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57kg: Favorites: Luke Lilledahl (u20 Gold, u20 silver, Cadet gold, Cadet silver) Luke is pretty clearly the favorite at this weight that overall is one of the weaker weights at the tournament. The Asian gold (north korea) and one of the Bronze (saliev) are not entered, Pavlov (euro gold) and Zangaladze (euro silver) are also not entered or not at 57 and I think they would have probably been Luke's toughest matches although I would have picked him in. We have gotten to see him now against more senior level international competition and its pretty clear that he is close to competing for a senior level medal. Valizadeh is someone who I thought about putting in this tier simply as a product of him being Irans senior guy for a world championship at the age of 19 and the guy at seniors this year. He also has a win over Razzade and Horst lehr which are very quality wins. However he has not shown much level of consistency and I do have some questions about how effective he can still be at 57kg. Medal Threats: Nodirbek JUMANAZAROV (Asian silver) ANKUSH (u20 Bronze) Milad Valizadeh (senior asian silver) Predictions: Gold: Luke Silver: Jumanazarov Bronze: Ankush Bronze: Valizadeh 61kg: Favorites: Jax Forrest (Senior world 5th, cadeit silver), Akito Mukaida (emperors cup bronze via win over Hosigawa world bronze meji cup silver), Levik Mikayelan (u23 euro gold many worlds under his belt defeated Nic bouzakis 10-3 last year), Fedor Baltuev( u20 bronze beating Jess mendez only loss was via fall 7-10 against amouzad also got silver at the 2023 Yarigyan losing to Abasghadzi 10-8), Reza Momeni (senior world 7th). This is a very deep field with quite a bit of variance Baltuev at a time looked like the next guy to step up for Russia being ranked as high as 5 in the world but has not wrestled a ton since 2023, at least that I have seen. Akito Mukaida has record a win as well as a tech fall loss to Hosogawa in the last 12 months who as I mentioned is a former world bronze and was leading suda 3-2 pretty for the spot on the world team this year. Mikayelan seems quite powerful and had a very good single against bouzakis and could certainly be someone that makes some noise but despite competing at 4 age level world championships has yet to medal. I think Jax is the best and most consistent guy here although if the Baltuev of old i.e when he was 20 shows up it should be a great match. Medal Threats: Jeyhun Allahverdiyev(u20 euro champ u23 euro silver) , Tolga Ozbek (wrestled Blaze pretty tough for bronze last year losing 0-5) Predictions: Gold: Jax Silver: Baltuev Bronze: Mukaida Bronze: Mikayelan 65kg: Favorites: Marcus Blaze (u20 Gold, U20 bronze, Cadet gold), Yuto Nishiuchi (2x u20 gold beating Lilledahl 5-0 1 year, fell to Ono 3-2 to make the national team in 2024 at 61kg) , Sujeet (u23 bronze, u20 bronze, Notable win over Yianni), Umidjon jalalov (Senior bronze, U20 gold, cadet gold, cadet silver), Bashir magomedov (2x u23 gold). Needless to say this weight is insane and I would argue its the deepest age level weight I have ever seen. As american fans I do not think we should look at this as medal or bust for Marcus this is 100% a senior worlds caliber weight and Marcus will likely be undersized. That said I think he can beat any of these guys. Bashir is very very good but is also probably a natural 61kg so he could be giving up a little size. Nishiuchi is probably the least known about as of late but he may very well be the best guy here and potentially the third best guy in the world behind Kiyooka and Amouzad. Jalolov is obviously riding a huge wave of momentum after taking bronze and seniors and beating Rivera so he may be the pick on paper Medal Threats: Abdullah toprak (u23 bronze, u20 Bronze x2, Cadet bronze) Predictions: Gold: Nishiuchi silver: Blaze Bronze: Jalolov Bronze: Magomedov 70kg: Favorites: PJ duke (u20 gold, u20 bronze, senior world team member), Kanan Heybatov ( 2x u23 bronze, u20 gold, 3x senior world teamer), Sina Khalili (cadet gold, senior asian bronze). I feel much more confident that PJ will medal here than I do that Blaze will. This weight is deep but I tihnk Pj is pretty clearly in the mix as a top 3 guy here and I would favor him currently over khalili. Heybatov has a very wide range of results. He looked awesome in Croatia both time at seniors and the ranking series but looked horrendous in hungary at the ranking series. I am not sure if the cut is a factor for him, but I will predict like he is at his best here. Medal Threats:Alexandr Gaidarli (u20 silver), Kaito Morita Predictions: Gold: Heybatov Silver: PJ Bronze: Khalili Bronze: Morita 74kg: Favorites: Mitchell Messenbrink (u23 bronze, u20 gold, u20 silver), Magomed Khaniev (u23 gold), Magomed Baiutkaev (u20 silver, u20 bronze, cadet gold), Yoshinosuke aoyagi (Senior gold, senior silver, u23 silver, u23 bronze, u20 bronze, cadet bronze). Another absolutely loaded weight. Initially my lean was probably slightly to Aoyagi but he just got beat pretty badly by Narikuni who was formarly a 70kg world champ and most recently has competed at 72kg in greco, so the weight could be a bit of a factor for him. I am a big fan of how both Khaniev and baitukaev wrestle, (not how they take time but how they wrestle) they are both super crafty getting too legs and are super dangerous when you are in on their legs. Manuel wagin is a wildcard here he is super strong and positional but I would be surprised if he was ready to compete with any of the above guys. Mitchell's pace I think will be a serious problem for the two Russians one by Azerbijan and I think he may have a little size on aoyagi Medal Threats: Jaideep (u20 bronze, cadet bronze), Manuel wagin (cadet silver), Magomedrasul asluev (u23 5th) Predictions: Gold: Messenbrink silver: Khaniev Bronze: Aoyagi Bronze: Baitukaev

WiTh HiS tRaCk ReCorD... he changed his commitment once just like countless other recruits. Get over it. He's not a Ferrari that wrestled for three different high schools and just as many colleges. Robideau, Spratley, Vega, Jamison, Mesenbrink, Kerkvliet, Jayden James, Welsh, Nagao, and how many others aren't wrestling at their original commitment? It. Happens. All. The. Time. Bassett and Miller could have gone to literally any school in the country and chose VT. Will they spend their entire careers there? Who knows in today's NCAA landscape. But the non-stop hate this kid gets is just ridiculous.

Is this satire? If so, ignore my next statement, if not, please tell me who else you criticize for treating college as professional sports. This is an interesting take coming from an Oklahoma State fan whose team brought in their Spratley, Figueroa, flipped Vega, brought in Jamison, Swiderski, flipped Robideau, brought in Facundo, and Welsh, and that is just the guys on their roster this year. Last year they had wrestlers that were previously on different rosters at 125, 141, 157, 165, 174, and 285. But yeah, let's blame Bassett for making college into a professional sport. Give me a break. I hope you're criticizing Taylor and staff for flipping guys with previous commitments and bringing in guys from other teams if you're going to criticize a high schooler for changing his mind.

This is awesome! I’d love to see a new school win a National title. OK State or Iowa dethroning Penn State would be old hat. An ACC champ would be great for the sport. VT has been great at developing talent, just hasn’t quite gotten enough of it. These two plus Seidel and others could change that. On a somewhat related note, I don’t think Seidel gets quite the hype he deserves. The dude could’ve walked to his 4th state title at any other weight but chooses to take on Jax Forrest. If you didn’t see the match, you may not realize how close Seidel was to be beating him! He is going to be a beast in the NCAA

I’m sure everything is above board buying a 1.2 million dollar house on 170k salary too. I make more than him lol

But but they’re wearing masks

he literally turned down more money elsewhere

Funny thing is these 3 might end up at the same respective weights as Metcalf, Borschel, and Slaton. The Hokeyes are back!

Burton,Seidel,Bassett,Miller with a lot of growth potential in Ninninger,Gorman,Gaj all with likely 3 years together thats a GOOD team.

I will try to manage expectations as year to year but today is a great day for Hokies wrestling.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries pays just $200 in property taxes thanks to sweetheart subsidy law https://nypost.com/2022/01/23/rep-hakeem-jeffries-pays-200-in-property-taxes-thanks-to-sweetheart-subsidy-law/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

The left is imploding. I love it

Would have to assume Crook has 141 locked down.

how exactly was that 'legally' availabe?

As you can imagine, maga fans on this board poo pooed the idea of telling the truth. They don’t care that the fat man tells lie after lie.

He always wore the concussion headgear in HS, not sure if that was a factor though

I feel good about 133, I think Seidel is ready and if Campbell beats him out it means he has had a great offseason.

damn... wonder why

The talk is that in the next few years the 5 for 5 rule will more than likely take effect. I suspect we may see a lot of true freshmen battling for spots this year that may have been likely to redshirt in the past.

Pretty evil guy https://www.nationalreview.com/news/dem-ag-nominee-jay-jones-fantasized-about-shooting-former-virginia-gop-speaker-he-receives-both-bullets/amp/ Then at one point, the source said, he suggested he wished Gilbert’s wife could watch her own child die in her arms so that Gilbert might reconsider his political views, prompting Coyner to hang up the phone in disgust. Afterward, Jones continued his barrage of text messages, saying he was just asking questions. Coyner dismissed his excuse via text and chastised Jones for “hopping [sic] Jennifer Gilbert’s children would die.” Rather than deny that he had wished death on the children, Jones responded by saying, “Yes, I’ve told you this before. Only when people feel pain personally do they move on policy.”

I figured this out last month based on process of elimination and a # of different factors. I had thought I posted it on here already however I do not see it. These pools have not been announced yet, but here they are Day 1 pools Penn St-Stanford-NDSU Cornell-Illinois-Little Rock Ohio St-Iowa St-Lehigh Day 2 will consist of 3 different pools as well. The 2-0 teams from Day 1 in one pool, 1-1 teams in a pool, and finally the 0-2 teams in a pool. Cornell has half their team out first semester. The way it works however (based on Foca and Ramirez last year) as they (Greg D, Ungar, Cornella, Fernandez, and Shapiro) will all be able to compete at the conclusion of the first semester. They do not have to wait for the second semester to start. Last year, Foca and Ramirez were able to participate in the dual vs NC State at home which fell on Dec 20th. It is looking like barring any injuries, Cornell should be full strength for this event. I would favor Cornell full strength over Illinois. This means quite possibly seeing Shapiro vs Kasak/Duke and Levi Haines vs Simon Ruiz. A match that Haines needed a t defensive takedown in the final seconds to win 4-1 at NCAAs. What about that third pool I listed day 1? I figured this out by the way by first separating like conference teams. Then Cornell and Little Rock accidentally put the teams they were facing on their schedule they rolled out quite early prior to changing it to show “collegiate duals” rather than the teams they were to face. Then with Iowa St having Stanford on their schedule a week after this event, and Cornell having Lehigh…everything fell into place as is. I created the graphic below for our BEG show we aired a few weeks ago

Jones then suggested that, presented with a hypothetical situation in which he had only two bullets and was faced with the choice of murdering then-Speaker of the House Todd Gilbert or two dictators, he’d shoot Gilbert “every time,” prompting pushback from his former colleague: The private messages offer a disturbing glimpse into how Jones — who is looking to oust incumbent Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares this fall — describes his political adversaries in private conversations. The violent rhetoric complicates an already contentious and competitive race roughly a month out from Election Day in Virginia, where early voting began on September 19.

I'm pretty sure it is the same Aoyagi he just moved up a weight class to 74kg. The interesting part is that arguably the best Japanese 74 (Narikuni) is wrestling greco instead of freestyle. If Narikuni focussed on freestyle instead of greco guys like Takatani and Takahashi wouldn't even have the medals they have today. Their depth in some of these weight classes is wild.

I agree. Basset made college a professional sport and should be criticized for doing that.

Wow...you have serious problems along with RV I have no problem calling out the right if they are being dumb and causing violence, but seriously this right now is not on them...this is all the left. If you think it isn't...well...you are definitely part of the problem

Payback for when Brands left.

There are several liberals on this board who disagree with the policing / da / overall crime strategy and think blue cities aren’t trash in that regard. Now none of them live in blue cities. But

Wish the video was longer so you could see what happens to the frog. Is this frog abuse ?

I'll take the over. There are 10 D1 matches, so 20 D1 competitors. Of the 19 who have completed at least one NCAA season, 17 have AA'd.

2025 NWCA All-Star Classic Men’s Matchups 125: #4 Eddie Ventresca, Virginia Tech vs #5 Sheldon Seymour, Lehigh 133: #1 Lucas Byrd, Illinois vs #7 Dylan Shawver, Rutgers 141: #1 Jesse Mendez, Ohio State vs #7 Anthony Echemendia 149: #3 Lachlan McNeil, Michigan vs #5 Casey Swiderski, Oklahoma State 157: #4 Daniel Cardenas, Stanford vs #5 Ty Watters, Virginia Tech 165: #4 Hunter Garvin, Stanford vs #7 Max Brignola, Lehigh 174: #3 Simon Ruiz, Cornell vs #8 Lenny Pinto, Rutgers 184: #4 Jaxon Smith, Maryland vs #7 Zack Ryder, Oklahoma State 197: #3 Joey Novak, Wyoming vs #4 Stephen Little, Little Rock 285: #3 Yonger Bastida, Iowa State vs #4 Taye Ghadiali, Michigan 141: D2 Khyvon Grace, West Liberty vs D3 Mark Samuel, Roanoke Just released by flo.

It was actually due to LJ Araujo, but minto couldn't hold 165 anymore so he's bumping up

125: Vincent Robinson vs Eddie Ventresca 133: Ryan Crookham vs Lucas Byrd 141: Brock Hardy vs Luke Stanich 149: Caleb Henson vs Shayne Van Ness 157: Antrell Taylor vs Jackson Arrington 165: Mikey Caliendo vs Joey Blaze 174: Beau Mantanona vs Brock Mantanona (intrasquad scrimmage among brothers at the all star! come on!) 184: Rocco Walsh vs Zach Ryder 197: Yonger Bastida vs Braxton Amos

Just for fun, here are my predictions: 125: Robinson vs. Lilledahl 133: Shawver vs. Fugitt 141: Mendez vs. Stanich 149: SVN vs. Henson 157: Cardenas vs. Zerban 165: Garvin vs. Blaze 174: Pinto vs. Steed 184: McEnelly vs. Welsh 197: Barr vs. Novak 285: Trumble vs. Ghadiali

With the given that Shawver and Pinto are at 133/174, it would be safe to assume no further Rutgers guys. Penn State usually sends a few, but it isn't at home this year. Michigan typically sends a guy (or three). Would be cool to see that. 125 - Lilledahl against anyone at 125 in the Top 5. 133 - Would love to see Ayala - Crookham. Make Crookham earn that shot at the #1 spot by beating last season's #2. That said, with Shawver being confirmed, I'd like to see him VS Crookham. 141 - I'd like to see Ragusin against either Hardy or Stanich at 141lbs, if Ragusin is actually going 141lbs. Ragusin against Echemendia would be cool, as well. Three entirely different styles there. 149 - I'd like to see McNeil against SVN, although I think SVN - Henson makes the most sense. 157 - I want to see Kasak - Taylor again. Especially since we might not even see Kasak take the mat come B1Gs. 165 - Blaze - Caliendo is the match to make here. 174 - Mantanona - Pinto for me. Steed - Pinto would also do it for me. 184 - Any two from Focus, Sinclair, McEnelly, Welsh, Ryder, and Mantanona for me. Any two of them. 197 - Elam - Barr out the gate. That one's got to do it. 285 - Mirasola - Big Taye

Is any school going to take a flyer on TJ Stewart???

Just don't bring Jimmy over here...

They wear masks because of this And this (again calls to doxx ice agents) https://rosecityantifa.org And this And this

Ronald Reagan approves this post.

"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is a song written by George Harrison, first recorded by the Beatles in 1968 for their eponymous double album (also known as The White Album). The song features lead guitar by Eric Clapton, although he was not formally credited on the album. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" was ranked #136 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", #7 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time, and #10 on their list of The Beatles 100 Greatest Songs. In an online poll held by Guitar World magazine in February 2012, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" was voted the best of Harrison's Beatle-era songs. D3

Look at you all...... Still my guitar gently weeps While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Song by the Beatles from the album The Beatles Released 22 November 1968 (1968-11-22) Recorded 5 September 1968, EMI Studios, London

I look at you all, see the love there that's sleeping While my guitar gently weeps

No-one alerted you

I don't know how you were inverted

You were perverted too

I don't know how you were diverted

With every mistake we must surely be learning Still my guitar gently weeps

I look at the world and I notice it's turning While my guitar gently weeps