Best Campaign to Not End with a Title

[Perry]

I thought kokesh had really separated himself from the pack his senior year until the ncaa tournament happened.

[Scouts Honor]

21 hours ago, MPhillips said:

Six college losses.

Two in 2018.

Three in 2019.

One in 2023.

 

oh yeah... my bad.. duh

[Scouts Honor]

21 hours ago, jchapman said:

Lee had college losses, including being pinned at Ok State.

yeah.. how could i forget

[bnwtwg]

12 hours ago, silver-medal said:

Myles Martin's senior season.  It was his weight and he dominated all year then just blew it in the semis against Max Dean.  

In the moment that felt true, but looking back did Martin stumble or did he happen to run into a better wrestler with the context we now have about Dean's pedigree?

[bnwtwg]

Taylor's junior year when he took the Dake losses was also a masterclass: 30-3 record including the All Star Classic

14 pins + 10 techs + 5 majors and only ONE decision = 87.7% bonus rate despite three losses.

If you replace Dake with that year's third place Tyler Caldwell, who Taylor majored 10-0, then it is very reasonable to assume that Taylor would have finished the year 33-0 with only a single decision for a bonus rate of 96.9%. Only a multiple time world champion and world/olympic medalist could stand up to the folkstyle force of what Taylor had transcended to.

NCAA summary of Taylor by season since Wrestlestat didn't exist yet.

[Mr. PeanutButter]

21 hours ago, bnwtwg said:

I'm going to cry if he makes it to the olympic gold medal match because I already know what's going to happen

Which is?