Is Real Woods the biggest NCAA champ lock this season?

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

Looking at the rankings I think he is.  #2 at the weight is Beau Bartlett who Woods had always beaten convincingly.  Most other weights have multiple NCAA champs or a very good 2nd place guy (like Fix to Vito).  Some might say Aaron Brooks but he's also jumping up to 197.

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[flyingcement]

I think it's Marcelo Lopez from SIEU

[headshuck]

Steveson

[1032004]

My picks in order of confidence:

 

Starocci

 

Brooks

Vito

 

Woods

O’Toole

 

 

 

Figueroa

Van Ness

Haines

Truax

Hendrickson

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[ionel]

Did he win it last year?

[Gus]

25 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Looking at the rankings I think he is.  #2 at the weight is Beau Bartlett who Woods had always beaten convincingly.  Most other weights have multiple NCAA champs or a very good 2nd place guy (like Fix to Vito).  Some might say Aaron Brooks but he's also jumping up to 197.

Starocci is the biggest lock

[CHROMEBIRD]

Not to jinx Woods but, yes.

I would pick Vito if it wasn't an Oly year.

[Hammerlock3]

brooks is gonna get crushed by ferrari so it ain't him

[poorwrestler]

Starocci is the biggest lock

No question. Picking a guy that hasn’t actually won one yet over a potential 4 timer is high quality trolling though.


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[BlacknGold]

Vito.

[Wrestleknownothing]

Its Vito for me too.

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[Jimmy Cinnabon]

52 minutes ago, Gus said:

Starocci is the biggest lock

He's got a former NCAA champ in Lewis to contend with

[Ohio Elite]

Vito or Carter is where I'd put my bet.

[MPhillips]

15 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

He's got a former NCAA champ in Lewis to contend with

It's not necessary to always try so hard... "We Are Aware."

[poorwrestler]

Turns out, gable is the biggest lock


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[1032004]

4 hours ago, CHROMEBIRD said:

Not to jinx Woods but, yes.

I would pick Vito if it wasn't an Oly year.

Lol c’mon, it’s Starocci, next topic.  Unless Gable is actually back

 

 

 

[wrestle87]

Starocci had knee surgery didn’t he? Nobody’s a lock coming off surgery.  Hendrickson also jacked his leg up at worlds.

Woods hasn’t even won one yet so…not sold.

Gimme Brooks, then Vito, then O’Toole.

I don’t care about Gable, and honestly would prefer he not come back.  He has spent his career trying to leverage his success for very selfish purposes.  I don’t love what he has done to teams he is on and to the culture of the sport overall.  

[poorwrestler]

Starocci had knee surgery didn’t he? Nobody’s a lock coming off surgery.  Hendrickson also jacked his leg up at worlds.
Woods hasn’t even won one yet so…not sold.
Gimme Brooks, then Vito, then O’Toole.
I don’t care about Gable, and honestly would prefer he not come back.  He has spent his career trying to leverage his success for very selfish purposes.  I don’t love what he has done to teams he is on and to the culture of the sport overall.  

Spending your career trying to leverage success for selfish purposes is college athletics today. It’s the way it is.

What negative effects has he had on teams he is on?


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[Wrestleknownothing]

3 minutes ago, poorwrestler said:

Spending your career trying to leverage success for selfish purposes is college athletics today. It’s the way it is.

What negative effects has he had on teams he is on?


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What I don't get is letting minor league pretend wrestling / interpretive dance get in the way of real achievements.

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

10 hours ago, wrestle87 said:

Starocci had knee surgery didn’t he? Nobody’s a lock coming off surgery.  Hendrickson also jacked his leg up at worlds.

 

Not accurate.  PSU wrestlers do not get hurt.  Proper training and peaking methods.

[Wrestleknownothing]

9 minutes ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

Not accurate.  PSU wrestlers do not get hurt.  Proper training and peaking methods.

[nhs67]

16 hours ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Looking at the rankings I think he is.  #2 at the weight is Beau Bartlett who Woods had always beaten convincingly.  Most other weights have multiple NCAA champs or a very good 2nd place guy (like Fix to Vito).  Some might say Aaron Brooks but he's also jumping up to 197.

https://www.wrestlestat.com/compare/wrestler/50664/woods-real/62221/bartlett-beau

I know 1 of 1 is always, but you're a phucking idiot - per usual.

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

28 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

It is clearly true.  (and I'm not talking about Real's younger brother, True Woods.)

[JimmyCinnabon]

15 hours ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

He's got a former NCAA champ in Lewis to contend with

 

I'm joking guys. Lewis has never beaten Carter and he won an NCAA title three years ago. Guys, as always I am trolling everyone.

[JimmyCinnabon]

11 hours ago, wrestle87 said:

Starocci had knee surgery didn’t he? Nobody’s a lock coming off surgery.  Hendrickson also jacked his leg up at worlds.

Woods hasn’t even won one yet so…not sold.

Gimme Brooks, then Vito, then O’Toole.

I don’t care about Gable, and honestly would prefer he not come back.  He has spent his career trying to leverage his success for very selfish purposes.  I don’t love what he has done to teams he is on and to the culture of the sport overall.  

 

I didn't hear he had surgery. I know he was injured during the WTT I believe. I don't know if it required surgery and he is 100% expected to be the starter for PSU this season so I don't think he had surgery. I believe he has been doing the camp circuit.