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Title: Gomez is done
Post by: Harris on May 11, 2023, 05:12:02 PM
Twitter (https://twitter.com/agomez_149/status/1656782998119886849)
Title: Re: Gomez is done
Post by: WrestlerSB80 on May 11, 2023, 07:14:10 PM
WoW, hopefully Dean stays.
Title: Re: Gomez is done
Post by: Harris on May 11, 2023, 07:24:08 PM
He said he is staying on a podcast last week
Title: Re: Gomez is done
Post by: mkm13 on May 11, 2023, 10:04:36 PM
Wow. The team is going to be pathetic next year.
Title: Re: Gomez is done
Post by: factfinder on May 12, 2023, 06:19:51 AM
Quote from: mkm13 on May 11, 2023, 10:04:36 PMWow. The team is going to be pathetic next year.
Outside of 5 programs they all will be...
Title: Re: Gomez is done
Post by: mkm13 on May 12, 2023, 06:33:47 AM
Quote from: factfinder on May 12, 2023, 06:19:51 AM
Quote from: mkm13 on May 11, 2023, 10:04:36 PMWow. The team is going to be pathetic next year.
Outside of 5 programs they all will be...

There is some truth to that, but each of those 5 teams can only have 1 wrestler at each weight. There are 8 AA's and 33 qualifiers at each weight.  Currently, assuming both of our AA candidates are healthy, we are looking at 2 likely mid to low AA wrestlers and maybe only 4 guys qualifying for the tournament. 

I would love to know the scholarship breakdown in terms of how much $ is available and which wrestlers they think are deserving of close to full scholarships.
Title: Re: Gomez is done
Post by: Ghetto on May 12, 2023, 06:59:43 AM
Jesus.

One of the most exciting wrestlers to put the Badger singlet on in many years, maybe ever, is leaving to pursue his freestyle career and the narrative can't be about anything but the worn down topics that we beat to a pulp daily?

Austin Gomez was a point scoring machine. I've never seen a wrestler less afraid to attack than him.  His match at NCAAs vs VA Tech (Andonian) was one of the best matches I've watched live. He was worth the price of admission every time he wrestled.

I was hoping for one more year. Disappointed that he didn't stay.

Thanks for your time in Madison, Austin. It was a fun ride.

Title: Re: Gomez is done
Post by: rjchev141 on May 12, 2023, 08:24:41 AM
Where will he train?
Title: Re: Gomez is done
Post by: head57 on May 12, 2023, 08:26:26 AM
Bummer. Probably best for him to save whatever bullets he has left in the chamber to make a run at his ultimate goal. Most entertaining UW wrestling that I can remember.
Title: Re: Gomez is done
Post by: npope on May 12, 2023, 09:27:08 AM
Quote from: Ghetto on May 12, 2023, 06:59:43 AMJesus.

One of the most exciting wrestlers to put the Badger singlet on in many years, maybe ever, is leaving to pursue his freestyle career and the narrative can't be about anything but the worn down topics that we beat to a pulp daily?

Austin Gomez was a point scoring machine. I've never seen a wrestler less afraid to attack than him.  His match at NCAAs vs VA Tech (Andonian) was one of the best matches I've watched live. He was worth the price of admission every time he wrestled.

I was hoping for one more year. Disappointed that he didn't stay.

Thanks for your time in Madison, Austin. It was a fun ride.


Perfect response
Title: Re: Gomez is done
Post by: PAUL on May 12, 2023, 05:56:54 PM
Disappointing for us Badgers fans as he was so darn fun to watch, but you can't blame a guy following his dreams and doing what he thinks is best to make them come true.   All the best to Austin Gomez!!
Title: Re: Gomez is done
Post by: wrestlemania on May 12, 2023, 06:01:18 PM
Disappointing to us fans, certainly. But given his injury history and future goals, perfectly logical. B1G champ, All-American, had a darn good career at UW even for as short as it was.