He's gotta get by 15 Lovett first.
NCAA's brackets, seeds and other discussions
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Amine is already practicing the circle shuffle 😏
Kai Orine could take Bouzakis out in the first round. He finished 7th last year. He started the year at 141 and dropped back to 133 in December.
I see Willie already crying on X over Husker seeds, specifically Pinto and Smith. Who coulda saw this whining coming? 😂
They met twice in 2023 at 165. Hamiti beat him 4-3 in the dual and beat him 9-6 at Big 10's that year.
Not feeling a mid-AA @133. BD went 4-2 at B1Gs for a 4th place finish. At Nationals, only 4 of the top 8 seeds are from the B1G. The math suggests that it is 50/50 whether Braeden makes it past the Blood Round imho. He won B1Gs last year and pretty much flopped at Nationals, so going 4-2 at B1Gs this year.....
Oh OK thanks. I still wouldn't be surprised if it happened.
Interesting match. Bailey isn't going to bore in so no throw by. Without the cheap TD Ayala can't wrestle from a knee and will have to chase a retreating Bailey. If I was game planning this one I would tell Ayala to center and circle, chose down for the escape and in the third look for Bailey to come out of his retreat and step forward in small increments. His throw-by should be there in the 3rd.
Be willing to take the 1-0 win.
Pinto is a scary 8th. He tries to hit home runs. Keegan will not want to roll with him. Pinto doesn't have the makeup to be safe and methodical. But he's scary in any given moment. I think he matches up better with Keegan than Levi.
PSU seed points projected this year are 21 points higher than last year.
Was this already said?
Seed points look to be:
PSU 157
IOWA 70
OKST 68
Seed points look to be:
PSU 157
IOWA 70
OKST 68
Hamiti was an eyelash from beating O'Toole. Hamiti has improved
That match Sunday night was fantastic.
So, agree to disagree re: Kennedy / Hamiti.
You just don't like that DT decided to get paid a few million to coach wrestling somewhere other than Penn St.
Import this into EXCEL format & email the file to that MSU158 clown.
Since Iowa has managed 1 second place finish when PSU is winning the team title i am going with Iowa consistency and figuring they finish 3rd or lower.
Nebraska or Okie State. Heck, if Cornell has a great tournament they could slide into second like last year.
Incontrera in the first round has some good wins so Kennedy needs to be ready. Has wins over 4 seed Thompson, 5 seed Ruiz, 14 seed Singleton, and 20 seed Braunagel
Bouzakis pinned him in 50 sec last year ... but that could've been a quick cradle for him, not necessarily indicative of this year's match.
Not so fast my friend. He faces the Carter slayer in round 1. Donnell Washington is Gabe’s proxy for CS. Looking forward to his twitter prediction of taking Washington’s head . . . then losing yet again. 🤣
Last year we had Carter projected to not AA so that would make sense.
I should’ve included perennial Top 32 Rutgers
at 9.5 seed points.
Stout vs Stout round 2 - Father’s dream or nightmare scenario?
Nightmare scenario. Only fun when it’s in the basement.
If Penn State wrestles to seed and matches their 34 bonus points from last year (with Carter wrestling on one leg) they would be looking at 191 points. Just let that sink in for a moment! Edit: two sources mentioned 34 points and one mentioned 35, so I modified my numbers accordingly.
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I like your thinking, 12 guys will definitely set the record. I still pull for Nevilles and Bearclaw, family is family.
Gotta think OKST will score 2.5 pts more bonus than Iowa.
@wrestleknownothing I brought your post over here from the Intermat forum because the data you posted is fascinating. I can't believe Penn State has an average seed of 2.6. That is crazy.
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Only four teams got the full slate in
Obviously good to qualify 10 wrestlers, but qualifying 10 studs is better:
Seed points:
Penn State 157
Cornell 47
Northern Iowa 46
Tom Ryan’s Express 36.5
@wrestleknownothing I brought your post over here from the Intermat forum because the data you posted is fascinating. I can't believe Penn State has an average seed of 2.6. That is crazy.
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Only four teams got the full slate in
That's got to be an all-time record for teams with 10 qualifiers.
It is incredible. All but one wrestler is expected to make the semifinals and that’s where the Nits excel with a win percentage of 80%+ during the Cael era. Best ever? Not sure but could definitely be.
Iowa peaked in August
I'm going with Oklahoma State for 2nd, and maybe by a big margin. They shit the bed at B12, which hurt their seeds. I'm going to say the majority of them outwrestle their seeds and move up the leader board.
Taylor has got to be preaching the same thing that Cael does. "We're not here to win B12. Put that behind you. Keep faith in your training. The Dance is what's important."
Taylor has got to be preaching the same thing that Cael does. "We're not here to win B12. Put that behind you. Keep faith in your training. The Dance is what's important."
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