He’s very good but definitely don’t think he’s the best folkstyler. Jax has proven to be the best rider and turner of the bunch. Knox would be 5th or 6th for me behind Jax, Lilledahl, Duke, Barr and right there with Sealey and Davino
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He’s a better turner then all of those except Jax.
Lilledahl is definitely figuring out folk and Duke is an alien. Knox gets bonus pints for chasing challenges though. He loves competing and you can tell he loves training.
I’d wager we see Lee at the soldier salute. Let’s not forget that he’s coming back from double acl surgery with very limited mat time. I’d pump the brakes before saying his gassing is psychological. That’s a bit much.
He’s cutting weight this year for the first time in a very long time. It’s gonna take some time to figure it out. He’s gassed early season nearly every year and he wasn’t coming back from what’s he’s currently going through. Pat Glory and the kid from army come to mind. Both of those were big first period leads with him holding onto a major at the end.
lol and why’s it so light…… 🤔 the ol’ chicken/egg coming to the surface…. what do they wrestle internationally again?
I think you are misinterpreting me about the word "psychological". I don't mean he has a head problem, but when a wrestler has not seen the mat in so long , the inherent habit if breathing properly and budget of your inhale exhale system can break down...this is what happened to Andrew Alton and I saw deja vu when Spencer gassed after just 2 minutes against a back up...it's actually not even relevant who you are going up against when it happens and thats what I saw. Hey, maybe it's just an over reaction on my part and I hope like he'll I'm wrong. I want Penn State winning fair and square against a fully loaded Iowa and I don't want any wrestler to go through what Alton went through...even on these boards it's like an almost taboo topic because it was so Heartbreaking to watch...Alton was a straight up All American caliber wrestler who simply went through the wrestling equivalent of "Steve Blass disease" when a highly unusual, kind of freak thing just derails your career.
I genuinely think you are wrong. It has more to do with his mat time and him actually having to cut some weight. I’m fairly close to this situation and know what he’s been going through and has gone through in the past. Which is why I was so hard on you when you posted on Hr that we was done. He’ll be just fine. It’s baby steps this early in the season for him. No one expected peak Spencer against Isu, but his bar is so damn high that when we see a crack in his armour some people freak out.
Like I said, I think we’ll see him a few times this week. I’m amazed he was cleared before the Penn dual. It just goes to show what an absolute freak he is.
Moral of the story, if there’s one dude I had to pick to not worry about on or off the mat it would be him. He’s special all the way around.
Good solid post. I hope you're right and I'm wrong. Lol, I'm wrong about a lot of stuff usually simply because I weigh in on damn near every topic from my all time favorite wrestler(the gentle giant Chris Taylor) to my all time least favorite wrestler( the kid who beat me at district's, regional, AND Hershey who is now my friend lol
I would rather see him lose a nationals just so the Aholes over at HR can throw a million excuses out as to why and so we dont see a hodge award go to someone not as deserving ( limited matches , very weak weight).
As a wrestling fan I like seeing history made. As a Hawkeye fan I wanna see him do it. As a fan of Spencer I’d like to see him do it.
Not everybody on HR is an ahole. It’s like everything, the loudest in the room are usually the biggest aholes.
Merry Christmas to all on this board. Best of luck the rest of the season, but not to much luck…of course : ).
I agree somewhat. I think his specialness in this case can be a detriment as well. He isn't used to this. I do agree with you that if there is someone who can do it it's Spencer. Merry Christmas Hawk
Ahh Steve Blass. He was a really great guy. I went to his baseball camp as a kid. He was a real jokester, a pretty funny man. I was a pitcher to so I never forgot him.
What happened to his career was strange and a bit tragic, one year a 19 game winner as I recall and a couple of years later out of the game. Several years later he showed up at our highschool selling class rings for Jostens.
This isn’t wrestling. It’s everywhere. Locally a top PA pitcher switched schools at 8th grade and did it twice. He has a 4.2 GPA per his Instagram and just committed to a D1 school. It’s very popular in my area to send your child to T class essentially a Kindergarten program without it starting the cycle. My older son has 7-8 buddies who did this and they are a year older than him in everything. Our 2nd child is now in T class.
Go Hawks ... and take the Buckeyes with you.go hawks.....just not too far.
Geez, edit please. Or, right or wrong, HR will get 65,000 miles out of that one.
You played for one of the two in the 70s like I did? The hatred was real back then.
tullfan was already collecting Social Security in the 70s.
If I ever throw a big party… you are my first invite.
Old hawk fan doing the "Nelson"
Thought that was Kemerer, colostomy bag and all.
I will probably be dead by then!!But thanks anyways~ 72 but still get around pretty well!
Same list every top bluechipper has that wants to continue to be great.
PSU
PSU
PSU
PSU
Bassett will stay close to home imo
PSU
PSU
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Bassett will stay close to home imo
Imo that is the most underrated reasons a kid would choose a college.. Staying closer to home.
Mom, Dad, friends, relatives seeing matches and not having to go far plus the regular college homesick trip..
Mom, Dad, friends, relatives seeing matches and not having to go far plus the regular college homesick trip..
I love watching this kid wrestle. He’s going to keep improving. Word on the internet street is tOSU or PSU
After watching OSU, chock full of blue-chip prospects, lose to Pitt this past weekend, I cannot imagine a top prospect picking them over Penn State. Tan Tom can recruit. His development has been pretty terrible given the wealth of riches at his disposal.
DAD especially, I dont see him giving up the McCort job especially when the younger son is still in MS.
Bo is growing fast, bet he winds up 57/65 for college.
JTS, where you at?
