This is the best way to play it. Let Davis roll for the rest of the season, hope for an AA then reset, next season. No reason to burn Desmond's shirt now. Ono, Blaze and Desmond will battle for 133 and 141 and we're probably talking about breaking more records. The depth on this team is insane.
won't be any wrestle off DES is shirting Davis goes!
Would cael really blow 2 redshirts for the same weight. I don't think so
Don't need 15 matches. Only need to satisfy 2 of the 3 criteria: .700 Win %, Top 30 Coaches' Rank (min 8 matches), Top 30 RPI (min 15 matches).
Brands would never do anything stupid enough to cost the B1G an allocation.
He definitely would not screw up Teske's paperwork.
Didn’t he do something the year before or after too? It was two years in a row, I thought?
Desmond fought for his life against Ragusin and IMO Davis (at least) majors (this year's version of) Ragusin. Davis has a significant size/strength advantage over Desmond, and he's no slouch otherwise. The Ragusin match made it really clear that Desmond (although very talented and full of heart) is way too small for 141, at least for the time being.
Wait a second..."Ragusin made it CLEAR" Made what clear? Desmond won that match. Ragusin made it clear that Desmond is better than Ragusin. That was made clear on the mat.
Made it clear that Desmond is too small for 141 right now. One of my favorite matches of the season, doesn't change that Desmond was at a massive size disadvantage against a - not big - 141, who (by some rankings) is not even currently top-30 in the weight class. Asking anybody to jump 2 weight classes mid-season, especially as a true freshman, is a tall order.
He was prepped to wrestle unattached at 125 this season. Eating whatever you want is fun, but it doesn't necessarily make jumping two weight classes any easier mid-season. I'm sure there is a plan to get him to full-size 133 or 141 for next season.
This is the real answer. In this room there is never a reason to RS to preserve eligibility if you’re the best guy at the weight because there’s no guarantee there will be a spot in the lineup after you RS. That tells me that when it became clear that they’d need to burn a shirt to cover Nagao’s injury, they did what they needed to in the room to determine who is the best at the weight, and Davis was that determination.
@El_Jefe I always appreciate you bringing specificity and facts to discussions on this forum. I sometimes visit the Intermat forum and the volume of threads there with nonsensical takes unsupported by any data or facts boggles my mind.
As of last night's dual Mitchell's Dominance rating is 5.28 while Mendez has a rating of 4.83. Mitchell has 7 Falls, 7 Technical Falls and 3 Majors, whereas mendez's numbers are 4,9 and 3 respectively. It should also be noted that there are only four wrestlers who still have a 100% Bonus rate; Mesenbrink, Barr, Seidel and Jax. This is from Cornell Kevin over on the Intermat forum:
I compete in a weight-class grappling sport. I am regularly cutting weight for competition myself and know exactly what it's like to roll with guys who are legitimately 15-20lbs. bigger than you are. Full feed is great, but there is a reason all wrestlers, boxers, MMA, BJJ, powerlifters, olympic lifters, etc. cut weight outside of the heavies. Desmond made 125 less than 3 months ago. He would be competing against guys that managed their weight off-season to be able to cut to compete at 141, most of whom haven't seen 125 in more than 3yrs (not 3 months). They, like Davis, were probably walking around in the 160 range pre-season. It's a moot point anyway as Davis is a "full-sized" 141 right now, is arguably every bit as talented as Desmond and a legitimate AA candidate, and it would be insane to blow 2 redshirts for a weight class where PSU has little chance of even making the semifinals at nationals.
Sounds like Pyles has a plan. Has he shared this plan with Cael?
You do realize that if Desmond even qualifies for nationals....he would be the 33rd seed and get Mendez in round 1 (if he wins the pigtail). Remember coach Smith's son at Okie State? Wins on the back-side are 1/2 point. He hasn't bonused anyone at 141....his best win is in OT over a guy ranked in the high 20's. How many points do you think he will earn? One? Two? Burn his redshirt for what? Do you heat your fireplace with C-notes?
You afraid davis will lose a wrestle off?You do realize that if Desmond even qualifies for nationals....he would be the 33rd seed and get Mendez in round 1 (if he wins the pigtail). Remember coach Smith's son at Okie State? Wins on the back-side are 1/2 point. He hasn't bonused anyone at 141....his best win is in OT over a guy ranked in the high 20's. How many points do you think he will earn? One? Two? Burn his redshirt for what? Do you heat your fireplace with C-notes?
. Unless of course you are a Ferrari, in which case you are "walking backwards" or just "on your knee" 
. Not sure if 180 points will win it this year 