Agreed. These 6 need to take care of business tomorrow morning.
I think Penn State sends all 6 to the semis tomorrow, and I’m also fairly confident Ohio State sends their 5 from the quarters to the semis. The difference, or separation I shall say, is gonna be what it always comes down to with Penn State.... bonus points.
Penn State has 2 likely pins with Nolf and Nickal. Guaranteed pins from multiple wrestlers in the quarters...SMH. The way Nick Lee is Wrestling I wouldn’t be surprised in the least if he majors Murin. Cenzo and White always wrestle a good tight match but a Cenzo major wouldn’t shock anyone. Hall could major Lujuan but most likely will win by decision. Cassar will probably major Hillger too. So realistically in tomorrow quarters, Penn State will almost assuredly bonus 157/197/HWY, with majors realistic at 141/165/174.
I think Pletcher gets revenge on Phillipi tomorrow and his match will be the toughest roadblock for all 5 making the semis. That’s great, but there will be no real bonus threat beyond majors from OSU’s top dogs. I think the difference in this tournament is Penn State’s 2 top guys who will most likely tech and pin their way through most of the tournament.
133: 0% chance of bonus here.
141: McKenna could realistically bonus McKee, in fact I expect that to happen.
149: Micah could major Lugo but I look for this to be a close match and a win via decision.
184: Ohio State’s top dog Myles Martin could just hold Preisch to a decision, with a chance of majoring him. Here lies the separation between the 2 teams. Penn States top dogs are favored to pin their opponents, which is just insane when you think about it!
197: Moore has a decent chance at a major.
To keep close through the quarters, Ohio State is gonna need to at least major and bonus 4 out of their 5 weights, and advance all 5.... to stay within reach of 2 likely pins, a major and 6 total advancing.Then they need to hope 141/165/174 go via decision tomorrow for Penn State. If Penn State bonuses atvall weights, they will start to pull away tomorrow after he quarters IMO.