Aaron Brooks

[NittanyChris]

With the DeSanto controversy, Hall's atypical performance and the epic Cenzo-Bull battle, young Mr. Brooks' performance might be getting lost in the shuffle.

He was in complete control his entire match, in a huge dual on the road and his first time at CHA. Assad is tough, but Brooks definitely showed some separation there. An incredibly impressive performance.

 

[NoVa Lion]

With the DeSanto controversy, Hall's atypical performance and the epic Cenzo-Bull battle, young Mr. Brooks' performance might be getting lost in the shuffle.

He was in complete control his entire match, in a huge dual on the road and his first time at CHA. Assad is tough, but Brooks definitely showed some separation there. An incredibly impressive performance.

True, his performance did kind of get lost, but IMHO his performance was the most impressive by a PSU wrestler. Beat a very good wrestler in CHA. Future looks bright for Mr. Brooks.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

Fast twitch > slow twitch. Assad better get used to it

 

[McScoreley]

Kid is special. Ice in his veins.

 

[NittanyChris]

Fast twitch > slow twitch. Assad better get used to it

A lot of talk about these two battling for four years, but I just don't see it. Barring injuries, this will be a very lopsided "rivalry".

 

[McScoreley]

Off subject - I chuckle when people refer to AB as Mr. Brooks. Like the old joke "Mr. Brooks is his father"

 

[nitlion6]

Apparently the board has decided Aaron Brooks has progressed exponentially in only 7 days.
Of course this thread's respondents have been rather positive on a consistent basis. Me thinks last week's nay-sayers probably will side step posting in this thread.

 

[NoVa Lion]

Off subject - I chuckle when people refer to AB as Mr. Brooks. Like the old joke "Mr. Brooks is his father"

His Dad from now on can be known as Mr. Brooks Dad, something of which I am sure he is proud of.

 

[James P. Whitters III]

Brooks looked really tough, but still looks like a guy that has much more to give. He has the kind of speed you can't teach, and he will learn to use it more and more as he matures. The sky is the limit.

 

[NittanyChris]

I see a Zain-Sorensen type of situation. Assad is an excellent wrestler, but Brooks is next level. Every once in a while an excellent wrestler has the unfortunate timing of being stuck behind an all-time great.

 

[bowandarrow]

He's got "it" and is in the perfect atmosphere to capitalize on "it."

Future (and the present!) is bright.

 

[86PSUPaul]

Excellent job Young Mr Brooks!

 

[seminnylion]

I see a Zain-Sorensen type of situation. Assad is an excellent wrestler, but Brooks is next level. Every once in a while an excellent wrestler has the unfortunate timing of being stuck behind an all-time great.

Yep the separation will be significant in a year or so

 

[Dwayne_Johnson33]

AB dodged a bullet when Tom sent out Assad and not Nelson Brands. Sure Aaron would have gotten the first 3-4 takedowns but Nelson would have inevitably gassed him from bottom.

 

[Hawky42]

It seems like Brooks and Assad will stay 184 for possibly all 4 years. Look forward too many more matches between them in coming years.

The thing that worried me was Brooks just won so solidly. Assad couldn't do nothing on offense and Brooks was in on alot of td attempts and also got riding time

 

[RoarLions1]

Solid win for Aaron, against a good opponent in a hostile setting. I'm most impressed by his temperament and demeanor. His wrestling is great too, he's a tremendous talent, one we'll enjoy for 4 years.

The temperament stands out though. He put the loss to Venz in the past. He was a respectful gladiator after both the loss (Venz), and the win (Assad). I'm just really impressed by his maturity. Looking own the road, this "intangible" will be really beneficial for the team.

Oh, and Assad isn't going anywhere. The battles between these two over this and the next three years will be fun for fans.

 

[PSUbluTX]

Am I the only one who was impressed with Aaron's gracious, understated smile upon getting his hand raised (see clip below).

 

[jmadden1998]

It seems like Brooks and Assad will stay 184 for possibly all 4 years. Look forward too many more matches between them in coming years.

The thing that worried me was Brooks just won so solidly. Assad couldn't do nothing on offense and Brooks was in on alot of td attempts and also got riding time

Any rational person wouldn’t predict Assad to beat Brooks coming into this year. But Assad has shown he is capable of beating AA competition. He may never beat Brooks but he can still score a decent amount of points in March. Too many on here and HR focus way too much on head to head between PSU and Iowa. Obviously there will be some match ups but bonus points and deep runs in either the championship or consi bracket will determine the champ.

 

[James P. Whitters III]

I have liked what I have seen from Assad this year. Very strong and not scared to throw a headlock every once in awhile to keep a guy honest. It is safe to say he looks like a keeper by any account.

 

[McScoreley]

Am I the only one who was impressed with Aaron's gracious, understated smile upon getting his hand raised (see clip below).

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The kid is a smiler. He smiled at Zahid when he said "I'm going to pin you in March."

 

[Dogwelder]

AB dodged a bullet when Tom sent out Assad and not Nelson Brands. Sure Aaron would have gotten the first 3-4 takedowns but Nelson would have inevitably gassed him from bottom.

Yeah, but unfortunately Nelson redirected his efforts toward successfully gassing Hall from the bench.

 

[NittanyChris]

Any rational person wouldn’t predict Assad to beat Brooks coming into this year. But Assad has shown he is capable of beating AA competition. He may never beat Brooks but he can still score a decent amount of points in March. Too many on here and HR focus way too much on head to head between PSU and Iowa. Obviously there will be some match ups but bonus points and deep runs in either the championship or consi bracket will determine the champ.

Oh, you're back? Last I saw you, you were implying Cael forfeited to Zahid to intentionally lose that dual so Iowa wouldn't be the team to end PSU's streak and followed that up by criticizing his forfeiting Shakur with a torn ACL to Myles last year.

Do you actually believe any of that garbage or was it just BS grandstanding? Because those views don't sound like "a rational person".

 

[jmadden1998]

Oh, you're back? Last I saw you, you were implying Cael forfeited to Zahid to intentionally lose that dual so Iowa wouldn't be the team to end PSU's streak and followed that up by criticizing his forfeiting Shakur with a torn ACL to Myles last year.

Do you actually believe any of that garbage or was it just BS grandstanding?

I responded to your poster implying he was glad ASU ended the streak versus Iowa. Reading comprehension is fun. I don’t need to even call you out anymore on your obsession with trying to rationalize how Iowa will completely underperform at nationals. I can sit back and watch your fellow PSU fans do it for me. Every one of your posts going forward should just say “Penn St good, Iowa bad”. It’s the same message no matter the topic.

Edit: To answer your question, I wholeheartedly believe what I posted. If Brooks beats Assad every time they wrestle and Iowa wins the team title, I have no complaints.

 

[NittanyChris]

I responded to your poster implying he was glad ASU ended the streak versus Iowa. Reading comprehension is fun. I don’t need to even call you out anymore on your obsession with trying to rationalize how Iowa will completely underperform at nationals. I can sit back and watch your fellow PSU fans do it for me. Every one of your posts going forward should just say “Penn St good, Iowa bad”. It’s the same message no matter the topic.

Edit: To answer your question, I wholeheartedly believe what I posted. If Brooks beats Assad every time they wrestle and Iowa wins the team title, I have no complaints.

Responding to another poster or not, you said what you said and it was ridiculous. Own it.

And I stand by my stance that guys like Warner, Lugo, Young and Murin will not live up to their lofty rankings. Not outrageous at all.

 

[TangSoo]

AB was like a closer last night. After 174, that place was going nuts. Bases loaded jam, nobody out. He just shut it down.

 

[jmadden1998]

Responding to another poster or not, you said what you said and it was ridiculous. Own it.

And I stand by my stance that guys like Warner, Lugo, Young and Murin will not live up to their lofty rankings. Not outrageous at all.

Forfeiting to Valencia was a bad take but any sane wrestling fan would agree that if Shaq was healthy enough to wrestle the early rounds at Big 10s then he’s healthy enough to wrestle the final. There, I owned it. We will see what happens in March. I like the way my team is performing without having to worry about others not living up to expectations to have a chance to win.

 

[nitlion6]

AB dodged a bullet when Tom sent out Assad and not Nelson Brands. Sure Aaron would have gotten the first 3-4 takedowns but Nelson would have inevitably gassed him from bottom.

Now that was funny. I don't care who you are. That was funny.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

AB dodged a bullet when Tom sent out Assad and not Nelson Brands. Sure Aaron would have gotten the first 3-4 takedowns but Nelson would have inevitably gassed him from bottom.

Remember when Hurrr Durrr ranker Andrew Spey overreacted to Brands win over Sammy Colbray and rocketed him all the way into the top 10?

Pepperidge Farm remembers

 

[nittinsc]

AB was like a closer last night. After 174, that place was going nuts. Bases loaded jam, nobody out. He just shut it down.

Don't you know we are not allowed to use non-wrestling sports analogies on this forum?

 

[El-Jefe]

Remember when Hurrr Durrr ranker Andrew Spey overreacted to Brands win over Sammy Colbray and rocketed him all the way into the top 10?

Pepperidge Farm remembers

Brands would've been unranked if Colbray had injury defaulted.

 

[Media Fan]

I responded to your poster implying he was glad ASU ended the streak versus Iowa. Reading comprehension is fun. I don’t need to even call you out anymore on your obsession with trying to rationalize how Iowa will completely underperform at nationals. I can sit back and watch your fellow PSU fans do it for me. Every one of your posts going forward should just say “Penn St good, Iowa bad”. It’s the same message no matter the topic.

Edit: To answer your question, I wholeheartedly believe what I posted. If Brooks beats Assad every time they wrestle and Iowa wins the team title, I have no complaints.

Don’t include me, Iowa has a great team.

 

[FIGHTSTATE5]

Gonna suck to lose Cenzo and Hall next yr but going forward with Starocci, Brooks, Beard and Kerkleit is gonna be lethal for the next 4 yrs.

 

[NittanyChris]

Don’t include me, Iowa has a great team.

I'll say it one last time and then I'm done. Iowa has an excellent team with some great wrestlers like Spencer, Bull and Kemerer. It ALSO has some guys who will not live up to their ranking like Warner, Lugo, Murin and Young.

I still believe if we were healthy we'd beat them. But with no Berge, Cassar and a 50% Shakur (at best), it's unlikely.

That is all.

 

[Media Fan]

I'll say it one last time and then I'm done. Iowa has an excellent team with some great wrestlers like Spencer, Bull and Kemerer. It ALSO has some guys who will not live up to their ranking like Warner, Lugo, Murin and Young.

I still believe if we were healthy we'd beat them. But with no Berge, Cassar and a 50% Shakur (at best), it's unlikely.

That is all.

You might toss in ‘25; ‘49; and I don’t see hwt. Scoring much.
IMO, we have 5 high quality with 1 more with a big maybe.

 

[TangSoo]

Don't you know we are not allowed to use non-wrestling sports analogies on this forum?

I know not to give scores. It's like starting an argument with a woman. It's just not worth the trouble. I'll make a mental note on the non-wrestling analogies .

 

[jmadden1998]

I'll say it one last time and then I'm done. Iowa has an excellent team with some great wrestlers like Spencer, Bull and Kemerer. It ALSO has some guys who will not live up to their ranking like Warner, Lugo, Murin and Young.

I still believe if we were healthy we'd beat them. But with no Berge, Cassar and a 50% Shakur (at best), it's unlikely.

That is all.

Honest questions, not trying to argue. You don’t believe Desanto or Cassioppi are great wrestlers? I know you have mentioned Brayton Lee, Sammy Sasso, and Boo Lewallen in other posts as guys who will finish ahead of Lugo. Any others? At 157 who do you have finishing ahead of Young? Deakin, Hidlay, and Carr come to mind for me.

 

[nittinsc]

I know not to give scores. It's like starting an argument with a woman. It's just not worth the trouble. I'll make a mental note on the non-wrestling analogies .

A little while back this subject came up on one of the other threads, can't remember which.

 

[82bordeaux]

Fast twitch > slow twitch. Assad better get used to it

Don't forget. We have another kid in the room that put a hurt on Assad in the Classic.

 

[Ian]

Gonna suck to lose Cenzo and Hall next yr but going forward with Starocci, Brooks, Beard and Kerkleit is gonna be lethal for the next 4 yrs.

JLee/Manville, Starocci, Brooks, Beard, Kirkvliet will be a remarkable back half of a lineup for 3/4 yrs.

 

[The Japanese Whizzer]

I’m proud to have Brooks wearing blue and white, kid is dynamite and an exceptional person. Hats off to the Brooks family.