Hillbilly Jim

I think Paddy would really really struggle at 174. I don’t see him up that high. Birden has the frame for it and he needs to get stronger anyway. If Cannon is the 165, and that is a big if, —I think Paddy will be out or looking to the portal.

But the real question is for the good of these kids—does it have to be that way?

And what about Vasquez? How is he not seeded top 8 either?

Sorry to hear. Loved his posts and his Blog. He will be missed. RIP.

No Carter Young or Jesse Vasquez?? 149 Pounds Colin Realbuto – Northern Iowa Paniro Johnson – Iowa State Willie McDougald – Oklahoma Gabe Willochell – Wyoming Gavin Drexler – North Dakota State Paul Kelly – Cal Baptist Logan Gioffre – Missouri Benji Alanis – Northern Colorado

A follow up question to this: when considering At-Large NCAA bid after conference tourneys, when they consider win percentage, is that before or after the conf tourneys where most guys needing at large bids will take 2 more losses?

Flynn dec McCrone 3-0 Davino dec Wells 3-3 Mendez maj VV 3-7 D’Emelio dec Roberts 3-10 Cannon Dec Askey 6-10 Sparks dec Paddy 9-10 Kharchla dec Whiting 9-13 McEnelly maj dec RR 13-13 Salazar dec Shumate 16-13 Gable maj Feldman 20-13 I got the Gophers in this one unless McCrone and/or Gallagher can come thru for the Bucks (and they can limit the bonus).

We can revisit this next fall. Watters must be over 6 ft tall with wide shoulders—I have stood right next to him. And not only will Watters and Webster not be 149 in several years…they likely won’t even be 149 next year.

Virtually zero chance Watters and Webster will make 149 by then. They are two of the most massive 149’s I have ever seen.

Wt Winner Method PSU Iowa 125 Lilledahl Dec 3 0 133 Ayala Dec 3 3 141 Bartlett Dec 6 3 149 VanNess Dec 9 3 157 Teemer Dec 9 6 165 Mesenbrink Maj. Dec. 13 6 174 Haines Dec 16 6 184 Starocci Dec 19 6 197 Buchanon Dec 19 9 285 Kerk Maj. Dec. 22 9

Mich or VA Tech

Brandon Cannon.

Earl--I think it comes down to incentivizing wrestling--or more specifically removing disincentives. One thing that would help is a system that only incentivizes WINS--and increases that incentive for QUALITY WINS. The issue now is that losses--particularly bad losses to low ranked guys or stud redshirt true freshman without much ranking--is a killer. Further, if you have a high ranking, you don't need to do much to keep it. Why not incentivize wins and quality wins--don't punish losses at all? Just seed based on who has the most winning weighted for quality. This way guys will be encouraged to get as many wins as they can--particularly the wins over studs--and no downside for losing. Put in some guardrails for allowable number of matches so guys don't wrestle too much (25-30?). Guys will want ALL the matches and the ducking will be gone. Just a thought.....

Key word is incentivize--or remove disincentives. One thing that would help is a system that incentivizes WINS--and increases that incentive for QUALITY WINS. The issue now is that losses--particularly bad losses to low ranked guys or stud redshirt true freshman without much ranking--is a killer. Further, if you have a high ranking, you don't need to do much to keep it. Why not incentivize wins and quality wins--don't punish losses at all? Just seed based on who has the most winning weighted for quality. This way guys will be encouraged to get as many wins as they can--particularly the quality wins--and no downside for losing. Put in some guardrails for allowable number of matches so guys don't wrestle too much. Guys will want the matches and the ducking will decrease. Just a thought.....

#1: 184 Parker Keckeisen #2: 174 Dean Hamiti #3: 165 Terrell Barraclaugh #4: 285 Nick Feldman #5: 133 Zeth Romney #6: 141 Tagen Jamison #7: 125 Vincent Robinson #8: 149 Carter Young #9: 197 Christian Carroll #10: 157 Teague Travis Darkhorse: 141 Aden Valencia