Oklahoma State Preview
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Agreed. If we can get him a match against a non ranked guy, it'd at least be nice to see a change of pace out there.
I understand that Cole is wrestling up a weight and is struggling. I was and am happy that Cole won the Harold Nichols Open. I also assume that Trevor has been working his butt off in the room. I don't think there is anything wrong with trying other options.
Wow. If Shafer is as beat up as you say he is, then why shouldn't he get a day off to recoup a little? I can't speak for buf, but I'm not ready to just give the spot to anybody else. I'm guessing he's the best option at 197 for us and I agree that Cole has been a great team player bumping up. That said, you can't get this worked up when a couple fans casually mention an ISU legacy getting on the mat for a match or two. Competition is good for the team, good for the individuals, and the essence of the sport.
I honestly can't recall ever ripping Cole. The only guys that I ever get upset about are the ones that aren't putting forth a good effort which certainly doesn't apply to him, and even then, it doesn't do any good to dress them down on a message board. As for the fairweather thing, I'm a season ticket holder that drives 2 hours one way for every home dual, am a member of the CWC, and have been to several national tournaments to cheer on the Cyclones as I will be this March in St. Louis. We usually hang around after the duals so my kids can go down and talk to the wrestlers so they get to see first hand how good of people they're rooting for. Based on the struggles this team has gone through this season, I don't think that's something a fairweather fan would do but if you choose to judge me based on one post, then by all means, have at it. I absolutely appreciate all the hard work these guys put in and can't imagine juggling the physical and mental demands that they deal with. I'm proud of the way they represent our university and I wish them nothing but the best.
I'm still going to consider Moreno a borderline qualifier. 157 should have three AQs at Big 12s (everyone but Moreno). So if he can win one match he'll be able to sneak his way in like Shafer did last year. If he can string together a few wins in the next few weeks he might be able to steal a #3 seed, which would also help.
Wrestling Watch, I know you are a very loyal Cyclone wrestling fans, just as I know ca4cy is. I respect what Cole is doing for us, just as I respect what Mikey England was doing for us at 184. Mikey is not a 184 pounder and had similiar results to Cole wrestling 197. Cole is not a 197 pounder. I definitely am not disrespecting Cole or Mikey wrestling up a weight, but if there is a legit 197 pounder as in Trevor, I think we should give him a try and I don't expect better results against Simaz of Cornell.
I would also love to see Cole getting matches at 184 again, it seems Boaz is out a lot and Cole would seem to be a better option than Mikey.
I hope Cole is not hurt bad and is soon back on the mat, none of us want to see him hurt. Sorry for the bad feelings, we are all looking and wanting success for this team.
I would also love to see Cole getting matches at 184 again, it seems Boaz is out a lot and Cole would seem to be a better option than Mikey.
I hope Cole is not hurt bad and is soon back on the mat, none of us want to see him hurt. Sorry for the bad feelings, we are all looking and wanting success for this team.
I agree and I hope that Cole and all of the wrestlers that have had injuries will be back at 100%. I wish them all the best!
No hard feelings. I hope if Cole is out that Trevor or Tyler or whoever they replace him with does really well and maybe it just looked worse than it was on the mat yesterday and he'll be just fine.
I am seeing improvements in our team and as I said earlier, some are improving faster than others. I hope we as the fans can appreciate the extreme toughness of our schedule and be a bit patient.
