesting dynamics, as does the risk of exposure in scrambles. It means that a freestyle takedown and a folkstyle takedown are way more different that I think most people realize.
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