First time in 4 years?

[juniorvarsity]

12 minutes ago, MethaneMan said:

If I'm forced to bet $100 straight up on each weight class here are the Buckeyes I'd willingly put my money on:

133 Davino: he's been the most impressive guy at the weight this season to me. He's not my favorite to win at nationals but he's in the top contender's tier. Last guy to beat Blaze in folkstyle - I'm buying Davino stock in bunches. This is so close to a 50/50 match but I give Davino the edge bc he's gonna put on a pace looking to score.

141 Mendez: He's the odds on favorite at nationals. Will be challenged by likely only Hardy and Vega. When Tom tells him, "We need 5 or 6" before he takes the mat against PSU 141, he will absolutely go and get it.

HWT Feldman: Could be a tight one here but I ultimately see Feldman taking this 8 out of 10 times. He's high podium at NCAAs with a shot to be at the top.

Three others that are close to me but aren't favorites I can confidently bet on straight up (give me some juice and I'll take the wagers) are 197 Geog, 157 Cannon and 125 Bouzakis. I'm most intrigued to see the 157 match bc we know Duke is a generational talent and Cannon was a very talented HS kid that's done nothing but get better every step of the way in Columbus. 125 I got LL 7 times out of 10 but those 3 for Bouzakis could very well be bonus point matches. He's a homerun hitter.

Penn State still the dual favorite, but Ohio State maybe has the most in the country to make it a barn burner. 

Ohio State can win more matches against Penn State than any other team in the country. 

[Nak21]

Well we’re gonna get a chance to see how this actually plays out 2/13/2026. In the meantime I have a hard time seeing Ohio St win more than 2 matches…if EVERYTHING goes their way, MAYBE 4. PSU wins 6-8 and wins 20something to single digits. And Ohio St has the 2nd (maybe 3rd) best team in the country. Yeah…PSU is that good.

[Le duke]

I get that it’s Folk vs FS but how can you watch the last three Blaze vs Davino matches and think that Davino is on Blaze’s level? Or, better than him?


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[ionel]

56 minutes ago, Pinnacle said:

Blaze, Duke, and Barr would be favored regardless of the so called rankings above. 

Then if Davino majors Blaze there is your surprise!   

[Truzzcat]

4 minutes ago, Le duke said:

I get that it’s Folk vs FS but how can you watch the last three Blaze vs Davino matches and think that Davino is on Blaze’s level? Or, better than him?


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I would still pick Blaze I think he is probably my lean even if Jax enters second Semester but Ben seems to either have gotten better or is better at folk. He lost to Fugitt this summer in free as well and I do not think that match is very competitive in folk as of now. There also could be two versions of Davino. He went to OT with Cortez who is great in his own regards but I certainly would not expect him to be top 5 if he were in the field this year and 2 weeks after that he beat Ayala 10-4.

[Pinnacle]

38 minutes ago, Le duke said:

I get that it’s Folk vs FS but how can you watch the last three Blaze vs Davino matches and think that Davino is on Blaze’s level? Or, better than him?


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Simple. No matter Blaze went thru Davino, Fugitt, and Larkin mostly in dominant fashion this past offseason, they are all ranked higher than him. They must be better, right? 

[ionel]

7 minutes ago, Pinnacle said:

Simple. No matter Blaze went thru Davino, Fugitt, and Larkin mostly in dominant fashion this past offseason, they are all ranked higher than him. They must be better, right? 

where? 

[Le duke]

I would still pick Blaze I think he is probably my lean even if Jax enters second Semester but Ben seems to either have gotten better or is better at folk. He lost to Fugitt this summer in free as well and I do not think that match is very competitive in folk as of now. There also could be two versions of Davino. He went to OT with Cortez who is great in his own regards but I certainly would not expect him to be top 5 if he were in the field this year and 2 weeks after that he beat Ayala 10-4.

Is there a particular folk-centric position that Davino would be able to exploit that was not available to him in FS in May 2025?

Blaze beat Larkin, Fugitt and Davino by a combined 31-1 in four matches against them this spring/summer (while still in HS); do people imagine he’s gotten worse since he started living with Masanosuke Ono?


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[1032004]

How long ago was it that Blaze lost to Brayden Palmer?  I’d favor him against Davino, but I could see it going either way and I’d be shocked if Blaze majors him

[RawDog]

I think bouzakis should be the starter but I Wonder if Ohio State rolls out Mcrone for this dual. He stuck LL last year.  

[bnwtwg]

4 hours ago, 1032004 said:

Also…are you saying you think the chances of both Blaze and Lilledahl getting majors, is higher than the chance of 1 of the 2 losing?  No way.  I’m not saying they both lose, but it wouldn’t surprise me

I'm high-high on Lilledahl and I don't care that he lost to his last training partner. 3x champ and the future of 57.

Blaze is that dude. I mean, Byrd is going to techpin him in 30 seconds of course, but he's the real deal especially by March. He just happens to somehow be under the radar (??) with all that is already going on 1) at PSU, and 2) with Jax, Duke, Lockett, and Bassett. Blaze is a BAMF.

[1032004]

26 minutes ago, bnwtwg said:

I'm high-high on Lilledahl and I don't care that he lost to his last training partner. 3x champ and the future of 57.

Blaze is that dude. I mean, Byrd is going to techpin him in 30 seconds of course, but he's the real deal especially by March. He just happens to somehow be under the radar (??) with all that is already going on 1) at PSU, and 2) with Jax, Duke, Lockett, and Bassett. Blaze is a BAMF.

He’s not under the radar lol.  But Davino just dominated a 2x finalist, I think it’s going to be a good match.

[JimmySpeaks]

5 hours ago, juniorvarsity said:

Ohio State can win more matches against Penn State than any other team in the country. 

Way to go out on a limb 

[bnwtwg]

1 hour ago, 1032004 said:

He’s not under the radar lol.  But Davino just dominated a 2x finalist, I think it’s going to be a good match.

Name your wager. I'll take Blaze +3.5

[Rassling2]

15 hours ago, Gus said:

Team comparison

125- LL #2, Bouzakis #5

133- Blaze #7, Davino #2

141- Nagao #11, Mendez #1

149- SVN #1, Stiles #5

157- Duke #12, Cannon #5

165- MM #1, Gallagher #12

174- Haines #1, Kharchla #6

184- Welsh #4, Fishback #6

197- Mirasola #10, Geog #9

285- Mirasola #9, Feldman #2

 

Obviously I would expect Blaze, Duke and whoever goes at 197 to rise significantly for PSU. Does tOSU have any risers? Possibly Bouzakis, Cannon (though there is not a lot of wiggle room there as they are both #5) and Gallagher. On his best day Kharchla is an NCAA finalist at 174 but we just have not seen the health and consistency required to make that kind of a prediction. 

Pretty amazing comparison with both teams side by side. 

[BigRedFan]

12 hours ago, juniorvarsity said:

Ohio State can win more matches against Penn State than any other team in the country. 

Cornell might have an outside shot of four wins:  Cornella 141 (assuming Nasdeo), Joy 149, Shapiro 157, and Ruiz 174.

[1032004]

6 hours ago, bnwtwg said:

Name your wager. I'll take Blaze +3.5

Sig bet? Sure 

Wait, sorry am I getting 3.5 or you? if I get 3.5 I’d do it. I’m not predicting Davino to win.

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[1032004]

I’d probably take Ohio State scoring at least nine points in a dual though.  I think they get Mendez, Feldman plus one more somewhere else.

[bnwtwg]

8 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

Sig bet? Sure 

Wait, sorry am I getting 3.5 or you? if I get 3.5 I’d do it. I’m not predicting Davino to win.

Yep you can have Davino either winning or losing by <=3. If Blaze wins by 4 or more then I would win.

[Pinnacle]

11 hours ago, 1032004 said:

How long ago was it that Blaze lost to Brayden Palmer?  I’d favor him against Davino, but I could see it going either way and I’d be shocked if Blaze majors him

Clarion Open 2023, I think. Palmer was a Sr at UT Chat and Blaze was a high school junior when Palmer beat him 6-4. I think it was right after Blaze beat Matt Ramos. 

[1032004]

1 hour ago, bnwtwg said:

Yep you can have Davino either winning or losing by <=3. If Blaze wins by 4 or more then I would win.

Deal! If sig bet works how about if I win “the NCAA does not need a weight in between 197 and heavyweight” and the opposite if you win 

[1032004]

13 hours ago, Le duke said:

I get that it’s Folk vs FS but how can you watch the last three Blaze vs Davino matches and think that Davino is on Blaze’s level? Or, better than him?


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Weren’t two of them decided by three points?  That doesn’t really scream “another level” IMO.
 

[Tyler]

3 hours ago, BigRedFan said:

Cornell might have an outside shot of four wins:  Cornella 141 (assuming Nasdeo), Joy 149, Shapiro 157, and Ruiz 174.

I just don’t see Ruiz beating Levi. Probably a dumb statement on my part, but Levi just looks like a monster right now 

[Le duke]

1 hour ago, 1032004 said:

Weren’t two of them decided by three points?  That doesn’t really scream “another level” IMO.
 

Davino has scored one (1) TD in those three matches. He got blanked in the most recent match. 

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[TNwrestling]

2 hours ago, Pinnacle said:

Clarion Open 2023, I think. Palmer was a Sr at UT Chat and Blaze was a high school junior when Palmer beat him 6-4. I think it was right after Blaze beat Matt Ramos. 

Accurate. Blaze beat Ramos in the semis, then lost to Palmer in the finals.