…that we have 4 Freshman starting on Friday in their first meaningful college folkstyle team dual? Even Mark Hall lost his first match.
Is anyone else concerned….
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And Cenzo, he lost his first home dual.
Doomed.
Doomed.
I mean, stuff happens. But Marcus beat the number one ranked NCAA kid as a high school junior, PJ beat a 4-time NCAA champ twice in the same day, and Conner and Cole both have redshirt seasons in the best room in the world, and high-level experience from last year. I think it will be be ok.
I am not terribly concerned. Two of those freshmen are not your typical freshmen. While Mark Hall is a valid data point I am not ready to extrapolate it.
I am definitely concerned that Marcus Blaze is going to get TF'd by Tyson Charmoli.
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I have only the very slightest amount of concern for the Oklahoma wrestlers who will be taken to the woodshed right out of the gate to start the season.
I also have concern that Blaze and Duke's accent up wrestlestat rankings in November & December could cause a whiplash injury.
I also have concern that Blaze and Duke's accent up wrestlestat rankings in November & December could cause a whiplash injury.
You have to figure that Cael evaluated these guys in the room and feels that they are ready, if they were not, then you don't need to redshirt guys. It's not like we suffer from a lack of talent in the room
Mark was Carvered, so I'm not nearly as concerned since this match is at home. For Mark to have had his redshirt pulled in front of that Iowa crowd was definitely a trial by fire.
Blaze, Duke and the Mirasolas? Not concerned.
Not until now!
Me neither, but be aware of the 1st time with the blue singlet on in front of the home crowd. It often creates some nerves gassing. Not Gas Tank Gary….more like a one time thing.
On the other hand, a big win can get a big Mitchell Mesenbrink style smile when he 1st heard the roar of a huge crowd like “whoa….this is cool!”
I don't have any concern, but I'm really not going to be surprised by the Googles-led meltdown here on Friday night.
Blaze will probably handle Charmoli, but I'm expecting Oklahoma to show well in a few matches:
- Nagao will have his hands full with Wells. I will be pleasantly surprised if he doesn't.
- Hipolito is a tough opener for anyone, even PJ. I expect PJ to win, but not easily. If he hasn't put it away by the 3rd, it will get dicey.
- Parker/Mirasola could be up for grabs in the 3rd. But I'd expect Connor to win.
I could have added Cole Mirasola to the above, but I'm expecting him to put on a performance and pick up bonus precisely because that is the match that Googles probably thinks we lose. I'm bullish on Cole.
even if all four freshman were to lose...
125 Luke wins 3-0
133 Blaze loses 3-3
141 Nagao win 6-3
149 SVN wins 9-3
157 PJ loses 9-6
165 Mitch wins12-6
174 Levi wins 15-6
184 Rocco wins18-6
197 Connor loses 18-9
hvy Cole loses 18-12
and it wouldn't even be that close. Now way that Mitch, Luke, Levi, SVN are all held without bonus points
plus... i think it is even less likely that PJ and Blaze both lose~
TBH.. this feels like a blow out!
125 Luke wins 3-0
133 Blaze loses 3-3
141 Nagao win 6-3
149 SVN wins 9-3
157 PJ loses 9-6
165 Mitch wins12-6
174 Levi wins 15-6
184 Rocco wins18-6
197 Connor loses 18-9
hvy Cole loses 18-12
and it wouldn't even be that close. Now way that Mitch, Luke, Levi, SVN are all held without bonus points
plus... i think it is even less likely that PJ and Blaze both lose~
TBH.. this feels like a blow out!
agreed... some of the matches will be closer than the final score! 32-3 final
Have you seen my KYPSW????
The only melt down I will have, is choosing too few bonus.
My only listed loss is Sealy, and I struggled a lot with that.
I have not seen your KYPSW, but if Sealy wrestles Hipolito, I would agree that is a loss and I have no struggle saying that. Could he win, yes, but I would bet on Hipolito every time right now.
Not to mention Zain's first opponent nearly lasted 6 minutes.
Bo and Carter both lost to guys early they shouldn't have. Heck Washington tossed Carter to his back and he nearly came back and salvaged the match.
I think this generation of highschool Uber elites are slightly different animals than Bo and even Carter's time, given the crazy competitive freestyle resumes they already possess. They have cut their teeth against some of the best in the world, for a several years already. Super 32, Fargo, WN1 and States are all intense, but multiple world medals mature the skills even more.
Both Blaze and Duke could experience some growing pains, but I wouldn't bet on it. That said, admittedly, I felt the same way about Lilledahl last year. I still think he was the best 125 in the nation last year, and it just barely slipped away at Nationals. He will avenge!
I think this generation of highschool Uber elites are slightly different animals than Bo and even Carter's time, given the crazy competitive freestyle resumes they already possess. They have cut their teeth against some of the best in the world, for a several years already. Super 32, Fargo, WN1 and States are all intense, but multiple world medals mature the skills even more.
Both Blaze and Duke could experience some growing pains, but I wouldn't bet on it. That said, admittedly, I felt the same way about Lilledahl last year. I still think he was the best 125 in the nation last year, and it just barely slipped away at Nationals. He will avenge!
Yes! Oklahoma is concerned. They worry about the embarrassment of getting clobbered by babies. 
Just wanted to revisit this post for a second to give it a big ol' laugh 
He was still in redshirt at the time. He was also loaned out to North Forsyth High School.
Hey…in fairness to me, PJ Duke didn’t win last night!Just wanted to revisit this post for a second to give it a big ol' laugh
My technical analysis of Luke this year:
https://www.on3.com/boards/threads/25-u23-world-championships-10-20-27-thread.8363262/post-173595624