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Posted By: Anonymous Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/22/03 01:39 AM
Who do others think will win between these two wrestlers? Taplin would be my pick easily. I am not impressed with Sharpe at all. What do others think?
Posted By: wrstln85 Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/22/03 01:44 AM
i would have to say taplin.
Posted By: gwalz Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/22/03 01:51 AM
Taplin no doubt
Posted By: Beetle Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/22/03 04:25 AM
Sharpe will win i think. Luedke and Drennan will also be a good match this weekend at the Beloit tourney.
Posted By: Les Brown Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/22/03 11:18 AM
My choice for this week's upset special is Sharpe over Taplin. I probably wouldn't have considered this to be an upset, but did so after seeing the support Taplin has received earlier in the post.
Posted By: bigkneepads#4 Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/22/03 09:20 PM
leudke will get ripped apart by drennon no contest
Posted By: BigPin22 Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/23/03 02:06 AM
Nobody is going to rip Luedke apart!!!
Posted By: BigPin22 Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/23/03 02:10 AM
You really are a tool, Luedke wrestles pretty well on the national level, I have seen him lose but I've never seen him get ripped apart!~!
Posted By: charb125 Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/23/03 02:12 AM
I'm gonna have to agree with Les on this one. Sharpe over Taplin. It will be close, but still Sharpe will win.
Posted By: john Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/23/03 02:17 AM
I agree with charb and les. Sharpe will beat Taplin
Posted By: gwalz Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/23/03 02:04 PM
Taplin will kill Sharpe. :rolleyes:
Posted By: Les Brown Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/23/03 02:28 PM
I remember back in the good old days when the NWKL used to cheer for its own when they wrestled a non-league foe. Too bad that's not still true, huh Walz?
Posted By: RJW Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/23/03 07:16 PM
Nobody will destroy Luedke. It will be a good match. I've seen them both wrestle and they are both solid. Don't forget that Luedke has probably only lost five or six high school matches in his career and I don't think he got torn up in any of them.

Sharpe/Taplin will be a good match as well. I can't understand how anyone would say they haven't been impressed with Sharpe at ALL?? Give me a break, Second in state last year and a 20-1 record doesn't impress you at ALL. Wow, tough standards.
Posted By: Anonymous Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/23/03 07:52 PM
yea im pretty sure that noone can hang with taplin, he will whoop sharpe.
Posted By: gwalz Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/24/03 02:08 AM
Well it doesn't matter who I'm going for Les, the fact of the matter is that Taplin is my pick like it or not. I was Sharpe wrestle Ross and I was not impressed. Sharpe won by a couple points. But a couple years ago when Ross wrestled Taplin, Ross got handled. So like it or not Taplin is my pick. :p
Posted By: Les Brown Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/24/03 03:42 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by gwalz:
......I was Sharpe wrestle Ross and I was not impressed. :p
This is getting too weird for me. You were Sharpe and wrestled Ross and were not impressed? Crazy stuff man! You might want to check the expiration date on that cold medicine!
Posted By: jmadden Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/24/03 03:42 AM
gwalz, don't let anybody ever convince you it is wrong to give an objective opinion!!! I love reading opinions that are not always full of bias. If I type was instead of saw, I know you all will forgive me, with out any sarcasm. Thanks in advance.
Posted By: Les Brown Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/24/03 11:21 AM
Fanatic -

Thanks for being there to keep me in line - just having a little fun along the way.

One question though - is it ok if I continue to voice my biased opinions on this forum even if they are usually more subjective than objective - e.g. like the one Walz originally found fault with?

Or do you only voice support for the opinions of those who have not disagreed with you in the past?

And another question if Sharpe beats Taplin - which I feel he will - will my opinion still be biased? Objectively, biased? Or just a good call?
Posted By: wrestlerett05 Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/24/03 04:05 PM
Taplin all the way!!!
Posted By: Kirk Wiscombe_dup1 Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/24/03 05:22 PM
Sharpe and Taplin should be a classic. I have to go with Ross in Double O.T.
Luedke is never out of position and very mat smart. Drennan will have trouble scoring on his tough defense. Luedke's freestyle experiance will win it for him. Luedke over Drennan 5-3.
Posted By: Kirk Wiscombe_dup1 Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/24/03 05:31 PM
Taplin vs. Sharpe may never happen. Justin Johnson may very well spoil the party.
Posted By: chewie Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/24/03 08:57 PM
I think Pietrzyk from south can give both sharpe and taplin a match. he pinned johnson at newton in the finals.
Posted By: swade41 Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/24/03 09:13 PM
Drennan will handle the colby kid, NOWAY will he lose this one. And that's not a COLBY biased prediction, like the others I have read on here!!!! Pyle will be Drennan's only Great match of the year!!!!!!! Although I will say the colby kid is a great wrestler, but not in Drennan's class yet!!!!!!!!! If it's not a fall, I say Drennan 9 -1
Posted By: bigkneepads#4 Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/25/03 09:20 PM
swade 41 you must be forgetting about Eric Johnson from norton only one point his freshman year has gotten in his way from making this season an attempt at his 4th state title and you say that pyle will be drennen's only tough match???
Posted By: Mike Sample Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/26/03 04:03 AM
Taplin was definitely THE MAN at 152. Drennan & Luedke had a good match, but Luedke had clearly been the full 6 minutes more often than Drennan. Still impressed with Drennan, though. In the first period, I would put him up against any 145-pounder in the country. In 4 years, I have now seen him lose 3 times (Bryan Miller at Beloit, Pyle at State, and now Luedke at Beloit). Each time, he showed a lot of class --- just as he did when he beat Pyle last year at sate. He's a good kid, and so is Luedke. Hopefully they both win state this year.
Posted By: Beetle Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/26/03 04:58 AM
Luedke will get tore apart by drennan. Ludke will lose 9-1 or get pinned he cant handle drennan. Those were good guesses yeah right. Colby Wrestling is the best
Posted By: Beetle Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/26/03 05:03 AM
Swade 41 you really know what your talking about huh.
Posted By: Anonymous Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/26/03 05:48 AM
MY VOTE GOES TO THE VERMIN AT 152!!!!!!!!!!
Posted By: Les Brown Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/26/03 05:49 AM
Congrats to Ross Taplin on dominating the 152 pound bracket at Beloit - he literally toyed with the competition.

My bad on the picks - I knew Taplin was good, but had no idea that he had developed into such a talent and poised competitor. I'm a believer now!

Kudos to those of you insightful enough to pick that one - especially gwalz.
Posted By: bigkneepads#2 Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/26/03 06:08 AM
Congrats to Luedke on an upset win. All you folks that think Pyle would be his only tough match. This was the first of many. Whoever wins at state had better bring some cahonies and a little luck.
Posted By: moma'sboy Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/26/03 01:23 PM
Do you really call Luedke's win over Drennen an upset?? I bet those Colby folks don't. In fact, I bet they expected it.
I don't see anyone touching Taplin. He paid his dues last summer. He will dominate a tough field at 152lbs.
Posted By: moeder Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/26/03 06:32 PM
Luedke's win an upset??? I guess if you had limited knowledge and were bold enough to say Luedke was going to get destroyed, then I suppose the only thing left to fall back on is the "upset" excuse. Yes, the Colby fans, and I would say most of the North West Ks. following also, expected Luedke to step up to the challange. It was a great match, Drennan is a quality wrestler, (and a very good sport) and Luedke obviously proved himself as a favorite, not an underdog. Congratulations on O.W. Eric - you earned it. (Just like you did in Denver)
Others I felt were impressive @ Beloit:
Bingham 103 Nothern 112 (quality Freshman)
Hadn't seen Taplin in person before - nice!
Posted By: Anonymous Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/26/03 06:56 PM
I was surprised as anyone else to see Luedke win over Drennan. I was there to witness the match and as far as I'm concerned Drennan was out of shape and had no emotion. Drennan gave up somewhere in the mid second period and it was sad. That was not the same kid I watched wrestle Pyle in the semi-finals at state last year. Although kudos to luedke I don't mean to take anything away from him.
Posted By: Les Brown Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/26/03 08:54 PM
I guess I did not - even remotely - feel that Drennan folded. Appeared to me as though he was a victim of his own extraordinary success - as he just has not had to go the distance with anyone capable of pushing him yet this year.

Feel free to disagree, but what I saw was that as Drennan fatigued his tremendous speed and his ability to continuously attack - ie his ability to use three or four shots as decoys to set up the takedown he was hoping to score with - were negated.

And, at that point, Luedke was able to use his own extraordinary skill to set up his scoring opportunities.

Shape is a weakness that can be cured before regionals. And, having heard of Drennan's relentless work ethic and desire to win, I suspect that Luedke's win will cause Drennan to reach a little deeper each day in the practice room.

Congratulations to Luedke on his well earned championship and OW award. You are certainly impressive and a joy to be around.

And kudos to Drennan for showing the sportsmanship that true champions do - even when things do not go their way.
Posted By: ybsmall Re: Sharpe vs Taplin - 01/27/03 03:03 PM
Leudke worked the edge of the mat perfectly early in the match, and Drennan flat out ran out of gas about the middle of the second period. That's the first time I've seen Drennan struggle getting off the bottom. Leudke earned a great victory.

Also Taplin was awesome, Spillman showed great heart and Kreigbaum was brutal.
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