Had to be hard to say some of that.
http://www.flowrestling.org/video/966246-taylor-was-really-nervous-this-morning
http://www.flowrestling.org/video/966246-taylor-was-really-nervous-this-morning
DT looks back on the OTT
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Really have to give DT credit, he is not trying to hide from his situation, he is facing it honestly and head on.
DT has not grown into this weight class yet...Like he says he needs to get up to around 205...He will be back strong. I believe in what he is saying... DT WILL BE A WORLD CHAMP IN 2020....BOOK IT !!!!
Spyker selling him short. What a HATER!
The day David beats Dake is the day David takes off and never looks back. The separation will be quick, vast and permanent.
You aren't getting some until you get that one.
I concede the point that Dake is really freaking good, talented, mentally as well as physically tough and he isn't someone that is just going to be beaten, but David has since the first match in the All-Star match to the one this weekend wrestled Dake differently than he wrestles anybody else. Stop that. Force Dake to wrestle differently.
This is 100% correct. DT destroyed everyone in the wrestlebacks because he wrestled HIS match, not theirs. I think he knows that from this interview.
So you think it's a mental block? Not giving DT much credit for mental toughness... You don't just all of a sudden wake and become mentally tough, right? They've wrestled like 37 times and if he hasn't figured it out yet...
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Apparently we differ in our meaning of mental toughness.
It can mean ability to recover from set back and regather yourself and continue to move forward and progress. Other words, resilient.
David has that.
Maybe from a different angle, the inner fight. Just keep working towards, fighting to accomplish. No. Nevemind that's resilience also.
Never give up, keep on trying. No. Dang it, that's resiliency also.
I do not see anywhere that I claim David is lacking mental toughness. Never once.
I do believe he continually allows the pace to be dictated by Dake. He has lost to him enough times there is certainly some inner doubt, but David continues to get up and try again.
Nope
Never once did I suggest David lacks mental toughness.
Maybe if you share your understanding of mental toughness I might have a better shot at understanding the point you have so far unsuccessfully made.
No thanks, I'm just poking you Penn State fans. I actually think DT is a fantastic wrestler, lol
BUT... I can't see him beating Dake. I think Dake is only a hair behind Burroughs in skill and athleticism. I feel like DT is a better technician but he just doesn't have their same natural strength and explosiveness.
BUT... I can't see him beating Dake. I think Dake is only a hair behind Burroughs in skill and athleticism. I feel like DT is a better technician but he just doesn't have their same natural strength and explosiveness.
Agree on the strength part, which he can change. Disagree on the explosiveness. Only time will tell on whether he beats Dake or not, but my money is on DT. If that's homerism....I'm GUILTY!!
Well my first inclination was to respond, Kyle what the hell are you doing posting on a wrestling message board.
Great interview by Taylor. Great wrestler and humble like Metcalf. I'm sure Taylor will have his day. Just like Mark Perry did with Johnny H. But sometimes the style like Gillman just cannot beat Nico but he can beat Nato this sport is so different than any other reason I love it so much. I will be in Taylors corner when it happens he has done so much for the sport with class.
I think you can work out until the cows come home but some people have that natural strength that translates into *any* sport versus weightlifting strength that I think doesn't carry over as well outside of the weight room. When I was in the Corps (many, many moons ago!) I was really big into powerlifting but my buddy Sims never worked out. I could lift more weight but damn if he didn't give me everything I could handle and then some when we'd go toe-to-toe. Just a strong-ass country kid, you know? Like I said, he never worked out but he was built like a brick sh•t house. Just great genetics, I guess. That's how I see the difference between DT and Dake or Burroughs.
Top notch defensive wrestlers, which have a strength advantage on him, just aren't a good match up for Taylor. He will hit the weights, as he is growing into this weight class, then I think he will get him.
Completely understand your point. I wrestled in high school with a kid that wasn't even close with me in the weight room, but when he took a hold of you...you really knew it. Still, I'm a Magic Man homer and that's all I can really hang my hat on at this point, so that's what I'm gonna do, because that's what homers do. Now I need DT to hit a homer against Dake!!
LOL
Nothing really wrong with being a homer, I like that it gives us fans something to go back and forth about during the long stretch between seasons, haha! And again, I gotta tip my hat to DT, I think he's an awesome technician.
Here's something I noticed about the guys Sanderson recruits: a lot of length, good technique, great gas tank, but does the length translate well into freestyle? I see how the Penn State style (attack, cut 'em, attack) is geared towards freestyle but does he have the right type of athlete? How many top freestyle guys are so long? I feel like more length typically equals less strength and quickness, plus your leverages aren't as good. Thoughts?
Agree with your assessment on the recruiting generally speaking. I think that the leverage a lengthy wrestler has is an advantage in folkstyle. They are typically better riders and from neutral have a better ankle pick, something Sanderson knows nothing about BTW. Never thought about it but you may very well be right on which body type translates to freestyle better.
Dt needs to get pissed when he wrestles Dake. David wrestlers everyone to dominate them except Dake...Just get pissed and whip his ass..Do not wrestle a slow pace !!!! That is exactly what Dake wants....DT SIMPLY NEEDS TO GET AN ATTITUDE....HE HAS NOTHING TO LOSE AT THIS POINT WITH HIM. TURN THE NERVES INTO ANGER.
Wrestle Dake with an attitude?? Did you not see the 165 NCAA final when DT got the first takedown?? That dude was freakin' *pumped up*!
Well the next time you're hanging out with Cael and company tell David personally! In fact, do something to piss him off.....you seem to do a great job of that here!
There is something to be said for focused anger. Problem is some people do wrestle with an anger, some don't. It isn't something that generally has an on/off switch.
DT has always been my favorite PSU wrestler. I was rooting for him, as always, to get that one win against Dake. Like Metcalf, he just did not look like himself. Like Metcalf, it is all mental.
Remember when the two matches he gave Burroughs all he could handle? That was a great example of focused aggression. DT left it all out there...probably two of the best freestyle matches I've seen out of him.
The one match David had him beat and simply needed to maintain his space without moving forward for about 30 seconds. He could not help himself, JB does that little slide step and David who I don't believe has a sense of retreat took a small step in and boom X2.
I have always thought after David got the intial TD in the NCAA championship match if he had simply danced and handfought with Dake instead of moving into him. David wins that match.
Its like Daniel Dennis said in his finals against Ness...he didn't know how to stall a match out. I think the same thing is true with DT
This thread is renewing my faith in humanity. If HR and BWI can have a free exchange of ideas without immature attacks, well then world peace is also a possibility!!
Cael is always coaching his guys to be aggressive, attack and score points. I can't recall an example of Cael having our guys completely change their style to pull out a calculated, strategic win. I think you are correct, if DT did that in that match, forces Dake to come to him, I think he wins that match. On balance, I prefer Cael's approach in the long run, but occasionally you are going to have a match like that bite you.
There are examples.
Matt Brown against Mike Evans is the most obvious. Matt most certainly followed a game plan that was about as opposite as it could be from the typical Matt game plan.
