2021-22 season discussion thread

bigmatt718

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Domination from Bulsak


Bulsak is gonna be fun at 197. I still feel bad for Pagano being robbed of the NCAA Tourney in 2020 as he definitely would've made AA that year as he was on fire at the end of the season.
 

FoxRU

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"149 | Michael VanBrill defeats Gerard Angelo by decision, 4-1"

I'm really not sure if that is a good thing or not.
"174 | Jackson Turley defeats Connor O'Neill by decision, 3-2"

How does one interpret this?
Preseason Jackson Turley.
"174 | Jackson Turley defeats Connor O'Neill by decision, 3-2"

How does one interpret this?
 

MS-RU

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familiarity? Turley kind go a big move guy but without seeing the match it's to see how the match played out.
100% this. Impossible to know without seeing the match, but when you wrestle the same guy in the room all year, they know you and your tendencies inside and out so a lot of times it’s just survive and win.

Plus Connor was always very stingy defensively in HS.
 
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bigmatt718

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Clark only beat Benner 2-0 in OT. I have a real bad feeling about 165...again. I'd love to be wrong but we really haven't been any good at that weight since Lewis graduated.
 
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tfio

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Clark only beat Benner 2-0 in OT. I have a real bad feeling about 165...again. I'd love to be wrong but we really haven't been any good at that weight since Lewis graduated.
Did he wrestle a few matches last year? I feel like I remember him against Purdue maybe and liking what I saw from him even in a loss
 

MS-RU

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Clark only beat Benner 2-0 in OT. I have a real bad feeling about 165...again. I'd love to be wrong but we really haven't been any good at that weight since Lewis graduated.
That one is the most concerning by far given that Benner isn’t an elite/top talent. Again, impossible to know without seeing the match and the familiarity factor, but the lack of any offense especially by Clark is a head scratcher on the surface.
 
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bigmatt718

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That one is the most concerning by far given that Benner isn’t an elite/top talent. Again, impossible to know without seeing the match and the familiarity factor, but the lack of any offense especially by Clark is a head scratcher on the surface.
Yeah I was hoping to see Clark dominate Benner if he's truly starter material. I feel like both are backups at the B1G level, not starters.
 

Jagger712

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You folks have to take some of these results with a grain of salt since it's not even November yet. until there's a strange upset I wouldn't worry too much.
 
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I’m going to hope it’s has to do with O’Neill improving a lot. But I would guess it also has a lot to do with Turley knowing what he needed to do to win and didn’t feel the need to try any big moves
Exactly what I was hoping. And if it indicates improvement with O'Neill, all the more unfortunate he couldn't make 165.
 

Clearscreen5

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Boone seems to be separating himself as well with the pin of Espo and 16-0 TF of O’Donnell. Lots of offense which you love to see from a big guy.
If Boone can become a top 20-25 level Heavy (hopefully higher), then our lineup from 174-Heavy will be a strength as opposed to prior years when we were hoping to have a big enough lead heading into 197 and just looking to avoid bonus points.
 

njsportsphan

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If Boone can become a top 20-25 level Heavy (hopefully higher), then our lineup from 174-Heavy will be a strength as opposed to prior years when we were hoping to have a big enough lead heading into 197 and just looking to avoid bonus points.

We have a really good squad...
 
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bigmatt718

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Really liked what I read about Boone and Bulsak at 197 and Heavy. On the other hand, I'm almost completely out on MVB and if he doesnt shape up, I'd rather get someone else in there at 149.
 

SCNJ

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If Boone can become a top 20-25 level Heavy (hopefully higher), then our lineup from 174-Heavy will be a strength as opposed to prior years when we were hoping to have a big enough lead heading into 197 and just looking to avoid bonus points.
We’re also very strong in the lower weights. The only real hole is 165 but even the top teams in the country, except Iowa have a hole somewhere. Granted ours is probably way worse.

Im confident that we can qualify for nationals, or at least contend for a spot, in 8 of the 10 weight classes. Kannaird can be the 9th but I have minimal hope for 165.
 

bigmatt718

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We’re also very strong in the lower weights. The only real hole is 165 but even the top teams in the country, except Iowa have a hole somewhere. Granted ours is probably way worse.

Im confident that we can qualify for nationals, or at least contend for a spot, in 8 of the 10 weight classes. Kannaird can be the 9th but I have minimal hope for 165.
Why we didn't get a 165 lber in the portal, I have no idea. Maybe we went all out for Griffith and he stayed at Stanford once they reinstated their program and we had no Plan B.
 

bigmatt718

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Anthony White had himself a day and I take his performance seriously after taking out Angelo twice.

Jo Jo MIA? Already burned his shirt and is supposed to be healthy.
White may be our new 149 if he shows out the rest of the fall semester.
 
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