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Post by sooner2 on Mar 2, 2017 9:40:11 GMT -5
Conf tourneys coming up. Should be some good matchups. List of NCAA tourney qualifying spots per confermce is out. No surprises that the b10 has the most spots overall with 76. Eiwa has 42. B12 has 39.
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Post by sooner2 on Mar 6, 2017 10:21:02 GMT -5
Great weekend of action.
Ok state ran away with the big 12 tourney, with all ten guys making the finals. All 10 qualify for nats. This sadly speaks more to the strength or lack thereof of the big 12 wrestling conference than it does to the strength of the overall osu squad however. Still... they bring 10 guys to nats and should have very high chances of at least one champ at 141. However, that title will come with very likely zero bonus points in all the matches. Would look for 133 to have a strong showing, but i don't see anyone taking out tomassello at this weight this season.
Big fun was to be had in the big tens. Some great matches in the finals, especially at 133! Big upset in the semis when undefeated bo nickel got taken out. By Myles Martin of ohio state. It's been odd.... myartin beat nickel last year as well after nickel had had a dominant season. That was at 74. Nickel seemed far better suited to 184 where both guys moved up to this year. Martin seemed to struggle this season at 84 and lost several matches. Meanwhile, nickel played with people and seeemed set to beat every one except for cornell 2/soon to be 3 timer.... gabe dean. But Martin wrestled really well and crushed nickel... avoiding nickels funk and traps.
Ohio state upset nightly favored penn state and won the big 10 title.
This has big impacts on the nationals. Penn state will have only 8 guys;;..... possibly getting at large bids for 125 and133. Their 125 had a serious ankle injury in Stillwater, so even if he gets a bid, he has not even started his last two and lost by default. He might not bring any points.
Nats suddenly became more than a race for second. Looks like ohio state will have two champs. 133 and hwt. Osu will have only one, 141. Psu looks to have only two now... 149 and 157. The big factor for psu will be the bonuses they will rack up from 149, 157, and 184. Also, hall at 174 should have a very high AA, as should their 197 and hwt. Should be very fun. Ok state will get minimal bonus points, so they will have to have one title at 141 and have almost everyone else get AA. I dont' see this happening with guys like wiegel and an injured hwt. Neither of those guys will place, i dont think. And Boyd is in a tough class where he doesn't have the stuff to compete at An elite level. Don't see him getting any better than 5th. Also see a very high chance that a guy like joe smith wont do any better than 5th. Won't be enough, unless Brock wins it all at 133.
133 will have huge impact on team race. Tomasello winning will put ohio state at a very favorable position to win it all. Brock winnning will be key for osu hopes, and key for a penn state spoiler.
174 and 184 also very very key weights.
Marrch mat madness!! Wish i were going back.... next year..... maybe next year.
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Post by vegeta420z on May 16, 2019 4:50:34 GMT -5
The least gay form of wrasslin.
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