Boring

What's the minimum number of matches to get a good RPI for NCAAs? I remember OSU screwed itself over with the Joe Smith/Chandler Rogers thing a few years back. I think Smith beat out Rogers in a ranking match or something and ended up with a terrible seed at NCAAs because he didn't have enough matches at his new weight.

Mr. I Know One Move said all that?

Naw...just went through it again and the brick wasn't thrown at 125. I'm wrong!

I bet NIU threw that one.

They used up their brick in the Spratley match I think. I rewatched the dual last night.

I got the Nittany Lions feasting on the Hawkeyes 26-6. 125 Lilledahl dec Cruz 3-0 133 Ayala dec Davis 3-3 141 Bartlett MD Rhodes 7-3 149 Van Ness dec Parco 10-3 157 Kasak dec Teemer 13-3 165 Messybrink md Caliendo 17-3 174 Haines dec Kennedy 20-3 184 Starocci dec Arnold 23-3 197 Buchanon dec Barr 23-6 HWT Kerk dec Kueter 26-6 Presuming those will be the lineups. Caliendo is wrestling great this year, but MM is next level. Best match will probably be Buchanon/Barr. I think Buchanon's experience will prevail, plus he's been wrestling great. Barr has been wrestling great as well, but he's still a tad unseasoned. This match will tell. I'm not 100% on Haines beating Kennedy.

Maybe he's trying to cut weight to get faster. The only guy who has beaten Gable in college was Cassar, who was a lot smaller and faster than Gable.

That was pretty stupid! Arnold is a damn good wrestler though, he's going to win a title or two by the time he's done in his own right.

Sorry, I guess I'm not really up on the social media type stuff. Who did all that stuff?

Looks like he just turned his hand while holding the 3 fingers out. Pretty cool little optical illusion, actually. I knew Brands was magic!

I didn't know that! My bad. Still, I say take the money when you can take it.

If he can't afford to pay. College isn't free.

I say make hay while the sun is shining. Those boys could have a career ending injury well before finishing an IVY degree, then where would they be without an education OR money? Take the money and concentrate on your education at whatever school you go to. Much respect to the Ivy league for it's principled stance and I understand the value of an education, but from what I understand the NIL money some of the wrestlers get is truly lifechanging. Imagine 4 years of getting good NIL money, you could graduate and go to any school in the Ivy league.

Man was I wrong. OSU showed up to wrestle. Why didn't Ayala wrestle?

When did he do that? I didn't see it.

He's on the way up.

Good call, but don't you think Alirez sitting out last year might make him a little rusty?

Who do you think will beat him?

The Brands do great work with the little guys as everybody here knows. I think it finally "clicked" for Cruz. He may only be 7-5, but I think he'll be a tough out the rest of the year and I think he AAs this year.

Nope.

I think Kasak will win the NCAA title this year, so Harer did pretty well only losing 4-0. I had no idea his HS record was so ridiculously impressive.

Can't remember, sorry.