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    NCAA PORTAL

    Facundo lost to 7th place and a blood-rounder. Dee lost to 3rd and 5th place while beating Araujo.
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    Freestyle musings

    The worst example I can remember is when Jordan Oliver lost in the semis of the in Olympic qualification tourney to Ghadziev of Poland. The dude was massive for 65kg, did not move from center, and I believe got one push out and two shot clock points to win 3-2 to make the Olympics. I actually...
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    NCAA PORTAL

    Sauce is also Daniel Zepeda’s nickname so it could be his announcement
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    Iowa State

    This is a hilarious take coming from a wrestling fan, you should take a look at how wrestling viewership compares with women’s basketball, softball, volleyball, etc. Adding a women’s team will have a negligible effect on the men’s team. It’s not going to take coaches or athletes(?) away and I’m...
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    Next Year’s Lineup '26

    It’s so awesome for KD that we’ve gotten to this point when discussing him. I was incredibly skeptical this time last year when other folks were predicting AA for him, and he just made me look stupid. Hats off to my guy, let’s hope he gets one more year.
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    2026 Crystal Ball

    Maybe he’s not at his optimal weight, but his two losses were to the 9 seed / 7th place and 18 seed / NQ. That’s a far cry from a brutal draw
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    NCAA PORTAL

    I’m not sure what you mean by him not being as exciting as before, his style has hardly changed at all. If anything, he took a leap in his offense from freshman to sophomore year while this year was more or less the same as last year. I think you just have a different picture in your mind that...
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    2026 Oklahoma State Wrestlestat Tourney Pool

    Boy howdy did he ever. Made up for my dud Ferrari picks! Was an honor to best the @Gasmen
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    Carl and DT

    I got a kick out of reading that exchange, dude is brain dead
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    2026 NCAA Wrestling Championship Official Thread

    The seeding helped a little, but it wasn’t going to matter where Mesenbrink, Barr, Haines, Duke, SVN etc were seeded. The difference is that those dudes look to dominate matches and have the skill to do it. The next evolution for guys like Vega and Robideau is imposing their will on anyone they...
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    2026 NCAA Wrestling Championship Official Thread

    Anyone who uses a screenshot to argue for a takedown is not a serious person. We all know you need video context
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    The Kids Are Alright

    I’m curious if there’s a historical trend to this. I’d expect this year is just particularly strong, but I could also see these results showing a similar story across previous years as well: if a freshman isn’t clearly an all-American contender, they are more likely to be redshirted, which would...
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    2026 NCAA Wrestling Selection Show

    Right, Angelo Ferrari is the most inexplicable seed imo. Was seeded 8th in big tens, wrestled to his seed, and then moves up to 7 in NCAA seeding to be opposite Welsh
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    Official Big 12 Championship Thread

    What are the reports out of the room?
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    Expected Team Points as of 02/23/26 - The "Everything Everywhere All At Once" Edition

    Love your stuff, man. For the sake of comparison, what was the %chance for Nebraska to achieve their total last year based on their expected total?
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