Beau Bartlett - no shot this year?

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

Last year Beau Bartlett was one finished double leg away from being a National Champion.  Instead Jesse Mendez, to his credit, executed an incredible counter and now he is the reigning 133 pound champ.

This year, Bartlett has not one, but two reigning 133 pound NCAA champs in his bracket in Alirez and Mendez.  Further, Mendez beat him soundly at the All-Star Classic and seems to have separated himself from Bartlett.

Beau is awesome, but did he really blow his best shot at a title last year?  I have a hard time seeing him taking out both Alirez and Mendez.

[TNwrestling]

5 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Last year Beau Bartlett was one finished double leg away from being a National Champion.  Instead Jesse Mendez, to his credit, executed an incredible counter and now he is the reigning 133 pound champ.

This year, Bartlett has not one, but two reigning 133 pound NCAA champs in his bracket in Alirez and Mendez.  Further, Mendez beat him soundly at the All-Star Classic and seems to have separated himself from Bartlett.

Beau is awesome, but did he really blow his best shot at a title last year?  I have a hard time seeing him taking out both Alirez and Mendez.

I'll bet you any amount of money you want that neither Bartlett, Mendez nor Alirez win 133 this year. Name your price. 

[BarSeries]

BB won't even AA at 133

[BarSeries]

And how do you have a two reigning champions in a single weight division??

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

51 minutes ago, TNwrestling said:

I'll bet you any amount of money you want that neither Bartlett, Mendez nor Alirez win 133 this year. Name your price. 

Haha funny.  Yes I meant 141, not 133.

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

46 minutes ago, BarSeries said:

And how do you have a two reigning champions in a single weight division??

Well Alirez won two years ago and then took a Olympic redshirt. Nobody dethroned him.  And Mendez won last year. So that's how.

[jchapman]

23 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Well Alirez won two years ago and then took a Olympic redshirt. Nobody dethroned him.  And Mendez won last year. So that's how.

Mendez is the reigning (defending) champion and Alirez is a returning champ.

[WrestlingRash]

A lot can happen between now and March. Predetermined matchups at NCAAs rarely happen. The brackets are filled with landmines. Bartlett could win NCAAs without having to beat either of these guys. Mendez sure looks dominant right now, but its December.