Can Daton Fix Actually Beat RBY?
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Can he? Absolutely.
Will he? Probably not in folkstyle.
Will he? Probably not in folkstyle.
Fix needs a change in scenery. I’m not sure all this OkSt drama will help Fix figure out the changes he needs to get past RBY.
It'll always be nerve wracking but RBY just seems to have figured out a way to not get taken down against top competition (call it stalling all you want, RBY clearly has figured out the rules to not get hit)
Last year was probably as good of a shot as any for Fix since RBY was clearly hobbled (ankle, hand, shoulder per his words)
Last year was probably as good of a shot as any for Fix since RBY was clearly hobbled (ankle, hand, shoulder per his words)
Fix would have a better chance in a dual meet of beating RBY. Cael's guys rarely lose in the semis or finals.
Though this may be semantics, it’s also accurate…CAN Fix beat RBY? Of course he can! Anything is possible.
But how likely is it that he’ll beat RBY? Quite unlikely. As we’ve seen twice already, RBY’s speed, defense and wrestling IQ are just too much for Fix.
Still, Fix is a top tier athlete and talent. If I had to give it odds, I’d say RBY wins 80% of the time. That still gives Fix a 20% chance, which isn’t 0%.
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But how likely is it that he’ll beat RBY? Quite unlikely. As we’ve seen twice already, RBY’s speed, defense and wrestling IQ are just too much for Fix.
Still, Fix is a top tier athlete and talent. If I had to give it odds, I’d say RBY wins 80% of the time. That still gives Fix a 20% chance, which isn’t 0%.
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Fix is a very good wrestler, but he’s spent over 24 total minutes in the NCAA finals and hasn’t scored an offensive point.
That is an amazing stat!
Yes it is, and it isn't like he wrestles for Brands either.
Believe it or not, Fix is also a pretty decent guy. I’ve got to root for RBY but it would be sad to see Fix go out as the first 4X finalist to never win a title.
I get the fixation on a Fix/RBY rematch. I’m fixated on the fact that we’re fixin to see if Fix can be fixed in March. RBY is a permanent fixture in the finals and I affix low odds of defeat given the transfixing power of his defense. Unless, of course, the fix is in. There ain’t no fixing that unfixable nonsense and I could see the crowd clamoring for crucifixion.
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I don't pay attention as much as you all do during the offseason. Is Vito Arujau confirmed to be going 133?
If so, I don't think it's a sure thing we even see Round 3.
I don't pay attention as much as you all do during the offseason. Is Vito Arujau confirmed to be going 133?
If so, I don't think it's a sure thing we even see Round 3.
This year and next. He used an Olympic red shirt during the Covid year which also I think was when he was also suspended by USADA.
Random thought, does anything think Fix is getting some HEW syndrome? I think he's declined a bit in the past year, particularly in free. I think he tech falls Gross with ease a year ago. Keep in mind Gross was close to getting teched by Mendez at trials so I don't think he made some insane jump either.
I wouldn't say it's HEW for Fix, I think it's a case of Gross being such a unique wrestler and the fact that Fix still doesn't really have a go to leg attack. At this point everyone has scouted his trip and trap arm gut, so sometimes he struggles to put up points once he's behind someone.
He actually did tech Gross last year, I think. I'd say typically guys do better against gross the more feel they get from him, so his win this year was pretty notable. It may not be HEW, but lately Stillwater sure doesn't seem to be the fertile environment for development it has been known for, and all the distractions have surely taken a toll on the entire system.
I could see him sitting through December. Longer is counterproductive in my book for a variety of reasons.
Because it is his "extra Covid year" and he has already graduated, it might be likely because why pay an extra semester of tuition for a few matches. He indicated the possibility of wrestling a tournament or two overseas in the fall so it adds up and would not be surprising.
Considering RBY is a smart kid and he had some initial reservations about coming back for the extra year I doubt he did so simply to wrestle. RBY strikes me as a kid with a plan, so just taking a guess RBY is probably getting a huge percentage of a full scholarship and is in grad school. I would expect to see him wrestle some fall matches.
Obviously Teske after a year in the Iowa room.
Arujau beat Fix in the 2021 Olympic Trials semis.
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