The wildly overrated BIG received 90 of 330 spots which is 27.3%. Then they provided to win 36 out of 80 AAs, which is 45.0%. Wildly overrated, ROTFLMAO
And coming off a bout with Covid per his Instagram.Yeah, Howard will not improve even though he will get a full year of actual practice and working out in the room rather than going 2-2 after a limited practice/workout schedule post shoulder surgery, where his 2 losses were to the 3rd and 5th place finishers.
Don’t forget he was also coming off of covid..Yeah, Howard will not improve even though he will get a full year of actual practice and working out in the room rather than going 2-2 after a limited practice/workout schedule post shoulder surgery, where his 2 losses were to the 3rd and 5th place finishers.
Oh, was everyone not able to lift and drill because they were rehabbing a surgically repaired shoulder? If so than my bad and I agree with you.Don’t forget he was also coming off of covid..
and yep everyone will improve with a full year of practice.. just saying 125 will be even more loaded next year.
....neither got close to AA'ing just as I predicted. Ditto Baby Brands - predicted mid-season that he would come nowhere near AA'ing (and that he wouldn't even reach Blood Round) and that he was wildly over-rated. Forget about how insanely high he was ranked after he beat Venz, but he went into NCAAs as the 12th Seed despite having all kinds of losses on his resume!
Part of the problem with the NCAA seedings at both these weights (125 & 184) was not only that some individuals from B1G (actually, individuals for certain teams) were wildly overated, but the B1G as a whole was wildly overated as a Conference at several weights relative to the rest of the nation. Again, not just 125 and 184, but 149 is another that comes to mind (complete joke that Murin was a 12-seed with a 6-5 record -- Murin shouldn't have even been at NCAAs after going 0-2 and placing tied for last at B1G Championship!, let alone being as high as a 12-seed). Brands was a 12-seed at 184 despite having an 8-6 record going into NCAAs! Joke!
I'm sorry to have to ask, but are you actually a Pat Mineo burner account?....neither got close to AA'ing just as I predicted. Ditto Baby Brands - predicted mid-season that he would come nowhere near AA'ing (and that he wouldn't even reach Blood Round) and that he was wildly over-rated. Forget about how insanely high he was ranked after he beat Venz, but he went into NCAAs as the 12th Seed despite having all kinds of losses on his resume!
Part of the problem with the NCAA seedings at both these weights (125 & 184) was not only that some individuals from B1G (actually, individuals for certain teams) were wildly overated, but the B1G as a whole was wildly overated as a Conference at several weights relative to the rest of the nation. Again, not just 125 and 184, but 149 is another that comes to mind (complete joke that Murin was a 12-seed with a 6-5 record -- Murin shouldn't have even been at NCAAs after going 0-2 and placing tied for last at B1G Championship!, let alone being as high as a 12-seed). Brands was a 12-seed at 184 despite having an 8-6 record going into NCAAs! Joke!
If anyone ever wanted to argue that 2021 was a normal tournament, this would be Exhibit A.The team that was most over-ranked was probably Missouri. They brought all 10 wrestlers, 9 of them were given a top-11 seed, they finished with only 3 AAs.
Oh, I didn’t know he couldn’t lift or drill...Oh, was everyone not able to lift and drill because they were rehabbing a surgically repaired shoulder? If so than my bad and I agree with you.
Not a big deal, opinions with no facts is common.Oh, I didn’t know he couldn’t lift or drill...
Maybe I'm missing something, but you state that 20 top-8 seeds did not AA, then proceed to list 16 by seed. So something appears amiss.The NCAA Championships are crazy every year, with the upsets and surprises. Overall, another exciting tourney.
-- Twenty top-8 seeds did not AA, if my research is correct. That's 20 of 80, or 25%. Of those 20, there was 1-#1 seed, 1-#2 seed, 2-#3 seeds, 1-#4 seed, 3-#5 seeds, 4-#7 seeds, and 4-#8 seeds.
-- Among the 20 that replaced them as AA's were the following seeds; 2-#14 seeds, 3-#15 seeds, 2-#17 seeds, 1-#19 seed, 1-#21 seed, 1-#25 seed, 2-#26 seeds, and a #33 seed. Imagine that, 5 wrestlers seeded 21st or higher AA'd!
I'll check.Maybe I'm missing something, but you state that 20 top-8 seeds did not AA, then proceed to list 16 by seed. So something appears amiss.
Don't intend to be critical, just seek to understand ...
Removed the comment "if my research is correct". Now checked and double-checked . Corrected the version above, copied and pasted here...Maybe I'm missing something, but you state that 20 top-8 seeds did not AA, then proceed to list 16 by seed. So something appears amiss.
Don't intend to be critical, just seek to understand ...
Missouri is consistently over ranked EVERY single year..... makes no sense and it keeps happeningNice job of cherry picking a few kids who wrestled under seed, then extrapolating it to the entire conference.
What about?
McKee (Minn) was a 15 seed, he finished 3rd.
Duncan (Ill) was a 14 seed, he finished 5th
C Amine was an 11 seed, he finished 7th.
Turley (Rut) was 26 seed, he finished 8th
Beard was a 15 seed, he finished 7th
Orndorff was a 21 seed, he finished 8th.
Overall the Big Ten finished with more AAs than they were given top-8 seeds.
The team that was most over-ranked was probably Missouri. They brought all 10 wrestlers, 9 of them were given a top-11 seed, they finished with only 3 AAs.
Their schedule gets them ranked.Missouri is consistently over ranked EVERY single year..... makes no sense and it keeps happening
Thank you, very thorough, as usual.Removed the comment "if my research is correct". Now checked and double-checked . Corrected the version above, copied and pasted here...
The NCAA Championships are crazy every year, with the upsets and surprises. Overall, another exciting tourney.
-- Twenty-two top-8 seeds did not AA. That's 22 of 80, or 27%. Of those 22, there were 1-#1 seed, 1-#2 seed, 2-#3 seeds, 1-#4 seed, 4-#5 seeds, 5-#6 seeds, 4-#7 seeds, and 4-#8 seeds.
-- The 22 that replaced them as AA's were the following seeds; 2-#9 seeds, 3-#10 seeds, 3-#11 seeds, 1-#12 seed, 2-#14 seeds, 3-#15 seeds, 2-#17 seeds, 1-#19 seed, 1-#21 seed, 1-#25 seed, 2-#26 seeds, and a #33 seed. Imagine that, 5 wrestlers seeded 21st or higher AA'd!