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2025 Big Ten Tournament thread

Davis' combination of zero Neutral Offense and propensity to give up his legs is going to be lethal at Nationals...... again. You need more than toughness to do well at Nationals.... tough wrestlers are a dime a dozen at this level - honestly, they're all tough generally. Wrestlers with Neutral Offense against AA-capable opponents is much rarer...
His legs are way to easy to get to. Probably didn't care much in high school because he would just power to a counter . It's different at this level.
 
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The best lightweight room in the nation will place in only one of the first three weight classes.

(By place, I mean top 8. Cruz can still take the 9th and final allocation at 125. Schriever did not qualify for NCAAs.)
 
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Davis' combination of zero Neutral Offense and propensity to give up his legs is going to be lethal at Nationals...... again. You need more than toughness to do well at Nationals.... tough wrestlers are a dime a dozen at this level - honestly, they're all tough generally. Wrestlers with Neutral Offense against AA-capable opponents is much rarer...
Look back at Carter's redshirt year and his first year in the lineup. He was a bulldog, always moving forward, could ride, and had a lot of matches go 1-1 to OT or he would win a 2-0 match with an escape and riding time point against AA wrestlers.
Not saying Davis is Carter, but as you said, it is rare to have neutral offense against AAs. For a lot of guys Neutral Offense develops in their career. Being tough, riding and grinding out wins can play at Nationals (2021 Carter). Not everyone is going to win 17-2.
 
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