Good problems to have . Sounds like Mitchell will stay at 165. Who knows Levi might get another year as well. Courts need to make decisions here soon
EARLY 2026-27 lineup projections/discussions
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Just to clear things up.....
NOTE the 1st sentence of my post...
You are correct that SVN will be the starter at 149 in 2026-2027 BUT the post is about the 2027-2028 season and SVN will be out of eligibility by 2027-2028
NOTE the 1st sentence of my post...
You are correct that SVN will be the starter at 149 in 2026-2027 BUT the post is about the 2027-2028 season and SVN will be out of eligibility by 2027-2028
An embarrassment of riches is definitely good problems to have / and Levi back would be insane! / would that mean Jesse Mendez back at OHIO St one more year / Lucas Byrd at ILL / Brock Hardy ?
i don't feel like digging too much into the others eligibility but Levi is so simple because he never redshirted or anything. 4 years in college, 4 seasons wrestled. really straight forward for him
Mendez would as well yes he did 4 straight with no RS. Others you mentioned wouldn't be back they both took a RS
It would only be guys who did 4 straight with no RS like Levi and Mendez. I can't think of any other big names
a nugget from Brantt posted on 247
levi joined the lawsuit to get a 5th year.
levi joined the lawsuit to get a 5th year.
i feel like Levi / Mendez and who knows who else that impacts but that potentially has a very big impact
No other guys who were AAs last year would be back just those two
How about this:
125 LL(1)
133 Ono(1)
141 Blaze(2)
149 SVN(2)
157 JJ(1)
165 Mitchell(1)
174 Levi(1)
184 Rocco(3)
197 Barr(1)
Hwt Connor(4)
I included where I think they'll be seeded come next March.
125 LL(1)
133 Ono(1)
141 Blaze(2)
149 SVN(2)
157 JJ(1)
165 Mitchell(1)
174 Levi(1)
184 Rocco(3)
197 Barr(1)
Hwt Connor(4)
I included where I think they'll be seeded come next March.
Duke? You have James beating him? No matter what a championship level kid won’t be in the lineup especially if Levi got another year
That's Minto currently
If Levi is back I see Duke making the cut and James not enrolling. I know he already did but that didn't start his clock gotta take 12 credits for your clock to start
He's already planning on it.
The solution to 5 for 5 is 14 weight classes, why can't everyone see that?
Brilliant idea! I like it, I always told my people -bring me solutions not complaints!!
I'm not why wouldn't he take the $ and wrestle another year. I can think of about 750,000 reasons why. Kasak we have seen can't stay healthy. James can not enroll. And Duke can go 157. Actually a smart move
Finally someone said it. I think he even said it in an interview lol.
Gotta be in that ballpark. He would probably take some new camping gear though
A real solution would be the 10 weights classes in each dual plus one "wildcard". Random draw for an extra match at one of the ten weight classes. Have the draw one week in advance so the away team could bring someone at that weight. It would allow for coaches to play the matchups at one weight.
The next would be to allow a team to enter a second wrestler at one weight at NCAAs. They'd have to qualify at conferences or via wildcard.
This year will be cool because everyone on the roster is available for every dual. 4/5 just means you don't wrestle at the qualifier
Maybe it's time for D1 to have JV and Varsity matches when duals are held. That, to me, would be awesome. Imagine getting to see Iowa get whooped twice in a day.
I liked the extra matches we had after Covid. I wish they could go back to that. Even better if they did them before the main dual meet.
Probably true but his health is a major ??