Finals Picks

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

Robinson

Ayala

Mendez

Henson

Taylor

MM

Hamiti

Cstar

Buchanan

Steveson

[peanut]

• 125- Robinson vs. Spratley
• 133- Byrd vs. Ayala
• 141- Hardy vs. Money Mendez
• 149- Henson vs. Lovett
• 157- Blaze vs. Taylor
• 165- MM vs. Caliendo
• 174- KOT vs. Hamiti
• 184- CStar vs. Keck
• 197- Barr vs. Buchanan
• 285- Steveson vs. Hendrickson

These are just guesses. All the wrestlers have been fantastic.

[ExBSUfan]

Robinson

Byrd

Hardy

Lovett

Blaze

Messenbrink

Hamiti

Keck

Buchanon

Gable

[RawDog]

Spratley

Ayala 

Mendez

Lovett 

Blaze

Caliendo

KOT

Starocci 

Buchanan

Gable

 

 

[BFosr1]

125: Spratley

133: Byrd

141: Mendez

149: Henson

157: Blaze

165: Caliendo

174: KOT

184: Keck

197: Buchanon

HWY: Gable

PSU= 0 Champs, 10 AA’s.

[flyingcement]

Robinson

Byrd

Mendez

Lovett

Taylor

Caliendo 

Hamiti

Keckeisen 

Barr

Steveson 

 

[dragit]

The predictions have 165 at 3-3 so far - interesting and a tribute to how good Caliendo is.

That being said, I don't see it.  MM doesn't look like he's one iota complacent and he is a bad bad man.

[scourge165]

53 minutes ago, peanut said:

• 125- Robinson vs. Spratley
• 133- Byrd vs. Ayala
• 141- Hardy vs. Money Mendez
• 149- Henson vs. Lovett
• 157- Blaze vs. Taylor
• 165- MM vs. Caliendo
• 174- KOT vs. Hamiti
• 184- CStar vs. Keck
• 197- Barr vs. Buchanan
• 285- Steveson vs. Hendrickson

These are just guesses. All the wrestlers have been fantastic.

This is a fools errand at most weights(only because it's unpredictable...but I still enter pools). 

125-Spratley needs to come out and be more aggressive. Robinson IS going to get in on him and probably take him down. He's too slick and talented. I've seen two Spratley's...but based on the Semis, I've gotta take Robinson

133-I'm a huge Byrd fan, I'm taking Byrd again...even if I think it's Ayala's year. 

141-Mendez(I WOULD like to see Hardy get some payback for what happened to him last year...an indignity no man should EVER suffer...that man was on ESPN). 

149-Lovett

157-Insane. I'd have bet money Shapiro and Kasak would be out there, but I think Taylor is figuring it out. 

165-Mesenbrink is Thanos. He is inveitable.

174-Hamiti...I think the Haines match helped him get over the hump. 

184-Cstarr but this is not a gimme.

197-I think Barr pulls this one out

HWT-Hendrickson

(no, not really, Gable, BUT...I think the blue print to beating Gable is simple and nearly impossible. Defensive 1st, close the distant, handfight but block. Gable goes down, Hendrickson has to beat his first move, ride him...not out, but for a while, take a little more wind out of his sails and then...3rd period...find a way to get a TD?)

Edited yesterday at 04:47 AM by scourge165

[Perry]

125: Robinson 

133: Byrd

141: hardy

149: Lovett 

157: blaze

165: messenbrink

174: hamiti

184: Keck 

197: barr

285: Hendrickson 

 

All in on my guys let's go!!!

[Boring]

Robinson

Ayala

Hardy

Henson

Taylor

MM

KOT

CS

Barr

Steveson

[BarSeries]

Robinson

Ayala

Mendez

Lovett

Blaze

Mesenbrink

O'Toole

Starocci

Buchanon

Steveson

 

[bnwtwg]

A reminder to all of what happened the last time Steveson met Hendrickson. This was a few months prior to Hendrickson winning U23 worlds

 

[Gus]

• 125- Robinson vs. Spratley
• 133- Byrd vs. Ayala
• 141- Hardy vs.  Mendez
• 149- Henson vs. Lovett
• 157- Blaze vs. Taylor
• 165- MM vs. Caliendo
• 174- KOT vs. Hamiti
• 184- CStar vs. Keck
• 197- Barr vs. Buchanan
• 285- Steveson vs. Hendrickson

Should be a fun finals round with great match ups. I am a big KOT fan and want him to win but Hamiti has been the better wrestler this tournament and looks healthier. It's tough enough to go through the national tournament healthy, let alone when you are banged up.

[Kov88]

125: Robinson over Spratley

133: Ayala over Byrd

141: Mendez over Hardy

149: Henson over Lovett

157: Blaze over Taylor

165: MM over Caliendo

174: KOT over Hamiti

184: Starr over Keck

197: Barr over Buchanan

HWT: Steveson over Hendrickson

[bnwtwg]

Spratley

Byrd

Mendez

Lovett in either the best or most boring of the night

Taylor

Mesenbrink

KOT

Starocci

Buchanon in a shootout

Steveson. I hope he decides to put on a show and earn OW

[wrestlingfan22]

• 125- Robinson vs. Spratley
• 133- Byrd vs. Ayala
• 141- Hardy vs. Mendez
• 149- Henson vs. Lovett
• 157- Blaze vs. Taylor
• 165- MM vs. Caliendo
• 174- KOT vs. Hamiti
• 184- CStar vs. Keck
• 197- Barr vs. Buchanan
• 285- Steveson vs. Hendrickson

Only confident about 285, this year has 9 finals that I could really see go either way

[Ragu]

125- Robinson vs. Spratley

133- Byrd vs. Ayala

141- Hardy vs. Mendez

149- Henson vs. Lovett

157- Blaze vs. Taylor

165- MM vs. Caliendo

174- KOT vs. Hamiti

184- CStar vs. Keck

197- Barr vs. Buchanan

285- Steveson vs. Hendrickson

[CHROMEBIRD]

125 - Spratley
133 - Byrd
141 - Hardy
149 - Lovett
157 - Taylor
165 - MM
175 - KOT
184 - Starocci
197 - Buch
285 - Gable

174 is a tough pick for me because I think Haines would've beat KOT if they were on the same side of the bracket, with Keegan's injuries and slight HEW and all. Plus, Hamiti just wrestled him a couple of weeks ago and will be tougher with his scrambling. But I think KOT pulls it together for his final college match. Rooting for him either way.

[jackwebster]

Re 125: The Fix is in on Spratley. From the quarters on, he has been wrestling not to lose. It's worked out as he was able to capitalize on the aggression of Ramos and Ventresca. 

I think that first loss to Robinson got in his head a little. Before that, he really seemed like he had turned a corner.

That said, he wins via a tenacious ride out.

Edited 11 hours ago by jackwebster

[NormMacDonald]

• 125- Robinson vs. Spratley
• 133- Byrd vs. Ayala
• 141- Hardy vs. Mendez
• 149- Henson vs. Lovett
• 157- Blaze vs. Taylor
• 165- MM vs. Caliendo
• 174- KOT vs. Hamiti - Only because KOT seems very limited
• 184- CStar vs. Keck
• 197- Barr vs. Buchanan
• 285- Steveson vs. Hendrickson

[pawrestler]

My picks (and my wife's in parentheses)

184 Keck (Starocci)
125 Spratley (Spratley)
133 Byrd (Ayala)
141 Hardy (Hardy)
149 Lovett (Henson)
157 Taylor (Blaze)
165 MM (MM)
174 Hamiti (Hamiti)
197 Barr (Barr)
285 Steveson (Wyatt)
 

[flyingcement]

125: Robinson

133: Byrd

141: Mendez

149: Henson

157: Taylor

165: Mesenbrink

174: Hamiti

184: Keckeisen

197: Buchanan

285: Steveson

[BarSeries]

 

[tablealgebra]

6 hours ago, bnwtwg said:

...

Lovett in either the best or most boring of the night

...

Lol ain't this the truth. Unfortunately, I think it goes boring; Lovett being up 1-0 in the third and Henson picking neutral figuring he's got a better shot at the takedown than the escape (and being right about that).

[CHROMEBIRD]

Through 141, it looks like everyone's picks are busted. Fun finals so far