His offensive output certainly jumped markedly though. I happen to think Nick takes the rubber match, but Luke was the 1 seed in 2020, and he'd earned it.
Will 133 Be The Most Discussed Weight Again?
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Ayala vs Howard, who will be able to shoulder the responsibility?
Unfortunate for both.
Which, to be fair, is in fact, after his freshman year--just a bit more after than you probably intended 😉
Don't forget Elam at 197. I think Mauller is back at 149 too. His finishes aren't top of the podium in March, but he's been on it 3 times and is pretty darn tough!
I'd add Parco at 149 before Mauller.
Also while neither of these guys is a finals threat this year, Pinto and Soldano are both high-risk pinners. 184 is more interesting with their presence.
I'd put Parco right there with Mauller. Looking at WrestleStat, Parco has a 2-1 H2H advantage but they pick Mauller over Parco, 6-5. I'm guessing that is due to commons?
I wouldn't expect either of them to beat Gomez, Lovett (the most exciting wrestler in the NCAA's), or Van Ness but it wouldn't surprise me too much to see them pull the upset.
You are ignoring the space dimension of the space time continuum.
Based on recent results to date, including NCAA- and World Championships, Arujau is #1 until somebody proves otherwise on the mat. He's shown a dominance and the will to win, over topflight competition, to a degree I've not seen anywhere else.
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I'm not going to be the one to tell this to Carter.
AB has been the defending champ at 184 for the last 2 years... so, what other national champ should he have wrestled since his freshman year? What am I missing here?
There are 2 wrestlers on the current roster that have wins against former NCs.
You’re not missing anything—every model used in this discussion is flawed. His weight class hasn’t had the churn 165 has, for example. AB is my personal favorite of the bunch, and my pick to win the imaginary P4P bracket based on our old friend, the eye test.
He hasn't had that opportunity (at least until he beats Ferrari), and that's not his fault.
Still, facts. Others have beaten returning champs.
Never thought about that. Cornell currently has Vito (over RBY), Ramirez (over Griffith), and Foca (over Lewis). That seems like a lot.
There’s going to be a bit of a bias in using wins against former champs as a quality measure when your team has 3 or so times the number of individual championships of the next couple teams.
Yeah, right. It's a lot harder for PSU to have wins against former champs unless we're talking about beating Nico in the room again.
The fun experiment would be watching Daton Vito match.
Oh, right. Lol. Good homework on that list.
I'd just be pleased that he's eyeballing male wrestlers this time.
