Will AJ fail to AA this year?

[PNWfan]

If he does wrestle, I hope the committee gives him the most difficult path possible at NCAA's (Barr, Buchanan, etc.). He has dodged some opportunities to wrestle better competition this year, let's see him take on the best. I also agree with previous posts, hard to see AJ losing in the semis and wrestling Saturday morning in the consos. He will probably be long gone from Philly by that point and 197 podium may have an empty spot on it that night.

[Wrestleknownothing]

18 minutes ago, AgaveMaria said:

You don't get better facing cupcakes & dodging the tough matches. You don't get better with no challenge in the room for training.

He might do well but from what we have seen it is not apparent he is a real threat to win it all this year.

Next year his younger brother may have grown into 197. Maybe they can meet on the mat because I doubt Iowa will bring him in.

Amen. No one gets better at wrestling by not wrestling.

[Hammerlock3]

7 hours ago, BruceyB said:

I would actually question that. He could easily make the argument that he used this year to show that he can keep his nose clean and would be a more active participant on a more competitive roster next year. I'm not saying that I think he foregoes the post season, but I am saying I won't be all that surprised if he does. And there could very well be conversations going on behind the scenes as we speak. 

No program is gonna pay a guy more who says "i didn't do anything last year because I was keeping my nose clean and the team sucked so I didn't care about winning". Imho no way sittng out makes him money.

[Hammerlock3]

11 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

It wasn't an and, it was an or.

well excuse my error, still having trouble making the idea make any sense.

[1032004]

51 minutes ago, Winners Circle said:

I think the staff (and AJ) know where he stands and is just trying to save his seed so he gets the best draw possible and hopefully sneaks onto the podium.

How do they know that, he hasn’t wrestled anyone to be able to make that determination.  Even when he won the title he didn’t light up the scoreboard 

[JimmyCinnabon]

33 minutes ago, PNWfan said:

If he does wrestle, I hope the committee gives him the most difficult path possible at NCAA's (Barr, Buchanan, etc.). He has dodged some opportunities to wrestle better competition this year, let's see him take on the best. I also agree with previous posts, hard to see AJ losing in the semis and wrestling Saturday morning in the consos. He will probably be long gone from Philly by that point and 197 podium may have an empty spot on it that night.

I am not sure he will be allowed back in the building if he loses in the semis.

[PNWfan]

Just now, JimmyCinnabon said:

I am not sure he will be allowed back in the building if he loses in the semis.

Wouldn't be the first time he was shown the doors at a tournament. Remember Florida last year

[JimmyCinnabon]

16 minutes ago, PNWfan said:

Wouldn't be the first time he was shown the doors at a tournament. Remember Florida last year

I sure do!

[Wrestleknownothing]

1 hour ago, Hammerlock3 said:

well excuse my error, still having trouble making the idea make any sense.

He is just saying Ferrari's extreme volatility makes outlier results more likely. I am not sure the two scenarios he chose are the most likely outcomes, but I do think they are more likely for Ferrari than for anyone else.

[Winners Circle]

1 hour ago, 1032004 said:

How do they know that, he hasn’t wrestled anyone to be able to make that determination.  Even when he won the title he didn’t light up the scoreboard 

I think when you know, you know. 

[wrestlingfan22]

I will wait till after Pac-12s to make a prediction but his tendency to wrestle anyone decent close makes him a candidate for a blood-round elimination if he is not at his true freshman form. 

[ChickenWing]

I look forward to Buchanan v Ferrari.  AJ is 2-0 vs Stephen but that is ancient history.

I want to see how Wyo > OU > Iowa compares to Ok State > court room > Bakersfield.

[nhs67]

2 minutes ago, ChickenWing said:

I look forward to Buchanan v Ferrari.  AJ is 2-0 vs Stephen but that is ancient history.

I want to see how Wyo > OU > Iowa compares to Ok State > court room > Iowa > Bakersfield.

FIFY

[Dogbone]

4 hours ago, The_KC_Godfather said:

Did I miss something about him not competing at conference, or is it just speculation because he was "injured" against Little Rock?

It seems to be just speculation based on him missing his best competition dates this year (CKLV and Little Rock).

[ionel]

5 hours ago, AgaveMaria said:

Next year his younger brother may have grown into 197. Maybe they can meet on the mat because I doubt Iowa will bring him in.

Two Ferrari flexing each other post match - priceless.  

[MidniteToka]

6 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

Amen. No one gets better at wrestling by not wrestling.

But does one get better at knowing wrestling by not knowing wrestling?

[MPhillips]

18 minutes ago, MidniteToka said:

But does one get better at knowing wrestling by not knowing wrestling?

Is one a, 'gangster of love' simply by professing to be one...

[Wrestleknownothing]

21 minutes ago, MidniteToka said:

But does one get better at knowing wrestling by not knowing wrestling?

unknowable

[Idaho]

20 hours ago, Hammerlock3 said:

yeah but he's gonna cost himself a lot of money of by not showing up....

Not wrestling could hurt NIL, but he could  also hurt his future NIL by not AA or having a bad showing. He hasn't wrestled much, he has one top 20 match on his resume and if he wrestles this Friday it will be the first time in about a month. All signs point toward an unprepared and unsuccessful post-season. He has stayed out of trouble, stayed eligible, wrestled some matches. It's what his next university wants to see from him to be able to gain entrance.

[Idaho]

7 hours ago, Hammerlock3 said:

No program is gonna pay a guy more who says "i didn't do anything last year because I was keeping my nose clean and the team sucked so I didn't care about winning". Imho no way sittng out makes him money.

No program is going to pay a guy more who doesn't AA either. As a side related side note,  you dont' think Bob would pay AJ next year if he can get into Iowa? 

[MidniteToka]

42 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

Is one a, 'gangster of love' simply by professing to be one...

Don't know.  I've always been one to get my lovin on the run.

[MPhillips]

1 minute ago, MidniteToka said:

Don't know.  I've always been one to get my lovin on the run.

What you're saying is, whoever you were chasing took the money and run...

[ionel]

7 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

What you're saying is, whoever you were chasing took the money and run...

... took the money & run or took the money & rum.  

[MidniteToka]

24 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

What you're saying is, whoever you were chasing took the money and run...

Whoever said the thrill is in the chase never caught nothin.

[MPhillips]

1 hour ago, ionel said:

 took the money & rum.  

That would be our Brother @nhs67. @flyingcement & @Wrestleknownothing cover the IPA's and bourbon. I've got the cocaine and vodka locked down. I'm pretty certain we know what @MidniteToka rolls in with and you're the comedian...