To be honest, I don’t see a ton of upside on this roster. Feldman has some. 125 has some I suppose. But I think Welsh overachieved in a very weak weight class. And by no means will Birden ever see 149 again. He is like 6 ft tall and I think went 165 this season. I suppose he is an upgrade over Hepner. PSU will kill them in the Tournament.
Maybe--but Chittum doesn't look that big to me. And Paniro doesn't look like a 157 either. And it is hard to say where Paniro will be in the fall after being out all year. Will be interesting....
I don’t know what makes me lose more respect for Cornell Wrestling: a) the ducking; or b) Grey’s sad excuse message—dude is literally ducking the duck issue.
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Just thinking out loud, but what about keeping seeds and incentivizing wins and quality wins--don't punish losses at all? Just seed based on who has the most wins 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.
I wouldn't say any weakness--but was it my imagination or did you notice once the score got lopsided that Andonian was kind of playing and toying with positions? Like he wasn't looking to pull the trigger or score--just looking for some big move openings to exploit next time....
Good question--but I guess if he can make 157, I don't see anyone they have that he wouldn't handle after Franek is gone. And honestly, I'd actually like to see that matchup with Franek once PK gets into wrestling shape.