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We actually didn't in the H2H, just the QF. If we are calling champ picks? Let me quote what I actually picked...

I don't think that is gross... I imagine all parties involved are quite hygienic.

I will do it. I will call her for you.

No reason other than they haven't put together their 'full' lineup yet. So zero reason for speculation on Blockhus, really. I really think if both squads put out their #1s this could be a dogfight. OSU would still be favored, but still.

Wresltestat has it as a OSU victory at 22-9, but it gives Bergeland the win at 141 and we might not see him: https://www.wrestlestat.com/compare/dual/57/oklahoma-state/42/minnesota 125 - Tossup, they are 1-1 against one another 133 - Heavily favor OSU here, but the score will be closer than the match us. Nagao us stingy. 141 - I think Young beats Bergeland if he shows and wins against whoever they throw out if otherwise 149 - Will we see Blockhus? I am taking VV if he does or doesn't show. 157 - G and Lee will be a very interesting match if it happens. Lee is a grinder who gasses people. 165 - Tossup. Sparks or Carlson can beat Sheets, but Sheets wrestles good, close matches and is plenty capable if the W. 174 - Plott in a match that the score is closer than the match looks. 184 - Whittlake via Decision on Salazar or Foy. The further in to the season we get the more comfortable Whittlake will be. 197 - Surber via domination on Joles. 285 - Doucet comfortably. It is hard not to see a blowout for the 'boys being as we haven't seen the Gofa lineup at it's peak strength yet.

Of the champions, I think Ramirez impressed me the most - honestly speaking. I was expecting some sort of hiccup that never came. He came out firing on all cylinders in every match. If he can do that without getting himself out of position like he did with Hamiti or Hall, his offense will help him place high.

Also, our little pick'em was sweet. I think it made it a bit more fun that it was the quarters, with that tiebreaker criteria. Perhaps we can try to do a bigger one for Midlands and/or the Scuffle? It being 8-8 and coming down to criteria was pretty sweet. It made the Kharchla loss bittersweet for me.

8/18 = 44.4% I am going to be harsh and weight your tOSU score as double. (6+2(2))/(10+2(8) = 38.4% My 10th grade grandson is getting a higher score in his sophomore college Calc II class. I jest, obviously. This is one of those tournaments where good coaches make the proper adjustments and their gents go deeper. For examples: Sasso looked amazing. D'Emilio looked good all things considering. Kharchla and Smith got a feel for extremes and got that out of the way. Romero got that Bolen loss out of the way - I had a feeling it was going to eventually happen... it won't happen again. The tiers that Hoffman and Orndorff are in are crapshoots. We know on their good days they can be the top of their tiers - this got the bad day out of the way for them.

I believe it should be called as stalling if it is stalling. Meaning a deliberate attempt to not wrestle. Just like if the bottom guy keeps just running out of bounds without trying to move laterally at all - or just something other than straight forward. I also think that bullshit where guys get on their knees and crawl around is negative wrestling. They get penalized in Freesttle for it, rightfully so. They should also get called in Folkstyle. It is negative wrestling.

@Ban Basketball has something to say about turtling up. He is the expert, errr correspondent, on the subject.

When they haven't won one in some 8-ish years? Yes.

While I am hoping that Saldate beats Monday today, I won't be picking it. Until Monday loses he should be #1. Who do you think beats him?

It all depends on style points. My opinion doesn't, matter though. This was a matter of factual statement: In NCAA competition this season Matthews is still undefeated. See above. Unless you mean in all of wrestling. If that is the case, then Yianni is on a two match skid and Matthews has lost multiple times since last college season finished. If you want to know my opinion on Matthews and Alirez, I am going Alirez all day. I was high on Alirez before he beat McKenna and am really hoping this is the year he puts it together.

Fair enough. I am not a Penn State insider, however I know more than most folks who don't care to follow wrestling too greatly. Some folks might have confused it for Greco, is all. The Ohio State has a bunch of Greco gents, after all.

I am thinking TCU and tOSU swap. TCU lost in OT and holds a win over the team they lost to as well. Add in it was an OT loss and I don't see them being penalized too greatly.

Nope. Let them win a B1G dual first. It has been a long, long time since that has happened.

Davison is the wrestler from Northwestern that Parris beat in the finals. Davidson is the wrestler from Nebraska that went 2-2 on the day wad eliminated in the Consi of 8 #1 by the Navy gent.

You are using Flo, which factored in the exhibition matches. Intermat, which did not - and was used for seeding purposes of Cliff Keen - has Matthews at #1 (still): https://intermatwrestle.com/rankings/college/141?

Davison and Hendrickson will be players come March. I liked what I saw. I did not like all the MFF. While I would hope against it... if it has a bill, waddles, and quacks...

Dr. Phil here with his jokes

You were repeating the OP, which listed off two Greco weights and one weight that doesn't exist.

Matthews is still undefeated on the season. Exhibition matches don't count towards his record.

I think it ends up being: 1 - Georgia 2 - Michigan 3 - the Ohio State 4 - TCU *This is pending the results of the SEC and B1G championship games.

No.