All Quarter-Century Bracket: 149

[BruceyB]

Due to the fact that the 149 pound 2008 NCAA bracket is in the discussion for the greatest bracket of all time, this weight we will be voting on the second best 149 bracket of the quarter-century. I included the 2008 results just as a friendly reminder of how absurd that podium was.

149	2003	2006	2008	2022
1st	Eric Larkin	Dustin Schlatter	Brent Metcalf	Yianni Diakomihalis
2nd	Jared Lawrence	Ty Eustice	Bubba Jenkins	Ridge Lovett
3rd	Jesse Jantzen	Zack Esposito	Jordan Burroughs	Bryce Andonian
4th	Jerrod Sanders	Matt Storniolo	Josh Churella	Austin Gomez
5th	Jake Percival	Jon Masa	Darrion Caldwell	Sammy Sasso
6th	Collin Robertson	Eric Tannenbaum	J.P. O'Connor	Jonathan Millner
7th	Jon Masa	Gregor Gillespie	Dustin Schlatter	Kyle Parco
8th	Dustin Manotti	Mark DiSalvo	Lance Palmer	Tariq Wilson

[Wrestleknownothing]

2008 is missing from your poll.

[BruceyB]

8 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

2008 is missing from your poll.

We're voting for second best since 2008 is such a far and away #1.

[Wrestleknownothing]

1 minute ago, BruceyB said:

We're voting for second best since 2008 is such a far and away #1.

[MPhillips]

38 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

Momma said there'd be days like this...

[Wrestleknownothing]

5 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

Momma said there'd be days like this...

There'd be days like this, momma said...

[ionel]

47 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

Looks like you'll need to go into concussion protocol again.  

[Wrestleknownothing]

3 minutes ago, ionel said:

Looks like you'll need to go into concussion protocol again.  

[TNwrestling]

2022...ill go further as to say i think anyone in the top 8 from 2022 would beat Dustin Schlatter AT HIS PRIME in '06

[Wrestleknownothing]

As acclaimed as the 2008 149 bracket is, it is not the highest sum of career points.

That is still to come.

[flyingcement]

I am wrestling between recency bias and the bias of the time period from when I was in my own prime

Ultimately, 2022 was an easy choice for the overall best eight.  

[BruceyB]

1 hour ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

As acclaimed as the 2008 149 bracket is, it is not the highest sum of career points.

That is still to come.

I'm not actually that surprised when actually thinking about it. As good as the height of the athlete's in the 2008 bracket was, Lance Palmer was the only wrestler to achieve AA status 4 times. Schlatter and Caldwell missing their senior year tournaments due to injury, and Metcalf losing a year because of the transfer rule leaves a lot of points on the table.

Brent Metcalf lost a year due to his transfer.

Bubba Jenkins DNP both his FR year and JR year (following his runner-up finish as a SO)

Burroughs went as a TR FR and went 1-2 at NCAAs

Churella lost in R12 his SO year

Caldwell was "only" a 2-time AA after failing to podium his FR year and withdrawing after one match his senior NCAAs

J.P. O'Connor DNP his junior year

Schlatter was hurt and didn't have a senior year tournament