An honest question, so an honest 'opinion'.
I think Correa is the stronger candidate. Both are at this point in time a bit undersized, but Correa may be a slightly more natural light heavy (2+ years down the road) with Marisola a more natural 197. Connor will be put on a weight gain program to grow into a heavy. The past 2-3 years have seen all of the top ranked 'pure heavy hammer' prospects commit to our top competition. Anything can happen with Cael at the helm but given Connor's petigre, a respect for our future competition and his size I think low AA is his ceiling, which of course is pretty damned good.
There is little doubt that the Marisolas were a package deal, and if we are being honest Cole was the real target. Correa is younger with arguably a stronger record and despite being a smaller heavy candidate as well, he has a little more time to naturally grow into his frame to help determine if he is a more natural heavy or not. I won't say he is a future national champion, but I believe he has a higher ceiling than Conner. Granted I have only seen a handful of either of their matches, on paper I think it leans Corea.
I prefer to watch the smaller more athletic heavyweight, and the thought of one or two kids on the Cassar plan is enticing.
In all honesty I think we should target him and let the best man win, acknowledging the potential friction this may cause with two Martisola's in the mix.
For now, we have a window where we may have a national champion at the weight which of course IMO is one of the more difficult weights to develop a champion. Too much rides on genetics, and I don't really see a dominating, sure thing recruit out there for once Kerk is gone. Whomever man's the spot if we can get an AA out of it, it's all good.
