157: who will the champ be?

[peanut]

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[Simpleman424]

I’m going with Shapiro but there’s probably 4 others I could see being legitimate contenders.

[SocraTease]

La Duke—the best combination of quickness, power, ferocity, and technique among them. He's going to first exact revenge on the back-stepping A. Taylor and then take out Cannon (Ball Run) at Big Tens

[BaldAt23]

Duke is so powerful. But I think the gas tank can be an issue. He looked completely winded against Princeton at the beginning of the 3rd period. 

[Psalm 1 guy]

4 hours ago, BaldAt23 said:

Duke is so powerful. But I think the gas tank can be an issue. He looked completely winded against Princeton at the beginning of the 3rd period. 

He did look very tired, but he really poured on the offense that match. I wouldn't be surprised if the coaching staff worked them hard that week. Overall, though, I think Duke's conditioning won't be an issue in the postseason. I actually find a Shapiro/Duke matchup intriguing. That weight, along with 133, is going to be so fun to watch at the NCAA tournament.

[Truzzcat]

This is a great post, and puts in perspective how deep this weight is. I would probably only pick the top 5 guys to win the weight, but I think that any of the bottom 5 could knock off one of the top 5 I just do not see them navigating 5 straight matches aside from maybe Larkin.

[PortaJohn]

Voted Duke but if I had to put money down I'd ride with Shapiro

[Nak21]

4 hours ago, PortaJohn said:

Voted Duke but if I had to put money down I'd ride with Shapiro

I went Duke as well, if I had money to put down, I wouldn’t, cuz like 133, I have NO IDEA who’s gonna win this weight but I’m looking forward to watching and finding out!!

[Gene Mills Fan]

I'm waiting to see what Cannon looks like?   NO IDEA what per centage of himself he is?

[bnwtwg]

4 hours ago, PortaJohn said:

Voted Duke but if I had to put money down I'd ride with Shapiro

I'm the exact opposite. I really hope Shapiro is able to stay healthy and get it done this year. I thought he was money in the bank his frosh year too though...

[JimmyCinnabon]

39 minutes ago, Gene Mills Fan said:

I'm waiting to see what Cannon looks like?   NO IDEA what per centage of himself he is?

What percentage of other people can he be?

[Simpleman424]

43 minutes ago, Gene Mills Fan said:

I'm waiting to see what Cannon looks like?   NO IDEA what per centage of himself he is?

I haven’t heard anything concrete but I’d rather not run him out there at B1Gs…they probably will though 

[WrestlingRash]

Cael knows how to peak his guys at NCAAs. Until that isn't the case, picking against PSU is just intentionally contrarian 

[PortaJohn]

1 hour ago, Nak21 said:

I went Duke as well, if I had money to put down, I wouldn’t, cuz like 133, I have NO IDEA who’s gonna win this weight but I’m looking forward to watching and finding out!!

We should have a clear picture of Dukes ability to win NCAA's after he navigates Bigs.  If he's still sluggish it's an area of concern.

42 minutes ago, bnwtwg said:

I'm the exact opposite. I really hope Shapiro is able to stay healthy and get it done this year. I thought he was money in the bank his frosh year too though...

He's in a much better spot at this point vs last year after being hospitalized.  

[Rassling]

I think Cannon @ 100% takes it all.

Edited February 24 by Rassling

[NotThatDave]

Robideau, because I'm a shameless homer.

[MPhillips]

49 minutes ago, Rassling said:

I think Cannon @ 100% takes it all.

[BFosr1]

There is at least a 60% chance that Cannon is guaranteed to win every match.

Don’t question the math.

In this thread or any other.

[JWC]

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

How has Shapiro been health-wise this year?  Any more head injuries?  That honestly is the biggest thing keeping him from winning a title.

[BuckyBadger]

I wouldn’t be surprised to see any of 4-5 guys here win.
 

Shapiro’s two weaknesses I see are durability and getting so creative he puts himself in too many dangerous positions. Both of his last two tournaments he had health issues. I don’t know if he has even wrestled in a tournament this season. NCAAs is a long grueling tournament. Will his body hold up?

Duke might be the best guy, but he is a freshman and first time in that environment can impact you in unexpected ways. He’s also been going fully pace this summer and into the season…

Taylor started the year not looking good, he seems to be coming into form. But he wrestles so many close matches, not sure he can pull off that many squeakers against this many top guys.

Cannon has been out a while and I could be wrong but don’t think he’s wrestled the top dogs here. So not sure what to expect.

Robideau looks great but he also has the freshman factor and I believe not tested against the top guys.

A guy that can surprise is Kanon Webster. He shouldnt be overlooked.

[BuckyBadger]

I wouldn’t be surprised to see any of 4-5 guys here win.
 

Shapiro’s two weaknesses I see are durability and getting so creative he puts himself in too many dangerous positions. Both of his last two tournaments he had health issues. I don’t know if he has even wrestled in a tournament this season. NCAAs is a long grueling tournament. Will his body hold up?

Duke might be the best guy, but he is a freshman and first time in that environment can impact you in unexpected ways. He’s also been going fully pace this summer and into the season…

Taylor started the year not looking good, he seems to be coming into form. But he wrestles so many close matches, not sure he can pull off that many squeakers against this many top guys.

Cannon has been out a while and I could be wrong but don’t think he’s wrestled the top dogs here. So not sure what to expect.

Robideau looks great but he also has the freshman factor and I believe not tested against the top guys.

A guy that can surprise is Kanon Webster. He shouldnt be overlooked.

[PortaJohn]

3 minutes ago, BuckyBadger said:

A guy that can surprise is Kanon Webster. He shouldnt be overlooked.

Webster is going to ruin someone's tournament

[Gus]

13 minutes ago, BuckyBadger said:

I wouldn’t be surprised to see any of 4-5 guys here win.
 

Shapiro’s two weaknesses I see are durability and getting so creative he puts himself in too many dangerous positions. Both of his last two tournaments he had health issues. I don’t know if he has even wrestled in a tournament this season. NCAAs is a long grueling tournament. Will his body hold up?

Duke might be the best guy, but he is a freshman and first time in that environment can impact you in unexpected ways. He’s also been going fully pace this summer and into the season…

Taylor started the year not looking good, he seems to be coming into form. But he wrestles so many close matches, not sure he can pull off that many squeakers against this many top guys.

Cannon has been out a while and I could be wrong but don’t think he’s wrestled the top dogs here. So not sure what to expect.

Robideau looks great but he also has the freshman factor and I believe not tested against the top guys.

A guy that can surprise is Kanon Webster. He shouldnt be overlooked.

Zerban, Watters, Cardenas and Larkin could all make a deep run as well. I would not be surprised to see Catrabone knock off someone highly ranked.

[BuckyBadger]

Yes I forgot Larkin.