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    WTT ‘26

    That’s usually the case. The stars will usually wrestle in U20 and seniors while U23 caliber is a tier below
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    WTT ‘26

    Jayden James reminds me a lot of Frank Chamizo. He seems to have this combination of impressive frontline defense that negates scrambling and some pretty unique evasive maneuvers against more explosive wrestlers who manage to get passed the head/hands
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    WTT ‘26

    Why no Zinkin?
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    Other notable results and news

    I’ll never understand how Kaleb Larkin made 149 last year
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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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