InterMat Update 3.7.23

JAY45

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125: #24 - Tourney will tell us quite a bit about the future for OSU at this weight. Does RW nail down or do we see a 3-4 man competition heading into next year.

133: #2 - One last Shot.

141: #10 - Health matters here. Able & needs to spend the rest of his career in the Top 8.

149: #19 - Needs to find out how to spend the second half of his career in the Top 8.

157: #10 - Finish off strong, meaning AA or Bust. Good to see Franek jump up to #4. He’s deserving. OSU passes on the torch here after this Tournament.

165: #26 - Desperately need a solution here moving forward.

174: #6 - Hopefully healthy. Needs to move from AA to Title Contender.

184: #15 - similar to 125

197: #14 - Impression after the Big 12: Surber needs to improve his body significantly to look more like Sloan and Elam.

285: #19 - similar to 125/184. A good solid option that can hopefully continue to improve. How long can he hold off more talented options on their way?
 

JAY45

Heisman
Jul 19, 2002
16,779
11,631
112
It looks like the Top 3 Areas of Concern headed into 2023-2024 are:

1. 165
2. 125
3. 157/184

The difference between 125 & 165 seems to be the many interesting Storylines at 125 (at least SIX):

*Does RW nail down the weight for himself?
*Is OSU a Title Contender with RW at 125?
*Does Mastro come back?
*Does Daton drop down?
*Does Zach Blankenship insert himself into the conversation?
*Is there a newcomer out there that commands the weight?
 
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