'26 Super 32 (10/24-25) thread

[mvattivo]

Teag strikes me as a kid who is obviously super talented, but is still so raw. His best days are ahead of him if he keeps following this path

I hope PSU keeps an eye on him.

 

[El_Jefe]

I think I'm realizing my expectations for some of these kids need To be tempered a bit.

Remember also that, until you get to the football weights, Super 32 brackets are enormous. As in, several weights have well over 100 wrestlers each, and some have 150+. These brackets have more students than several PA public schools have total 9-12 enrollment.

This event must occur in the offseason -- no state athletics body would ever approve that many matches in such a short period of time. It's borderline malpractice.

So while it does provide some compelling individual matches, it's much more a battle of attrition than a predictor.

 

[vhsalum]

Remember also that, until you get to the football weights, Super 32 brackets are enormous. As in, several weights have well over 100 wrestlers each, and some have 150+. These brackets have more students than several PA public schools have total 9-12 enrollment.

This event must occur in the offseason -- no state athletics body would ever approve that many matches in such a short period of time. It's borderline malpractice.

So while it does provide some compelling individual matches, it's much more a battle of attrition than a predictor.

Not even close to true. It’s no different than Fargo (especially when it was line bracketing)

The best guys win. It’s not a guarantee?l, but it is a HUGE indicator of success at the next level.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Coastal2]

Nelson Villafane has made the finals...TFd his way through.

Deputy made the finals.

Karenbauer lost 7-2 in the semis.

Mateo Gallegos with the fall up 4-1 to make the 126 finals

Reef Dillard lost to Borge 4-3 in the semis

Matt Oneill made the finals 4-2

Cam Howard wins 4-1 to make the 157 finals

Dale Corbin falls 2-1 in tiebreakers at 138

Greyson Music lost 7-5 at 150 in the semis

Top seeds to lose -- Maximus Fortier WV beat Justus Heeg 8-6 at 175. Hayden Schwab lost 8-5 at 126

Melvin Miller advances at 165 but did give up 2 TDs in 19-9 win

Kikiniou beats Dube 3-2 with a reversal vs escape in TBs. Kikiniou had a disappointing U17s but took out the top seed here.

Hutcherson to the fnals 7-2 at 190

Bechtold loses to the top seed 11-0

Kendahl Hoare makes the finals at 285

 

[APrimusHokie]

Whole stream is down

 

[vhsalum]

Whole stream is down

JFC

 

[APrimusHokie]

JFC

Came back just for it to happen again

 

[Coastal2]

The important stat for the tournament.

The major Pennsylvania city of Dubois, population around 7500 in the 2020 census, two finalists. The entire state of Iowa, population 3.2 million. Two finalists.

 

[dicemen99]

Not even close to true. It’s no different than Fargo (especially when it was line bracketing)

The best guys win. It’s not a guarantee?l, but it is a HUGE indicator of success at the next level.

I don’t know if you guys aren’t arguing past each other with this post.

While it’s true the best guys win - they always win because there is a tier of guys at the top of the PFP that are clearly separated.

But sometimes below that when it comes to the podium it IS a war of attrition - and today they are a couple of days out from the last weigh in, so @El_Jefe has a point.

Somebody earlier in the thread said just pay attention to who people beat and who they lose to. Throw in what size they are for the weight class and I think you sum up this tournament nicely for the non-top 10 or 5ish PFP guys that compete.

 

[Lil Nicky Scarfo]

The important stat for the tournament.

The major Pennsylvania city of Dubois, population around 7500 in the 2020 census, two finalists. The entire state of Iowa, population 3.2 million. Two finalists.

Save that for the inevitable per capita argument thrown out during NCAAs