Is FLO nuts or am I?

[82bordeaux]

In their article "5 matchups we hope go down at Southern Scuffle", this is number three:

#7 Shane Griffith (Stanford) vs Carter Starocci (Penn State)
Like his teammate you read about above, Shane Griffith burst onto the scene last year in Chattanooga with a third-place performance and a narrow loss to Vincenzo Joseph in a match that was decided by just a takedown. Now, Griffith enters as a top 10-ranked wrestler, and Penn State redshirt Carter Starocci is looking to do what Griffith did one year ago....

Griffith is 165 and Starocci is 174. How is this matchup happening???

 

[west2east]

In their article "5 matchups we hope go down at Southern Scuffle", this is number three:

#7 Shane Griffith (Stanford) vs Carter Starocci (Penn State)
Like his teammate you read about above, Shane Griffith burst onto the scene last year in Chattanooga with a third-place performance and a narrow loss to Vincenzo Joseph in a match that was decided by just a takedown. Now, Griffith enters as a top 10-ranked wrestler, and Penn State redshirt Carter Starocci is looking to do what Griffith did one year ago....

Griffith is 165 and Starocci is 174. How is this matchup happening???

If you read the whole article it says Starocci matches have all been at 174.So they were hoping Starocci dropped to 165

 

[82bordeaux]

If you read the whole article it says Starocci matches have all been at 174.So they were hoping Starocci dropped to 165

The article was published yesterday. What kind of decent plan did they think was going to happen?

 

[jschrantz]

In their article "5 matchups we hope go down at Southern Scuffle", this is number three:

#7 Shane Griffith (Stanford) vs Carter Starocci (Penn State)
Like his teammate you read about above, Shane Griffith burst onto the scene last year in Chattanooga with a third-place performance and a narrow loss to Vincenzo Joseph in a match that was decided by just a takedown. Now, Griffith enters as a top 10-ranked wrestler, and Penn State redshirt Carter Starocci is looking to do what Griffith did one year ago....

Griffith is 165 and Starocci is 174. How is this matchup happening???

I treat Flo like I treat ESPN for college football, I go there to watch the action but not to hear anything else

 

[pawrestlersintn]

In their article "5 matchups we hope go down at Southern Scuffle", this is number three:

#7 Shane Griffith (Stanford) vs Carter Starocci (Penn State)
Like his teammate you read about above, Shane Griffith burst onto the scene last year in Chattanooga with a third-place performance and a narrow loss to Vincenzo Joseph in a match that was decided by just a takedown. Now, Griffith enters as a top 10-ranked wrestler, and Penn State redshirt Carter Starocci is looking to do what Griffith did one year ago....

Griffith is 165 and Starocci is 174. How is this matchup happening???

Why does the answer have to be mutually exclusive?

 

[CholleyVandine]

Bratke was probably busy with research for the next Alien Hour and didn’t realize there is an undefeated Penn State freshman in the actual 165 bracket so there was no need to hope that the 174 pounder was going to drop to 165.

Why would Starocci/Griffith be more highly anticipated than Joe Lee/Griffith?

 

[west2east]

The article was published yesterday. What kind of decent plan did they think was going to happen?

Not sure why he put that matchup in the article.But he did say Starocci has wrestled all his matches at 174.As far as decent plan goes Starocci could go 165 today as long as he certified at 165

 

[82bordeaux]

Not sure why he put that matchup in the article.But he did say Starocci has wrestled all his matches at 174.As far as decent plan goes Starocci could go 165 today as long as he certified at 165

Are you saying weighs 165? I'd find that very difficult to believe. He may be able to get there, but it would take a little work.

 

[82bordeaux]

Why does the answer have to be mutually exclusive?

No doubt about that!

 

[STAND with PRIDE]

KRIMENY, WGAF what flo says. Lee is 65, and will most likely be our 65 for years to come. Ditto for CS at 174. I thought this was well-known.

 

[NoVa Lion]

Not sure why he put that matchup in the article.But he did say Starocci has wrestled all his matches at 174.As far as decent plan goes Starocci could go 165 today as long as he certified at 165

Could he go 165? He wrestled 174 less than 4 weeks ago so I doubt he would be eligible to wrestle 165 at the Scuffle. You can only lose 1.5% of your weight per week. It would be close. Depends on what he actually weighed in at for the GMU open.

 

[NoVa Lion]

KRIMENY, WGAF what flo says. Lee is 65, and will most likely be our 65 for years to come. Ditto for CS at 174. I thought this was well-known.

It is, just not by Flo apparently.

 

[west2east]

Could he go 165? He wrestled 174 less than 4 weeks ago so I doubt he would be eligible to wrestle 165 at the Scuffle. You can only lose 1.5% of your weight per week. It would be close. Depends on what he actually weighed in at for the GMU open.

Dec 7 was his last weigh in he could lose just over 9lbs between Dec 7-Jan 1.Im not saying he's gonna or even certed at 165

 

[NoVa Lion]

Dec 7 was his last weigh in he could lose just over 9lbs between Dec 7-Jan 1.Im not saying he's gonna or even certed at 165

Can he? The rules say 1.5% per week so that is less than 4 weeks so I only come up with 7.7 pounds he can lose in 3 weeks. The rules don't say anything (that I can find) about a period of less than a week so I'm not sure about the extra 4 days. If you could do that pro rata, then yes he could get just below 165. However, as you noted if he is not certified and 165 the point is moot. Not to mention since he was already entered in the Scuffle at 174 why in the world would Flo write an article about him competing at 165?

 

[dunkej01]

Not sure why he put that matchup in the article.But he did say Starocci has wrestled all his matches at 174.As far as decent plan goes Starocci could go 165 today as long as he certified at 165

Being difficult in the new year a resolution or a result?

 

[STAND with PRIDE]

Yes

 

[El-Jefe]

Who wants to see David Taylor vs. Griffith? DT's last college weigh-in was 4 years ago, plenty of time to drop to 165.

 

[STAND with PRIDE]

Who wants to see David Taylor vs. Griffith? DT's last college weigh-in was 4 years ago, plenty of time to drop to 165.

I just want to see David Taylor

 

[RD41]

Can he? The rules say 1.5% per week so that is less than 4 weeks so I only come up with 7.7 pounds he can lose in 3 weeks. The rules don't say anything (that I can find) about a period of less than a week so I'm not sure about the extra 4 days. If you could do that pro rata, then yes he could get just below 165. However, as you noted if he is not certified and 165 the point is moot. Not to mention since he was already entered in the Scuffle at 174 why in the world would Flo write an article about him competing at 165?

I imagine the descent plan is the same for college as HS, in that you are allowed to lose 1.5% per week but it also breaks the descent down per day. So once you weigh in you know each day what the lowest weight permitted by the plan. So yes, the extra 4 days would have a slightly lower permitted weight.

 

[matter7172]

Speaking of which, Starocci looks like a different person now than he did less than a year ago at 182 in the PIAA tournament.

 

[nitlion6]

Speaking of which, Starocci looks like a different person now than he did less than a year ago at 182 in the PIAA tournament.

You mean he always wrestled with a touch of nasty, now he seems more brutal?

 

[matter7172]

You mean he always wrestled with a touch of nasty, now he seems more brutal?

Nah. He was a lot less cut wrestling at 182.

 

[nitlion6]

Nah. He was a lot less cut wrestling at 182.

I knew what you were saying. I sense a slightly more brutal athlete developing.
Of course when I have to reduce my calorie intake (cutting weight) to get things below 200 I get meaner also.

 

[82bordeaux]

Speaking of which, Starocci looks like a different person now than he did less than a year ago at 182 in the PIAA tournament.

Yes, he definitely has more definition. He was always carrying a little excess weight at 182. But it was the match against Assad in the Classic where I thought "whoa, we really have something here". It's like he said to himself that he is top dog and the rest will have to work to knock me down. Some guys are mental champions and it sets them apart from the rest.

 

[El-Jefe]

It was no secret that he skipped 170, went from JR 160 to SR 182, for the challenge at a higher weight, and would be a college 174.