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So it’s been a little dead on here so I thought I’d start a discussion. Here are my early picks for NCAA finalist and champs.
125 Megaludis over Garrett. I know Garrett has beaten Megaludis a couple times this year. But I just love the way NM wrestles. He’s such an attacker. I think he finally gets it done on the big stage.
133 Ramos over Colon. Tony took some early losses and for whatever reason I just don’t feel he has been as dominating as in the past even though he’s scored a lot of bonus points. But at the end of the day I still think he gets it done. Colon is so dangerous and wrestling well, but I could also see him getting beat before the finals by someone solid like Morrison too.
141 Steiber over Port. I think Steiber will be Retherford this time around. Maybe twice unless seedings get switched around by nationals. Port will probably stay on the other side regardless.
149 Sueflon over Houdashedt. Little bit of an upset here. I like Sueflon a lot. I think he wins big 10s then beats Houdashedt who has wrestled really solid all year. maple just doesn’t seem to have it at 149
157 DSJ over Ness. Ness is wrestling out of his mind right now. He’s as dangerous as there is. Fun to watch wrestle and always steps up in big competitions. But I always have confidence DSJ will get the job done and think he can stay in sound enough position against Ness. I hate the match up with Green so I’m praying he doesn’t wrestle him in the finals. That guy always scares me w/ DSJ.
165 Taylor over Sulzer. I’d love to pick Moore here, but I don’t see how he ends up on the bottom side of the bracket. A loss for him at Big 10s wouldn’t be such a bad thing if he got bumped down to #6 or #7 seed.
174 Howe over Kokesh. This one is hard to pick. Howe will make the finals and I felt really confident it was going to be Brown, but he’s lost his last two. Perry is just such a gamer he always seems to win the close ones. And storly is rock solid. But I just feel like Kokesh has raised his level this year and I think he finds a way to make the finals. Big 10 tourney is going to be huge for seedings at this weight.
184 Ruth over Sheptock. Seedings will probably have Ruth and Dean on the same side. Which would probably put Lofthouse and Loder on the top with Sheptock. Not a bad place to be…
197 Cox over McIntosh. Cox has really impressed me this season. He’s a freak for a true freshman. I think he will beat Gadson at big 12 and get #1 seed. McIntosh has wrestled really well lately too but has been beaten by Cox twice.
HWT McMullan over Coon. This is a tough weight to pick. Hard to pick against Nelson but he can’t seem to ride guys like in the past. Coon has wrestled great all year. McMullan hasn’t wrestled very many matches this year for whatever reason, but I think he has the best offense of all the HWTs so I’m going with him.
From an Iowa perspective, if Moore and Lofthouse get on the right side of the bracket (opposite PSU) and we wrestle well, we could make it a very interesting tournament. We could have a lot of potential finalist. Thoughts?
125 Megaludis over Garrett. I know Garrett has beaten Megaludis a couple times this year. But I just love the way NM wrestles. He’s such an attacker. I think he finally gets it done on the big stage.
133 Ramos over Colon. Tony took some early losses and for whatever reason I just don’t feel he has been as dominating as in the past even though he’s scored a lot of bonus points. But at the end of the day I still think he gets it done. Colon is so dangerous and wrestling well, but I could also see him getting beat before the finals by someone solid like Morrison too.
141 Steiber over Port. I think Steiber will be Retherford this time around. Maybe twice unless seedings get switched around by nationals. Port will probably stay on the other side regardless.
149 Sueflon over Houdashedt. Little bit of an upset here. I like Sueflon a lot. I think he wins big 10s then beats Houdashedt who has wrestled really solid all year. maple just doesn’t seem to have it at 149
157 DSJ over Ness. Ness is wrestling out of his mind right now. He’s as dangerous as there is. Fun to watch wrestle and always steps up in big competitions. But I always have confidence DSJ will get the job done and think he can stay in sound enough position against Ness. I hate the match up with Green so I’m praying he doesn’t wrestle him in the finals. That guy always scares me w/ DSJ.
165 Taylor over Sulzer. I’d love to pick Moore here, but I don’t see how he ends up on the bottom side of the bracket. A loss for him at Big 10s wouldn’t be such a bad thing if he got bumped down to #6 or #7 seed.
174 Howe over Kokesh. This one is hard to pick. Howe will make the finals and I felt really confident it was going to be Brown, but he’s lost his last two. Perry is just such a gamer he always seems to win the close ones. And storly is rock solid. But I just feel like Kokesh has raised his level this year and I think he finds a way to make the finals. Big 10 tourney is going to be huge for seedings at this weight.
184 Ruth over Sheptock. Seedings will probably have Ruth and Dean on the same side. Which would probably put Lofthouse and Loder on the top with Sheptock. Not a bad place to be…
197 Cox over McIntosh. Cox has really impressed me this season. He’s a freak for a true freshman. I think he will beat Gadson at big 12 and get #1 seed. McIntosh has wrestled really well lately too but has been beaten by Cox twice.
HWT McMullan over Coon. This is a tough weight to pick. Hard to pick against Nelson but he can’t seem to ride guys like in the past. Coon has wrestled great all year. McMullan hasn’t wrestled very many matches this year for whatever reason, but I think he has the best offense of all the HWTs so I’m going with him.
From an Iowa perspective, if Moore and Lofthouse get on the right side of the bracket (opposite PSU) and we wrestle well, we could make it a very interesting tournament. We could have a lot of potential finalist. Thoughts?
