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The pre-coffee hours of the morning are always more difficult haha.

@nhs67 A couple things that stand out at each weight or questions I have based on your observations. 61kg - As much as I am a fan of watching Desanto, I cannot see him beating Fix/Vito so I think he slides into the tier 3 slot. It is possible that the youngsters (Forrest/Blaze) make a tier 2 push but I think you have them slotted correctly for now. When was the last time Gross or Nahshon beat Fix/Vito? 70kg - I would move Alirez to Tier 2 and all the those below Tier 3 up one tier. It is possible that Alirez is just too small for 70kg and perfectly sized for 65kg though... I am very interested to see how Larkin and PJ Duke do against this competition. I would move Paniro up one tier as it is hard for me to picture him losing to Abas or Sheets but I could see him going with the Tier 2 guys. 79kg - I would combine Tier 1 and 2. Something seems to have really clicked for Hunter Garvin but I think you probably have him tiered properly considering that Wick is at least 4 feet taller than him. I would slide Joey Bianchi down a tier. 92kg - I hate to say it but Downey has to be at least Tier 5 but probably should be Tier 4. Taylor did not kill Zahid at final X 2022 so it is possible that Zahid should be Tier 2. That being said, if it is true that DT size for 86kg was a problem then he would be significantly bigger than Zahid.

First of all, Stanich and Crookham are on the same team so only one can wrestle 133. Second, Davis and Nagao are on the same team so only one can wrestle 133. Third, Davis is not an AA. I agree that it is a tough weight with a lot of depth but it does lack those top end guy that we have seen the last few years (i.e. Vito, RBY, Fix). Now, maybe Crookham/Bailey/Ayala will end up being those guys. Time will tell.

Or he is betting $300k that AJ cannot ever make 190lbs

It will have a lot of depth but you are losing Vito and Fix.

Is Dylan hurt or something?

Nothing to be ashamed of in Kueter’s match with Iran. 4-2 for Iran but it was a good match. Iran is a top 3 heavyweight in the world behind Petri and Zare.

Naturally. They weren’t going to forfeit the weights if that is what you mean.

I think Avery Allen will push for a spot at 141/149. 141 and 149 are pretty open right now. I think Gross and Daniel Kimball are probably the front runners for those spot as of right now. I believe the plan is to redshirt Logan Swenson this season. Rhodes is the favorite for the 165 spot but Gaynor will push for it as well. Gaynor has wrestled some closed matches against high level competition but has been unable to get over the hump to this point. HWT is Rasmusssen's spot to lose.

Yeah he's definitely a bust. Him beating Ashnault as a 17 year old is the cherry on top of his bust cake.

Nope. The transfers fit nicely in for SDSU. Cobe can fill in for Swenson while he rehabs his knee and we really did not have anyone of note at 165 or 197 with Sloan and Cook graduating. The SDSU coaching staff values have a tight knit team and would not bring in guys at the expense of team chemistry. Go Jacks!

Medical redshirt likely for Swenson and Martin.

It was just Penn State. He was a hidden gem so no one else saw the talent.

Yes, that was a shameful display. If Duke could have figured out a way to score that body lock he could have blown the match open. I still think that grounding is the worst rule in freestyle wrestling and needs to be done away with.

Any chance we see Pinto and Allred move down a weight to slide McDaniel in? @jajensen09

Seems like Rademacher has jumped a level. Good to see the USA guys succeeding!

Looks like all the USA guys going today have reached the semis. Lilledahl, Basset, Duke, Ryder and Rademacher

lbj was...... entertaining... hope he comes back here....

Why do you think Teague Travis is gonna lose to John Wiley? He smacked Wiley last year 11-2. Wiley has been an interesting case study because since he beat Paniro 2 years ago he really doesn't have another meaningful win.

I was waiting for this to be officially announced. All good gets for my jackrabbits. I expect Cobe, Drake and Glazier to start. Cade will throw his hat in the ring at 149 but I am not sure if he will win the spot. Certainly won't be favored to win that spot if Alek Martin goes (which is still up in the air as far as I know).

He will be BIG at 165. Probably needs to make 165 to be a starter with Sax transferring in. I have always though Picklo was going to make the jump to be an AA contender (probably tainted because I watched him beat Devos in Brookings). Perhaps this will be the year.

Have you heard something about Picklo making the cut to 165? If I remember right he was a 195 in high school.

I’ve listened to enough FRL to know that this is not Askren’s take on this issue. He thinks kids that adequate size and skill level should not be held back. He thinks that kids that are not adequate size or skill level should be held back. He doesn’t really support a one size fits all approach but rather tailored to what he sees as best for each kid.

Yeah, this guy is is definitely not joking at all.. He is 100% serious.

For what it is worth Wrestles stat currently has PSU middle weights as 157- Kasak, 165- Haines, 174- Messenbrink, 184- Starocci.