Penn State fans in the comments mad that David Taylor called John Smith the greatest American wrestler of all time, two weeks after they booed another all-time great American wrestler, is clear evidence that they think wrestling started in 2012.
I'm late on this but yelling "boomer" at every OK State golfer in the field after every shot during the PGA Championship is some real little brother stuff by the sooner fans of Tulsa.
Every other Big 12 program has numerous examples of the refs missing something, or making an egregious call, that has given OU an edge over the last 35 years.
Nobody feels bad for you. Nobody. Y'all need to cope. You lost. Bye.
Ishmael Guerrero commits to the Pokes!
Son of Cowboy Legend Eric Guerrero, Ish has been climbing the recruiting rankings this season and has some amazing results, including winning a college tournament. Expect him to make a big impact on the program.
Say what you will about academic rankings...
Oklahoma State has improved its position in the Forbes ranking from 358 in 2021, to 171 now. Greatly improving its position amongst peers.
Great work to
@drshrum
and the whole university! Keep making us alumni proud!
Sounds like none of the wrestlers have entered the portal from Oklahoma State. Massive early success for the new regime. Current lineup, as it is, is a very serious trophy contender.
For those keeping track...
Dee Lockett's announcement today will make it three recruiting classes in a row where Oklahoma State has signed a top 2 overall recruit.
Pokes are coming for titles and very serious about it.
Ultimately we will see what happens. This is a new chapter of Cowboy Wrestling.
I do not like how this bent Coleman Scott over the barrel. He deserved better for the sacrifices he made to come help turn things around. I am heartbroken for Coleman.
If you're an Oklahoma State fan and you're now mad because the team didn't win today... You're just happy being miserable. Go read a book. Touch grass. Life's too short to be angry after a great season.
Today is why you don't fire your coaches after losing to a top 15 team on the road.
The "fire Gundy" people are back in their pens. Throw a little extra slop in for em tonight.
One of the bigger mysteries of the 2024 NCAA Championships will always be this...
The crowd turning on Daton Fix for being "old" when his finals opponent was in the same recruiting class.
Here's the thing about sooner fans... They say "nobody cares about wrestling," at the same time boast their gymnastics and softball programs. Which is awesome! They should care about those great programs!
But you can bet your butt that they'd care about wrestling if they won.
I've typed and retyped so many things over the last couple of days and just don't think I'm going to say anything that adds any value.
However... These guys bust their butts for us. And they deserve to be respected by their fans. Be careful what you say. They see it.
This crew for the Ok State - Baylor game second guessing every Mike Gundy playcall like he's not the third winningest active coach in CFB over the last 15 years. 🤡
"Our goal is to get 10k people at the first two home duals of the season. We want to put our guys in front of an environment like they'll face at NCAAs."
De'Alcapone Veazy visited Stillwater this past weekend for the Bedlam game. Really exciting prospect. Great name. Tough wrestler. Looks good in orange.
I respect the heck out of NC State and don't mean this as an insult...
But low key one of my favorite
@CowboyWrestling
moves is setting an attendance record and then beating them in front of that crowd.
30 years ago, John Smith pulled
@CoachESGuerrero
aside after a loss in Fargo and told him that his future was at OSU.
This year at Fargo, Joe Smith coached Ish Guerrero to a 4th place finish at Fargo. Ish's future is in Stillwater.
Just means more for the Cowboy Family!
What a huge team win for the Pokes. Spratley and Travis showed out. Daton scoring bonus is great. Learned a lot about some of these guys. Very exciting stuff.
Daton Fix getting his primary competition for world and Olympic teams as a coach now is pretty amazing... Regardless of past feelings of that guy. Speaks to the forward facing mindset you've got to have.
Cody Merrill has committed to
#okstate
. The 2nd ranked pound for pound wrestler in the country by
@MatScouts1
. Projects as a college 197. Wrestles for Daniel Cormier in Gilroy, CA
You'll probably notice a new, but very familiar face in
@_Greatest_Ever1
's corner today.
Welcome
@CoachESGuerrero
back to Cowboy Country! He is going to be a coach with the
@CowboyRTC
moving forward.
This is the 6th time in 20 years that
@CowboyWrestling
has qualified all 10 wrestlers. This includes the 4 year title run of the 00s, where it happened once.
Qualifying all 10 guys is a big deal. It doesn't happen very often for any program.
Consumed almost every take on the Oklahoma State situation this week and outside of OSU circles, they think the cupboard is empty in Stillwater.
That couldn't be further from the truth.
This isn't a rebuild... and that should terrify every other program in the country.
Great dual win for the Pokes. Top 5 matchup. Breaks a two dual slide against the Clones. Tons of guts at 141, 157, and 197. Really liking what this team is shaping into.
Pretty impressive hire. Has significant experience as an associate head coach since 2017 at a solid program in UPenn, which has one of the best RTCs in the country.
Also was on Kevin Ward's staff at West Point.
If you find yourself tweeting something hateful to a 20-something college student athlete... maybe just walk away for a bit. Look in the mirror. Evaluate your life.
A ref makes a horrible call in the semifinals at Olympic Team Trials and now
@magicman_osu
is the head coach at OSU.
The universe works in mysterious ways. Your job is to just keep stepping through the doors that open for you.
I'm going to have to sit down and write out how important Daton Fix has been to Oklahoma State. Definition of loyal and true. Amazing competitor. Can't quite process that we only have two events left with him in an orange singlet.
Wyatt Sheets receives an at-large bid. This means all 10 Oklahoma State wrestlers are qualified for the NCAA tournament.
Got a gif for some of y'all that I'd like to share... Want to see it!?
Me: States a fact. "All 10 OSU wrestlers are ranked."
Them: States a feeling. "This lineup isn't any good."
Me: States another fact...
@CowboyWrestling
has the only lineup in NCAA Wrestling where all 10 starters are ranked.
Daton Fix is the best wrestler we've seen in a long, long, long time and we are halfway through his penultimate season in college. We need to savor every single match he wrestles.
Wow. What an incredible competitor.
In 2016 when I had the privilege of starting the wrestling coverage for
@pistolsguys
, Ringer was on an historic run. He was on a completely different level than everybody else in college wrestling.
Glad we got to witness it in Stillwater.
Alex Dieringer leaves the shoes on the mat...
Incredible wrestling career - 3X NCAA Champion, Hodge Trophy winner, & consistently in the top 10 in the world on the senior level.
I'm ride or die with
@AdamEngel9
. Not that my stance matters. Kid is what is right with journalism today and is doing great work. One mistake doesn't change that... And he owned it. Which most in his profession do not.
So if y'all are coming after Adam, I'm here for the fight.
Listening to all of these interviews with the new coaching staff and it sounds like their top priorities are to retain the guys they have committed and on the roster...
Huh... Fascinating.
Tomorrow's dual vs Mizzou is massive. They're favored in 6 matches. Who's going to step up and be the hero? Luke Surber is back. Troy Spratley. Konner Doucet. Teague Travis. Izzak Olejnik.
Great opportunities. Cowboy up!
Oklahoma State fans, I have something I need to get off my chest.
OSU won the final edition of Bedlam football. That chapter in the rivalry is over.
The great news? We no longer have to hear "nobody cares about wrestling" from their fans. You can care about wrestling.
I stand by this fully. Foundation is being set. Oklahoma State will be back on top soon.
Believe me. Don't believe me. It doesn't matter. It's happening.
Saw a comment out there from an Iowa fan that claimed "David Taylor leaving the Big 10 means he isn't serious about competition."
These people walk among us, stealing oxygen, allowed to vote.
@Pin12Pod
And there’s another one. Going to be interesting to see how this shakes out. Fish and Hamiti both have redshirts available. Amine is a 3x AA. Giddy up!
All 5 underclassmen for OSU are going to finish in the top 4 at Big 12s. Future is pretty bright. Especially if a couple of these guys find their way into the podium in KC.
A full, standalone wrestling training facility that will be between the most historic arena in wrestling as well as the sport's Hall of Fame.
Cowboy Wrestling is coming. Get ready.
The talking heads of college wrestling media like to say that Daton Fix doesn't score bonus points but by last count, he's won 15 of his last 19 matches with bonus points.
Funny how that works.
@_Greatest_Ever1
Tulsa is a great city. It's not Chicago or Fort Worth, but it's every bit as fun as Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, etc. Wrestling people need to keep an open mind.
I understand why the football stadium is getting another round of massive, multi-million dollar upgrades... but if just $15m could get sent on over to the wrestling program so that they can get the room improvements that they desperately need that would be pretty cool.
This is hilarious. All the Pac 12 had to do two years ago was add three ag schools and Kansas and they would be safe.
Instead they stuck their collective nose in the air and talked down at the people that feed them.
Gotta love it.
Big commitment for
#okstate
out of Minnesota for 2025. Ranked as the
#20
prospect in his class. Cowboys now with three top 20 recruits for next year’s recruiting class
The amount of disrespect I hear towards Dustin Plott from wrestling influencers is wild. Guy bonuses his way into the NCAA finals and they're all talking about new faces at 184 to take down Keckisen.
Dumb.
Luke Surber vs. Keegan Moore in Stillwater is going to be appointment television. It's all Moore is going to think about for the next two months. Prepare for that brawl.
Huge win for Olejnik 9-2 over Hamiti. Got a really slick ankle pick takedown about 30 seconds into the 2nd then ride out Hamiti. Awesome defense and worked in enough offense to secure the win. Love seeing it.
Huge gains after going 0-2 to Hamiti previously.
Just a reminder that the broader Oklahoma media is trying to leverage "chaos" at OSU to deflect from the actual exodus that is happening from OU football. This is what they do every time. Literally. Racism on OU's campus? Look at OSU! David Boren? Look at OSU! Stay aware.
Dustin Plott with the 6th place finish. Wrestling against a lot of guys my age. Got to feel good about him moving forward. I know I do. He's a fighter.