Looks like Blades got the 2 seed and will see Grote then Makoyed.
The way the seeds played out were as interesting as I could have hoped for.
I should see Blades and Welker VS Guilford and Makoyed. I have been wanting to see it since Blades and Welker were clearly ahead of them two seasons ago but Guilford and Makoyed have been putting in nonstop work the last year or so.
For anybody going for WTT at 61, 92, and 125 Top 7 is all that is required. Meaning that guys at 57, 86, 97, etc could also place up to 7th and go at a WTT weight as well.
I also think guys will play the 'Top 7' line and default out after that or just default out if they lose.
Lee, Suriano, Cox, Starocci all come to mind as those who I would not he surprised.
NIL also helps Michigan, too. I don't think he beats Walker anyways.
Two years on a campus can change one's perspective, though.
One thing to consider is that Dow, who wad also competing for the 174/184 spot is out too.
Two things:
A - The guy wasn't cutting much to make 157. In fact he said regularly that he weighed under 165 day after competition dates so it made very little sense to go 165 for Folkstyle. He has hollow bones and is just very disciplined. He isn't too big and he is plenty capable of beating the best. He was dismantling Pantaleo last time they wrestled before Pantaleo InjDef. JO was just a poor matchup for him.
B - It has been well known and established that he has been locked away in someone's (Shane Sparks) basement in a preservation effort towards posterity.
Ramos was 125 behind Schroder for Purdue and only went 133 because he got a free 'rona year - and honestly speaking Ramos must have respected the hell out of him because he was better. Even after competing at 133 NCAAs in 2022 he went 57 KG a few weeks later.
He left Minny because he didn't want to sit behind McKee until after next season and he didn't want to have to compete at 133 for at least three seasons.