NCAA's - brackets, seeds and other pre-tournament discussions
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DeSanto was almost always a TD and rideout away from a SV opportunity against RBY, except when he was quitting because RBY kept cradling him. Despite some close scores DeSanto always appeared 3 steps and 10 points behind RBY. One match out of 4 or 5 has a close score. That is the one that has outlier written across but HR folks are delightfully hopeful. I like it when they get that way so close to reality's arrival.
Glazier was also a takedown away from being a national champion. Then he got ragdolled by Brooks in the followup.
My philosophy this week has been not to underestimate the strength of youth. The tournament is a grind.
133 is so full of landmines that I have a different result than you in almost every match. LOL. It's like 125 last year.
I have Davis losing to Brown then beating Bouzakis and losing to Van Dee. In the spot you had Davis, I have Brown facing McGonagle, who I have losing to Frost, and beating McGonagle and Orine, who I have beating Bouzakis then losing to Shawver in the 2nd Rd top side before beating Burwick, Noto, and Rini back side to get to that match. After beating Orine, I have Brown losing to Ayala on the back side, who I have losing to Bailey in the semis. My 133 AAs:
1 Byrd
2 Bailey
3 Knox
4 Ayala
5 Brown
6 Shawver
7 Van Dee
8 Orine
Ono is either going to happen or it isn't. I have no idea, but I am confident that it's either PSU or (more likely) just NLWC for Ono. I'm confident he won't go anywhere else. If Ono does wrestle for PSU, Davis will lose his spot regardless of where he finishes this year. Nagao, who knows? He'll have a chance to earn the spot next year if he stays at PSU, but there are no guarantees.
I really think Davis has been affected by the knee injury all season and it will come out in a couple weeks that it was actually pretty serious. In some of the matches he lost, he looked a little unstable and it looked like it may have contributed to his inability to defend leg attacks. He was better last year, and I think health is a part of it.
I agree with this. McEnelly is extremely dangerous, definitely the biggest threat to Starocci. His season this year reminds me of Starocci's RS freshman year where it took until the NCAA finals for him to figure out Kemmerer, but in the end, he did, and looked like a sure fire multiple time champ in doing so. He's been like a superhero discovering the depth of his powers throughout this season, and he leveled up and discovered a new power when he took Starocci down at the B1Gs.
True enough! For a Four-timer, I’ve never seen a guy with so many close tense matches ….. yet he always comes through with the W. I’m always so damn nervous for Carter. Last year with the knee was incredible. I’d never bet against cStar.
Sounds like Jim law, the vintner of linden vineyards. It’s worked for him too.
How else would they all know their dodgeball records?
186-16
I counted 5 wrestlers in the brackets that each had as many losses as this team.
T minus 60+ hours till bliss.
I counted 5 wrestlers in the brackets that each had as many losses as this team.
T minus 60+ hours till bliss.
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I just signed up for EPSN+ to watch the upcoming wrestling festivities. All seems fine, except when I searched for the NCAA wrestling championships schedule, etc., they are showing last year's schedule, and info. Should I be concerned?
I'm going to now log onto ESPN+ on my TV and see if I can view any live events. After I got burned for the Big10 tourney on B10+ I need to confirm ahead of time I can watch.
I'm going to now log onto ESPN+ on my TV and see if I can view any live events. After I got burned for the Big10 tourney on B10+ I need to confirm ahead of time I can watch.
Can you see this? Mat 1, session 1: https://www.espn.com/espnplus/player/_/id/72be13b0-c374-4802-afdb-28b57e7630dd
a ton of coaches rely on other people to do them or help them. three coaches (all assistants) reached out for help. one of them i sat down with and basically did the entire top 12.
it's a dumb system and assignment. the last ones were due within like 2 days of conferences being over. maybe 1 day.
i'm in. pay me in wings. or pasta. or bud heavy.
I have to respectfully disagree with your assessment of this weekend at 184.
1. McEnelly is really good, but Keckeisen is on a different level. Keck is the biggest threat to Carter.
2. I don't think McEnelly is figuring out Carter, Carter figures other wrestlers out. If they wrestle again, it will be a 3-5 point win for Starocci.
3. Keckeisen could game plan Carter. You have to know it has been 4 months of training to beat one guy. It is going to be a war.
Yea, I think Carter wrestling mcenelly previously helps Carter more.
Keck and McN would both be 195 by Sat night. Im rootin for McN in semis.
Keck wont make the same mistake McN did to lose to CS.
I am VERY concerned about Keck in finals.
Someone asked about the "positioning", or mat assignment of PSU wrestlers at NCAA's, but I cannot find the post. The response someone gave was accurate, i.e. there are no mat assignments.
However, if seeds (and history!) are an indication, one should see most of the Penn State wrestlers on the middle four mats (still an 8=mat configuration) on Friday morning (Session 3) for the quarters, AND the middle 2 mats (6-mat or dog-bone configuration) on Friday evening for the semis.
However, if seeds (and history!) are an indication, one should see most of the Penn State wrestlers on the middle four mats (still an 8=mat configuration) on Friday morning (Session 3) for the quarters, AND the middle 2 mats (6-mat or dog-bone configuration) on Friday evening for the semis.
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Not trying to rag on him - seems like a very hard worker. Just being honest regarding my opinion - I think he has an up-hill battle to AA at all, let alone a mid-level AA such as 4th or 5th (4th would be a huge feat given that you'd not just have to make it past the blood-round, but he'd have to make it all the way to the Consi-Bracket Finals.).
I'm not saying he couldn't prove my opinion completely wrong (I hope he does!), but he'd have to have a Tournament like he hasn't had since last year's BiGs.
Yep. One thing he knows is McElleney's favorite takedown... Notice how he got that early, but wasn't able to get another takedown for the rest of the match? Not a coincidence...., I'd be surprised if he gets one if they re-match.
Pretty sure I get them on Twitter through "Penn State WRESTLING". Just turn on Notifications, All posts. I exclude the replies or my phone would be dinging way too much.
That verbiage is confusing on my part. What I was trying to say was he could wrestle a focused and stragegic match versus the offensive juggernaut he usually wrestles like. But I guess he tried that in the All-Star Classic. Maybe Parker and Ben's strategy will be to let it fly. Who knows what they're thinking? But he is probably one of the top five or six talents in college wrestling.
The Keckeisen vs McEnelly semifinal, assuming it happens, will be amazing. Slight edge to Kecheisen imo in this seasoned veteran vs dynamic talented upstart bout. I wouldn't bet the farm though. Just glad Starocci is on the other side of the bracket. Whomever wins this weight class will have earned it. LAST BOUT IN THE FINALS if Starocci faces either guy?
Haven't you heard? Cael has a 3" binder. To clarify, he starts a new one, every few months.
What were the fewest #1 seeds to win the NC and what year might it have been?
I ask this because this year has the potential to challenge the record. The way I see it 165 and 285 are the only weights with a heavy favorite. All the others have 3 or more nearly even contenders.
125 - 5 or 6 legit candidates
133 - same
141 - Beau, Mendez, Alirez, and Hardy
149 - Hanson, SVN, Lovett ... maybe Webster
157 - Kasak, Meyer ... maybe Cannon or Taylor
165 - Mitch ... longshot Caliendo
174 - Levi, O'Toole, Hamiti
184 - Star, Keckeisen, McEnelly
197 - Barr, Cardenas, Buchanon, AJ
285 - Steveson ... Greg with a fighter's chance
I ask this because this year has the potential to challenge the record. The way I see it 165 and 285 are the only weights with a heavy favorite. All the others have 3 or more nearly even contenders.
125 - 5 or 6 legit candidates
133 - same
141 - Beau, Mendez, Alirez, and Hardy
149 - Hanson, SVN, Lovett ... maybe Webster
157 - Kasak, Meyer ... maybe Cannon or Taylor
165 - Mitch ... longshot Caliendo
174 - Levi, O'Toole, Hamiti
184 - Star, Keckeisen, McEnelly
197 - Barr, Cardenas, Buchanon, AJ
285 - Steveson ... Greg with a fighter's chance
ChatGPT says this. I would love some confirmation if it's accurate...
"The fewest #1 seeds to win the NCAA Wrestling Tournament in a single year is 3. This occurred in 2000, when only three #1 seeds emerged as champions, despite there being 10 weight classes."
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