Robbie Howard this Friday?

[NittanyChris]

Spencer Lee has been fantastic but people need to pump the brakes a bit on him. He’s gonna move UP a weight and major a title contender in RBY? Give me an effing break. Let’s not forget Lee has multiple losses to multiple wrestlers in his career. Give me RBY in that matchup straight up.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

Spencer Lee has been fantastic but people need to pump the brakes a bit on him. He’s gonna move UP a weight and major a title contender in RBY? Give me an effing break. Let’s not forget Lee has multiple losses to multiple wrestlers in his career. Give me RBY in that matchup straight up.

Last I checked Devin Schroeder is #2 at 125. That weight is hot garbage this year. Lee is freakin awesome - and on track to be 3rd behind Cael and Dake, but, yeah, let’s wait until next year when he’s wrestling guys who can at least threaten him a bit.

 

[AndEEss]

People on TheMat posted this hair brained scheme as well.

The only person in the back half of the lineup who doesn’t get straight up wrecked is Marinelli. If we suddenly get the Freestyle, pre-COVID break Starocci back, it would be a bonus for PSU in every match.

Kemerer isn’t touching Brooks; MAJ or TF. Brands is going to get teched by Beard.

 

[86PSUPaul]

Maybe Vespa is on redshirt but they might have pulled it just to avoid the free six points due to the lineup shift.

Really? There are no redshirts this year, or, if you do then you still get another one...... so effectively a red shirt means nothing, for this year.

 

[El-Jefe]

With all due respect I am not so sure Nick TFs Desanto, likewise Eireman won't if Verk isn't out due to injury. I also don't think we FF 125. I suspect aside from Howard, Shunk 'was' either injured or on CV Protocol which should have expired? Maybe Vespa is on redshirt but they might have pulled it just to avoid the free six points due to the lineup shift.

Cashman would bonus Vespa and likely beat Shunk.

Not that it matters. Iowa Lineup Shift is a board-ism.

 

[ss7]

Cashman would bonus Vespa and likely beat Shunk.

Not that it matters. Iowa Lineup Shift is a board-ism.

Or is it a "bored-ism"?

 

[Folkstylefan]

Lee may get 3 titles 1 *

 

[js8793]

No, in this case, it definitely would not be worse. The assumption was that Young is out. Iowa used a backup 149 at 157 this past weekend, so even if Murin is an underdog vs Berge, he clearly has a much better chance than his backup. The only weight where IA is worse is 141, and Desanto is the sacrificial lamb in such a move. There is absolutely nothing I've seen from Spencer Lee in the last two years to indicate that he wouldn't tear through anyone at either 125 or 133. If you make Lee wrestle 125, then the lineup goes:

125 Lee +6
133 Desanto -3
141 Eierman Even
149 Murin +4
157 Backup -4

Iowa has a +3 expected advantage in the first 5 classes. If you forfeit 125 to their backup, the it changes to this:

125 Forfeit +6
133 Lee +4
141 Desanto -5
149 Eierman +5
157 Murin -3

The +3 advantage is now +7. Even if you don't think Lee can major RBY, it's still +6. The advantage comes from giving away 6 to a backup instead of making a backup wrestle 157, who would almost assuredly lose badly. If they bump Lee and make their backup wrestle Howard in the same scenario, the +6 at 125 becomes -3 and it's now a clear disadvantage.

It's all a moot point now anyway.

Well I see the problem. You have a very strange view on how these matches will actually go.

Straight up best realistic scenario:

125 +6
133 +3
141 +3
149 +3
157 -3, Berge outside shot at a major, Reyna has been good this year and is extremely hard to score on and Berge doesn't score that many points.

Final: +12

Bump:

125: +6
133: +3, still has to weigh in at 125, no way he's bonusing a much bigger title contender and has a shot at actually losing
141:-3
149: +3, Has to weigh in at 141, Eierman pins from counters and Verk doesn't attack. Verkleeren has never been majored and pinned once from neutral by Purinton in a tight match if I remember correctly.
157: -3

Final: +6

 

[AndEEss]

Here's the problem with your scenario: The back half of the lineup.

You're losing every match. Brooks would likely major Kemerer. Beard would likely tech Brands.