Just for kicks...PSU vs Iowa Dual this coming season...

[NittanyChris]

What the Heck? Why not? Here's how I'd call it. What do others think? Predictions, please.

25 Lee Fall Teske, Iowa 6-0
33 DeSanto DEC RBY, Iowa 9-0
41 Lee MAJ Murin, Iowa 9-4
49 Lugo DEC Verkleeren, Iowa 12-4
57 Berge DEC Young, Iowa 12-7
65 Joseph DEC Marinelli, Iowa 12-10
74 Hall DEC Kemerer, PSU 13-12
84 Rasheed MAJ Wilcke, PSU 17-12
97 Conel DEC Warner, PSU 20-12
HW Cassar MAJ Cassioppi, PSU 24-12

WE ARE!!!

 

[PSUer1989]

Cenzo is due for a win against the Bull!

 

[Foreverinbluejeans57]

Obviously 33 and 97 can flip flop, but seems about right. I think Iowa is dying on the wrong hill thinking young is a win over Berge. Berge is going to buzzsaw most of the field this year

 

[NoVa Lion]

What the Heck? Why not? Here's how I'd call it. What do others think? Predictions, please.

25 Lee Fall Teske, Iowa 6-0
33 DeSanto DEC RBY, Iowa 9-0
41 Lee MAJ Murin, Iowa 9-4
49 Lugo DEC Verkleeren, Iowa 12-4
57 Berge DEC Young, Iowa 12-7
65 Joseph DEC Marinelli, Iowa 12-10
74 Hall DEC Kemerer, PSU 13-12
84 Rasheed MAJ Wilcke, PSU 17-12
97 Conel DEC Warner, PSU 20-12
HW Cassar MAJ Cassioppi, PSU 24-12

WE ARE!!!

That looks pretty good, however, as of today I would have Young as a favorite over Berge for a final score of 21-15. 149 and 165 could also go the other way. A fully healthy Kemerer vs Hall should be a great match.

 

[pish69]

Lee dec Teske 3-0 Iowa
RBY pin DeSanto 6-3 PSU
Lee pin Murin 12-3 PSU
Verk pin Lugo 18-3 PSU
Berge pin Young 24-3 PSU
Cenzo pin Bull 30-3 PSU
Hall pin Kem 36-3 PSU
Shak pin Wilcke 42-3 PSU
Beard pin Warner 48-3 PSU
Cassar pin Cassiopi 54-3 PSU

We score 170 points at NCAAs and run away with it. Ok, I’m done acting like some on HR.

In all seriousness I think the dual will be super close and can go either way. Still a lot of unknowns of what our lineup will be. I’m hoping it’s what I have above and then the following year unleash Brooks, Nevills, JLee, Starocci and Howard.

I can see us losing the dual, but I can’t see us losing to them in the NCAA tourney

 

[Chickenman Testa]

What the Heck? Why not? Here's how I'd call it. What do others think? Predictions, please.

25 Lee Fall Teske, Iowa 6-0
33 DeSanto DEC RBY, Iowa 9-0
41 Lee MAJ Murin, Iowa 9-4
49 Lugo DEC Verkleeren, Iowa 12-4
57 Berge DEC Young, Iowa 12-7
65 Joseph DEC Marinelli, Iowa 12-10
74 Hall DEC Kemerer, PSU 13-12
84 Rasheed MAJ Wilcke, PSU 17-12
97 Conel DEC Warner, PSU 20-12
HW Cassar MAJ Cassioppi, PSU 24-12

WE ARE!!!

I actually was daydreaming on drive home yesterday about tourney scoring after Antknee and his 20ish points committed, but I didn’t go through the weights. Maybe today, but it’s 9:15 my time and just want to go back to sleep

 

[nerfstate]

What the Heck? Why not? Here's how I'd call it. What do others think? Predictions, please.

25 Lee Fall Teske, Iowa 6-0
33 DeSanto DEC RBY, Iowa 9-0
41 Lee MAJ Murin, Iowa 9-4
49 Lugo DEC Verkleeren, Iowa 12-4
57 Berge DEC Young, Iowa 12-7
65 Joseph DEC Marinelli, Iowa 12-10
74 Hall DEC Kemerer, PSU 13-12
84 Rasheed MAJ Wilcke, PSU 17-12
97 Conel DEC Warner, PSU 20-12
HW Cassar MAJ Cassioppi, PSU 24-12

WE ARE!!!

Seems a bit optimistic for CHA, but I like it.

I'd say RBY has a shot, as does Verk and Young, and obviously Marinelli has more than a shot. I think a major for Lee and Cassar could be a stretch, but they'd definitely be the heavy favorites. Obviously, it's too early to tell for sure what about half our lineup is actually going to be too, so any prediction is a bit hair-brained at this point.

 

[El-Jefe]

100% safe prediction: Windshield over Bug.

 

[RoarLions1]

Close dual. Fans win.

 

[NittanyChris]

Obviously 33 and 97 can flip flop, but seems about right. I think Iowa is dying on the wrong hill thinking young is a win over Berge. Berge is going to buzzsaw most of the field this year

Berge is gonna be a beast at 157 this year. One of the most underrated guys going into 2020.

 

[STAND with PRIDE]

Berge over Young easy pick

 

[RD41]

Glad to see the optimism on here for Berge. Even though he is a 3x finalist, VJ needs to get a win over Marinelli before I would call him the favorite in a match up between the two. I realize this is a blue colored board but to this date Marinelli has found a way to get the wins. Regardless, it should be a great match.

 

[WildTurk]

Berge over Young easy pick

How is that an easy pick?

 

[McScoreley]

The only weights I see an outright favorite one way or another is 125 for Iowa, 141/174/285 for PSU.

S Lee, no explanation needed.
N Lee, Max wrestles him tough but I doubt he'll close the gap enough. Nick also seems to have fixed losing by getting caught with big moves now
Hall, I think KemDawg will be a beast at 174 but I can't see Mark losing to anyone but Zahid.
Cassar is the champ, I like Cass a lot but don't think he has much for Ant right now.

My analysis of the rest:
133: RBY wrestled DeSanto very tough the 2nd time around and should improve a lot, albeit, I'd say ADS is still the favorite for now.

149: Verk looked a lot better later in the season, the way Lugo wrestles, nobody is blowing it open one way or another. I think this one is a tossup.

157: I'll say Young is the favorite because just AAed and looked great at his natural weight. I think we'll see Berge look a lot better at 157 as well. This one will be close.

165: Bull is 2-0 against VJ so you can say he's the favorite but I think Cenzo learned how to beat him. Wrestle like he did the first 6 minutes against Bull in the BJC dual and be prepared to handfight a lot and do not bearhug him.

184: I know Shak majored Cash the last time they wrestled but who knows with his injuries now a days. If Shak is healthy and wrestles smart (so a lot of ifs), he is definitely the favorite.

197: I think Warner will be a lot better this season, I'm iffy on Conel's shoulder and being away from the sport for so long. Conel also might end up being Mr. March again (and I am totally okay with that) once he has a season in the room and he gets his legs back under him. If it's Beard here, I think he wins, Warner gets the better of him in freestyle but Beard is a hammer on top in folk and Warner got ridden bad by the Cal Poly kid at Nationals.

 

[diggerpup]

How is that an easy pick?

Because it’s our forum.

 

[STAND with PRIDE]

Because it’s our forum.

Thanks pup

 

[STAND with PRIDE]

How is that an easy pick?

How does an Iowa homer have so many likes on a PSU board?

Some things just defy logic.

 

[diggerpup]

How does an Iowa homer have so many likes on a PSU board?

Some things just defy logic.

Wild Turk is kinda like a dirty politician.

He says one thing in public, but does another behind your back.....

... and even the worst candidate can fool ~40% of the voters

 

[IaGodsCountry]

All the PSU sophomores and freshmen get Carvered, Hall gets Carvered for a 2nd time... 24-9 Iowa go Hawks!

 

[diggerpup]

All the PSU sophomores and freshmen get Carvered, Hall gets Carvered for a 2nd time... 24-9 Iowa go Hawks!

Well, that’s still better than the shutout you guys were handing us.

 

[IaGodsCountry]

No shut out for us...we'll probably rest a couple starters

 

[diggerpup]

No shut out for us...we'll probably rest a couple starters

Yep. Makes sense for you guys.

Need to be fresh to break 150pts in late March.

 

[McScoreley]

All the PSU sophomores and freshmen get Carvered, Hall gets Carvered for a 2nd time... 24-9 Iowa go Hawks!

Last time Hall got Carvered, he won a National Title about 3 months later. I think he'll make that trade again.

 

[WildTurk]

Wild Turk is kinda like a dirty politician.

He says one thing in public, but does another behind your back.....

... and even the worst candidate can fool ~40% of the voters

A dirty politician? Really?

 

[WildTurk]

How does an Iowa homer have so many likes on a PSU board?

Some things just defy logic.

I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.

 

[Hotshoe]

I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.

How is it we keep missing banning you? We ban everyone ya know. And autocorrect is no excuse for Carl's name.

 

[WildTurk]

How is it we keep missing banning you? We ban everyone ya know. And autocorrect is no excuse for Carl's name.

That's because you like me! People in Iowa called him Carl long before you worshipped him in PA. It's really not that big a deal is it? Don't fret however, your own Slushead is doing his best to police your 2nd favorite board to visit. You are in good hands

 

[86PSUPaul]

Wild Turk is kinda like a dirty politician.

He says one thing in public, but does another behind your back.....

... and even the worst candidate can fool ~40% of the voters

Plus he talked about his new kid, who wouldn’t give him a bunch of likes for those posts?

 

[Hawkeye4lifee]

Lee pin teske 6-0
Desanto dec rby 9-0 toss up though rby is improving
Lee dec murin 9-3
Lugo dec verk 12-3
Young dec berge 15-3 psu fans might think berge is gonna beat everyone, but his results dont show that.
Marinelli dec joseph. 18-3 marinelli is clearly expaning the gap here
Hall dec kemerer. 18-6 Hall manages to beat everyone not named valencia consistantly. Kemerer is probably around amines level
Rasheed majors wilcke 18-10
Warner dec conel 21-10 anyone who watched warner in the past knows something was up last year. Beard is not beating warner.
Cassar pins cassioppi 21-16

 

[STAND with PRIDE]

Lee pin teske 6-0
Desanto dec rby 9-0 toss up though rby is improving
Lee dec murin 9-3
Lugo dec verk 12-3
Young dec berge 15-3 psu fans might think berge is gonna beat everyone, but his results dont show that.
Marinelli dec joseph. 18-3 marinelli is clearly expaning the gap here
Hall dec kemerer. 18-6 Hall manages to beat everyone not named valencia consistantly. Kemerer is probably around amines level
Rasheed majors wilcke 18-10
Warner dec conel 21-10 anyone who watched warner in the past knows something was up last year. Beard is not beating warner.
Cassar pins cassioppi 21-16

You give Warnerov a mulligan because “ something was up last year” , yet you dont think Berge cutting 10-12 pounds is a big deal? What is Young doing RIGHT NOW? Berge is training for Worlds. Check the credentials, and you will see last years Berge was far from normal. Young aint beatin a non-starved Brady Berge.

The rest of the picks look good, and even kinda surprised of your 285 guess.

 

[nitlion6]

100% safe prediction: Windshield over Bug.

So what makes you believe Cael and Tommy B are going to square off?

 

[nitlion6]

Lee pin teske 6-0
Desanto dec rby 9-0 toss up though rby is improving
Lee dec murin 9-3
Lugo dec verk 12-3
Young dec berge 15-3 psu fans might think berge is gonna beat everyone, but his results dont show that.
Marinelli dec joseph. 18-3 marinelli is clearly expaning the gap here
Hall dec kemerer. 18-6 Hall manages to beat everyone not named valencia consistantly. Kemerer is probably around amines level
Rasheed majors wilcke 18-10
Warner dec conel 21-10 anyone who watched warner in the past knows something was up last year. Beard is not beating warner.
Cassar pins cassioppi 21-16

Yeah. Sounds about right for a 0Hawk believer. Chances are that back in April you were seeing it at something like 42 - 0 Hawks. The closer we get to mat time your focus will sharpen up.

 

[Hawkeye4lifee]

You give Warnerov a mulligan because “ something was up last year” , yet you dont think Berge cutting 10-12 pounds is a big deal? What is Young doing RIGHT NOW? Berge is training for Worlds. Check the credentials, and you will see last years Berge was far from normal. Young aint beatin a non-starved Brady Berge.

The rest of the picks look good, and even kinda surprised of your 285 guess.

What has berge done folkstylewise that shows he will beat young?

 

[Hawkeye4lifee]

Yeah. Sounds about right for a 0Hawk believer. Chances are that back in April you were seeing it at something like 42 - 0 Hawks. The closer we get to mat time your focus will sharpen up.

I knew we would get pounded, try again

 

[WEAREPSU_LI]

Why is Conel starting? That doesn't seem like it would happen at all.

 

[STAND with PRIDE]

What has berge done folkstylewise that shows he will beat young?

I dare you to compare their high school FOLK record, then when you’re done with that, tell me what YOU think 1 time state champ Kaleb Young has done folkstyle wise that makes you think he can beat a non starved Berge.

 

[jrod65]

tell me what YOU think 1 time state champ Kaleb Young has done folkstyle wise that makes you think he can beat a non starved Berge.

I would imagine that he would tell you that Young is a returning all-American in folkstyle at 157 and Berge is not. We will soon find out just how good Berge can be at a higher weight, but most would think that "on paper" Young is currently the favorite.

 

[STAND with PRIDE]

So be it, I can wait

 

[STAND with PRIDE]

Why is Conel starting? That doesn't seem like it would happen at all.

News to me too...

 

[Hawkeye4lifee]

I dare you to compare their high school FOLK record, then when you’re done with that, tell me what YOU think 1 time state champ Kaleb Young has done folkstyle wise that makes you think he can beat a non starved Berge.

High school results are irrelevant since they have both completed multiple seasons. Young has clearly gotten far better since highschool