Thoughts on Michigan
- Thread starter WV lion
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Penn State should win comfortably. 141 and 157 are swing matches (157 it depends on who wrestles). Most would say that at 157 Michigan is clearly favored with All-American Will Lewan, but I think Haines is capable of the upset. Lewan has lost 3 matches already this year. Kerk has owned Parris recently but Parris is capable of winning. Still, if every toss-up goes to Michigan, I see PSU winning 19-16. It is unlikely every toss-up goes to Michigan, though. If Bartlett beats Mattin, Haines upsets Lewan and Kerk beats Parris, more like 28-7. I think Facundo is talented enough to beat Amine, but don't see it happening this time. Most likely scenario is that Penn State wins 1 or 2 tossup matches and lose 1 or 2 so it ends up in the 22-13 range or something close to that.
Man I would love to see Levi go against Lewan. If it’s down to the wire or he pulls the upset I think that tells you everything you need to know about his redshirt and you go from there.
Great challenge for 149 to 165 wt classes, looking forward to the match! 125 is the only advantage the wolverines have.
Amine is the clear favorite over Facundo at 165. Not by a mile, but definitely favored.
I was wrong about Facundo-Amine. Took a lot of guts to pull that win out. The mental reset after the overturned takedown was special. He will rise into the top 10 this week and will only continue to get better. As for Levi, wow! We have 9 hammers in a row after 125….arguably Cael’s best team yet.
What happened with Kerkvliet? I thought he had solved Parris. No lateral movement, level changes etc. I haven’t read the other threads. Did he have the flu or something? He just looked somewhat lethargic.
Yeah Greg did seem lethargic, not to take anything away from Parris but Kerk didn’t seem 100%. Let’s see what happens vs Cassiopi and maybe this was just a one-off.
the very best time of the year!
Just need’s to get his angles and FINISH his shots. Cael pretty much said the same thing. Parris was able to slow him down by constantly tie ups. Kerk gotta use his angles and speed. Hopefully he gets stronger by hitting the weights too.
