They put him on the boundary last night. I can't imagine they would switch it up this week.
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Would be great if Welsh could get a TD on Ferrari but not counting on it; Starocci couldn't do it.
Will Iowa wrestle their full squad?
For Wisconsin,
They didn’t wrestle Dean Peterson at 125
They didn’t wrestle Bailey at 141
Endene was still recovering from the birth of his child at 197
I could see they might let Ludington wrestle again at 197, or even put Arnold out at 174 and move Kennedy and Ferrari up a weight class.
For Wisconsin,
They didn’t wrestle Dean Peterson at 125
They didn’t wrestle Bailey at 141
Endene was still recovering from the birth of his child at 197
I could see they might let Ludington wrestle again at 197, or even put Arnold out at 174 and move Kennedy and Ferrari up a weight class.
The big question: How long will Ayala spend on one knee to attempt to shut down Blaze and win "defensive wrestler of the week"?
Tom has moved guys around to win the dual but i dont think he'll move guys because Endene isn't there he would put Ludington in and say this is what you gotta beat because he is going to be the starter next year. Tom isn't a ducker either if the best guys are healthy the go.
Actually the only recent time I remember tom shuffling the lineup was to win the cy-hawk dual, was it 2 years ago while all the suspensions were happening
Yep.
Luddington at 197, maybe, but no way that Brands would have Kennedy and Ferrari bump up.
I can't see them bumping Kennedy and Ferrari up a weight. The only practical way to do that is to stay within 1.5% (or so) of their regular weight to avoid a multi-week absence at that weight. And especially for Ferrari, wrestling the #1 197 while weighing 187 is madness.
Has anybody taken him down this year? Has a lot of single digit scores except for three TF's against #117 Gavin Ricketts (8-7), #46 Landon Jones (10-7), and number #64 Cale Anderson (4-8)-he beat #6 Fishback 4-1 in SV. The earliest of those came @ 6:59.
It would be really great if used that girlish split one too many times and had an Icarus moment. His brother has more points on his license than he has takedowns against really good competition.
I hate Fiats.
The hiking water bottle half full outlook for Hawks:
-Peterson beat Luke last year
-A two-time national runnerup ain’t no gimme
-Nasir only lost to Braeden by 1
-SVN has trouble with Ryder’s (too funny?)
-Mikey once held MM to only a 3-point victory
-Angelo has yet to be taken down
-Endeme out to impress newborn
-Keuter is the greatest athlete in Iowa history
-CHA is worth at least one Hawk upset
The half empty outlook:
-We’re surrounded by Lions
8-2, good guys
-Peterson beat Luke last year
-A two-time national runnerup ain’t no gimme
-Nasir only lost to Braeden by 1
-SVN has trouble with Ryder’s (too funny?)
-Mikey once held MM to only a 3-point victory
-Angelo has yet to be taken down
-Endeme out to impress newborn
-Keuter is the greatest athlete in Iowa history
-CHA is worth at least one Hawk upset
The half empty outlook:
-We’re surrounded by Lions
8-2, good guys
I think Calliendo is hands down Iowa's best and remains their ismost aggressive wrestler (Angelo insert yawn here).
Calliendo has clearly separated himself as the #2 wrestler in the land at 165, on a tier of his own by a good amount over #3 and below.
This isn't the first time we have seen this where Iowa has a elite guy that will never win a NC, but had it not been for a PSU wrestler he would have been a multi time champ.
Messenbrink is just that good, and so was Zain over Sorensen.
Calliendo has clearly separated himself as the #2 wrestler in the land at 165, on a tier of his own by a good amount over #3 and below.
This isn't the first time we have seen this where Iowa has a elite guy that will never win a NC, but had it not been for a PSU wrestler he would have been a multi time champ.
Messenbrink is just that good, and so was Zain over Sorensen.
Roller skates Drake
Minus that L to Lockett, I guess.
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Penn State has outscored their opponents by an average of 28.2 points per dual meet (34.8 - 6.6) on their record 78 match winning streak. Next up Iowa. At Carver. Will PSU's average margin of victory be larger, or smaller after this dual?
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Out of curiosity, after 184 and HWT, where do you see IA getting their 3rd Win?
Big match for Cole, be nice to see him take a step forward and get the upset
An upset at 125 or 141. Carver always seems good for one. Mark Hall never won there.
Against Starocci Ferrari spent most of his time getting to the edge so when Starocci got him in TD danger he could roll oob. Believing he can win he (Ferrari) may spend a small amount of time in the middle of the mat.
Goggles probably forgot about Lockett and that he's also still undefeated.
I hope Welsh just bum rushs Ferrari from the get go. Unless he's used to his oldest brother doing it, it might work.
I might drive to Iowa City from Dayton just to hear how quiet Carver-Hawkeye can be 
Very unlikely but impossible to prove because the scoresheets on Track only list final scores. (Maybe because he's been in no tourneys?) But he's only given up 3 pts in 4 matches this year: 19-4, 20-4, 7-3, and 20-5. The 7-3 match was vs. Illinois' Chris Moore, career 29-28.
In any case: "he hasn't given up a takedown all year" gives off serious Ed Ruth-Mack Lewnes vibes.
Also not sure Caliendo is "clearly separated on a tier of his own by a good amount" over that undefeated national finalist Blaze guy.
This is good match up for Cole, tall skinny hwt. I think Cole can beat him.
would be good to see everything go as chalk but suspect, like already stated, we'll see an upset or two. I expect a lot of wrestling from knees which will slow things down. I will go on record now, that if any of our guys lose, it be nothing to be concerned about. Good prep for bigs and nattys
For perspective, Iowa had 10 TDs against ISU. Caliendo and Kennedy accounted for 8 of them. They'll be lucky to get 1 against Mitch and Levi.
I guess 41 is possible. I'll still call it 8-2 for the good guys with the hope that Rocco can pull off a Win in rideouts.
MC will not let it fly. The only reasons the last two matches were close was MC wrestle defensively. MM majors or techs MC if MC lets it fly.
Peterson is not beating Luke twice. Bailey has been a complete mess this season. The notion that Caliendo has closed the gap on Mitchell is silly. Carver or not, this will be an annihilation.
I hope and can’t wait to see Rocco win this one.
My confidence picks
149 - PSU favorite, expected bonus
197 - PSU favorite, expected bonus, Endene is good, Barr is one of our best
174 - PSU favorite, bonus possible
157 - PSU favorite, bonus possible
165 - PSU favorite against their best wrestler, in my opinion
141 - PSU favorite
125 - PSU favorite
133 - PSU slight favorite
184 - They are slight favorite
285 - They are the favorite
I'll go:
125 - Lilledahl DEC Peterson
133 - Blaze DEC Ayala
141 - Davis DEC Bailey
149 - Van Ness MAJOR Block
157 - Duke DEC Williams
165 - Mesenbrink DEC Caliendo
174 - Haines MAJOR Kennedy
184 - Ferrari OT DEC Welch (they should just start this match 1-1 in OT)
197 - Barr MAJOR Endene
285 - Kueter DEC Mirasola
149 - PSU favorite, expected bonus
197 - PSU favorite, expected bonus, Endene is good, Barr is one of our best
174 - PSU favorite, bonus possible
157 - PSU favorite, bonus possible
165 - PSU favorite against their best wrestler, in my opinion
141 - PSU favorite
125 - PSU favorite
133 - PSU slight favorite
184 - They are slight favorite
285 - They are the favorite
I'll go:
125 - Lilledahl DEC Peterson
133 - Blaze DEC Ayala
141 - Davis DEC Bailey
149 - Van Ness MAJOR Block
157 - Duke DEC Williams
165 - Mesenbrink DEC Caliendo
174 - Haines MAJOR Kennedy
184 - Ferrari OT DEC Welch (they should just start this match 1-1 in OT)
197 - Barr MAJOR Endene
285 - Kueter DEC Mirasola
Williams lungs are gonna be shot by the 3rd. Duke is gonna pour it on....
Why do so many people think our undefeated returning/formal finalist is the underdog at 184? I don’t.
I agree, but as many have said, we're likely looking at OT. Ferrari will wrestle most of the match from his knees, and the Iowa faithful will be begging for stalling on Rocco. Lol
Luke can major Peterson. Peterson will play defense and try to stay close