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Yep. It would be clownish if I said that Max Dean was a terrible wrestler - which I did not say and do not think. He’s a great wrestler that happened to benefit greatly from two calls in two separate matches that went his way. I’m not asking him to return his medal, just think that is relevant information to assess his “underperformance” this year.

In honor of Jimmy, guys that were overrated: John Smith, Jordan Burroughs, Cael Sanderson, Dan Gable

Nope. I think Max Dean is an excellent wrestler and a couple hammer on top. He is very talented and has won a ton of high level matches. At NCAA’s last year he was gifted calls in both those matches.

Well that’s just silly.

Tread lightly…

Luck ran out. He was gifted two matches (DePrez and Aiello) at NCAA’s last year.

I think he’s just wrestling fat and happy right now and we see him as a 184 in college. Could be wrong though.

Labriola has a great leg pass

Schlatter’s duck was nasty. When you are the USA GOAT like John smith you are just going to naturally own a couple goat categories.

Would probably fit more accurately in the “someone is going to their back” category. He did a lot of pinning, I don’t think he was pinned much at all if ever.

Randy Lewis

I would expect Garvin to win that 165 spot. He’s a hammer.

Gotta be an Okie state guy for the duck under. I’d go John smith for low single and duck under

You are probably correct. I just can’t see him changing weight classes after the success that he had this year at 197.

I don’t think so. If he started bulking today you would only see him around 230 max by season time and that would be 30+ pounds less than guys like Kerk / Cass / Wyatt.

Unfortunately John Wilkes Booth

Hoping we can add a couple more Tanners before the season starts.

I would favor Ungar tbh

South Dakota State Jackrabbits 125 - Tanner Jordan (2023 NCAA Qualifier) 133 - Derrick Cardinal / Gabe Tagg 141 - Clay Carlson (2023 NCAA 5th) 149 - Alek Martin 157 - Cael Swensen (2023 NCAA R12) 165 - Tanner Cook (2023 NCAA Qualifier) 174 - Cade DeVos (2023 NCAA R12) 184 - Bennet Berge / Cade King (2023 NCAA Qualifier) 197 - Tanner Sloan (2023 NCAA 2nd) HWT - Seth Nevills??? / Bowen McConville

Gotta go Kolat for Arm drag blast double GOAT.

Heck, maybe Levi wrestles 285? Might even have a decent pull to make it to 285 by the time he's a 7th year senior.

Low Single Goat - John Smith Blast Double Goat - JB Ankle Pick Goat - Cael Escape Goat - Phil Keddy

Tanner Cook deserves a mention for his Gator Bacon

Below is from Yankeefan33 on the Iowa message board (GIA) "A huge disclaimer on my list- I based it off of the 2020 Olympic trials qualifications, which I have adapted for 2023. I don't believe USA Wrestling has posted official 2023-2024 Olympic redshirt qualification (if they have, someone please let me know!). Qualification methods: 1) Past National Team members (Top 3 from the World or Olympic Team Trials) 2) Top 8 at the April 2023 Senior US Open 3) Top 3 at the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championship; or NCAA Champion from a previous year AND top 2 from the 2023 U23 World Team Trials (must accomplish both) 4) Previous U17, U20, U23 World Medalist I have 53 current wrestlers with eligibility left and enrolled in a D1 school that have qualified. Additionally, I have listed wrestlers at the bottom that are either off D1 rosters or still in high school. If anyone sees someone I missed, please let me know! Qualifiers of #1- Past National Team members (Top 3 from the World or Olympic Team Trials) Braxton Amos, Wisconsin- 2020/2021 World Team, 2nd Place at 97kg (Greco) Carter Young, Oklahoma State- 2021 World Team, 3rd Place at 61kg Carter Starocci, Penn State- 2021 World Team, 3rd Place at 79kg Qualifiers of #3- Top 3 at the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships/Previous Champion Real Woods, Iowa- 2023 NCAA Tournament, 2nd at 141lbs Andrew Alirez, Northern Colorado- 2023 NCAA Tournament, 1st at 141lbs Sammy Sasso, Ohio State- 2023 NCAA Tournament, 2nd at 149lbs Levi Haines, Penn State- 2023 NCAA Tournament, 2nd at 157lbs Parker Keckeisen, Northern Iowa- 2023 NCAA Tournament, 2nd at 184lbs Shayne Van Ness, Penn State- 2023 NCAA Tournament, 3rd at 149lbs Chris Foca, Cornell- 2023 NCAA Tournament, 3rd at 174lbs Wyatt Hendrickson, Air Force- 2023 NCAA Tournament, 3rd at 285lbs Qualifiers of #4- Previous Junior/University World Medalist Daton Fix, Oklahoma State- Bronze Medal, 2015 Cadet World Championships Vito Arujau, Cornell- Silver Medal, 2016 Cadet World Championships Kurt McHenry, Michigan- Gold Medal, 2016 Cadet World Championships David Carr, Iowa State- Bronze Medal, 2016 Cadet World Championships Travis Wittlake, Oklahoma State- Bronze Medal, 2016 Cadet World Championships Jacori Teemer, Arizona State- Bronze Medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships Will Lewan, Michigan- Gold Medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships Aaron Brooks, Penn State- Gold Medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships Gavin Hoffman, Ohio State- Bronze Medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships Daniel Kerkvliet, Penn State-Gold Medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships Cohlton Schultz, Arizona State- Gold Medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships (Greco) Matthew Ramos, Purdue- Gold Medal, 2018 Cadet World Championships Richie Figueroa, Arizona State- Silver Medal, 2018 Cadet World Championships Abe Assad, Iowa- Bronze Medal, 2018 Cadet World Championships Alex Facundo, Penn State- Bronze Medal, 2018 Cadet World Championships Zach Elam, Missouri- Silver Medal, 2018 Junior World Championships Mekhi Lewis, Virginia Tech- Gold Medal, 2018 Junior World Championships Marc-Anthony McGowan, Princeton- Gold Medal, 2019 Cadet World Championships Gabe Tagg, South Dakota State- Bronze Medal, 2019 Junior World Championships Trent Hidlay, North Carolina State- Bronze Medal, 2019 Junior World Championships Lucas Davison, Northwestern- Silver Medal, 2019 Junior World Championships Peyton Omania, Michigan State- Bronze Medal, 2019 Junior World Championships (Greco) Meyer Shapiro, Cornell- Gold Medal, 2021 Cadet World Championships James Rowley, Wisconsin- Silver Medal, 2021 Cadet World Championships Jim Mullen, Virginia Tech- Silver Medal, 2021 Cadet World Championships Nate Jesuroga, Iowa- Bronze Medal, 2021 Cadet World Championships Cory Land, Northern Iowa- Silver Medal, 2021 Cadet World Championships (Greco) Beau Bartlett, Penn State- Bronze Medal, 2021 Junior World Championships Bryce Andonion, Virginia Tech- Bronze Medal, 2021 Junior World Championships Keegan O’Toole, Missouri- Gold Medal, 2021 Junior World Championships Rocky Elam, Missouri- Gold Medal, 2021 Junior World Championships Tony Cassioppi, Iowa- Gold Medal, 2021 U23 World Championships Tyler Kasak, Penn State- Silver Medal, 2022 U17 World Championships Max McEnelly, Minnesota- Bronze Medal, 2022 U17 World Championships Joel Adams, Michigan- Gold Medal, 2022 U17 World Championships (Greco) Jore Volk, Wyoming- Gold Medal, 2022 U20 World Championships Mitchell Mesenbrink, Cal Poly- Silver Medal, 2022 U20 World Championships Bennett Berge, South Dakota State- Silver Medal, 2022 U20 World Championships Ben Kueter, Iowa- Gold Medal, 2022 U20 World Championships Aden Attao, Oregon State- Bronze Medal, 2022 U20 World Championships (Greco) Tanner Sloan, South Dakota State- Silver Medal, 2022 U23 World Championships Jacob Cardenas, Cornell- Silver Medal, 2022 U23 World Championships Non-D1 Cevion Severado, Grand View- Silver Medal, 2017 Junior World Championships (Greco) AJ Ferrari, n/a- Bronze Medal, 2018 Cadet World Championships High School, Not College Eligible Bo Bassett, n/a- Gold Medal, 2021 Cadet World Championships Luke Lilledahl, n/a- Silver Medal, 2021 Cadet World Championships Joe Sealey, Penn State- Gold Medal, 2022 U17 World Championships Koy Hopke, n/a- Gold Medal, 2022 U17 World Championships Domenic Munaretto, n/a- Gold Medal, 2022 U17 World Championships Christian Castillo, n/a- Silver Medal, 2022 U17 World Championships Jax Forrest, n/a- Silver Medal, 2022 U17 World Championships Zack Ryder, Penn State- Bronze Medal, 2022 U17 World Championships Cody Merrill, n/a- Bronze Medal, 2022 U17 World Championships (Greco)"

Here is a match with Mirsola for reference. He gives up a few takedowns but hits the lat whip over to pin Mirsola. https://www.flowrestling.org/people/7009650-ryder-rogotzke/video?playing=10198083