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feels a bit like this to me tier 1: KOT/Levi tier2: Hamiti tier 3: Norman tier 4: everyone else I think you could definitely argue Norman and Hamiti in the same tier though I'd like to see Norman against Sax and maybe wolak before I jump there though but the top 4 seems pretty ahead of the field to me at this point.

Do we put Lorenzo Norman in the contender convo at 174? he gave Hamiti a very difficult match and just dismantled Incontrera who is not historically a world beater but has been very good this year.

I believe Ben said last time he was on FRL that Aedon should be a 184 he's just never cut weight. Not sure if that meant he will never cut weight or he's just not prioritizing it this year since hes red shirting. realistically I think he could crack the top 5 at 184 although there are definitely defensive issues and mental lapses at times hes given up 10+ points on 4 different occasions this season I believe.

If that counts as a loss for Arnold that goes down as a loss to someone that won't be at NCAA's which I would imagine dings him pretty hard for seeding. I wonder if thats a subtle tell on who the guy actually is? If it is Angelo though why not just wrestle the match.

I thought part of the reason Koll left Stanford was because he felt like he could not compete with their inability to offer NIL.

what DPJ said my bad

I think DT was very smart keeping Espo on because he has really good relationships with dee and Jax. I believe there was smoke because Dee was training with Carr out at Iowa state, but I think more recently he has gotten back on openly supporting okie state and cowboy rtc. Not saying he's 100% not going to flip but I am much more confident he honors his original commitment than I was 3 months ago.

missou has a promising future with Mauger/Walker at 125, Sinclair and Rath and Mendoza coming in. Dom Bambinelli could also be a great middle weight guy just have not seen as much of him. I was impressed that Merill was able to keep the margins pretty close with Buchannan I was a bit down on him after his freestyle season and early folk season. Im going ferrari over gabe just by eye test, I think he has the best shot of getting a takedown although if gabe gets in hes really good at avoiding anything funky with the way he finishes which could be an issue for angelo who dive rolled a ton in high school. Going ferrari by riding time or in tiebreaks.

Rozynski has jumped crazy levels since getting to Lehigh. He placed 7th at ironman last year and took a few other losses during the year. They are doing good things in the Lehigh valley.

It would be foolish to say that Ladarion does not get talked about enough he certainly does the kid is a phenom. After Powerade where Miller beat Perentin and Burton killed Cunningham it really makes you realize just how separated Lockett is from everyone else including really elite guys. Lockett majored Miller in the ironman finals and nearly majored Burton bumping up a weight at who's 1.

I don't think the loser leaves. If Angelo loses he redshirts, If Gabe loses Angelo may still redshirt but he probably goes and Gabe loses the year or descends to 174. I think the plan was always for Angelo to grow into 197 for next year anyhow I assume that still is the plan and for one of Gabe or PK to occupy 174&184. Where I could see Gabe being pissed is if they asked him to go 184 instead of 174 and now he can't go 174 either and hes now lost a season because he loses the 184 spot.

We did and it looked like he took 2 years out of comp.. wonder if he just outright lost the spot to rivera. not that Peterson is a slouch by any means but I think I would have had that as a competitive match in 2023

I believe Correa made it known he was re-opening his availability he was not at all pleased with michigan bringing someone else in let alone flipping someone who was also previously committed I believe to ASU. I don't really care about guys flipping prior to enrolling somewhere so I don't mind the Vega instance either. However I think this is still a bit different from that.

are you eluding to the fact that his brain must be large given he goes to cornell?

Conoway seems to be up there with Cunningham as the real secret sauce of that room. The guys speak so highly of him technically.