Mixed bag on backside, some upsets don’t favor Hawkeyes

If I take a drink for every typo, or every use of the word “chalk”, I might end up as drunk as you!

Does Peterson really want to be an anal american?

I don't think Ferrari gets past Sinclair atm but the backside match vs Conway doesn't really concern me much. That should be an easy win for Ferrari imo

I was looking at brackets and 133 is a great example of one of my frustrations with the seeding process. The bottom half of the quarter final is ALL wrestlers from the B1G. None in the top half. I realize there isn’t a good or fair way to separate these conference wrestlers after two rounds of competition, but it’s frustrating nonetheless. I’d take any of these B1G wrestlers over all the top half except Jax. This is one of the downfalls with being in the toughest conference; more losses against tougher competition equals lower seeds at nationals (and sometimes unlucky seeds). The losers will get the chance to prove me right on the backside.

Those consolation brackets seem pretty doable actually

It's the NCAA tournament. All matches are tough!

AFHawk86 said:

I was looking at brackets and 133 is a great example of one of my frustrations with the seeding process. The bottom half of the quarter final is ALL wrestlers from the B1G. None in the top half. I realize there isn’t a good or fair way to separate these conference wrestlers after two rounds of competition, but it’s frustrating nonetheless. I’d take any of these B1G wrestlers over all the top half except Jax. This is one of the downfalls with being in the toughest conference; more losses against tougher competition equals lower seeds at nationals (and sometimes unlucky seeds). The losers will get the chance to prove me right on the backside.

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Imo all you wouldneed to do for seeding criteria is remove the coaches ranking. Only a certain number of coaches seed certain weights. Some take it seriously some don't. Then some play that coaches game I'll seed your wrestler here and you seed mine here.

A good example is 133 take away Jax coaches ranking and now he's on bottom with Davino up top.

Scrubby said:

Does Peterson really want to be an anal american?

I don't think Ferrari gets past Sinclair atm but the backside match vs Conway doesn't really concern me much. That should be an easy win for Ferrari imo

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If he wants to be an anal American, he picked the wrong room. Apparently, that one is a little further east lol.

AFHawk86 said:

I was looking at brackets and 133 is a great example of one of my frustrations with the seeding process. The bottom half of the quarter final is ALL wrestlers from the B1G. None in the top half. I realize there isn’t a good or fair way to separate these conference wrestlers after two rounds of competition, but it’s frustrating nonetheless. I’d take any of these B1G wrestlers over all the top half except Jax. This is one of the downfalls with being in the toughest conference; more losses against tougher competition equals lower seeds at nationals (and sometimes unlucky seeds). The losers will get the chance to prove me right on the backside.

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I’m not sure most of you have seen Seidel from VT wrestle if you are confident that those other guys would beat him. I’m hoping to see the rematch between him and Jax. I know that with one move Jax could finish it but if it goes seven minutes it could be interesting. I know that Seidel seems to have no fear of Jax.

The 6th seed will have to beat the 7 seed to get 6th?

Now that’s the kind of analysis I pay for here.

The SEEDING process CAN be and NEEDS to be revised!!! One area I coached in had a complete formular to eliminate a lot of the BS and BIAS. I believe in this day and age with ALL the technology, it would be pretty easy to put something together that makes sense and tweak it each year if you find some flaws.

One thing right off the bat would be EVERYONE starts the year at ZERO points. This way returning TOP wrestlers can NOT "protect" their seed by DUCKING!!! Kids would EARN points for WINS, MORE points for "quality" wins, obviously wining B1Gs would earn someone a Gr8 deal of points etc....

Could add points for BONUS victories, techs, pins similar to how it is done in the tournament. This way ALL seeds are EARNED during the SEASON!!! You DUCK, you get sick/hurt etc... and do not wrestle. It will cost you. Easy schedules will also NOT benefit some like it seems to do now.

In the B1Gs for example, you take 133. The champion going thru that MEAT GRINDER, more then likely EARNS the #1 seed. JAX very well could be the #1 guy??? BUTTs, there is NO reason to just "hand' him that 1 seed based on what he did!

WS_Cop said:

If I take a drink for every typo, or every use of the word “chalk”, I might end up as drunk as you!

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So WS_Cop = Wordsmith Cop?

Nashville_Hawk said:

So WS_Cop = Wordsmith Cop?

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I dropped out of college. I was going to major in English, though.

I just felt a little chippy last night for some reason and wanted to let it out.

STtiger2025 said:

I’m not sure most of you have seen Seidel from VT wrestle if you are confident that those other guys would beat him. I’m hoping to see the rematch between him and Jax. I know that with one move Jax could finish it but if it goes seven minutes it could be interesting. I know that Seidel seems to have no fear of Jax.

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Based on the quarters outcome you are correct.