Not remotely worried about a match from the beginning of his junior year in high school lol. Want to talk about a fresh match? When Kemerer beat Starocci 7-2 at Big Tens then Starocci flipped the result in 2 weeks. Cael doesn't recruit on straight high school recruits for a reason. The improvements Alex is going to make in the room under Cael and Casey are going to be astronomical.
Starocci lost after his JR year to Abe Assad at cadet world trials.
How often do you say someone is a returning champ and a freshman? I assume first time ever.
Kid has a very high ceiling, but the odds are against him.. Ohio state room has a tendency to under preform.-- Tan Tom is better at vacationing then coaching.
Not to be a Debbie downer or anything, but not all loss is the same. The way Facundo lost to Kennedy, he had no answer. That said, I am not losing my hope on him because I have faith in the staff and what they saw in him and his skills.Starocci lost after his JR year to Abe Assad at cadet world trials.
3 years later, Starocci is a national champ and Assad got beaten out by Jaws.
Don't get me wrong, I am not worried. Even if he finished in the top 3-5, I would be more than thrilled. But you're right: Cael and the staff are great in developing our recruits.
I’ll take Cael and crew when it comes to middle/upper-weight improvement over any coaching staff not based in Dagestan.
He will RS this year. PK is the real deal. He goes with everyone in the room around his weight just fine
Let’s flag this on the calendar for 8/24/23 for further discussion
We can come up with lots of examples of guys who had nothing against an opponent, and later it didn't matter.
Once again, it was his junior year of high school, he's literally just starting getting coached by the best middleweight coaches in the country (by a wide margin) Second, PK is a fantastic wrestler, nobody is denying that. He was clearly a better wrestler than Alex October of 2019 and most Iowa fans (and PSU fans) said if Kemerer hypothetically didn't come back, they were in very good hands regardless. I'm worried how they look March of 2023.
2nd time, Mark Hall. But I forgot about the extra Covid year if that is what you're referring to.
Cassar went from losing (pretty handily IMO) to Garrett Hoffman to beating Kollin Moore in like 2.5 months
Mark was a Sophmore when he was a returning champ. Rare indeed to be a Freshman with a title in the pocket before your "first" match.
I did make a provision to allow for some room for improvements due to Cael and our stellar coaching staff. If Alex gets anywhere near top 3-5 range at 165 lbs weight this year, it's a credit to the coaching staff is all I am saying. If he ends up as a champion (a la, Starocci), the Hawkeyes fans will go nuts.
That’s total nonsense. Many of Cael’s recruits are now married with children. Those guys are as straight as they come.
Heres the trend with Iowa they wrestle too notch all year and peter out by nationals. Cael will have Facundo peaking at Nationals that's been the difference almost every year
Joe told me 157 is the plan.
Chad Red was/is a stud. How many people were questioning Cael's choice when he got decked by Ryan Diehl in the first round of NCAA's his freshman year? A lot more. But then Nick showed he has the heart of a Lion.
Coach - I'm hearing on 247 that Michael is very fired up by Dean coming to take what is his and it's lit a fire under him. Sounds like you instilled a warriors mentality in him from a young age coach!
