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The biggest loser here is Jax, he's gonna have to deal with Ono or Blaze now. 

Also, could this be the greatest recruiting class ever:
Ono, Blaze, Duke, Henckel, Cunningham, Desmond, Perry

If you think about it he doesn't have to figure out how to get out from bottom, he just has to figure out how to not get turned. Giving up one RT point isn't going to matter when he plays catch and release the other five minutes of a match. 

That being said, with his skills and as hard as he works he'll figure it out pretty quickly. He'll be working with some all-time hammers on top in the room (Zain, Nick Lee) which will accelerate his development. 

5 minutes ago, ionel said:

Not Hodge criteria.  

But it is, it might not be official but it is. How do you think Ringer won it when he beat Zain, it was based on past performand. Zain had more wins, an 89% bonus rate while Ringer's was 82%. 4xers always get it (unless there are two) so you have to give it to a 5xer. Carter is friggin' 25-0 in the NCAA tournament, if that doesn't win the Hodge then nothing should. 

Also Carter beat 6 of the other guys in the top ten while Hendrickson beat 4 and one was a hobbled Kerk.

9 minutes ago, ionel said:

Based on what criteria? 

Based on everything he's done. He hasn't lost a match on the mat for 4 years, only 5x champ, undefeated, 85% bonus rate. Both he and MM wrestled much tougher schedules in the Big Ten. You don't win the Hodge based on one upset, he spent the regular season coasting by being in the Big 12. 

Carter is the Hodge winner, Hendrickson is probably third behind him and MM.

Just now, headshuck said:

Portal transfer to Iowa?

If he asks for cash up front they might fall for it.

Just now, Pinnacle said:

Barr is a huge underdog, but 8 straight from Penn State won their last match. Maybe he can somehow, some way make it 9. 

He can't choose bottom so he's gotta be aggressive on his feet.

I think we know who gets the most gruesome ear award for 2025.

After the way Blaze stalled and played the edge against Kasak I hope that Taylor keeps this up and wins. 

This ref is a joke, Ayala should have been stalled out.

9 minutes ago, Boring said:

Trump showed up to make sure there were no trans women competing. Some of the wrestlers don't have facial hair and are suspect. 

I'm sure Carter's record will be taken away, he's a DEI champ. 

Just now, NormMacDonald said:

that was something.. they couldn't have waited until he was done with his interview?

Um, that would mean somebody else would be getting attention. 

Exactly how they do it in North Korea!

Bartlett and SVN definitely took their semis opponents lightly, they had Mendez/Lovett on their mind. 

AJ = Absolute Joke

Who is a bigger clown?
 

Arnold for calling out Starocci when he's barely a top-ten guy?

Cassioppi for saying he was going to break the all-time pin record?

Is he giving a rose to his choice?

The most impressive thing about Barr is his ability to use his brain to perfectly manage a match. 

If PSU's staff could coach up Cassar enough to beat him I have to think Kerk (who is better than Cassar) could at least make it interesting. And as i said before, if Kerk gets on top in the 3rd he might be able to put a ride on him.

I keep thinking that somebody might ride him. 

The kids who don't know the rules are actually kind of funny. The only problem with it is if a casual/non-wrestling fan were to hear them they'd actually know less about the sport than if they muted it.

3 hours ago, Threadkilla said:

Joe Sealey at 165, sounds like he;s ready to compete.  Cael said he is as advertised.  

Sealey lost a squeaker in TB 2-1 to Ferrari who everybody talks about as the next big thing. If you give me two guys who are basically equal in HS and one goes to PSU and the other to Iowa I'm taking the PSU guy to have a better career 10 out of 10.

4 minutes ago, BigRedFan said:

Might it have to do with the fact that Flo and track are neither hosting the brackets (something called Smoothcomp?) nor streaming (B1G+) this event?

ESPN is able to post lineups and scores from EPL games even though they don't broadcast them. Flo/Track are supposed to be bringing wrestling to the masses and there are a grand total of two college events happening this weekend. All they had to do was call somebody and get the brackets.

15 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

so this tournament is half over and we haven't seen any brackets yet?

Once again the powers that be are doing everything they can to keep fans in the dark. None of this makes any sense, Flo owns Track so why not just use one site for brackets and put somebody in charge who is at least marginally capable?