Non starters

[pointingdogsrule]

So as I sit in O'hare waiting on my flight I get to thinking of the 37 wrestlers on the team. 10 starters and the rest.
When i was in college it was all about grades. Well mostly . I am trying to imagine going to practice everyday and giving and sacrificing, while knowing I would never have a chance to start on the team.
Quite a compliment to those non starters who work their butt off everyday to make themselves better and the starters better. Just my thoughts.

 

[tabenn]

non starters are the back bone of the team! great post!

 

[CowboyUp61]

So as I sit in O'hare waiting on my flight I get to thinking of the 37 wrestlers on the team. 10 starters and the rest.
When i was in college it was all about grades. Well mostly . I am trying to imagine going to practice everyday and giving and sacrificing, while knowing I would never have a chance to start on the team.
Quite a compliment to those non starters who work their butt off everyday to make themselves better and the starters better. Just my thoughts.

As a guy who when it came time to extend my career would have been a "room guy" I have tons of respect for those who know they wont see the mat in a dual, but go anyway. I chose a social life and extra time for academics. But I know a lot of guys in this situation, and much respect for what they do and what they sacrifice.

 

[jrd23psu]

As the old saying goes, one team’s room guy is another team’s starter.

 

[El-Jefe]

Takes a very special person to go thru that grind.

Slight disagreement on "knowing I would never have a chance to start on the team" -- more like: knowing it's unlikely but have to be 100% ready at all times.

Over the years, a number of guys came off the bench to start -- sometimes spot starts, sometimes a little longer, sometimes winning the job. The matches haven't always gone their way, but none of them were unprepared or got out-worked -- even when facing All-Americans.

That says a lot about their mental toughness.

 

[7brwnpsu]

100% graduation rate for the team. Cael knows how to recruit!

 

[nitlion6]

Over the years I have watched more than a few room guys get the opportunity to put the uniform on and compete in Rec Hall.

 

[nerfstate]

100% graduation rate for the team. Cael knows how to recruit!

I hope @dunkej01 has you on ignore.

 

[Callthestall]

I think there are 2 unique aspects to what makes the commitment of a wrestler special.
The first is the intense physical training which typically involves hands on work outs with teammates/coaches.
The second commitment effects the starters and the potential 2nd teamers that have a shot of wrestling a match due to ailment or coaches decision. This would be weight management. I would think a majority of wrestlers would say this is the most difficult training issue.
With that being said,my thought is that some of 37 are in the room to participate because they truly love the sport and if they allow there weight to just to fall as a normal condition athlete they do not mind the room grind. The cutting of weight might only effect them on occasion such as for a open tournament or the off chance being the backup to a starter.

 

[CowboyUp61]

A lot of guys, who may be education majors, are doing it to allow a faster start to their coaching careers also. Lot easier to get a job as a high school coach when you can say you wrestled and learned under John/Cael/Kolat/ etc. Much better than saying "I got second at kids' state in 4th grade".

 

[Dogwelder]

100% NCAA Graduation Success Rate for the team. Cael knows how to recruit!

FIFY

 

[McScoreley]

Some things our "non starters" (AKA guys who don't get entered into B1Gs) have done recently

1. 2nd place at Southern Scuffle (Bo Pipher behind Nolf)

2. 1st and 2nd at Keystone Classic, both would have been seeded at NCAAs IMO (Shak and Geno behind Mark)

3. Upset #1 Moore for the greatest dual finish ever ... became a champion one weight up a year later (Cassar behind Shak)

4. Former 2x AA (and likely could have been 4 if he had been healthy) (Nevills behind Cassar)

And finally (even though the list is even longer) ... ALL of them are equally as much champions as the Hodge Winners and Champions.

 

[caliPSUfan]

Some things our "non starters" (AKA guys who don't get entered into B1Gs) have done recently

1. 2nd place at Southern Scuffle (Bo Pipher behind Nolf)

2. 1st and 2nd at Keystone Classic, both would have been seeded at NCAAs IMO (Shak and Geno behind Mark)

3. Upset #1 Moore for the greatest dual finish ever ... became a champion one weight up a year later (Cassar behind Shak)

4. Former 2x AA (and likely could have been 4 if he had been healthy) (Nevills behind Cassar)

And finally (even though the list is even longer) ... ALL of them are equally as much champions as the Hodge Winners and Champions.

...all good!

what about Vollrath over Dieringer?

 

[nerfstate]

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