TylerDurden

Over his career, that's probably true. Every win in the semis and final is over another All-American (that's eight without doing anything else). Guys you beat in the quarters have some work to do on the back side and those who he beat in the first/second rounds have to win a ton to make AA. I may take a look at this and put a list together to see who the other seven were.

Parris probably wrestled the toughest competition of all the candidates. Heavyweight was loaded with guys with world-level accomplishments and Parris beat damn near all of them this year. He also wrestled 33 matches this year, more than any other finalist, and had 11 pins, which leads the finalists. Base off of the stated criteria, the only other candidate with a case is Starocci. 1 – Record - if you lost, you are behind Parris here (Vito, Yanni, KOT, Brooks) 2 – Dominance/Bonus-Point Percentage - Of the unbeatens, only Starocci, Alirez and AOC have a better bonus percentage than Parris. Brooks (67 v 64) is the only wrestler with a loss that tops Parris in percentage. None have as many pins. 3 – Quality of Competition - Parris won 10 matches this year against the top eight finishers. There were four world champs and six world medalists at his weight. 4 – Sportsmanship - This is the most subjective, but c'mon, Parris is a nice guy to boot.

Sources: NIL issue - didn't get paid for the photo. He told the NCAA to stick it.

I don't know if Bouzakis is heading out of Columbus, but he and Mendez look like they could be career 133lbers, something OSU was hoping wouldn't happen. That's a problem when you have so much money tied up in them. Something has to give. Reports are Mendez isn't a guy who can pack on weight, so moving up might be hard for him. Bouzakis is not a tall person. Can't see him at 141 and I'm not sure 125 is an option either. Could Mendez make 125?

Starocci had a great year and is really impressive, but his quality of competition this year was not as good as what Parris faced. Parris beat (by NCAA seeds and scanning through trackwrestling brackets) the No. 2, No. 3 (3x), No. 4 (2x), No. 7, No. 9 (2x), No. 11 (2x), No. 17 (2x), No. 18, No. 20, No. 23 (2x), No. 29, No. 31, and No. 32. Nine of his matches this year were against top-10 NCAA seeds. Twenty matches were against NCAA Qualifiers. He beat five of the seven other placers at his weight a combined 10 times. Starocci, by comparison, be the No. 2 (2x), No. 4, No. 6, No. 8 (2x), No. 11, No. 12, No. 17 (2x), No. 19, No. 20, No. 30, No. 31, No. 33 (2x) Six matches against top-10 NCAA seeds 16 matches against NCAA qualifiers He won five matches against the seven other placers. Also, the sportsmanship is not a push for the DJ Washington match alone. Parris clears there. Heart is pretty subjective, but Starocci definitely didn't be Kemerer this year, if that's what you're implying. The only true edge Carter has is past NCAA credentials, if you ignore the Junior World title Parris won. I'd hear an argument for Starocci to win the Hodge, but I think it should go to Parris. If you go down the list: 1. push, both unbeaten 2. Parris pinned 11 guys this year, Starocci pinned five. This one isn't close. 3. Assuming your percentages are correct, Starocci has the edge, but...Parris wrestled nine more matches against better opponents and have more than double the falls. This is a push, honestly. 4. Starocci has better NCAA finishes. 5. Parris. 6. Parris 7. This is a useless, subjective criteria. Parris got healthy and mauled his opponents in the NCAA Tournament. Call this a push.

That would be an interesting development.

It may not be a relevant story for next year, but I think Ohio State is going to have a bigger problem than they originally thought they might with Mendez and Bouzakis. It seems like they're basically both built to be career 133lbers. Mendez wasn't a big 133 this season and, to me, looked a little small in some matches. Reports had the plan for Mendez to move up to 141 lbs after a redshirt, but I'm not sold on that working out. Any Ohio State people have an insight?

Everyone thinks everyone else is wrong about everything. Folks don't trust the media, except when it confirms their bias. Religion is great, as long as it's yours. My side good, your side bad. Social media censors, or does it amplify? Person X is lying, or are they? What is true? Do you even need something to be true? Facts are facts, unless you have alternative facts. 2+2=5 Everyone is a victim. We're all stuck in an algorithm. Can we lock this thread now?

That's a nice team. I'm eager to see what Seltzer can do after his redshirt.

Do you see the irony in this post?

This thread is wild. Lots of victims. Lots of deflection.

Give it a rest. You're trolling. We all see it. I'm guessing this is one of multiple accounts you have on this site. No one believes that this situation brought you to this board.

Those who run the Ivy League value education over athletics. That's not a bad thing, IMO. The athletes know what they're signing up for.

The real question is why Supreme Technique decided to make an account to post on this topic and behave in such an intentionally obtuse manner. Is that you, Mr. Brooks?

Because they didn't say what Brooks did. It's simple, really.

No, he doesn't. But he'll probably win as a lifetime achievement award. Parris had a superior season.

Overall, this was a good finals. One main thought: Reviews have to be faster. Coaches are throwing bricks to reset matches. Also, we don't need 10 matches to take 3 hours.

Calling it now: Sasso decks Yanni.* *I don't really believe this. Unless it happens

Alirez is 100% Greeley

Sasso is about to shock the world, based on how these matches have gone.

Looked like 4 to me...but this review is taking way too long

I thought he did, then gave up reversal and 4 backs.

Woods/Alirez should be fun

Apparently, Vito isn't most guys.

Maybe he should have? Vito might have missed his ankle.