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My best guess at SDSU 125- Brady Roark / Carson Dupill 133- Derrick Cardinal / Logan Swensen 141- Julian Tagg 149- Tyson Peach / Alek Martin / Avery Allen 157- Cael Swensen / Moses Espinoza-Owens 165- Cael Swensen / Marcus Espinoza-Owens 174- Burke Blasius / Keenan Sheridan 184- Bennett Berge 197- Brock Fettig / Thomas Dineen 285- Luke Rasmussen / Micah Hach

Jamison needs to go up to 149. He gets progressively worse throughout the season because the weight cut is brutal for him. And Cael Hughes was a shell of himself at 133 so he needs to move up as well and would slot nicely into 141.

Stay away from Berge. But in all honesty his brother is on staff at SDSU and is running a nice club program in SD. I think Berge will be an SDSU guy through and through.

He certainly has the frame to put on size and the talent to be a great wrestler.

I could see Ziola growing into heavyweight eventually but he would get ragdolled by college heavyweights with his current size. Ben Kueter would look like Brock Lesnar standing next to him.

How about Gunderson at 184?

I will keep beating the drum for the challenge/review process to be amended or abolished. There are too many example of "lung bricks" (i.e. the Taylor/Blaze match last night). Conditioning is so vital in a sport like wrestling that these reviews need to few and far between. Here is the solution. Step 1- No more referee initiated reviews. I bet at least 25% of the reviews that take place are referees reviewing their own calls. Make the call on the mat and stick with it. Consult with the other ref if needed and move on. If the coaching staff feels like the referee made the wrong call then they can challenge it. Step 2- 1 Point for failed challenge.

The person that should really be held accountable is Gable's parents. When they decided to name him "Gable" it was inevitable that he would lose a heartbreaking finals match his senior year after looking nearly untouchable for years. The good news for Gable is that there should be a couple world or Olympic titles in his future before a storied career coaching the Iowa Hawkeyes to multiple national titles.

Man (Shane Sparks voice)... You missed the MATCast all tournament!?!?

He did say in the video that the medical team thinks that his seizure and problems are unrelated to his concussions. But just the timing of everything you would think there is a correlation.

Also the insane feats of strength you see in his matches.... I know theses guys are strong but he seems to be on a different level.

Tbh the Brands bros are probably the best in the country in brick usage.

If we are talking actual upsets then it would have to be 165 or 285. The rest of the match ups are actual toss ups in my opinion.

125- Robinson vs. Spratley 133- Byrd vs. Ayala 141- Hardy vs. Mendez 149- Henson vs. Lovett 157- Blaze vs. Taylor 165- MM vs. Caliendo 174- KOT vs. Hamiti 184- CStar vs. Keck 197- Barr vs. Buchanan 285- Steveson vs. Hendrickson Should be a fun finals round with great match ups. I am a big KOT fan and want him to win but Hamiti has been the better wrestler this tournament and looks healthier. It's tough enough to go through the national tournament healthy, let alone when you are banged up.

And OK State

That was a NASTY headlock

Man, Cade wrestled KOT tough. Keegan is just a winner

Koderhandt just bulldogs Frost

He’s like 6’4”

Man, gotta feel for Pinto. So close again.

125: Robinson over Seymour; Sprately over Ventresca 133: Romney over Byrd; Ayala over Fuggit 141: Hardy over Happel; Mendez over Bartlett 149: Henson over D'Emilio; Lovett over SVN 157: Blaze over Chumbley; Shapiro over Taylor 165: Mesenbrink over Minto; Caliendo over Hall 174: Devos over O'Toole; Hamiti over Haines 184:Starocci over Plott; Keckeisen over McEnally 197: Cardenas over Barr; Buchanan over Mr. Not Vain Anymore 285: Steveson over Trephan; Hendrickson over Kerkvliet

He would fit in great with Furtick

Around the 11:40 mark you will see AJ make the statement that he wants to be a pastor. I called it awhile ago when I said that he would make a great TV pastor LOL.

Gable Arnold needs to abandon that roll through defense