Disco Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 After a lackluster Dual season, the Boilers answer the bell with two AA’s this year. The Hoosiers came within a whisker of getting on the podium, but had a good dual season. All good, as I see it, but two different ways to a successful season. And good for the state of Indiana with two Big Ten programs. Only thing better would be if these two schools were able to retain Indiana’s elite. Think about what the results could have been on the big stage this year. oldfat119 and KLH 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Purdue is in a very interesting spot next year. They were one of, if not the, youngest team in the country this year. They also had key injuries to Thomas Penola and Jake Null that I think elevates them from worst in the Big Ten to middle of the pack. Purdue brings back Ramos as the lead AA contender, but no one else really of that caliber yet. Filius and Coleman are gone, I wonder Greyson Clark and Joey Blaze go right away at those spots? 174 should be manned by either Jake Null, who was a highly regarded transfer, or Brody Baumann, who had a very good redshirt year. 184 and 197 were weak spots this year manned by freshmen, wonder if Orlando Cruz can break through, or someone bumps up. And I liked what Dustin Norris and Hayden Coppass looked at the end of the year as freshmen. Purdue could be back to a middle pack dual team, and hopefully get Ramos back on the podium. The portal also looms large as it does nowadays, both for potential guys coming and going. MUSKEEWRESTLER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share Posted March 22, 2023 Thanks for the PU analysis. Purdue only looked bad this year because of the injuries. And as you know , the have nots in the league don’t have the depth of the haves. And aren’t able to plug in a backup all American at a whim. But they showed that they are developing wrestlers to compete on the big stage. No doubt boilers are mid to upper in the conference. Now the other team in the state needs to take it up another notch or two. Thor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyHardcastle Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) 14 hours ago, Thor said: Purdue is in a very interesting spot next year. They were one of, if not the, youngest team in the country this year. They also had key injuries to Thomas Penola and Jake Null that I think elevates them from worst in the Big Ten to middle of the pack. Purdue brings back Ramos as the lead AA contender, but no one else really of that caliber yet. Filius and Coleman are gone, I wonder Greyson Clark and Joey Blaze go right away at those spots? 174 should be manned by either Jake Null, who was a highly regarded transfer, or Brody Baumann, who had a very good redshirt year. 184 and 197 were weak spots this year manned by freshmen, wonder if Orlando Cruz can break through, or someone bumps up. And I liked what Dustin Norris and Hayden Coppass looked at the end of the year as freshmen. Purdue could be back to a middle pack dual team, and hopefully get Ramos back on the podium. The portal also looms large as it does nowadays, both for potential guys coming and going. Norris and Coppas really did find a groove at the end of the year, they will be big for them going forward. Also would love to see Joey go right away, dude is special. Edited March 22, 2023 by bigballerb MUSKEEWRESTLER and Thor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 7 minutes ago, bigballerb said: Norris and Coppas really did find a groove at the end of the year, they will be big for them going forward. Also would love to see Joey go right away, dude is special. I'm very excited for Joey Blaze, I just am never sure with a true freshman going unless he's like Spencer Lee or Mark Hall. I hate burning a year of eligibility on a development year, but Purdue has had success with true freshmen under Ersland, and Joey would seem like the best of the bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Also reading up on some of Willie's and Flo's articles for next year, looks like Kendall Coleman has a shot to be back? Willie has him in his crystal ball rankings and Flo has him with one year of eligibility left. But the Purdue account's congratulated him on a great career, so he's probably moving on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyHardcastle Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 23 minutes ago, Thor said: Also reading up on some of Willie's and Flo's articles for next year, looks like Kendall Coleman has a shot to be back? Willie has him in his crystal ball rankings and Flo has him with one year of eligibility left. But the Purdue account's congratulated him on a great career, so he's probably moving on. Would of loved to see him comeback to try and snag a medal, but still a great career for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 Interesting side note about Coleman Washington and Yaya of northwestern.They all worked out together for years before their college careers began. Not sure but being friends, they may still get together in the off season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyHardcastle Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 23 minutes ago, Disco said: Interesting side note about Coleman Washington and Yaya of northwestern.They all worked out together for years before their college careers began. Not sure but being friends, they may still get together in the off season. Good ole Harvey Twister boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 29 minutes ago, bigballerb said: Good ole Harvey Twister boys. So old news to you. I met and sat with the Washington family at Ann Arbor a few weeks ago and learned a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyHardcastle Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Disco said: So old news to you. I met and sat with the Washington family at Ann Arbor a few weeks ago and learned a lot! Wrestled against those teams all the time back in the day, I am pretty sure I remember Yayha. Edited March 23, 2023 by bigballerb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Kendall Coleman officially announced he's done on Instagram today. Heck of a career, too bad Covid and injury robbed him of his two best shots to hit the podium. BrodyHardcastle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 Kendall was fun to watch. You could tell this year, the drive was off a little. Definitely an asset to the Boilers program for the years he wrestled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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