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Iowa could send the biggest FU in the world to the guys that committed there by recruiting gable and letting him wrestle over Keuter who took a year off of football to dedicate to wrestling. Michigan or Minnesota seem like the most likely destinations if he comes back though although I'm not sure if he would need to be a grad transfer to wrestle so maybe Minnesota is out. I hope he continues to wrestle but he seems to be trying to do anything but wrestle so I'm guessing MMA will be his next endeavor.

should we start taking bets on where he shows up second semester?

It was a one score match the last time they wrestled from a 50/50 feet to back situation. Paro is in a new training environment and SVN is coming off his third almost year long layoff since HS. Barr and Facundo both operate from collar ties and like outside step high c's and only seem to let their offense go occasionally.

125 - Lilledahl over Cruz via Major PSU 4 - 0 133 - Ayala over Nagao via Decision PSU 4-3 141 - Bartlett over Block via Decision PSU 7-3 149 - Parco over SVN Decison (I think Shayne loses a step at least earlier in the year probably gets it back at big10's/nats PSU 7-6 157 - Teemer over Kasak Decison (big 157 vs tiny 157 I could see Kasak shooting himself out of the match and adjusting later) 9-7 Iowas 165 - MM over Caliendo Major (if its rec hall maybe tech) PSU 11-9 174 - Arnold over Facundo Decision (this match is a toss-up it depends if Facundo can generate like he does in free which he has not shown he can) Iowa 12-11 184 - Brands/Smaller Ferrari over Barr (Barr reminds me a lot of Facundo maybe its a Michigan thing just needs to learn to let it go) Iowa 15-11 197 - Starocci over Buchanan via Decision Iowa 15-14 285 - Ben (He's never dedicated this much of his life to wrestling Keuter) over Kerk Iowa 18-14

Bjj starts standing and from there the similarities in a lot of ways end. Of course, being able to dictate where the bout takes place is big and leg riding can be a factor as a body triangle or double boots to flatten someone out can be two of the most dominant positions. In my opinion the only thing that allows for there to be more money in BJJ is the fact that Joe rogan and Jocko are so vocal about it. The Hub of BJJ is actually in Texas and puerto rico now I believe with Craig jones and nick rodriguez's gym in Texas and the danahar death squad in puerto rico (where gordon ryan trains). Michael pixley was a fargo champ and Nicky rod started wrestling but they also started training BJJ exclusively 5-10 years ago.

unless Messenbrink is at trials for 70kg which I believe has been said he wont be he will not be at 157 either Im guessing Levi is at 174 or red shirts 149 will be SVN and 157 Kasak. Lilledahl pushes for a major against Cruz. Caliendo will also be the guy at 165 Pk either sucks down to 157 and wrestles off Teemer or beats gable at 174 or he rides the pine.

Retherford announced as a coach for the NLWC. After everyone leaving recently, I think this was a crucial get for the Nittany Lions.

should have lost to deprez and Aiello :[

Pyles seems to think Levi will be red shirting this year... I think that makes the team race very interesting. He also thinks Barr would be going 197 I personally would be excited because Carter vs Parker is probably the best matchup, we could have next year but I think PSU's best lineup would be Barr 184, Carter 197 or carter 184 and Mirasola 197. Certainly not next topic but given PSU's track record with true freshman I think Mirasola could win that weight.

spend money to keep their recruits and betting on themselves to develop them an uncanny concept.

Jacori has not wrestled freestyle since 2017 and I have no idea the last time Buchannen did I would assume high school. So to me you are paying them to wrestle for a semester I don't foresee either guys being needle movers in freestyle. So I guess I should add a semester and good workout partners. I know they have alumni with A LOT of money but I just cannot imagine spending that kind of money when their biggest recruit from this upcoming class is Leo Deluca (who is very good). Unless their intent is to just buy proven commodities who are already In college moving forward I think those funds would be better allocated to ensuring they get these big high school recruits if they can truly afford to potentially pay 3 guys 1.5 million who in my opinion I could very well be wrong will never get close to making a national team out of school. I guess ultimately I may be underestimating the funding in wrestling and specifically at Iowas I just think its a foolish investment, it does put them in the national title hunt if some things swing their way though so perhaps it will prove to be fruitful.

The rumor was 500k for Buchannen and Teemer but I have to think that number is BS for a semester, that is all I have heard though.

he usually has a pick he goes to both near and far leg but I think between that kids size and him dropping down so often he just could not get it going. Definitely would have liked to see him put a few more attempts together rather than going one at a time. Hes kinda made a name for himself by chasing guys down late just did not work here.

not sure if anyone watched Melvin millers match but Im going to need to see the germans blood work and birth certificate. Also the way he was able to exploit the grounding rule and the judge not warning him about dropping to his knees was very frustrating.

Voinovich won states in 2018 at 145 Im not thinking 141 is an option for him.

This u17 team could feature a lot of future Illinois boys I think with the Raneys and Munaretto.

I'm not sure how many of you guys are familiar with Morgan Turner but I believe she is 4-0 against Jaclyn Bouzakis who beat two 1 ranked collegiate wrestlers this year. She also took third at Illinois boys states at 106 when she may have weighed 95lbs and is the defending 43kg cadet world champ. All that to say I thought she was going to push for the 50kg spot for our woman's national team soon so this girl from Japan must be an absolute menace.

I believe in soccer the requirement was residency for 2 years and then it was extended to 5 years. I don't think 5 years is needed at this point, but I would agree this is getting out of hand. at 74kg alone had Russia been permitted to compete you would have had Salkazonov,Kadi,Zhamolov,Rassadin,Valiev,Sidakov,Tsabolov There is a world where Russia occupies every spot on the podium. I understand the frustration that some of these guys probably have not being able to compete in the biggest tournaments but I think it should come at some sort of cost for them to do so rather than giving a 23 and me report.

JJ looked bad at u20's and I attribute that mostly to the weight cut it was very uncharacteristic of him

A functioning Peterson at 125 could be a problem. Do we think Hughes starts at 141 over Jamison or Carter young?

was going to make another thread but seemed pointless this could be the last time we see JO or JB on the mat. I kind of already thought I had seen JO wrestle for the last time, so this seems more like a treat but still two of my favorites to ever do it.

I think it was submission underground that did the 20 minute time limit and then put you into a submission at the end of it in favor of the aggressor. I don't love the subjectivity deciding the match its kind of like the ball grabs from back in the day but I think it would encourage offense during regulation.

Has pd3 said if he will be doing 92kg for trials? feels like he is in better shape than he was at trials.

My thoughts on the BJJ scoring. Ultimately the main objective is to win by submission which we can all agree on, To me its very similar to takedowns in MMA. If nothing else of significance occurs I think takedown and control should win out, however I think any mounted offense should outweigh that. For a takedown to be rewarded in BJJ I think you should at least have to pin your opponent or secure some sort of dominant position/setup something rather than just sitting in guard. At the same time though the person who is on their back should certainly receive no points for staying in guard on their back and not doing anything.

selfishly I hope they continue with freestyle because that means we will get to see them at their best in college. A lot of times the good greco guys seem to take a step back in college or forgo it all together. Jordyn will also be competing at 60kg for free and I think he can win the entire thing there as well.