Iowa vs PSU 2027 Predictions

Nashville_Hawk

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This is a tough one, but I will give it my best shot!

125 DeLuca vs Lilledahl, (Lilledahl mdec) Iowa 0 PSU 4
133 Crookham vs Ono/Blaze (Blaze mdec) Iowa 0 PSU 8
141 Bailey vs Ono/Blaze (Ono dec) Iowa 0 PSU 11
149 Block vs Van Ness (Van Ness fall) Iowa 0 PSU 17
157 Williams/Voinovich/Estrada vs Kasak (Kasak mdec) Iowa 0 PSU 21
165 Schubert vs Mesenbrick/Duke (Duke Fall) Iowa 0 PSU 27
174 Arnold vs Henckel/Mesenbrick (Mesenbrick Fall) Iowa 0 PSU 33
184 Ferrari vs Welsh (Welsh dec) Iowa 0 PSU 36
197 Ludington vs Barr (Barr Fall) Iowa 0 PSU 42
285 Kueter vs Mirasola/Mirasola (Mirasola dec) Iowa 0 PSU 45
Want to put some wrestling club money on the BS you just threw out there? How about O/U 38?
 

mvattivo

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For the sake of transparency, how many of those were even top 20 guys, let alone top 10? The ONLY one I see is Tyler Knox…

He sarcastically said that he is an "offensive dynamo". I was just pointing out that he had a 72% bonus rate, which shows that he does have offense. If you feel good about moving the goalposts, have at it.

Note: All but the very top all-time guys bonus rates go down while comparing it to opponents inside the top 20/10 vs. outside the top 20/10. He was a true freshman. Do you want to compare his bonus rate to the Iowa starters, since it's apparently easy to bonus everyone outside of the Top 20?
 
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JoeBagobagels

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He sarcastically said that he is an "offensive dynamo". I was just pointing out that he had a 72% bonus rate, which shows that he does have offense. If you feel good about moving the goalposts, have at it.

Note: All but the very top all-time guys bonus rates go down while comparing it to opponents inside the top 20/10 vs. outside the top 20/10. He was a true freshman. Do you want to compare his bonus rate to the Iowa starters, since it's apparently easy to bonus everyone outside of the Top 20?
Don't you understand you aren't a decent offensive wrestler unless you could do something like this in the NCAA final?

 
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huntinghawk

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This is a tough one, but I will give it my best shot!

125 DeLuca vs Lilledahl, (Lilledahl mdec) Iowa 0 PSU 4
133 Crookham vs Ono/Blaze (Blaze mdec) Iowa 0 PSU 8
141 Bailey vs Ono/Blaze (Ono dec) Iowa 0 PSU 11
149 Block vs Van Ness (Van Ness fall) Iowa 0 PSU 17
157 Williams/Voinovich/Estrada vs Kasak (Kasak mdec) Iowa 0 PSU 21
165 Schubert vs Mesenbrick/Duke (Duke Fall) Iowa 0 PSU 27
174 Arnold vs Henckel/Mesenbrick (Mesenbrick Fall) Iowa 0 PSU 33
184 Ferrari vs Welsh (Welsh dec) Iowa 0 PSU 36
197 Ludington vs Barr (Barr Fall) Iowa 0 PSU 42
285 Kueter vs Mirasola/Mirasola (Mirasola dec) Iowa 0 PSU 45
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ChicagoHawk2020

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He sarcastically said that he is an "offensive dynamo". I was just pointing out that he had a 72% bonus rate, which shows that he does have offense. If you feel good about moving the goalposts, have at it.

Note: All but the very top all-time guys bonus rates go down while comparing it to opponents inside the top 20/10 vs. outside the top 20/10. He was a true freshman. Do you want to compare his bonus rate to the Iowa starters, since it's apparently easy to bonus everyone outside of the Top 20?
Against anyone with a pulse besides Knox, he was in 1 takedown matches.
 

Gopher4Life

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125 lightning Dec Deluca 3-0
-don’t think you can pick Deluca with no big college wins yet.
133 blaze Dec crookham 6-0
-blaze is a stud along with the fact crookham is always hurt.
141 ono dec bailey 9-0
-im biased big bailey hater he never has impressed me. Ono should control action on feet where he doesn’t have to choose down.
149 SVN maj block 13-0
-wouldn’t even be surprised if it was a tech.
157 kasak maj whoever 17-0
-Williams, VV3 and Estrada can’t compete.
165 Duke Dec Schubert 20-0
-Duke is different animal. Schubert struggles to score.
174 mm maj Arnold 24-0
-chance it’s a tech, mm has teched much better wrestlers. Stick with maj due to Arnold’s stall.
184 welsh dec Ferrari 27-0
-tossup ill stick with guy who wants to be there and tries to score. Ferrari may be first wrestler to never get taken down and not have any titles.
197 barr tech Harvey 32-0
-Harvey isn’t top level yet. Barr 100% (or close to) bonus.
285 Ben Dec mirasola 32-3

some tossups but I can’t pick a injured crookham or Ferrari
 

luthius dagan

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125 lightning Dec Deluca 3-0
-don’t think you can pick Deluca with no big college wins yet.
133 blaze Dec crookham 6-0
-blaze is a stud along with the fact crookham is always hurt.
141 ono dec bailey 9-0
-im biased big bailey hater he never has impressed me. Ono should control action on feet where he doesn’t have to choose down.
149 SVN maj block 13-0
-wouldn’t even be surprised if it was a tech.
157 kasak maj whoever 17-0
-Williams, VV3 and Estrada can’t compete.
165 Duke Dec Schubert 20-0
-Duke is different animal. Schubert struggles to score.
174 mm maj Arnold 24-0
-chance it’s a tech, mm has teched much better wrestlers. Stick with maj due to Arnold’s stall.
184 welsh dec Ferrari 27-0
-tossup ill stick with guy who wants to be there and tries to score. Ferrari may be first wrestler to never get taken down and not have any titles.
197 barr tech Harvey 32-0
-Harvey isn’t top level yet. Barr 100% (or close to) bonus.
285 Ben Dec mirasola 32-3

some tossups but I can’t pick a injured crookham or Ferrari
Very likely! Just curious at 149, Block almost best SVN twice last year. At NCAA he loss 5-4 after giving up 4 stalling points, and Block scored the only TD of the match. In the PSU-Iowa dual, block was up and working on his second takedown when he get too offensive and got put to his back for 7. Both matches were very well wrestled, just rookie mistakes. Just curious the comment “wouldn’t be surprised if a tech” is that based on evidence or just…?
 

Sir Pin Alot

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I checked and it seems like Gabe is the returning Hawk with the highest bonus rate at 25%, which seems bananas.
That stat cannot possibly be right. Iowa lost some really good guys this past year but this returning bonus rate % would be shockingly low if true.
 

JoeBagobagels

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Very likely! Just curious at 149, Block almost best SVN twice last year. At NCAA he loss 5-4 after giving up 4 stalling points, and Block scored the only TD of the match. In the PSU-Iowa dual, block was up and working on his second takedown when he get too offensive and got put to his back for 7. Both matches were very well wrestled, just rookie mistakes. Just curious the comment “wouldn’t be surprised if a tech” is that based on evidence or just…?
He didn't almost beat SVN, if you forfeit via stalling you didn't even wrestle.
 
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MSU158

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He sarcastically said that he is an "offensive dynamo". I was just pointing out that he had a 72% bonus rate, which shows that he does have offense. If you feel good about moving the goalposts, have at it.

Note: All but the very top all-time guys bonus rates go down while comparing it to opponents inside the top 20/10 vs. outside the top 20/10. He was a true freshman. Do you want to compare his bonus rate to the Iowa starters, since it's apparently easy to bonus everyone outside of the Top 20?
Wouldn’t it be completely relevant when the poster predicted a major decision win over a guy that not only IS top 20, but is almost certainly top 5????? In fact, Crookham has been majored only once in his career by Vito and he actually beat Vito multiple times…
 

sdvike

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Wouldn’t it be completely relevant when the poster predicted a major decision win over a guy that not only IS top 20, but is almost certainly top 5????? In fact, Crookham has been majored only once in his career by Vito and he actually beat Vito multiple times…
If Crookham is healthy, definitely title contender and wins in happy valley.
 

mvattivo

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Wouldn’t it be completely relevant when the poster predicted a major decision win over a guy that not only IS top 20, but is almost certainly top 5????? In fact, Crookham has been majored only once in his career by Vito and he actually beat Vito multiple times…

Oh, I would not predict a Blaze major over Crookham. I was just responding to him alluding to Blaze being a wrestler with little to no offense. If Crookham is healthy, I'd expect a 1-2 point match.
 
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Gopher4Life

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Very likely! Just curious at 149, Block almost best SVN twice last year. At NCAA he loss 5-4 after giving up 4 stalling points, and Block scored the only TD of the match. In the PSU-Iowa dual, block was up and working on his second takedown when he get too offensive and got put to his back for 7. Both matches were very well wrestled, just rookie mistakes. Just curious the comment “wouldn’t be surprised if a tech” is that based on evidence or just…?
Hunch, the stalling left ugly taste block did not want to be there. And probably should have been DQd
Think the dual is better representive of gap between 2.
believe it should be in happy valley so factor in a few stalls calls again.
 

Cali_Nittany1

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Wouldn’t it be completely relevant when the poster predicted a major decision win over a guy that not only IS top 20, but is almost certainly top 5????? In fact, Crookham has been majored only once in his career by Vito and he actually beat Vito multiple times…

I agree Blaze isn't likely to bonus Crookham because he has top tier defense.

Zain had a 40% bonus rate as a true freshman. Blaze certainly has the capability to bonus top 20 wrestlers but we'll see if he starts to wrestle more offensively against top competition like Zain after his freshman season.
 
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Very likely! Just curious at 149, Block almost best SVN twice last year. At NCAA he loss 5-4 after giving up 4 stalling points, and Block scored the only TD of the match. In the PSU-Iowa dual, block was up and working on his second takedown when he get too offensive and got put to his back for 7. Both matches were very well wrestled, just rookie mistakes. Just curious the comment “wouldn’t be surprised if a tech” is that based on evidence or just…?
wasn't that at the Big TenTourney not NCAA's
 

dt21

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i predict there will be an over abundance of pst posters here for a couple of weeks.around that time
 

Nashville_Hawk

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It is not quite right. Block was at 31%, Arnold 25%, Ferrari 21%, Bailey 20%, and Keuter 0%
Yep, that sounds right, and sadly that sounds like the Iowa style as of late…handfight for 6:30-7 mins and then win or lose a tight one in the 3rd or OT. I sure miss those guys that went out to destroy their opponents…