Le duke Posted January 29 Posted January 29 Might as well get this one fired up. My predictions: 125: PSU 4-0133: PSU 7-0141: tOSU 7-3149: tOSU 7-6157: PSU 10-6165: PSU 14-6174: PSU 18-6184: PSU: 21-6197: PSU 25-6285: PSU 29-6 I could actually see Rogotzke beating Truax. And, Nagao is sick, and could easily give up a big move to Bouzakis if he’s not on. I could also see Penn State blanking Ohio State if Bartlett’s counter game is solid, and D’Emilio isn’t great. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1
Gage Posted January 29 Posted January 29 This dual is gonna be ugly. 125 - Davis MD McCrone - 4-0 PSU 133 - Nagao dec Bouzakis - 7-0 PSU 141 - Mendez dec BB - 7-3 PSU 149 - D'Emilio dec Kasak - 7-6 PSU 157 - Haines dec Wilcox - 10-6 PSU 165 - Messenbrink TF Hepner - 15-6 PSU 174 - Starocci MD Welsh - 19-6 PSU 184 - Truax dec Rogotzke/Shumate - 22-6 PSU 197 - Brooks TF Geog - 27-6 PSU 285 - Kerkvliet MD Feldman - 31-6 PSU
flyingcement Posted January 29 Posted January 29 125 - Davis dec McCrone - 3-0 133 - Nagao dec Bouzakis - 6-0 141 - Mendez dec BB - 6-3 149 - D'Emilio dec Kasak - 6-6 157 - Haines dec Wilcox - 9-6 165 - Mesenbrink tech Hepner - 14-6 174 - Starocci dec Welsh - 17-6 184 - Rogotzke fall Truax 17-12 (Upset Special) 197 - Brooks dec Geog - 20-12 285 - Kerkvliet dec Feldman - 23-12 Nittany Lions 2
ILLINIWrestlingBlog Posted January 29 Posted January 29 With Stallrocci as the new heel, with the PSU staff trying to instigate against Maryland--Dude, you beat them by 400 points just lay off--and with the PSU fans on this board defending all of those shenanigans and more, I'm starting to see a bad case of Iowaitis. They have a fever, and the only prescription is more Professor Carl!
Pish Posted January 29 Posted January 29 (edited) I’m excited for Star vs Welch. No one ever tries to push the pace against Carter. I don’t think Welch knows how to go backwards. so this will be a fun match. I think Carter wins comfortably but it’s going to be fun watching 2 guys scrap for 7 minutes Edited January 29 by Pish 3
nhs67 Posted January 29 Posted January 29 I feel attacked for Dr.@MPhillips. Such a mean thread title. 1 "I know actually nothing. It isn't even conjecture at this point." - me
nhs67 Posted January 29 Posted January 29 2 hours ago, ILLINIWrestlingBlog said: With Stallrocci as the new heel, with the PSU staff trying to instigate against Maryland--Dude, you beat them by 400 points just lay off--and with the PSU fans on this board defending all of those shenanigans and more, I'm starting to see a bad case of Iowaitis. They have a fever, and the only prescription is more Professor Carl! Sta(l)rocci was a punk long before that dual. If you were to look for a heel on the team prior to that most people would have said Sta(l)rocci, as it were. That said... this is entirely on the Maryland coaching staff for not preparing their squad appropriately. 3 "I know actually nothing. It isn't even conjecture at this point." - me
TylerDurden Posted January 29 Posted January 29 I thought Ohio State was going to be whipped by Michigan, so I'm definitely not going to take them to win more than one match against Penn State - assuming both teams are at full strength. I think Mendez is the the only OSU wrestler I'd predict a win for and that's against a guy ranked No. 2 in the country, so I think it's safe to say that's in the toss-up category...even if I think Mendez is in full beast mode and might walk out with a major That said, PSU won't send everyone out there and OSU will win 2-3 matches. Nagao might get 3 minutes of riding time against Bouzakis. 1
Pish Posted January 29 Posted January 29 Everyone picking Mendez over Bartlett. Interesting. I understand why, but IMO, Mendez is the perfect style for Bartlett to expose. I’ll take Beau in a 3 takedown to one match (all 3 takedowns will be counters to Mendez) 1
nhs67 Posted January 29 Posted January 29 7 minutes ago, Pish said: Everyone picking Mendez over Bartlett. Interesting. I understand why, but IMO, Mendez is the perfect style for Bartlett to expose. I’ll take Beau in a 3 takedown to one match (all 3 takedowns will be counters to Mendez) I agree on this take. Bartlett wrestles close matches against guys afraid to lose and he tends to win comfortably against guys who aren't afraid to open up a little bit. Mendez isn't afraid to press the accelerator to the floor. It will either work or it won't. A 3 to 1 advantage one way or the other is how I see it. 2 "I know actually nothing. It isn't even conjecture at this point." - me
Paul158 Posted January 29 Posted January 29 6 hours ago, flyingcement said: 125 - Davis dec McCrone - 3-0 133 - Nagao dec Bouzakis - 6-0 141 - Mendez dec BB - 6-3 149 - D'Emilio dec Kasak - 6-6 157 - Haines dec Wilcox - 9-6 165 - Mesenbrink tech Hepner - 14-6 174 - Starocci dec Welsh - 17-6 184 - Rogotzke fall Truax 17-12 (Upset Special) 197 - Brooks dec Geog - 20-12 285 - Kerkvliet dec Feldman - 23-12 Nittany Lions Your prediction looks more reasonable. I think Gage's prediction is off a little bit. It will be good match, the 6 freshman for Ohio State will be really challenged and tested but I don't think they will back down. Big fan of both programs. Nephew was a 2 time all-American for Penn State. 2
Paul158 Posted January 29 Posted January 29 56 minutes ago, Pish said: Everyone picking Mendez over Bartlett. Interesting. I understand why, but IMO, Mendez is the perfect style for Bartlett to expose. I’ll take Beau in a 3 takedown to one match (all 3 takedowns will be counters to Mendez) I will take that bet. 1
Jimmy Cinnabon Posted January 29 Posted January 29 125 - Davis dec McCrone - 3-0 133 - Bouzakis maj Shunk - 3-4 141 - Mendez dec BB - 3-7 149 - D'Emilio dec Kasak - 3-10 157 - Haines dec Wilcox - 6-10 165 - Mesenbrink tech Hepner - 11-10 174 - Starocci dec Welsh - 14-10 184 - Rogotzke dec Truax 14-13 197 - Brooks dec Geog - 17-13 285 - Kerkvliet dec Feldman - 20-13 PSU
Paul158 Posted January 29 Posted January 29 1 hour ago, Pish said: Everyone picking Mendez over Bartlett. Interesting. I understand why, but IMO, Mendez is the perfect style for Bartlett to expose. I’ll take Beau in a 3 takedown to one match (all 3 takedowns will be counters to Mendez) I think it will be a hard fought very close match. It will go right down to the wire. It will be some great wrestling.
Truzzcat Posted January 29 Posted January 29 125 - McCrone dec davis - 125 insanity continues mccrone gets a turn or hits a jonesy like he did against eddie (just a gut feeling) 3-0 OSU 133 - Nagao major bouzakis - 4-3 psu 141 - Mendez dec BB - 6-4 OSU 149 - D'Emilio dec Kasak - 9-4 OSU 157 - Haines dec Wilcox - 9-7 OSU 165 - Mesenbrink major Hepner - 11-9 PSU 174 - Starocci major Welsh - 15-9 PSU 184 - Truax dec rogotzke 18-9 psu 197 - Brooks TF Geog - 24-9 psu 285 - Kerkvliet dec Feldman - 27-9 PSU
MPhillips Posted January 29 Posted January 29 1 hour ago, nhs67 said: Such a mean thread title. leduke is a bully of a man taking revenge because I said psu will never be in a, 'dual of the year.' 8-2 psu. 2 1 .
Le duke Posted January 29 Author Posted January 29 leduke is a bully of a man taking revenge because I said psu will never be in a, 'dual of the year.' 8-2 psu. I must admit I had you in mind when crafting the headline, yes.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1
TylerDurden Posted January 29 Posted January 29 2 hours ago, Pish said: Everyone picking Mendez over Bartlett. Interesting. I understand why, but IMO, Mendez is the perfect style for Bartlett to expose. I’ll take Beau in a 3 takedown to one match (all 3 takedowns will be counters to Mendez) If this were last year, I'd agree completely, but this year's version of Bartlett hasn't been exposing anyone of note. He's only scored 9 points in three matches this year, twice against Lehigh wrestlers and against Maryland this weekend. He's definitely not a pushover - he's unbeaten after all - and I agree that his style makes for close matches, but he just looks a little off. Saying all of that, a conference dual against a top guy in your own gym tends to motivate people, so who knows. Also, I'm pretty sure that the only thing that matters for Bartlett at this point is the NCAA tournament, so maybe he's using the regular season to condition and work on situational wrestling in live matches. He's probably playing 3D chess with Cael and will tech his way through the NCAAs. 1
Le duke Posted January 29 Author Posted January 29 If this were last year, I'd agree completely, but this year's version of Bartlett hasn't been exposing anyone of note. He's only scored 9 points in three matches this year, twice against Lehigh wrestlers and against Maryland this weekend. He's definitely not a pushover - he's unbeaten after all - and I agree that his style makes for close matches, but he just looks a little off. Saying all of that, a conference dual against a top guy in your own gym tends to motivate people, so who knows. Also, I'm pretty sure that the only thing that matters for Bartlett at this point is the NCAA tournament, so maybe he's using the regular season to condition and work on situational wrestling in live matches. He's probably playing 3D chess with Cael and will tech his way through the NCAAs. Keep in mind, 7 weeks ago this guy beat Pletcher, Kolodzik and McKenna on the same day.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1
TylerDurden Posted January 29 Posted January 29 1 minute ago, Le duke said: Keep in mind, 7 weeks ago this guy beat Pletcher, Kolodzik and McKenna on the same day. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Was a great day of freestyle for him.
JimmyCinnabon Posted January 29 Posted January 29 1 hour ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said: 125 - Davis dec McCrone - 3-0 133 - Bouzakis maj Shunk - 3-4 141 - Mendez dec BB - 3-7 149 - D'Emilio dec Kasak - 3-10 157 - Haines dec Wilcox - 6-10 165 - Mesenbrink tech Hepner - 11-10 174 - Starocci dec Welsh - 14-10 184 - Rogotzke dec Truax 14-13 197 - Brooks dec Geog - 17-13 285 - Kerkvliet dec Feldman - 20-13 PSU Yawn. Your next serious post will be your first.
TexRef Posted January 29 Posted January 29 (edited) Does PSU finally break the 125lb curse? Davis looks impressive. Edited January 29 by TexRef .
William Ward Moorehead, North Dakota Class of 2026 Committed to North Dakota State Projected Weight: 197, 285
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