#15 Rutgers VS #45 Cal Poly - 11/4

[nhs67]

#15 Rutgers
WT - Rank Name - Class, 22/23 Record, Result(Notes)
125 - #8 Dean Peterson - SO, 25W-11L, 3W2L @ NCAA (R12)
133 - #29 Dylan Dhawver - SO, 12W-5L, 2W2L @ 2022 NCAA (125)
141 - #19 Mitch Moore - SR, 19W-9L, 1W2L @ NCAA (149)
149 - #41 Jacob Butler - SR, 14W-8L(RS), 157/Injured
157 - #26 Andrew Clark - JR, 20W-17L, 1W2L @ NCAA
165 - #38 Anthony White - SO, 14W-15L, 0W2L @ NCAA (149)
174 - #29 Jackson Turley - SR, 11W-14L, 1W2L @ NCAA
184 - #7 Brian Soldano - SO, 25W-12L, 2W-2L @ NCAA
197 - #20 John Poznanski - SO, 8W-1L(RS), 2W-2L @ 2022 NCAA (184)
285 - #11 Yaraslau Slavikouski - SR, 30W-6L, 3W-2L @ NCAA (R12)

#45 Cal Poly
WT - Rank Name - Class, 22/23 Record, Result(Notes)
125 - #54 Dominic Mendez - RSFR, 6W-3L, Redshirt(1W-0L in duals)
133 - #129 Zeth Romney - RSFR, 4W-2L, Redshirt(1W-0L in duals@141)
141 - #135 Abraham Hinrichsen - SO, 0W-2L(Redshirt), 14W-18L(0W-3L @ P12) in 2022
149 - #5 Chance Lamer - SO, 15W-9L, 3W-2L @ NCAA (R12)
157 - #38 Legend Lamer - JR, 12W-11L, 3W-1L @ P12s (165), R16 2021 @ 149
165 - #40 Luka Wick - SO, 14W-12L, 1W-1L @ P12s (157)
174 - #84(184) Jarad Priest - JR, 14W-12L, 2W-2L @ P12s
184 - #44(174) Adam Kemp - SR, 1W-3L(Injury), 13W-6L/1W2L @ NCAAs 2022(174)
197 - #104 Josh Harkey - SO, 0W-0L, 6W-4L @ 184 in 2022
285 - #35 Trevor Tinker - SO, 15W-10L, 0W-2L @ NCAA

https://www.wrestlestat.com/compare/perma/666/rutgers-vs-cal-poly

Okay, gents... this should be a fairly easy victory for Rutgers.  Maybe.  There should be quite a few interesting matchups... basically starting at 149 and all the way down are fire, save for 197.  That said, Cal Poly has a lot of youth down low and could make this interesting if they swing a match (or two).  They are the defending PAC 12 Dual Champions (They beat Arizona State last year...).  Not sure if or what to expect of Kemp.  I, for the sake of having fun with this, put him at 184.  I think Rutgers takes the early matches fairly easily... but I don't think it's 12-0 as Wrestlestate projects.  I think it'll be 10-0, though.  It is possible we see a deck at one of these weights (141), though.  I think the Cal Poly frosh make good of development and minimize the bonus output, though.  I think Cal Poly takes the next two with wide Decisions to go in to the break down 10-6.  Wick comes out and beats White at 165 and Priest also gets the job done at 174 (he is a gamer and we just don't know what version of Turley we're going to get here).  That puts us at 184 with Cal Poly up 12-10.  Kemp needs to beat Soldano.  He has the pedigree and the speed... will he get it done, though?  Yes.  A healthy Kemp beats a more fundamentally sound/less go-for-broke Soldano in OT with a slick TD.  15-10 Cal Poly going in to the last two.  Poz comes out and just demolishes whoever Cal Poly puts out... 20-4 Tech... in the first...  wow... good feelings about Poz this year, gents.  Comes down to HWT.  For all the marbles.  You might think being a home dual for Cal Poly, that it would help Tinker.  It doesn't.  I pretty workman like 13-3 Major for Slavikouski to close out the dual with a 19-15 Rutgers victory.

Edited October 24, 2023 by nhs67

[nhs67]

FWIW gents... I keep it one paragraph so you can't skim ahead.  It's a story you need to read from start to stop.

[Idaho]

149-165 will be good match-ups.... at 6'7 Tinker is unorthodox and could cause some problems for heavies. 

[nhs67]

37 minutes ago, Idaho said:

149-165 will be good match-ups.... at 6'7 Tinker is unorthodox and could cause some problems for heavies. 

He is, but I think Slav is just... he's a man's man of a HWT.  Disciplined and hungry.  I don't think we see him lose any matches he shouldn't and he will be right there in the thick of it for those ones.

[nhs67]

So... in their weight certifications Adam Kemp was 184.1-197.0 and Jarad Priest was 197.1-285.0.  I think I got their weights backwards... even if I said I was doing it for fun.

[Idaho]

1 hour ago, nhs67 said:

He is, but I think Slav is just... he's a man's man of a HWT.  Disciplined and hungry.  I don't think we see him lose any matches he shouldn't and he will be right there in the thick of it for those ones.

Yeah, I think Slav will win that match -  mostly just commentary on how Tinker is a bit weird to wrestle. 

[drwemitchellca]

Wick's out for medical, the whole season

[nhs67]

14 hours ago, drwemitchellca said:

Wick's out for medical, the whole season

Damn.  That sucks.

Zander (Evan' twin) had to retire due to injuries.

[flyingcement]

Slight chance I might go to this match.  Anyone else going to be there?

[Mike]

Is this going to be streamed anywhere?

[ionel]

3 hours ago, flyingcement said:

Slight chance I might go to this match.  Anyone else going to be there?

So no guarantee?

I may go to a dual in Laramie, any chance you make it? 

[flyingcement]

17 hours ago, ionel said:

So no guarantee?

I may go to a dual in Laramie, any chance you make it? 

I wish.  I went to Wyoming for my first time ever this year and loved it

[Idaho]

13 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

I wish.  I went to Wyoming for my first time ever this year and loved it

Wyoming.... as in you just went to the school or you toured the state?  

[flyingcement]

Just now, Idaho said:

Wyoming.... as in you just went to the school or you toured the state?  

Went to Yellowstone with my family in the summer.  We mostly only ventured into the northwestern part of the state as well as Montana.  We were based in Bozeman for a few days which we thought was a cool town.

[Idaho]

22 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

Went to Yellowstone with my family in the summer.  We mostly only ventured into the northwestern part of the state as well as Montana.  We were based in Bozeman for a few days which we thought was a cool town.

 Bozeman is one of my favorite towns in Montana. I go through there almost every summer. Great place. Yellowstone is also great. I just want to say, you may want to venture across the state of Wyoming before you declare love for the state. IMO, outside of a couple of places, it's terrible. 

[feet2back]

The 1st match for Rutgers will be a very easy win against a weak Duke team ( should be shutout ) . Cal Poly will be a much better opponent, but a convincing RU Win ...Looking forward for season to open

Edited October 30, 2023 by feet2back

[ionel]

6 hours ago, Idaho said:

 Bozeman is one of my favorite towns in Montana. I go through there almost every summer. Great place. Yellowstone is also great. I just want to say, you may want to venture across the state of Wyoming before you declare love for the state. IMO, outside of a couple of places, it's terrible. 

Its true, you likely won't find a potato farm, we understand your concern.

  

[PortaJohn]

7 hours ago, flyingcement said:

I wish.  I went to Wyoming for my first time ever this year and loved it

Jeremiah Liver Eating Johnson from Pattenburg NJ some 30 miles west of Rutgers University is buried in Cody WY just east of Yellowstone.  Also, if you're out there again and haven't gone yet The Buffalo Bill Center of the West is a great museum 

Edited October 31, 2023 by PortaJohn

[Idaho]

2 hours ago, PortaJohn said:

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West is a great museum 

My buddy works there - cool place. 

[Mike]

Cal Poly Duals will be streamed here:

https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1ZkJzjwpYQqJv

RU vs Duke will be streamed here:

https://www.facebook.com/SKWrestlingClub

[Mike]

Actually going to be on the SKWC IG Live, not Facebook

[flyingcement]

I was supposed to be going to this dual with the fam, but it was decided my daughter couldn't miss another soccer game 

[feet2back]

Cal Poly is going to get smoked by Rutgers tonight and Duke would probably struggle to be a top 10 HS team  in NJ/PA..Duke is pathetic

 

Edited November 4, 2023 by feet2back

[Mike]

Yeah, Duke is abysmal. It’s sad to see. 

[Mike]

47-0 RU over Duke