Starocci at 174, Hall at 184, Brooks redshirt?
Petition the NCAA for an extra year
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Then again, retrospectively of course, who would have thought that Shak would have been able to beat out Cassar at 197? You never know what happens in the room, except that everyone was beating Nico.
Like the end of Rocky 3 with Rocky and Apollo?
If you watched the Lee Kemp documentary on Prime, he and Gable had one of those.
At the time Shak was beating Cassar and it wasn't a secret. As far as a retrospective view. Shak was on a role, plus winning in the room, but what made the decision to start Shak over Cassar was the staff was certain Cassar had a great shot at being the 197 pound national champ.
As far as what's going on in the room, Beard gets the better of Shak.
Yeah, that didn;t make any sense unless he meant Shak had a great shot, which I think he did or at least a great chance to be a finalist.
I think Cassar also had a brutal cut, making weight multiple days in a row could have also played into the decision.
At the time many if not most posts on the subject on this list believed Shak was chosen because he had more bonus-point potential than Cassar.
(It turned out that Shak did not score much bonus. Cassar probably would’ve done better at NCAAs, in hindsight.)
Glad this petition was started. Getting the year of eligibility restored was my first thought when I learned of the cancellation. I just can't imagine how hard this would be for any qualifier after all the work, sacrifice, and dedication that was put into the season, especially for the seniors. I really want Joseph to get his shot at #3, Hall his at #2, and Shak a true last shot at #1. Not to downplay the underclassmen by any means, as Lee, Brooks, and RBY all deserve to have their year restored -- like anyone who put the work in all season long only to have it yanked away just before the payoff (no jokes about a certain fund, please).
Besides, Joseph-Marinelli cannot be left unsettled!
Besides, Joseph-Marinelli cannot be left unsettled!
Nope. The belief of the staff was Cassar had a very legitimate shot at being a national champ.
I posted on here several times that the Shak Cassar 197 decision was a very difficult one for the staff. Shak was winning in the room and Shak was putting up bonus points every chance he got, but it was Cassar who they thought might win nationals.
It makes plenty of sense. Cael and Jake were wrestling them daily and already knew what they had in Cassar. Cassar at heavyweight surprised many in our fanbase, but the staff knew what they were getting at heavyweight from the day the decision was made.
So, how deep did they think Shak would go, because most NC’s are gonna outscore...say a 2-2 guy,even if both his wins were by bonus.
