Willie's Mid Summer Crystal Ball

[WillieTheBrain]

it was 2026

 

[Wrestleknownothing]

PSU set the scoring record in 2016....
I thought it was my recent.

It is deliciously ironic that you have a typo in your post pointing out my typo.

 

[SleepyLion]

It is deliciously ironic that you have a typo in your post pointing out my typo.

but what do I know.

 

[Sportfan2017]

it was 2026

Considering what has been going on in the world.........It feels like last year was 10 years ago

 

[Wrestleknownothing]

but what do I know.

That makes two of us

 

[J.E.B]

https://rokfin.com/ranking/5693/2027-Crystal-Ball--Mid-Summer-Update

Rank Team PTS
1 Penn St. 205
2 OK State 157
3 Nebraska 125
4 Ohio St. 109
5 Virginia Tech 89
6 Iowa 87
7 Stanford 83
8 Missouri 62

How in the heck are all these teams scoring those high numbers? Is that even possible?

 

[Lil Nicky Scarfo]

How in the heck are all these teams scoring those high numbers? Is that even possible?

Concentration of talent. Willie discussed the reasons on Baschmania today.

It’s the reason we’re going to see way more 8-10 AA teams. If the portal was available 10 years ago or so, do you think we’d be running out a starter who would go 5-18? No, the staff would get a solution.

Imagine how many points those Taylor/Ruth teams would have scored if the team wasn’t being carried by 6 guys

 

[El_Jefe]

Concentration of talent. Willie discussed the reasons on Baschmania today.

It’s the reason we’re going to see way more 8-10 AA teams. If the portal was available 10 years ago or so, do you think we’d be running out a starter who would go 5-18? No, the staff would get a solution.

Imagine how many points those Taylor/Ruth teams would have scored if the team wasn’t being carried by 6 guys

Imagine how many points those Zain/Jason/Bo teams would've scored with a portaled full-year or multi-year 125 after Cruiseliner Nick bailed, instead of the series of spring semester band-aids.

 

[Wrestleknownothing]

How in the heck are all these teams scoring those high numbers? Is that even possible?

It is possible, but not probable. Overall teams score a little over 1400 points. The top 8 teams have never gotten close to 900 of them.

 

[Nitlion1986]

It is possible, but not probable. Overall teams score a little over 1400 points. The top 8 teams have never gotten close to 900 of them.

They won't this year either

 

[mvattivo]

@WillieTheBrain , I've mentioned before that I like these Crystal Ball projections way more than rankings. Don't take offense to this, as I'm just curious. It feels like in your earlier Crystal Ball projections, you tend to pick the guys with a heavy placement on previous results (i.e. Robideau over Duke). When it gets closer to March, you get a little more bold with your predictions, which is what I love about these. I'm just curious if I'm reading it correctly or I'm just off my rocker?

 

[wrestlingfan22]

@WillieTheBrain , I've mentioned before that I like these Crystal Ball projections way more than rankings. Don't take offense to this, as I'm just curious. It feels like in your earlier Crystal Ball projections, you tend to pick the guys with a heavy placement on previous results (i.e. Robideau over Duke). When it gets closer to March, you get a little more bold with your predictions, which is what I love about these. I'm just curious if I'm reading it correctly or I'm just off my rocker?

I feel the same way. Closer to the season once he has seen guys again he would be less likely to treat it as a ranking (like how at 125 the top 4 is exactly the same in the same order)