Iowa at PSU Predictions - Fourth Annual

[Wrestleknownothing]

Lilledahl D over Cruz 3-0

Ayala D over Davis 3-3

Bartlett MD over Block 7-3

SVN D over Parco 10-3

Kasak D over Teemer 13-3

Mesenbrink D over Caliendo 16-3

Haines D over Kennedy 19-3

Starocci MD over Arnold 23-3 (though I think there is a very good chance Iowa uses Ferrari's 5th date here, if so Starocci D 22-3)

Barr D over Buchannan 26-3 (25-3)

Kerkvliet MD over Kueter 30-3 (29-3)

[Wrestleknownothing]

A few other thoughts:

• Like last year, feel free to change any of your picks right up until the first bout starts.
• If you want to do like I did and offer picks subject to line up decisions, knock yourself out.
• I like @MLB9's idea to use total takedowns as a tiebreaker. So let's switch that one up and use total TDs.

[Wrestleknownothing]

Tiebreaker:

Original - I obviously think there is a real chance that Arnold does not wrestle at all, so I will go with no weight.

@MLB9 Much Improved - I will say 30 total takedowns

[ionel]

17 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

Lilledahl D over Cruz 3-0

Ayala D over Davis 3-3

Bartlett MD over Block 7-3

SVN D over Parco 10-3

Kasak D over Teemer 13-3

Mesenbrink D over Caliendo 16-3

Haines D over Kennedy 19-3

Starocci MD over Arnold 23-3 (though I think there is a very good chance Iowa uses Ferrari's 5th date here, if so Starocci D 22-3)

Barr D over Buchannan 26-3 (25-3)

Kerkvliet MD over Kueter 30-3 (29-3)

No magic pinfalls ... shocking!

[Truzzcat]

20 hours ago, PortaJohn said:

Can we bet on this.  Whatever you want.  I'll match

in regard to both the Parco and Cruz picks. Cruz just beat Nicolar Rivera who just beat Dean Peterson and is 3-0 second semester with two top 15 wins. Parco, I know is 0-2 against Shayne but one can argue he is in the best form he has been this year, and both of those matches were close (I know the all-star match score was wide, but it was off one move). I don't think either outcome is that outlandish to predict I recognize both the Iowa guys are underdogs though just spicing up the picks a bit.

[BloodRound]

Screw it, let's have some fun.  There are always some BS calls that happen in this dual every year.

125: Cruz dec Lillendahl 3-0 Iowa to make Big Ten announcers go "wow, what a start from Cruz!"

133: Ayala dec Davis 6-0 Iowa and Davis pouts about it.  Who knows what that whole "injury" thing against Ohio State was.

141: Bartlett dec Block, 6-3 Iowa.  The most mild mannered match of the night.

149: SVN dec Parco 6-6 Tied.  Part of me wanted to play devil's advocate and give it to Parco, but I just think SVN is too good, and Parco ain't no Ridge Lovett on top.

157:  Teemer dec Kasak 9-6 Iowa.  This is the one I think will piss off a lot of people in attendance, but it has to happen somewhere.  I don't have Jacori winning it in March.  Hell, I don't even think he wins this match at B1Gs.  But there will be some last second TD in his favor here.

165: Mesenbrink dec Caliendo 9-9 Tied.  Not much to say here.

174: Haines dec Kennedy 12-9 PSU.  Again, not much to say here.  Two back-to-back hammers for Penn State.

184: Starocci m. dec Arnold 15-9 PSU.  I am also taking this chance to predict that Carter will make the most spiteful of posts after this victory, which will proceed to make half the wrestling community dedicate a week of their posting energy to call him a douche.

197: Buchanan dec Barr  15-12 PSU and the Cael tax is paid.

285: Kerkvliet dec Kueter 18-12 PSU.  I would've had Kerk by at least a major decision here until I saw him wrestle Slavakouski on Friday night.  Perhaps he had disinterest in going too hard for a dual against Rutgers, but I just can't say he looked like the Kerk we see in March.

Final Score
18 - 12, PSU.  It should be a fun one here.

[Gene Mills Fan]

L.L.       3          Cruz 0           2td     1td

Davis    0         Ayala 3           0td     3td

Bartlett 3          Block 0          3td      0td

SVN      0          Parco 3          1td      2td

Kasak   0         Teemer 3         1td     2td

MM       4          MC  0             5td     2td

Haines   3          PK    0            3td     0td

C Star   3           Arnold 0        2td     0td

Barr      0           S. Buch  3     1td      3td

Kerk      3            Kueter   0      2td    0td

 

PSU  15             Iowa  !2        PSU 20 td   Iowa 13 td

Good chance Bartlett gets a major 

[Wrestleknownothing]

20 hours ago, Pin Head said:

I am thinking that if Iowa sends out a line up per Mr. Truzzcat, that it ends 15-15 with PSU winning on criteria.

If you can give me weight by weight break downs you will be entered

[Pin Head]

Iowa @ 125, 133, 149, 157 & 197

PSU @ 141, 165, 174, 184 & 285

[Wrestleknownothing]

22 minutes ago, BloodRound said:

Screw it, let's have some fun.  There are always some BS calls that happen in this dual every year.

125: Cruz dec Lillendahl 3-0 Iowa to make Big Ten announcers go "wow, what a start from Cruz!"

133: Ayala dec Davis 6-0 Iowa and Davis pouts about it.  Who knows what that whole "injury" thing against Ohio State was.

141: Bartlett dec Block, 6-3 Iowa.  The most mild mannered match of the night.

149: SVN dec Parco 6-6 Tied.  Part of me wanted to play devil's advocate and give it to Parco, but I just think SVN is too good, and Parco ain't no Ridge Lovett on top.

157:  Teemer dec Kasak 9-6 Iowa.  This is the one I think will piss off a lot of people in attendance, but it has to happen somewhere.  I don't have Jacori winning it in March.  Hell, I don't even think he wins this match at B1Gs.  But there will be some last second TD in his favor here.

165: Mesenbrink dec Caliendo 9-9 Tied.  Not much to say here.

174: Haines dec Kennedy 12-9 PSU.  Again, not much to say here.  Two back-to-back hammers for Penn State.

184: Starocci m. dec Arnold 15-9 PSU.  I am also taking this chance to predict that Carter will make the most spiteful of posts after this victory, which will proceed to make half the wrestling community dedicate a week of their posting energy to call him a douche.

197: Buchanan dec Barr  15-12 PSU and the Cael tax is paid.

285: Kerkvliet dec Kueter 18-12 PSU.  I would've had Kerk by at least a major decision here until I saw him wrestle Slavakouski on Friday night.  Perhaps he had disinterest in going too hard for a dual against Rutgers, but I just can't say he looked like the Kerk we see in March.

Final Score
18 - 12, PSU.  It should be a fun one here.

19-12

And love the detail

Edited Monday at 02:57 PM by Wrestleknownothing

[1032004]

I would have said Ferrari wrestled 184 until Arnold’s comments.  I know it was theorized he may be dropping to 174, but even if he was I’m not sure if he had enough time to do it for this weekend.  So I think Arnold goes at 184

[BarSeries]

125 Lilledahl DEC 3-0

133 Ayala DEC 3-3

141 Bartlett DEC 6-3

149 Van Ness DEC 9-3

157 Teemer DEC 9-6

165 Mesenbrink MD 13-6

174 Haines DEC 16-6

184 Starocci MD 20-6

197 Buchanan DEC 20-9

285 Kerkvliet MD 24-9

TB: 28 takedowns

[Wrestleknownothing]

20 minutes ago, Gene Mills Fan said:

L.L.       3          Cruz 0           2td     1td

Davis    0         Ayala 3           0td     3td

Bartlett 3          Block 0          3td      0td

SVN      0          Parco 3          1td      2td

Kasak   0         Teemer 3         1td     2td

MM       4          MC  0             5td     2td

Haines   3          PK    0            3td     0td

C Star   3           Arnold 0        2td     0td

Barr      0           S. Buch  3     1td      3td

Kerk      3            Kueter   0      2td    0td

 

PSU  15             Iowa  !2        PSU 20 td   Iowa 13 td

Good chance Bartlett gets a major 

19-12

[nhs67]

Just to ruffle some feathers...

[Wrestleknownothing]

11 minutes ago, Pin Head said:

Iowa @ 125, 133, 149, 157 & 197

PSU @ 141, 165, 174, 184 & 285

All decisions? All pinfalls? Or mix and match?

[666]

1 minute ago, 1032004 said:

I would have said Ferrari wrestled 184 until Arnold’s comments.  I know it was theorized he may be dropping to 174, but even if he was I’m not sure if he had enough time to do it for this weekend.  So I think Arnold goes at 184

I'm surprised Arnold would be able to pull down to 174. He looks pretty jacked to me for 184 pounds. 

[Wrestleknownothing]

2 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

I would have said Ferrari wrestled 184 until Arnold’s comments.  I know it was theorized he may be dropping to 174, but even if he was I’m not sure if he had enough time to do it for this weekend.  So I think Arnold goes at 184

I asked @manatree if he had access to Arnold's last weigh in. Waiting to hear back.

[Le duke]

He didn't get bonus last year, wrestling a smaller Kueter who was coming off of football season.  No reason to think he would this year.  Multiple people on this board were picking Feldman to major Kueter too.  He hasn't been what I had hoped, but how about a little respect.? One time U20 World champ, two time finalist.

Kerk majored Kueter. 9-1 MD.


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[Wrestleknownothing]

17 hours ago, Hammerlock3 said:

I think caliendo gets decisioned....

Just nine more posts like this and you have an entry

[Gene Mills Fan]

17 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

19-12

you are correct     Fifm

[Gene Mills Fan]

18 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

Just to ruffle some feathers...

My worst nightmare;  And Cael wins the Bo Jax lottery

[Pin Head]

 

22 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

All decisions? All pinfalls? Or mix and match?

15 - 15  all dec.  PSU TD 12 / Iowa TD 8

[BloodRound]

32 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

Just to ruffle some feathers...

The most canoe prediction of this entire thread.

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

38 minutes ago, Le duke said:

Kerk majored Kueter. 9-1 MD.


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OK, I stand corrected.  I guess I thought it was 7-1 or something similar.  My apologies!

[ionel]

1 minute ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

OK, I stand corrected.  I guess I thought it was 7-1 or something similar.  My apologies!

7-1 vs 9-1 ... similar ...