CaliBills Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 (edited) Found this video made by NFL films a few days ago and enjoyed it. Found it interesting that our HC isn't the only coach that values a wrestling background. Edited February 6 by CaliBills 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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boyst Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 i will never understand why wrestling is not more popular in this country. it was some of the best experiences of my life and some of the hardest accomplishments i've ever done. from training in biddy programs as kid to training at univ of iowa as a teenager - learned A LOT. 5 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliBills Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 Just now, boyst said: i will never understand why wrestling is not more popular in this country. it was some of the best experiences of my life and some of the hardest accomplishments i've ever done. from training in biddy programs as kid to training at univ of iowa as a teenager - learned A LOT. Agreed and same. Wrestled and played football. Loved both but wrestling was what I remember most. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomstone.Part.Duex Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 But did he drop weight to wrestle the best of the best Shute? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I bet in his one loss, he got pinned in 13 seconds. 1 1 13 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 2 minutes ago, Toomstone.Part.Duex said: But did he drop weight to wrestle the best of the best Shute? if you never wrestled you will never appreciate this movie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeskillitMoorman Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 2 minutes ago, boyst said: i will never understand why wrestling is not more popular in this country. it was some of the best experiences of my life and some of the hardest accomplishments i've ever done. from training in biddy programs as kid to training at univ of iowa as a teenager - learned A LOT. It is interesting. As a kid I loved basketball, football, and lacrosse but I also played those because my friends did. I remember the wrestling coach was like actively trying to recruit guys because he didn’t even have enough. It’s probably because it just doesn’t look that cool to the average person, not trying to knock it or anything. I wish McD had that type of killer instinct in this game though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 (edited) 10 minutes ago, boyst said: i will never understand why wrestling is not more popular in this country. it was some of the best experiences of my life and some of the hardest accomplishments i've ever done. from training in biddy programs as kid to training at univ of iowa as a teenager - learned A LOT. Because it's hard and it's one of those sports you can't hide. Most people cannot take being smothered and pressured in this country. Edited February 6 by Royale with Cheese 1 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Just now, HomeskillitMoorman said: It is interesting. As a kid I loved basketball, football, and lacrosse but I also played those because my friends did. I remember the wrestling coach was like actively trying to recruit guys because he didn’t even have enough. It’s probably because it just doesn’t look that cool to the average person, not trying to knock it or anything. I wish McD had that type of killer instinct in this game though. this is true. and by reading about it many do not like it because of the exposure of their own flaws and failures. teenagers prefer team sports vs individual sports, especially the demanding ones. wrestling is not a social sport like track and field or cross country. you can't socialize and linger like you can during training in wresling. it isn't for the faint of heart or someone who is not willing to invest time on and off the mat. to be moderately successful requires discipline in training, diet, and more. that kind of commitment to a hormonal teenager is difficult. i can only imagine what its like for todays generation of candy ass kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phypon Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I think he should start coaching wrastling, maybe on the olympic level. That would be great! Do it McD, please go coach wrestling! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 7 minutes ago, Gugny said: I bet in his one loss, he got pinned in 13 seconds. Damn. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerBillsFan Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 14 minutes ago, boyst said: i will never understand why wrestling is not more popular in this country. it was some of the best experiences of my life and some of the hardest accomplishments i've ever done. from training in biddy programs as kid to training at univ of iowa as a teenager - learned A LOT. Wrestling is one of the toughest things you can do. Gymnastics is really tough as well believe it or not. And I have your answer, all kids in the US think about is money. Get in Baseball, Football, Basketball and make money. I miss the days of old when Athletes bused their butts to represent our country in the Olympics, and of course were rewarded for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Gym class today isn't the wide world of sports menagerie that it once was. I had wrestling for several weeks in gym from 5th grade to senior year. The gym teacher did his best to pick a kid of similar weight and you'd go wrestle for a few minutes like gladiators surrounded by your classmates. I feel like some kids joined wrestling because of the exposure to it in gym class. I enjoyed gym class. Got to play dodgeball, basketball, football, baseball, tennis, field hockey, gymnastics, track, field, square dancing, archery, riflery and bowling all in one action packed year. You learned you were good at some things, terrible at others. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Duffy Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 (edited) May be the most demanding sport out there. Edited February 6 by Beast 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 11 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: Because it's hard and it's one of those sports you can't hide. Most people cannot take being smothered and pressured in this country. yeah...i think there's a level of dedication and discipline that most high school kids didn't want to deal with. it's a tough sport. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strive_for_five_guy Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Playing basketball got all the glory and attention at my high school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 17 minutes ago, teef said: yeah...i think there's a level of dedication and discipline that most high school kids didn't want to deal with. it's a tough sport. If you ever see a guy with a beard and no mustache, stay away. These Dagestan wrestlers are different. They train like Rocky did before he fought Drago. It's a pressure pressure environment all the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iiiiiiiiive Got a Feeeelin Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Confused why a former wrestler head coach's team has consistently been bad at tackling. Not just ripping on McD here, genuine thought that's easily provable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 1 hour ago, Gregg said: That’s not wrestling. That’s entertainment and has nothing to do with real wrestling. I wrestled for years and was excellent at it, but not relevant now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 (edited) 1 hour ago, boyst said: i will never understand why wrestling is not more popular in this country. it was some of the best experiences of my life and some of the hardest accomplishments i've ever done. from training in biddy programs as kid to training at univ of iowa as a teenager - learned A LOT. Because it isn't very fun to watch compared to other spectator friendly sports. I think that is probably the primary reason. Also, guys might not like the idea of being locked together with other sweaty guys. Edited February 6 by MJS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billschinatown Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 What's his record in NFL playoff championship games? =( 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msw2112 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I wrestled for a few years in high school. During that time, I was BY FAR in the best shape of my life. The amount of discipline it took to participate at a serious level was pretty extreme. I also played football and hockey and I have to admit that those sports were a lot more fun than wrestling, but they didn't produce the same level of fitness. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeskillitMoorman Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 1 hour ago, phypon said: I think he should start coaching wrastling, maybe on the olympic level. That would be great! Do it McD, please go coach wrestling! Yeah I mean even if he wanted to just leave today and go pursue that dream instead, I would totally be supportive! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billschinatown Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 2 minutes ago, HomeskillitMoorman said: Yeah I mean even if he wanted to just leave today and go pursue that dream instead, I would totally be supportive! Wishing him a happy spend more time with his family! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtw3 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I played High School basketball and we would practice at the same time that wrestling practice was going on. I used to be amazed at the amount of cardio that they would do. All of the running and jump roping, etc. It seemed endless. We did have a phenomenal wrestling program though. Basketball? Not so much... lol ~Niagara Wheatfield 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 36 minutes ago, machine gun kelly said: That’s not wrestling. That’s entertainment and has nothing to do with real wrestling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishRifle Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 My son and daughter wrestle. Best thing that ever happened to them. Life long lessons. How to win, how to lose, how to work…just to name a few. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerBillsFan Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 4 hours ago, Iiiiiiiiive Got a Feeeelin said: Confused why a former wrestler head coach's team has consistently been bad at tackling. Not just ripping on McD here, genuine thought that's easily provable Blame the CBA and NFLPA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Wrestlers are good in hand combat. They use their hands to get a grip on people. The most important thing about wrestling is not power, it’s balance. You have to know your body, where they are and where you are so you use their body weight against them. I wrestled successfully for years. It was fun and so much harder than football, baseball, and soccer. I played all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAinLack. Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 16 hours ago, CaliBills said: Found this video made by NFL films a few days ago and enjoyed it. Found it interesting that our HC isn't the only coach that values a wrestling background. Wrestlers are tough S.O.B.s! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 1 minute ago, TAinLack. said: Wrestlers are tough S.O.B.s! no one is tougher than Loudon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 wrestling has a very high number of participants in the USA, even on a per capita basis compared to most countries. it's analogues to weightlifting (the stuff the do in the olympics) in that it's super hard, has weight classes, requires insane work and requires/develops very very high level athletic skills/traits. they both also have weight classes, drug/doping history, and big asian and eastern euro dominance. They are both also close to but not quite much much more popular sports/activities. hundreds of millions around the world lift weights, do strength training, and most people see doing that as a good thing, but almost no one weightlifts. lots of people enjoy watching MMA, but no one really cares about wrestling (it's constantly at risk of being taken out of the olympics and such). mma is way more popular and relies on wrestling in a big way, BJJ has a much broader base of participants outside of organized school activity and is essentially a different version of wrestling/grappling. cross fit has people actually competing in weightlifting lifts, and has orders of magnitude more competitors and way way more growth. the down side of wrestling (similar to weightlifting) is that it is hard and brutal, unforgiving, involves weight cuts for young people, just destroys people's bodies, no one really cares about it unless they are involved in it somehow themselves, and in large part the culture turns off lots of kids. for a lot of kids involved in it, it's learning to swim through drowning, and it's really not fun if you can't win or are just getting trucked constantly. in eastern europe, they systematize it a lot more and teach young people skills so you don't end up having the slightly faster matured kids just over powering the slower to mature kids all the time and forcing them to quit. Judo has way more participants than wrestling, its another brutal sport, but lots of people are involved in programs and it seems like every man woman and child practices it in Japan. It's also a lonely individual sport that very few people care about if they don't do it, and most people don't even know who looks like a good wrestler unless they are suplexing and tossing someone making it obvious. it's also kinda diluted w folkstyle, free style, greco, and things like mma, sambo, bjj, and judo sort of divide the grappling world up too. i've always wondered if a sort of grappling decathlon type thing where people all compete in the different sports/rule sets wouldn't make it more interesting, but everyone who does one of the above tends to really want to specialize, so maybe not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 I have a ton of respect for Wrestlers but it never appealed to me in the same way playing team sports did...Also might be because I was such a WWF fanatic as a kid that was my idea of Wrestling and traditional wrestling looked boring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 19 hours ago, boyst said: i will never understand why wrestling is not more popular in this country. it was some of the best experiences of my life and some of the hardest accomplishments i've ever done. from training in biddy programs as kid to training at univ of iowa as a teenager - learned A LOT. Its a sport where points are awarded based on how far you can jam your thumb into your opponents butthole and you're wondering why it hasn't gained mainstream popularity?!? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 5 minutes ago, Jauronimo said: Its a sport where points are awarded based on how far you can jam your thumb into your opponents butthole and you're wondering why it hasn't gained mainstream popularity?!? are you kinkshaming me? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsShredder83 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 17 hours ago, gtw3 said: I played High School basketball and we would practice at the same time that wrestling practice was going on. I used to be amazed at the amount of cardio that they would do. All of the running and jump roping, etc. It seemed endless. We did have a phenomenal wrestling program though. Basketball? Not so much... lol ~Niagara Wheatfield Niagara Wheatfield was a beast program in early to mid 2000s. Guessing it still is, but not sure. It's the sport that rewards hard work more than others, talent Def involved but it's a diff playing field than other sports IMO Cool how a hard working room can pass down through generations, obviously coaching matters, but it was always the juniors seniors picking up and really carrying the torch, and passing it down. Feels like a 20-30year+ old flame at the best places 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 McDermott likes to use this to show what you can accomplish when you have the hunger of Jeffrey Dahmer, the will to dominate of Putin, the desire to conquer of Hitler, the belief that your team is family of Charles Manson, the................. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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