EITHER Beau or SVN could score some serious points this season.
Convince me otherwise.
Convince me otherwise.
149 is really weak this year and…
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I think the whole country will underestimate either kid. Top 4. Book it.
It was the weakest weight last year, too. Sasso is a good wrestler but he was the worst #1 seed by a good stretch.
I think SVN is a better fit for 149; he's got a longer frame and reach. I think BB is a great natural 141.
Yianni is the clear #1, Sasso is #2, but Tariq Wilson might be able to displace him. After that, wiiiiiide open. And between Cody, Nick and Zain, SVN and BB have training partners and coaches that should put them in a great position to go deep into that bracket.
I think SVN is a better fit for 149; he's got a longer frame and reach. I think BB is a great natural 141.
Yianni is the clear #1, Sasso is #2, but Tariq Wilson might be able to displace him. After that, wiiiiiide open. And between Cody, Nick and Zain, SVN and BB have training partners and coaches that should put them in a great position to go deep into that bracket.
Looking at the Yianni that wrestled at Worlds vs the Yianni that wrestled 141 in college, I'm guessing he's going 149. He looks substantially more filled out.
Marinelli says hi. At least Sasso placed.
Hot take but Sasso is closer to the "pack" than he is to Yianni IMO he's definitely a clear 2 but not a 2 like Mason Parris
Is everyone assuming that NCAA champ O'Connor is not coming back or is he injured?
No. Wilson is a clear 3 -- 2x 3rd placer.
Andonian is gonna be a big problem for a lot of people this year too.
Agreed. I think he'd lose to Lee and Eierman in both Folk and FS. He's a good wrestler, but, again, a pretty weak #1 seed.
Tariq put it on SeaBass pretty hard for 3rd this past season. If he had been permitted* to wrestle a full match against Eierman, it could've been interesting.
*That "pin" was BS.
I’m an Andonian fan — much entertained by his style and thought he had a real shot at Top 4 last year. Big question for me is if he can expand his toolset to continue the upward trajectory. Big-move mindset (and skill) is great, but you can’t live on it exclusively.
Andonian is also often a problem for himself. If he can find a way to clean stuff up while still being ultra dynamic, then yes you're right. Not a guy I'd want to see in a bracket.
Perhaps Tariq is his own tier at #3.
Still really like our chances for a top 5 finish whoever gets the nod for PSU.
Still really like our chances for a top 5 finish whoever gets the nod for PSU.
Bo did a great job grinding out that victory. That big move threat from most any position played a part in forcing Dean to not just attack relentlessly, but instead look for that single game winner that Bo nullified.
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