Winners Circle

3rd place run***

Appreciate this.

I am by no means an expert on the Bible, so I'm not going to pretend to be. But I AM a follower and believer of Christ. My whole Christian life I have been told to not judge others because it's not our place. Only God and Jesus have that power and right to do. So I'm not going to say you're wrong, but this is not my experience.

Let's let God and Jesus decide if the guy's a scumbag. We're all sinners. It's a disgusting act for any man to partake in, regardless of religious affiliation. I don't want to speak for the man, but I'm sure he's ashamed.

Checkmate buddy.

IT WAS AN UPSET THEN TOO!! Figs was seeded 8th and Ayala was seeded 3rd. So based on your logic, Brenden McCrone should be picked to beat Luke Lilledahl every match moving forward based on the fact that McCrone pinned him in the dual?

Lmao. Those losses are an indicator of what level he is right now (or was in March), that's how wrestling works. By losing to those kind of guys (and winning only 1 match at NCAAs), we KNOW FOR A FACT that he is not on the level Ayala is currently (or at least was in March). Does that mean Figs can't win the match against Ayala? Absolutely not. But it would be an UPSET.

Don't let Mr. Pastry get you riled up. That's his goal.

The most recent results are that Ayala is a returning runner-up and Figs went 1-2. What are you talking about? He lost to Trever Anderson and Tristan Daugherty, who no disrespect to them, Ayala would never lose to.

So you would rather use a reference point from TWO NCAA tournaments ago, instead of the most recent one? According to Wrestlestat, Ayala is ranked #3 and Figs is #8. FloWrestling has Ayala #4 and Figs #8. @Husker_Du hasn't updated Crystal Ball since Figs transferred, but he had Ayala 3rd and I don't see him having Figs higher than him. I'm not saying he can't do it. But it would abolsutely be an upset.

Find a new joke. You've used this one a few times and it's a bit played out at this point.

Already redshirted.

Ayala was 2nd at 133, Figs went 1-2 at 125. It would be an upset.

125: Spratley dec Peterson. 3-0 133: Ayala dec. Figs. 3-3 141: Jamison/Vega dec Bailey 6-3. 149: Swiderski dec Williams. 9-3 157: Robideau dec Alvarez. 12-3 . Caveat: If it's Teague, I'll say Alvarez dec. Teague. 9-6 &nbsp 165: Caliendo dec. Lockett. 12-6 (or 9-9) 174: PK dec. Facundo. 12-9 (or 12-9 ) 184: Ferrari dec. Ryder. 12-12 (or 15-9 ) 197: Merrill mdec. Endene 16-12 (or 15-13 ) 285: Keuter mdec. Doucet 16-16 (or 19-13 ) As a cowboy fan, I see a path, but I'm not holding my breath. The path includes: Alvarez not getting another year, Dee Lockett upsetting Caliendo, Ryder upsetting Ferrari, or Figs upsetting Ayala. I don't feel confident about any of those things happening (except maybe Alvarez not getting another year).

Central Michigan need a 133 with Spidle leaving?

Apologies. I wasn't aware that people thought this. Maybe you and I are in the minority, but I thought it was understood they have a solid team of coaches at different locations. But yes, they're doing a great job, that's for certain.

I'm not sure what you're getting at with this. I think all of us consider AWA one of the top wrestling academies in America. I'm not sure who isn't giving them credit where it's due.

I love looking into the weeds on this kind of stuff. I'm a junkie.

This got a good chuckle out of me. Bravo.

Yea the year he made the finals (2021), he beat Tyler Knox, Sam Herring, and Jax Forrest.

I was really high on him in HS. Took Luke Lilledahl to he brink in a S32 final once.

I actually don't like Bo or PSU. I didn't even know he lost, but am glad he did. He annoys the hell out of me. I've been on the record saying I'm an OKST fan.

@scourge165 Does it matter? I never understand why in the midst of one of the hottest threads, people who have...no real role come in and try and dictate what the appropriate forum would be to move this topic to. None of us have a real role here lmao. I also don't understand what the cute little quip was about him being a former wrestler or a former COLLEGE WRESTLER, as though they're mutually exclusive. Because this is a COLLEGE WRESTLING board, not a FORMER WRESTLER board. I don't know what your point is. What difference does it make to you? I also remember threads about the best HS Wrestlers ever...in the COLLLEGE WRESTLING forums. And that should not have been on this board either, but the HS wrestling board. If you're the ONLY person bothered by it, just suck it up...or...again, go to the MMA forum. I don't care about MMA, which is why I come to the COLLEGE WRESTLING forum, to get the news on COLLEGE WRESTLING. Pretty easy concept to grasp.

I figured. Which is why the OP put it on this board. Is he a former wrestler or a COLLEGE WRESTLER?

This thread could go on the MMA board no?