Sultan of Swing

My point, exactly..

Finally, it is nice to see someone stand up against Y2, thank you BTaylor. The fact is, you are arguing about celebrating a solid win by an Indiana guy, why can't we all be proud of our kids instead of posting things that make you appear ignorant. Another point, why post things that you would not dare say to someones face, but you will put all over this board, ridiculous. Wishing ALL Indiana guys the best at NCAA's.

The question was, which Indiana kid looked the most impressive, not what the toughest weight class was. It is the Big Tens, every weight is tough and this subject could be argued for awhile. So, for those who were able to attend, or watch matches via online, which kid looked the best? More so, which Indiana kid was the best shot to AA?

Chad took a redshirt last year, so he is not a true freshman, regardless a freshman and very impressive. As for Chalfant, I agree, he wrestled 100% better against UofM kid than he did against Telford. It is amazing to see how hard work pays off for our state's kids, and the support that they receive from fans. Makes me proud to be from Indiana, and affiliated with Indiana wrestling.

Yeah the new assistants for IU, Leblanc and Simmons, are great coaches, and they will help vastly. Simmons was a beast on top, and I am sure he will help in that aspect a lot. Indiana's younger guys also impressed me, not going down without a fight. Nelsen has the potential to do very well at NCAA's this year, it will be interesting how the brackets turn out and the draw he ends up with.

Very well said, Indiana has more potential than other states give us credit.

For those who were able to attend Big Tens this past weekend, which Indiana kid was the most impressive? IU: Alonzo Shepherd: tough weight class, and being a true freshman, things were stacked against him Cheney Dale: Arguably the deepest weight at big tens, wide open which was seen as Logan Storley (ranked #1) got 7th place Alex Gregory: Dropped first match against kid who finished second, lost to Pearsall 6-4 in consolations, very good wrestling for a kid who entered the tournament without many wins, if he stays healthy and in the IU lineup he could be a force to reckon with in the future Adam Chalfant: Where to begin, he lost a match in high school semi state for locking his hands too many times, now he looks as though he could be an AA this year and if not, definitely next year. Has improved vastly, and is one of the few heavyweights that is fun to watch, he scored 16 points in the win for his 5th place match. Purdue: Camden Eppert: Have seen him wrestle a few times in the big tens now, and there has not been any sign of improvement, granted, 125 is a stacked weight class, Eppert had a great chance at a win for 7th place against Duca of IU, but lost. Great kid and incredible worker, would have liked to seen him fair better at big tens Cashe Quiroga: I remember watching your AA showing at NCAA, very impressive, but what has happened? Record showed he did not wrestle many matches this year, was this part of this issue with his 0-2 showing at Big Tens, I hope someone has insight because I would like to know if there is more to the Cashe story. Brandon Nelsen: My personal vote for the most impressive Indiana native this weekend, wrestled Stieber incredibly tough, and even though he dropped his 3rd place match against Dardanes, I would not be surprised if he is AA status at NCAA's this year. Hard work pays off, he is a testament to that Tommy Churchard: After a long career, it has come to end it appears, would have liked for him to have seen more success while he was at Purdue Pat Robinson: Tough weight, could have a good career Chad Welch: Another conversation in another thread, don't care to argue, he had a huge upset in the toughest weight class at Big Tens, and is going to have a very bright future for Purdue. Kyle Mosier: The hate-to-lose attitude is what you need in wrestling, sorry to see he was up a weight, as this kid has potential to be a decent Big ten wrestler Braden Atwood: Not the finish that he was wanting, especially being seeded 5th, but he is going to do very well in the next year or two, another testament that hard work does pay off Alex White: Tough weekend, but things will pay off for him in the end Overall, these two Universities attract most of our Indiana guys, and it is rewarding to see them doing well, especially in the hardest conference in the nation. Of these guys, which one has the best chance at AA status at NCAA's?