It's time: Predict the 2024 125 pound NCAA champ

[nhs67]

5 hours ago, nhs67 said:

Alan Vera looks tiny at 97 KG.

Sorry gents... cross-posted this one.

[1032004]

How did Diakomihalis make the list?

[bnwtwg]

17 hours ago, BIGTENFANBOY said:

Hence why I said "We'll see"

I didnt need basically call the kid a liar like you did.

Chill out short king it's okay to need a booster seat

[jdalu75]

2 hours ago, 1032004 said:

How did Diakomihalis make the list?

Umm, because he can beat at least half the other guys?

[flyingcement]

7 minutes ago, jdalu75 said:

Umm, because he can beat at least half the other guys?

Difficult to win the title when you don't even start for your team

[nhs67]

So guys... hear me out... Braeden Davis is now the only undefeated D1 starter at 125lbs.

American's Maida lost via Tech to Cambell's Molton today.

[ionel]

27 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

Difficult to win the title when you don't even start for your team

But not impossible?

[flyingcement]

14 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

So guys... hear me out... Braeden Davis is now the only undefeated D1 starter at 125lbs.

American's Maida lost via Tech to Cambell's Molton today.

He is undefeated, he has one win over a former AA (Brandon Kaylor) and two wins over ranked NQ level guys (Lujan and Berginc).  Last year, while he was still in high school, he defeated 24 year old 4X DII All American Cole Laya.  I'd like to see him go through a few more ranked matches, but he's excellent and they should remove his redshirt without a second thought

[ionel]

4 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

He is undefeated, he has one win over a former AA (Brandon Kaylor) and two wins over ranked NQ level guys (Lujan and Berginc).  Last year, while he was still in high school, he defeated 24 year old 4X DII All American Cole Laya.  I'd like to see him go through a few more ranked matches, but he's excellent and they should remove his redshirt without a second thought

so not a starter?

[1032004]

1 hour ago, jdalu75 said:

Umm, because he can beat at least half the other guys?

Doubt it.   His only good win is Terukina, and he has already lost to another team's backup this season whose starter isn't on the list, as well as another guy not on the list who has 6 losses.

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[peanut]

4 hours ago, 1032004 said:

How did Diakomihalis make the list?

It’s just a list I quickly threw together. Don’t read anything into it. 

[BIGTENFANBOY]

6 hours ago, bnwtwg said:

Chill out short king it's okay to need a booster seat

Ok little richie

[nhs67]

7 hours ago, BIGTENFANBOY said:

Ok little richie

...

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh, buddy.

[Wrestleknownothing]

15 hours ago, nhs67 said:

Sorry gents... cross-posted this one.

I just assumed Vera was so tiny at 97k he could make 125#. My bad.

[lu_alum]

23 hours ago, jdalu75 said:

Umm, because he can beat at least half the other guys?

I think the question had more to do with having two Cornell guys on the list.

[jdalu75]

18 hours ago, lu_alum said:

I think the question had more to do with having two Cornell guys on the list.

Tag team?

[Wrestleknownothing]

1 minute ago, jdalu75 said:

Tag team?

We can't get Cornell to send their starters out there, but they get to wrestle two at 125? Seems unfair.

[Wrestleknownothing]

More than 14 wrestlers with votes at this point. Amazing weight this year.

[lu_alum]

No Fix or Vito?  Heard they might be running from Crooham.  

Both have already ducked Crookham. Fix in December, Vito this past weekend.


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[Hammerlock3]

45 minutes ago, lu_alum said:

Both have already ducked Crookham. Fix in December, Vito this past weekend.


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fairly obvious vito is hurt, unless you think they held him out for a month because they wanted to duck a guy they needed to avenge a loss against.....

[BigRedFan]

1 hour ago, lu_alum said:

Both have already ducked Crookham. Vito this past weekend.


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Oh, please.

[ionel]

1 hour ago, lu_alum said:

Both have already ducked Crookham. Fix in December, Vito this past weekend.


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Well ok but I was talking about Crooham ... that kid that Wkn is really high on. 

[Jim L]

Ramos is the obvious choice.  Last year's runner-up who has shown that he can win BIG matches. 

A few head scratching losses along the way shows that he is not a dominant favorite. But this does happen all the time to eventual champs. 

[1032004]

4 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

More than 14 wrestlers with votes at this point. Amazing weight this year.

Plus 12 “other” votes

Ayala in the lead with 15 votes, followed by Ramos with 10 and Davis with 9.  Noto a distant fourth with 5

 

Edited January 16, 2024 by 1032004

[Idaho]

1 minute ago, 1032004 said:

Plus 12 “other” votes

Ayala in the lead with 15 votes, followed by Ramos with 10 and Davis with 9.  Noto a distant fourth with 5

 

Ayala's one loss is to my one vote.