FLO - 133 Preview & Predictions
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IMHO, a good analysis by Vais/CP.
133 looks to be a really tough bracket, even if several of the guys listed to be in the top 8 by Vais/CP are relatively new to college wrestling.
133 looks to be a really tough bracket, even if several of the guys listed to be in the top 8 by Vais/CP are relatively new to college wrestling.
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Huh. Personally, I have Cortez better than 8th. I have faith in the "PSU bump", and PSU/NLWC have been gaining a lot of traction at lightweights the last few years.
Huh. Personally, I have Cortez better than 8th. I have faith in the "PSU bump", and PSU/NLWC have been gaining a lot of traction at lightweights the last few years.
You have Cortez better than 8th!! You're a Penn State fan!! No surprise
.Without the tinted lenses, good analysis by vais...my opinion.
You have Cortez better than 8th!! You're a Penn State fan!! No surprise
Without the tinted lenses, good analysis by vais...my opinion.
Honestly, I was a little surprised it was that high - I would have guessed somewhere in 10-16 range. Do I think he could go higher based on his track record? Absolutely. But I thought his initial ranking would fall 2nd 10 - no big deal really because you are going to move up or down pretty quickly based on mat results.
I don't really count his win over Conaway for much, quite honestly. It was early in the season and teammates always have trouble with other teammates.
I think Cortez is really solid but he needs to show that he has more offense than I've seen from him in the past. I worry that he will be one of those wrestlers who has a lot of 2-1 and 3-2 matches. It's difficult to run through the NCAA tournament and medal if you wrestling lots of extremely close, low scoring matches.
Hoping he has worked hard in the room this summer to improve his offense. He certainly has good partners who can show him the way!
I think Cortez is really solid but he needs to show that he has more offense than I've seen from him in the past. I worry that he will be one of those wrestlers who has a lot of 2-1 and 3-2 matches. It's difficult to run through the NCAA tournament and medal if you wrestling lots of extremely close, low scoring matches.
Hoping he has worked hard in the room this summer to improve his offense. He certainly has good partners who can show him the way!
This^. Despite being in a tough weight class, I think he will be one of our pleasent surprises. There was a lot of progression with Conaway and I'm thinking Cortez will surpass that. But then again I'm a Penn State homer so what do I know... (I do appreciate SHP's optimism.)
Coach described Jered this way to me early last year, shortly after arriving...I'll paraphrase...
Jered is an unorthodox wrestler that has confidence in his scrambling abilities. It gets him in trouble sometimes, so we'll tighten that up.
I personally believe the fans will fall in love with this young man, though he'll drive them batty taking some chances. My advice is take the good with the "not-so-good", especially early on, as there will be a lot more good from young Mr. Cortez.
Oh...and while he's a stretch for title contender, he's certainly an AA contender.
Jered is an unorthodox wrestler that has confidence in his scrambling abilities. It gets him in trouble sometimes, so we'll tighten that up.
I personally believe the fans will fall in love with this young man, though he'll drive them batty taking some chances. My advice is take the good with the "not-so-good", especially early on, as there will be a lot more good from young Mr. Cortez.
Oh...and while he's a stretch for title contender, he's certainly an AA contender.
Agree in all respects. A single one-point win over a teammate early in the season doesn't mean all that much. And Cortez has struggled to score points at times against better opponents, leaving little margin for error. So lots of questions to be answered.
The fact that he didn't lose to Conaway's tank is a really solid data point in itself.
If Cortez finishes 8th and Suriano 2nd, as Flo predicts, that would bode very well for our championship hopes.
Just curious, are you suggesting that the team expects them to finish higher than 2nd and 8th respectively?
Yes. Although it was made in jest, I would expect that if you asked Cael and Co if they would be satisfied with those results, they would not reply in the affirmative. Cael is already on record as saying he thinks Suriano can compete for a NC - I'd expect they are training to win it. Placing 8th would be a lesser result than PSU got last year at 133 - I don't think they would want to settle for that at all at this point.
And I don't think they are "hoping" for a title this year. I think they expect to win it.
I watched Austin all through high school here in Lake Lehman, as my Grandson wrestled at the same time.
However, while I think that it will be an interesting match with Cortez, I think that Cortez will prevail by major decision.
I would like to take the bus trip to West Point, but it gets back to SC too late.
However, while I think that it will be an interesting match with Cortez, I think that Cortez will prevail by major decision.
I would like to take the bus trip to West Point, but it gets back to SC too late.
Austin is doing well in school, and is at about 136 after practice. In the summer he was around 160lbs. He has 2 kids wrestling off with him for 133, but seems confident that he will win the weight class. Great kid, great family.
I remember that Austin's Dad was at mat side every time he wrestled, and that Dad helped coach the other wrestlers.
Wow, Austin cuts a lot of weight, likely well more than Cortez, although Cortez is quite tall.
oh, you guys. I know homerspeak goes a long way here, but I really don't mind Cortez as a starter. His style may not be my favorite, but he's a blessing considering the options PSU had before his transfer. I just don't think he's top 8 this year. PSU doesn't need 10 AAs. They don't need 8. It's fine. You're ok.
Now Vincenzo Joseph on the other hand. Beast.
Now Vincenzo Joseph on the other hand. Beast.
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