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He’s not so much better, but it’s not really crazy to call Howard a title contender if he’s healthy. But there are probably 10+ guys that can be considered title contenders

Yeah, it is a good idea to focus American kids on Greco if you want them to have a better chance of domestic success since the participation is so low

I’m surprised Barta survived the fiasco of cutting sports in 2020 only to get hit with a Title IX lawsuit that forced them to add women’s sports back

Ruh roh, ISU adding Feldkamp makes this winnable, and I’d even favor them if the rumors of Teske not coming back are true

Nike may not be happy that he’s wearing Adidas headgear

The irony of the guy calling people children posting non-stop gifs…

You realize he’s talking about Russian Greco wrestlers, not American ones right?

Wow, two posts from LJB without an ellipsis. Never thought I’d see the day

I guess AJ Ferrari Sr must be a wrestling mastermind. I’ll take living vicariously through your children for $500, Alex

Says he didn’t talk down Lee’s medals But also talked down Lee’s medals

Doesn’t claim to be responsible for their accolades But also claims to be responsible for their accolades

no mention of FloKaren, I'm disappointed

lol no one is saying that Fix is bad or that he isn’t world class. But is he not wrestling at the same level he was in the past? He may have finished second in the world but he also finished 4th in the NCAA. And I don’t want to hear any stallfest jokes because he can be a big staller at times

I think it’s fair to speculate about if the Ostarine had any impact. Although my understanding was it was more for weight cutting wasn’t it? So if he’s not cutting to 57 anymore, may not have much impact.

maybe it's a good thing...and hopefully means that Angelo will go to VT without his brother(s)

FRL brought up a good point that while it may not really be HEW, he does have a lot of miles and isn't exactly super young in wrestling terms anymore.

I would kinda be shocked if Cassioppi ever beats Kerkvliet again, TBH

And how the heck is daddy still the RTC coach after that?? The only explanation IMO is they know it wasn't actually daddy's.

Could have a solid squad this year. Inspired by the Seth Nevills discussion. Projected lineup/rankings from wrestlestat, with some rough point projections by me: 125: #19 Braxton Brown: 25-8 as a RSFR, 1-2 at NCAA's. 3-4 pts? 133: project to DNQ 141: #35 Kal Miller: 18-18 as a true frosh, 1-2 at NCAA's. 2-3 pts? 149: #22 Ethen Miller: 27-9 as a RSFR, 1-2 at NCAA's. 3-4 pts? 157: #21 Michael North: 16-10 as a RSSO, DNQ. 2 pts? 165-184: project to DNQ 197: #7 Jaxon Smith: 23-8 as a RSFR, 2-2 (R12) at NCAA's. 8-10 pts? 285: #25 Seth Nevills: 13-4 in last full season in 2020 at PSU. Seems @nhs67 is high on his potential for this year. I'm not quite that high but could certainly see him at least in the blood round. 6-8 pts? So a total of 24-31 points? 28 was a tie for 20th last year, and 24.5 was 25th. 31 would've been 15th.

Fair enough to agree to disagree, but if we used what I think is FRL's definition of "would you be shocked to see them lose to someone in a lower tier," would you be shocked if Cass lost to either of them?

Good analysis overall but I feel like you threw in a Jimmy Cinnabon troll at the end, as Brooks will still be the favorite at 197. Similarly, if Siebrecht is still in Iowa's lineup, you'd probably need to compare to whoever else they have at 157. But you might have just convinced me that Nevills could be the answer to this question.

Cass and Davison have wrestled 30 times? Didn't Davison used to be smaller? Cass's most recent wins over both of them were in SV so I think putting them together in Tier 2 is fair.

Semantics I guess, but I'd disagree. For example Penn State goes from having a hole at 133 (not that it would have mattered for them to win the title), to having a top 3 or 4 guy.

Is there any talk of Trumble going HWT?

Shouldn’t you be more comparing to who they would have otherwise started at that weight?