NCAA Selection Show Missives, Opinions & Hopefully a Few Facts
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What seed did that kid Covid get? If he makes weight he could do some real damage. Let's hope he doesn't.
Schultz is not a gift lmao. I get it's easy to say he's beatable because he wins a lot of close ones but I feel going against "winners" (aka guys who find ways to get it done in the 3rd) is like a horrible matchup for Michael.
Well, by that standard: O'Toole beat one NCAA qualifier all year. Hartman beat the 13 seed and the 30 seed.
Also, NCAA is not using RPI this year. So Weber's "really, really tough loss" shouldn't be used against Wittlake. If anything, it should be used as a "body of content" against Weber.
Yeah, this.
Of the 4 top seeds, Schultz is perhaps the least bad draw.
In that context, a "gift" would be getting him 1 round later.
Yeah, I don’t see it. Lee is going to pin or tech every single person. Honestly if you lined up every kid in that bracket and did bull in the ring, I’m not sure he gets stopped. Kem, Marinelli, or Eierman will not all get upset and likely score some bonus points along the way. Throw in guys who have a chance to perform better than seeds (Desanto, Murin, Cass) and you have a recipe for a runaway. We are shooting for 2nd here. The sugar with our medicine is that it’s mostly PA kids.
I mean Brady could beat Kaleb and it'd be very annoying for Iowa obviously but it's not even the end of the world for them. That's how large of a cushion they have this year. Kaleb's points is more or less gravy for them.
Heinselman has always been undersized. Cutting is not an issue.
I think Marinelli has an enemy on the committee; he hasn't gotten a decent draw in the 3 NCAA tourneys he's wrestled. I'd much rather he have the 2 seed and battle through that group...much more doable. Alex has not done well at NCAAs and if he's not on his A game, this year could very well be more of the same and could make the team race that much closer, and I already believe it will be very close. I'm hoping for him; the guy deserves a little luck with his outstanding performances during the regular seasons and B10s. Also, he better find his offense as I just don't think one TD or no TDs as was the case in the Amine match is going to work with Griffith and Lewis. Come on, Alex...and Go Hawks!!
BTW, I think Howard's got his own enemy on the committee as they certainly didn't do him any favors either.
I stole/modified my conference brackets from this guy on HR: https://iowa.forums.rivals.com/threads/2021-ncaa-interactive-bracket.351303/
Yeah.. I know...no one is seeing it. I honestly get you and probably the right call. I'm predicting 2 champs and 8 AAs for Iowa. To me though, that's not going to spell a runaway for them. Will admit tho, most are thinking 3 or 4 champs.
The 10 day campus-wide lockdown would take them up until March 17. Does this impact their participation at nationals?
Does anybody have a line on the broadcast for Nationals? Usually ESPN has it on the schedule by now.....
I just looked. The NCAA site hasn't been updated (link).
However, ESPN lists it here as being on ESPN3, with coverage of each mat. This is how they usually air it.
I'm assuming/hoping nothing has changed regarding ESPN3, which is available on-demand to anyone that has access to watch ESPN through their cable subscription.
Final coaches ranking out this morning. https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public-s3/files/2021DIWR_CoachRank_Final.pdf Bartlett 29. Ed Scott is 30 so Bartlett should be the first alternate. If Alirez or Cobb drops out, Beau could get in. Not sure they publish the alternates.
I know, I want to say last year but I know that isn't right, TWO YEARS AGO, haha. They did redzone like show on ESPNU for sessions 1, 3 and 5 and had ESPN2 and maybe even full-blown ESPN for 2, 4 and the finals. If the mats are showing on ESPN, then that's a good sign. As long as we don't get stuck with friggin NoFlo.
Painful. Iowa will win on Lee, Desanto, Eirman, Marinelli, kemmerer and Cass alone. Warner, young, Murin and brands are just there for entertainment.
And just like some of us in the past, some of their fans will panic when a Murin or Young gets bumped into consis earlier than foreseen and start a panic
THEY NEED 8 SCORING WRESTLERS!
Not sure if this answers the question or not. No one there from the Big Ten.
NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee February 24, 2021, Videoconference Attendees:
Matt Azevedo, Drexel University, Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association. Bob Burda, Big 12 Conference. Karen Langston, California State University, Bakersfield, Pac-12 Conference. Andy Noel, Cornell University, Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association. Kyle Ruschell, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Southern Conference. Jennifer Tuscano, University of Pittsburgh, Atlantic Coast Conference.
All fan bases have their idiots. Iowa is not immune - neither is Penn State. It's just when the NCAA's come around the casual fan becomes more present. The knowledgeable and rationale understand the nature of the tournament and upsets happen.
Not so fast...I could easily see DeSanto losing to Phillippi in the quarters. Honestly, Marinelli doesn't have the best track record at NCAA's and he has a tough draw. If the Griffith of old shows up, look out.
Not disagreeing, though I would add that Howard earned his situation. By the time he gets to Schroder/Foley, nine wrestlers will have been eliminated from the competition, leaving 24 wrestlers. He's the 23 seed, so I'm not sure what is expected. Somewhere Howard has to win by upset to prevent a second round wrestleback elimination.
This could be good news for Bartlett.
Yeah I think the bigger problem is Howard is seeded too low to begin with (and I’ll throw in my common disclaimer that I’m not a PSU fan) after finishing 6th in Big Ten.
I guess I could see Ragusin being ahead of him, but not by 12 spots. I think Howard should at least be ahead of McKee (#15) who finished 8th at B10’s and Barnett (#19) who finished 10th (but yes did beat Howard).
Think he needs one more scratch. Ed Scott is definitely ahead of him in line.
I expect Desanto and cass to be in the consi’s but both pick up bonus points and end as high all Americans. Marinelli or Eirman could lose prior to the finals as well and those 6 iowa wrestlers would still account for 100+ points. PSU’s chance is an Iowa collapse with Tariq Wilson/Ronnie Perry like performances from a few of our guys. I’ll be rooting for it to happen.
I'm not even sure why we are going.
#crownthemchampsalready 🤼♂️🏅🏆🐏🐐🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊
