Iowa is Currently +22 over Oklahoma State in Race for 2nd

[Pinnacle]

I see that both Intermat and Flo have Iowa 22 points better than Oklahoma State in the race for 2nd place. Seems high to me and that this gap should start to narrow. Thoughts? 

[ionel]

3 minutes ago, Pinnacle said:

I see that both Intermat and Flo have Iowa 22 points better than Oklahoma State in the race for 2nd place. Seems high to me and that this gap should start to narrow. Thoughts? 

Its prob all about Teemer. 

[Pinnacle]

3 minutes ago, ionel said:

Its prob all about Teemer. 

Probably, but still I would guess you'd take Oklahoma State and 22 points vs Iowa in a tournament. But maybe not. 

[ionel]

2 minutes ago, Pinnacle said:

Probably, but still I would guess you'd take Oklahoma State and 22 points vs Iowa in a tournament. But maybe not. 

Yes I think OSU looks like the better tournament team. 

[VakAttack]

Iowa has potential finalists at 133, 157, 165, and 197.  Iowa has other mid to high AA candidates at 149, 174, and 184.

OK State has potential finalists at 174 and HWT.  OK State has other mid to high AA candidates at 125, 141, 165 (maybe), and 184.

I think the spread is fair in a tournament setting, although Ok State has a good shot at winning the dual if both teams are fully healthy.

[Wrestleknownothing]

32 minutes ago, ionel said:

Its prob all about Teemer. 

It is because Ayala, Parco, and Buchanan all moved up a spot on Intermat and the first two moved up on Flo.

[ionel]

1 minute ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

It is because Ayala, Parco, and Buchanan all moved up a spot on Intermat and the first two moved up on Flo.

But WS ... 

[VakAttack]

3 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

It is because Ayala, Parco, and Buchanan all moved up a spot on Intermat and the first two moved up on Flo.

Haa, Penn State nowhere to be seen, obviously they suck.  (Do not expand the graph north, please.)

[Wrestleknownothing]

1 minute ago, VakAttack said:

Haa, Penn State nowhere to be seen, obviously they suck.  (Do not expand the graph north, please.)

you might like it more than you think.

[mspart]

Both have choked in recent years so it may be difficult to predict.   That said, OSU does have a new coaching staff so that may be a difference. 

mspart

Edited Tuesday at 04:31 PM by mspart

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

Does it include Figueroa as the 125 for the Hawkeyes?

[ionel]

What's the last date by which Iowa can buy new players ... week before b10?  

[MidwestMan]

21 hours ago, ionel said:

What's the last date by which Iowa can buy new players ... week before b10?  

Exactly.  Which program will have the deepest pockets to buy wrestlers going forward?  Deep pockets of farmers vs deep pockets of energy sector.  Gotta wonder what would happen if Walton family were U of Ark Little Rock fans.  Sure glad the grandsons are mountain bike enthusiasts.

Edited yesterday at 01:49 PM by MidwestMan

[Wrestleknownothing]

8 minutes ago, MidwestMan said:

Exactly.  Which program will have the deepest pockets to buy wrestlers going forward?  Deep pockets of farmers vs deep pockets of energy sector.  Gotta wonder what would happen if Walton family were U of Ark Little Rock fans.  Sure glad the grandsons are mountain bike enthusiasts.

Ohio State's success on Monday will pique the interest of a few deep pocketed alums, I think.

[666]

22 hours ago, Pinnacle said:

I see that both Intermat and Flo have Iowa 22 points better than Oklahoma State in the race for 2nd place. Seems high to me and that this gap should start to narrow. Thoughts? 

I think OSU still has a lot of work ahead of it to surpass Iowa. I got it with bad guys winning 18-14. I'm picking Arnold to upset Plott.  I think Arnold has probably improved more than Plott has over the last year. But many of these guys have wrestled before. 

125 Spratley vs Cruz  3-0

133 Ayala dec Hughes 3-3

141 Jamison dec Rhodes  6-3

149 Parco dec Young      6-6

157 Teemer dec Fish 6-9

165 Caliendo dec Amine 6-12

174 Hamiti dec Kennedy 9-12

184 Arnold dec Plott 9-15

197 Buchanon dec Surber 9-18

HWT Hendrickson MD Kueter 14-18

[666]

21 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

It is because Ayala, Parco, and Buchanan all moved up a spot on Intermat and the first two moved up on Flo.

The latest tournament rankings at Wrestlestat have Iowa 37 points ahead of Okie State, and Ohio State is breathing down Okie State's mullet-covered neck just 2.6 points behind. 

[Wrestleknownothing]

48 minutes ago, 666 said:

The latest tournament rankings at Wrestlestat have Iowa 37 points ahead of Okie State, and Ohio State is breathing down Okie State's mullet-covered neck just 2.6 points behind. 

Wrestlestat has some unique views on a couple of teams.

• Iowa - they have Teemer out for the year. Meanwhile he is listed on the team sheet for Friday.
• Oklahoma State - they penalized Spratley much more than the other two for his terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week.
• Ohio State - they remain very optimistic about Nic Bouzakis', Sammy Sasso's, and Nick Feldman's prospects.
• Cornell - they still have Greg Daikomihalis at #5 in spite of reports that he is out for the year (Intermat has him #17, Flo removed him).