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Hopefully Crooks and Requir can get Wild Cards.

See where you're coming from with Willits, I just included him because I feel like 157 is open season below #5 or #6, and he wrestles even the better guys pretty close. When it comes to Traxler I just think the lack of size is going to be too much for him to overcome.

If it is true and he did beat him three times to zero in wrestle offs, its definitely a raw deal. But I guess you run that risk when you come in to take a highly ranked recruits spot in the lineup.

Virtual Lock: Griffith Pretty Confident (At least 3 of the 4): Norfleet, Courtney, Schultz, McGee With the right draw: Abas, Lamer, Valencia, Truax Outside Chance: Teemer, Hunter Willits, Munoz

I think we could see as few as 4 or as many as 9-10. Very hard to gage due to the Big 10 only competing within conference.

My picks: Courtney, McGee, Willits, Abas, Willits, Griffith, Truax, Belshay, Norfleet, Schultz

Wonder if Lipari is hurt. I did not expect to see Chlebove at 141.

Awesome win for Munoz. Was a late bloomer in high school, and seems like he's developed a ton at ASU.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say it's partially a weight issue. He certified at over 165 pounds in early fall, and wrestled at 149 pounds today. I'm hoping he regains form when, and if he settles into 141. But after today and his recent performance at Junior Nationals, I can't say I'm confident. Belton not wrestling on the other hand was a bummer. He really was a pleasant surprise at Junior Nationals.

You're right, was very difficult to follow. I wasn't able to watch all 19 matches, but between ASUs twitter updates, and what was streamed I think I got most of the match results. As far as I know, the only notable wrestlers who didn't compete in the dual but competed in exhibitions were Chlebove and Vasquez. Chlebove lost 21-8 to Prewitt, and Vasquez beat Joey Bianchi 12-6. From what I know, none of Raimo, Munoz, or Belton competed at all.

Not a ton to take away from this dual, for obvious reasons. But worth noting that Julian Chlebove lost 21-8 in an exhibition match up at 149.

Maroon & Gold Scrimmage Bouts (lbs): Bout 1 (133)- Michael McGee v. Lou Fincher Bout 2 (165)- Anthony Valencia v. Alex Torres Bout 3 (174)- Trey Munoz v. Ryan Rochford Bout 4 (HWY)- Kordell Norfleet v. David Remer Bout 5 (149)- Cory Crooks v. Ricky Roberto Bout 6 (184)- Cade Belshay v. Josh Nummer Bourt 7 (125)- Brandon Courtney v. Lou Fincher Bout 8 (157)- Jacori Teemer v. Alex Torres Bout 9 (174)- Trey Munoz v. Ryan Moltz Bout 10 (HWY)- Kordell Norfleet v. David Palosika Very underwhelming slate for tomorrow. Seems like they purposely left out any matches that would be at all competitive...

I guess I'll try my hand at this... 125 - Courtney - Was the #9 seed at NCAAs, and unless McGee plans on cutting down (Which doesn't seem likely), I don't see him being pushed for the spot... until 2021-2022 ;) 133 - McGee - Transfer, has had prior success on the national scene and should be viewed as the clear front runner for the spot. HM - Belton - Don't expect him to overtake McGee, but looked solid at junior nationals a couple weeks back. Solid depth guy, which ASU has lacked in recent years. 141- Chlebove - Despite being a top 10ish recruit in the class of the 2019 class, I'm not quite sold on him. Very limited redshirt season, and didn't impress too much at juniors. If Vasquez could make the cut, I would not be surprised to see him push Chlebove for the spot. 149 - Vasquez - Due to a lack of competition throughout the backend of his high school career, Vasquez has become a bit underrated. I think he edges out Lipari for the job, and immediately competes on the national scene and is a top 20ish level guy right away. 157 - Crooks - This is a guy that I think will benefit a ton from moving up. Took 5th at U23s, which supports the idea that he's much more talented than his collegiate results suggest. I wouldn't be surprised if he qualified for NCAAs come march. 165 - Teemer - I ultimately think Jacori ends up moving up to 165. He looked alright at U23s at 76 KG, but was unable to put together more than a few high level sequences. In my opinion Teemer will be a measuring stick for this new coaching staff. Teemer is far too talented not to be a shoe in All-American the next four years. If Molinaro, Perry, etc. can break through to him and get him to wrestle 7 minutes, skies the limit. 174 - Valencia - Valencia could probably make 165, but I don't see him ending up there. Other than that, it's pretty self explanatory. Anthony is as talented as they come, but will need to improve drastically on bottom, and develop another offensive attack if he truly wants to contend for a national title. 184 - Belshay/Munoz - This is one of the few weights that I think we there will be a true competition at. Belshay has proven he can compete at a high level, and Munoz had a really nice redshirt season at 174. I wouldn't rule out Coleman, but he hasn't had any competition on the collegiate level yet. 197 - Norfleet - If healthy, I expect Norfleet to make a ton of noise this season. When he competed last season, he looked great. He was a guy that I think was really primed to make a splash last year at NCAAs 285 - Schultz - I think we're all really excited to see what Cohl can do against the likes of Gable, Parris, Kerkvliet, etc. He didn't wrestle much folkstyle last season, so I honestly have no idea where he'll fit in, in regards to the national picture. Overall, this young team has a ton of potential, and should be really fun to watch. I'm really hoping the coaching staff can get these guys to max out on that potential, and get some hardware at NCAAs. I wouldn't be shocked to see this group finish with as many as 5-6 AAs this season, or as little as 2. Only time will tell!

For what its worth, Looks like Richie Figs has recommitted to ASU.

If you were in Pyles' position, what would you have said? What would have been adequate in your opinion?