Originally Posted by
Big Bird
Interesting. I think the Bison Open and the Daktronics will shed more light on the way forward.
Weber is a defensive wrestler and usually tough to score on, but he has to open up more if he's going to be the guy. I'll be interested to see how he does vs outside competition and with more time post weight in. March and Radenz are both more offensive, so we'll see how they look vs somebody else.
With the new redshirt rules, perhaps they throw Peterson and Drexler in the mix too at some point. Athletes get 5 competitions for the year to wrestle attached and have to be attached to wrestle an open in the first semester. We could see something like freshmen wrestling at the Bison, Dak, and Midlands and then getting 2 duals in the 2nd semester. This would allow the high end freshmen a chance to get acclimated against largely D1 competition, get a couple duals, and still redshirt.