Another "Dark Horse" Version

[Husker_Du]

Exactly what we need right? Another prediction thread.

But it's kickoff eve and i really enjoyed all the picks on the 'darkhorse to AA' thread.

Y'all are smart. i'd expect nothing less on the brain board.

 

New parameters: Ranked 6th or lower; will take 3rd or better. imo, it's remarkably different in that you're not just picking guys to be good, you're picking them to be elite. and that's really hard to do when the posters on this board are all so familiar with their bodies of work.

 

In my Crystal Ball projections/predictions i didn't have anyone ranked lower than 6 in the top 3. but i did have a few Top 4:

Beau Bartlett (15)

Max Murin (8)

Patrick Kennedy (15)

I also had Mendez (NR) taking 5th; Lachlan McNeil (20th) taking 5th.

they they ^^^ are my nominations. 

 

 

[nhs67]

There are many guys that can do this.  Due to small sample sizes in the varsity lineups I will refrain from listing frosh and guys at new weights this season...

125 - Whoever takes 3rd here isn't ranked in the Top 6.  A lot of guys that can take each other out from 3 down the lineup.  Medley asolutely can beat DeAuggie and McKee, for example - so I say Medley (Michigan, 16).

133 - This weight is set.  Gun to my head?  Latona (Virginia Tech, 13)

141 - This weight has no clear favorite, and I think the guys ranked 10-20 are closer to #1 than at any weight.  If there is any weight in which NONE of the guys in the top six were to place in the top three, this is it.  I won't take the easy way out and say Swiderski (Iowa State, NR).  My pick is Young (Oklahoma State, 12).

149 - This one was tough for me.  Not because I wasn't sure but I wanted to say two guys.  I won't say either, though, because they will both quickly climb due to being frosh.  My pick here is a guy who was right there in so many ranked matches last year, while going up in weight, again, in Sherman (North Carolina, 16).

157 - His coaches have been very high on him having 'made a jump' this offseason, so I am sticking with a homer pick here in Saldate (Michigan State, 19)

165 - The 'soph' here that nobody is talking about, who beat multple time all-future-fantasy National Champ Anthony Valencia last season, is my pick in Olguin(Oregon State, 25).

174 - Rocky Jordan (UT-Chattanooga, 17).

184 - I think after we saw him seemingly regress last year we will either see a reinvigorated or even further regressed version of my pick here, Bolen (Virginia Tech, 11).

197 - Is this the year that Norfleet puts it all together?  Honestly it doesn't matter as the smart money here is Beard (Lehigh, 8).

285 - We saw him make a leap last year, so it isn't inconceivable that he does it again... Hendrickson (Air Force, 8).

Team - I think Oklahoma State (12), Iowa State (14), Virginia Tech (15), and NC State (17) have the youth, depth, and talent to outperform their rankings and compete for a trophy, which is top four.  Everything would need to go right for them to sneak in to the top three, though.  My pick here is a team that has at least two heavy title contenders and up to seven other podium threats in Cornell (7).  Of all goes right for them they could sneak as high as 2nd.

Edited November 4, 2022 by nhs67
So many tyos

[jchapman]

Barnett 125

O'Conner 157

Bonaccorsi 197

[Dark Energy]

Nice write up @nhs67 - I’m going with Foca from Cornell.  

[nhs67]

42 minutes ago, Dark Energy said:

Nice write up @nhs67 - I’m going with Foca from Cornell.  

The whole of the Cornell squad has a lot of guys who could sneak in to that Top 3, pending draws, health, etc.  I mean, Jordan Wood wasn't the 3rd best or even 5th best the entire season.  At NCAAs he did place 3rd.

[nhs67]

Duplicate...

Edited November 4, 2022 by nhs67

[Idaho]

I'm sticking with my original pick... The Lumberjack Tanner Harvey. 

[gimpeltf]

1 hour ago, Idaho said:

I'm sticking with my original pick... The Lumberjack Tanner Harvey. 

 

[bnwtwg]

Kendall Coleman is going to break the Purdue streak this year