Flo had him 9 on the final big board (Nomad did it, not Willie). He spent most of his senior year at 15.
Match Thread Ohio State dual - Fri, Feb 2
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At the time he meant the D1 coaches. Carter had for God knows what reason gotten less recruiting attention than lesser prospects, and committed much later than most. At one point Willie publicly begged D1 coaches to recruit Carter.
Musta been cuz he was from the historically weak PA AAA? 🤷🏿♂️
All talk until they have to go bottom.
Anyone know whether or not Shane Sparks will be at rec hall tomorrow? I’d love to get the chance to meet him and get a picture.
Speaking of him, what are everyone’s thoughts on sparks? Personally I love him and everything he does for the sport. He’s a great announcer who really makes a big impact on the sport.
Speaking of him, what are everyone’s thoughts on sparks? Personally I love him and everything he does for the sport. He’s a great announcer who really makes a big impact on the sport.
1. Davino is going to be dang good. This incoming lightweight class is ridiculous (Davino, Lilledahl, Blaze, Knox, Forrest, etc)
2. It is entirely possible Gibson never wrestles at NCAAs. But he could also be the 133 after Nagao. I don't really see it, but he's going to get his chance 3 years from now.
3. People are going to need to put Gable in context. He lost to ONE person his freshman year. And was 1 second away from that match going into OT. And he was fat and lazy at the time. Feldman has one less loss (with more coming) in one season than Gable has since the 8th grade. Feldman can't make a "gable jump" and he ain't gonna become the worlds best heavyweight.
4. The biggest problem Tom Ryan is going to have is Tom Ryan. Until he decides that wrestling doesn't need to be "controlled anger like Tom and Terry Brands" - his guys are going to continue to be beat up and not progress.
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Someone in another thread said they heard it was going to be Tim Johnson tomorrow, which would probably mean Malik Amine too. Also--they've been covering a lot of duals remotely from BTN HQ this year, though I could see them on location for the marquis matchups, such as this.
I agree w/ you though--Shane is great for our sport. Man!
I remember watching some of Carter’s matches at Hershey his senior year. He was a fine wrestler, but I was much more impressed by Thayne Lawrence* that year and thought both his ceiling and floor were above Carter’s ceiling. Shows how much I know. 😂
Unfortunately not but I'm sure Willie will be there if you would care for a pic with him.
I like Willie's hairdo far more then Shane's.
Yeah, comparing Feldman to Steveson is going overboard. Gable is generational and an Olympic champ, but Feldman is damn good for college wrestling. He's going to be a contender. Maybe not this year, but he'll be there eventually.
Knowledgeable but insufferable!!!
Don't have a guest if you like the sound of your own voice so much it's a never ending monolog.
If Buyers got up and left he wouldn't have even noticed.
I met Shane at Big Tens last year. Much more laid back in person off mic.
He will not be there, as stated earlier in this thread.
He would be more effective as an announcer if he would dial it back. I don't like being yelled at.
He was still a little intense Paul. Not as intense as Mendez's uncle. That guy was a trip.
That take on Feldman is as bad as the Bucknut take on the PSU 2024 recruiting class. Feldman had a pretty serious injury last year. He is now barely halfway thru his first college season and has improved throughout, with a clutch win over the #4 ranked guy in the weight. And he IS pretty darn athletic. Next season he could become a a real problem for most guys.
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I'm calling out @HOCKEYGOD11 to show up one of these times. Where you???
so if the bucks get the top recruits every yr then its apparent they need a new coach!
Don’t ever get married if you don’t like getting yelled at
I was a big Shane-hater in the beginning. Both on BTN broadcasts and FRL.
But the dude has grown on me and he's definitely taken the time to be more knowledgeable. Can't hate on his passion.
PSU/Ohio State dual meet at the Jordan Center in 2017. Very approachable and told us "this is the best wrestling environment in the country".
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I have this issue listening to Basch sometimes. He'll have a wrestling guest on, but talk endlessly about how much traction a tweet of his got.
I remember seeing Carter wrestle in Hershey his senior year of HS. From what I remember, he was a little undefined from a muscular standpoint - a little pudgy. He clearly wasn't cutting weight. And his wrestling seemed a bit raw. You could see the potential in him, though. FF a few months and you could see he got very serious about his wrestling and overall regimen. That told me he was focused and disciplined.
But if you were looking at his peers (top 20 HS wrestlers), he was not as "put together" as them. How things changed.
I know it's a subtle difference, but unhinged does not = intense.
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Yeah we had four phases then which was new. The last was he desert in Dugway. We flew from Florida and did a Hollywood jump at dawn. I was too tired to really appreciate it but the memory is spectacular.
I've been going to states for about 30 years now. If you would have told me that Carter would have been a 4-time national champ at any time during his high school career, I would have said you were nuts.
I also remember thinking Nolf was somewhat over-rated, prior to his off-season after his Senior season.
I love being wrong sometimes.
But which year is that? He wrestled 160 his junior year and 182 his senior year. My recollection of Hershey could be flawed but I remember him as much less defined at 182.Umm no. Carter was a specimen his entire career. Absolutely great genetics.
I think he was hiding in plain sight for a long time winning on pure heart/guts. The only real indicators I had was him winning the southern scuffle and the way Mark Hall talked about him in interviews during Carter's redshirt year. I think he sold the world with his trashing of Hayden Hidley. No one thought there was going to be that much of a gap. During the 24 hours in which he beat Hidley then Lewis he went from good to probable four timer in the public perception (I was a little more sold than that but to me he was not Bo/Zain level). Now he is an unstoppable legend.
Carter was a 170 who wrestled up a weight his entire SR year, for the challenge. Zain and Mouse both did the same thing their SR years.
This was never a matter of him being unserious, unfocused, or undisciplined. Carter has always been as serious as a heart attack. He chose tougher competition, and he got it -- that was a good bracket (that would've been great if Nijenhuis hadn't decided midseason he had enough of Carter and cut to 170), and he wrecked it.
Mad respect for the work you put in to know what you are talking about.
Looks even better in a black singlet. Add a little gold trim =🔥Umm no. Carter was a specimen his entire career. Absolutely great genetics.
Bobby Telford should've called him.
