I think you are spot on my friend. I think Mikey rights the ship, not sure about AF's health or conditioning, and after watching PK the other night he's going to have to come in with a new strategy to make the finals...very predictable. Hardcore, immovable, and the best man in a foxhole, but still predicable.
These look high at a number of weights.
Really curious what Gabe's seed at 197 will be. He has a fairly solid resume, but at different weights.
My guess would be 14 unless another guy is entered with no 197 big ten matches. I think that would give him Remy Cotton from Rutgers. A winnable 1st round match
McDanel 2, Cotton 3? Yeah that's not a terrible path. Win the first match and very good chance he's in the semis.
Uncertainty and frustration over the inconsistency of efforts from good wrestlers.
Not sure if that will have much of an impact on the seeding rubric though. A quick scan does show that Bennie of UVU went 1-1 against Ingham of Wisconsin so it could help a little on record against common opponents. Still think it’s likely he’s the 14.
Two of the following 3 criteria is used for the NCAA determining qualification spots awarded per conference, per weight class. Win loss % at the weight above 70%. A coaches rank above 29 and RPI above 29 or 30 at the weight, Right know I think the Big Ten will get 5-7 allocations for NCAA’s. Gabe doesn’t have enough matches/criteria to earn the conference an allocation spot. However, he can qualify for Nationals, by his placement at BT’s.
Nope, it's just a standard 16 man bracket. Top 2 seeds get 1st round byes, then it's 3v14, 4v13, 5v12, etc
You could very well be right. Either way I think it’s Fugitt vs. Ayala in the quarterfinals.
Dont forget van dee.
Fugitt also lost to an Indiana kid, Jackson Blum, in their dual a couple weeks ago. Blum is a freshman who I think is redshirting and has a 4-6 record.
I see where you’re coming from.
Could be meaning no names just resumes. Which in that case Blaze is the 1, Byrd being the 2. Byrd, because of Illinois scheduling has not seen the likes of Blaze, Devino nor Ayala in B10 meets. Not his fault, just how it’s has played out. Most will say Byrd is the 1 because he’s a returning undefeated NC that he should automatically get the 1, which I’m sure the committee can do, but based on the seeding criteria put out by the conference Blaze beats Byrd on criteria.
Thanks for the response. On the plus side, it would go a long way in seeing the quality of matches fans want to see during the year.
