BloodRound Posted February 13 Posted February 13 Seeing as though we are a little over a month out from the championships (sell me your tickets, by the way), I was thinking about who I would take at this point in the season. Want to see what everyone else thinks. This is who I got: 125: Ramos, Purdue a fantastic season will culminate in a fantastic championship. I can't help but root for him. 133: Ayala, Iowa Implying Crookham is done. Even if he comes back, I think Ayala has more than adjusted to the weight by now. Only champ for the Hawks is the one they actually spent the time developing. 141: Alirez, Northern Colorado Mendez is great, but I think Alirez will thrive on the big stage for the repeat. 149: Henson, VTech SVN and Lovett will make this interesting. I don't think Henson has it in the bag as many say, so I am excited to see how this one plays out. 157: Kasak, PSU Teemer is injured and when he's gone out, has done nothing to make me think he will be at the top of the podium. Kasak may be on concussion protocol right now, but if we learned anything from last year's Starocci debacle, Cael knows how to get the guys ready for this weekend. 165: Messenbrink, PSU He's too much of a beast to pick otherwise. 174: Haines, PSU A lot of people have said that they had Levi in the rematch, and I am one of those people. Ever since the loss to Carr in last year's semis, I just haven't felt like KOT is invincible on the college level like I once did. 184: Starocci, PSU My heart wants me to pick Keckeisan so badly, but my brain is telling me I have been on the wrong side of history every time I picked Natty Stall Daddy. First 5-timer and the potential to take a 7 minute nap during that finals match. 197: Barr, PSU The mixture of Cael knowing how to get his guys ready for March and Iowa wrestlers burning out at this tournament will result in PSU having 5 champs. I wish that wasn't the case and we had more diversity among champs, but it's just how it is now. Barr has been impressing me since he debuted, and is currently my favorite of the 5 lions I picked to be atop the podium next month. 285: Steveson, Minnesota the least inspiring pick I have. He's pretty good. A relatively tame list. Post yours. And sell me your finals tickets.
JVStateChamp Posted February 13 Posted February 13 Every year, I try to predict where the upsets will happen and who will go on a Cinderella run. So far, it hasn’t worked out too well—but here are my championship picks anyway: 125: Ramos 133: Byrd 141: Mendez 149: Lovett 157: Shapiro 165: Messenbrink 174: O'Toole 184: Starocci 197: Ferrari 285: Steveson I already know these predictions are probably wrong—mainly because I only have two PSU guys winning, which would be shocking given their level of talent. But hey, that’s part of the fun!
BarSeries Posted February 13 Posted February 13 125 Ramos 133 Crookham 141 Mendez 149 Henson 157 Shapiro 165 Mesenbrink 174 O'Toole 184 Starocci 197 Ferrari 285 Steveson
BloodRound Posted February 13 Author Posted February 13 28 minutes ago, BarSeries said: 197 Ferrari I forgot to post my Focus prediction; silly me. I think he makes it to the semis and then defaults out to 6th after losing. 1
Jimmy Cinnabon Posted February 13 Posted February 13 125: Figueroa 133: Ayala 141: Alirez 149: Henson 157: Shapiro 165: Messenbrink 174: O'Toole 184: Starocci 197: Buchanon 285: Steveson 1
PortaJohn Posted February 13 Posted February 13 1 minute ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said: 125: Figueroa 133: Ayala 141: Alirez 149: Henson 157: Shapiro 165: Messenbrink 174: O'Toole 184: Starocci 197: Buchanon 285: Steveson @ionel, did you hack Jimmy's account? These are too logical 1 I Don't Agree With What I Posted
ionel Posted February 13 Posted February 13 2 minutes ago, PortaJohn said: @ionel, did you hack Jimmy's account? These are too logical I won a bet with @BobDole to gain access. .
Truzzcat Posted February 13 Posted February 13 125: Robinson 133: Bailey (don't think Crookham will be ready) 141: Mendez 149: Henson 157: Shapiro 165: Messenbrink 174: O'Toole 184: Keck (I just want it to happen) 197: Buchanon 285: Steveson I am the personal property of VakAttack
Elevator Posted February 13 Posted February 13 125 Lille > Spratley 133 Romney > Byrd 141 Bartlett > Alirez 149 SVN > Lovett 157 Kasak > Shapiro 165 MM (OW) > Barraclaugh 174 Haines > KOT 184 Keck > Foca 197 Barr > Ferrari 285 Kerk > Steveson
Jimmy Cinnabon Posted February 13 Posted February 13 9 minutes ago, Elevator said: 125 Lille > Spratley 133 Romney > Byrd 141 Bartlett > Alirez 149 SVN > Lovett 157 Kasak > Shapiro 165 MM (OW) > Barraclaugh 174 Haines > KOT 184 Keck > Foca 197 Barr > Ferrari 285 Kerk > Steveson Only 8 champs for Penn State? 1
BarSeries Posted February 13 Posted February 13 4 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said: Only 8 champs for Penn State? Only 8 and Starocci doesn't even make the finals! 1
bnwtwg Posted February 13 Posted February 13 Crazy stuff happens every year, might as well try to wade through the impending chaos 125 Lilledahl 133 Bailey 141 Alirez 149 Lovett 157 Shapiro 165 Messenbrink 174 Haines 184 Starocci 197 Surber 285 Steveson 1 i am an idiot on the internet
Elevator Posted February 13 Posted February 13 11 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said: Only 8 champs for Penn State? I thought 9 was a little much 1
Gus Posted February 13 Posted February 13 125- Ramos 133- Ayala 141- Mendez 149- Henson 157- Shapiro 165- Mesenbrink 174- O'Toole 184- Keckeisen 197- Buchanan 285- Steveson 1
Barracuda141 Posted February 13 Posted February 13 125- Ramos 133- Romney 141- Mendez 149- Van Ness 157- Shapiro 165- Mesenbrink 174- Haines 184- Starocci 197- Ferrari 285- Gable
ionel Posted February 13 Posted February 13 2 hours ago, Truzzcat said: 125: Robinson 133: Bailey (don't think Crookham will be ready) 141: Mendez 149: Henson 157: Shapiro 165: Messenbrink 174: O'Toole 184: Keck (I just want it to happen) 197: Buchanon 285: Steveson 1 hour ago, bnwtwg said: Crazy stuff happens every year, might as well try to wade through the impending chaos 125 Lilledahl 133 Bailey 141 Alirez 149 Lovett 157 Shapiro 165 Messenbrink 174 Haines 184 Starocci 197 Surber 285 Steveson If Messenbrink wins then Stevenson wins ... its a package deal. 1 .
BloodRound Posted February 13 Author Posted February 13 1 hour ago, Elevator said: 125 Lille > Spratley 133 Romney > Byrd 141 Bartlett > Alirez 149 SVN > Lovett 157 Kasak > Shapiro 165 MM (OW) > Barraclaugh 174 Haines > KOT 184 Keck > Foca 197 Barr > Ferrari 285 Kerk > Steveson My favorite list so far; really interesting picks that I would flat out not agree with! Guess that's the fun of it.
bnwtwg Posted February 13 Posted February 13 1 hour ago, Elevator said: 165 MM (OW) The only scenario where Messinbrink doesn't get OW is if Starocci or Steveson is knocked off and the person who did the dethroning wins the tournament. That stupid energizer bunny lights up the scoreboard too much and only Keckeisen is in the same stratosphere when it comes to nattys bonus machines. 1 i am an idiot on the internet
CHROMEBIRD Posted February 13 Posted February 13 125 Lilledahl 133 Byrd 141 Mendez 149 Lovett 157 Kasak 165 Mesenbrink 174 Kharchla 184 Starocci 197 Cardenas 285 Steveson
BigRedFan Posted February 13 Posted February 13 6 minutes ago, bnwtwg said: The only scenario where Messinbrink doesn't get OW is if Starocci or Steveson is knocked off and the person who did the dethroning wins the tournament. That stupid energizer bunny lights up the scoreboard too much and only Keckeisen is in the same stratosphere when it comes to nattys bonus machines. FWIW, Mesenbrink scored 3.5 bonus points at NCAAs last year, which put him well behind Shapiro and KOT who had tournament-high 7.5 bonus points each. Keck had 6.0 bonus points.
PortaJohn Posted February 13 Posted February 13 51 minutes ago, BigRedFan said: FWIW, Mesenbrink scored 3.5 bonus points at NCAAs last year True but Cam Amine might be the only wrestler who is capable of wrestling Steveson to a decision at NCAA's if he bumped up to heavy weight 1 I Don't Agree With What I Posted
Gene Mills Fan Posted February 13 Posted February 13 Can or will you guys amend as the clock ticks? Maybe even on Monday?
ionel Posted February 13 Posted February 13 1 hour ago, bnwtwg said: The only scenario where Messinbrink doesn't get OW is if Starocci or Steveson is knocked off and the person who did the dethroning wins the tournament. This sounds like bet opportunity ... how much? .
Winners Circle Posted February 13 Posted February 13 125: Figs 133: Ayala 141: Koderhandt 149: SVN 157: Kasak 165: MM 174: Haines 184: Starr 197: Buch 285: Gable
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