Wrestlingfan1997 6 Report post Posted January 15, 2020 does anyone think he has a shot at winning the title this year? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimpeltf 1,640 Report post Posted January 15, 2020 15 minutes ago, Wrestlingfan1997 said: does anyone think he has a shot at winning the title this year? Parents: Sarah Bravo and Melissa Cruz 2 Cruiser94 and SetonHallPirate reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlingfan1997 6 Report post Posted January 15, 2020 ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mphillips 893 Report post Posted January 15, 2020 Only his parents... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlingfan1997 6 Report post Posted January 15, 2020 I think he’s a legitimate title contender. I don’t see him placing any worse than 4th Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,953 Report post Posted January 15, 2020 He'd be favored against everyone in the top 10 EXCEPT Desanto, Gross and Rivera. The other top 10 guys he has history with are 1-0 vs Phillippi, 1-0 vs Farro, and 2 freestyle and 1 folkstyle win over Chaz Tucker. He was 1-1 last year with Luke Pletcher who is now at 141. Can he win? He'd have to win consecutive matches against 2 of the three guys ranked ahead of him. Possible? Yeah, anything's possible. However, he'd be a prohibitive underdog to pull that off. 1 RealAmericanHero reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MSU158 1,614 Report post Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) I would say the odds of him making the finals are slim and none and slim just went on an extended vacation. Still, if he is going to do it, he better do it this season. The top 3 guys are all redshirting(Suriano, Fix and Micic) and #4(Pletcher) bumped up to 141. With the top 3 returning next season, along with DeSanto and possibly Rivera, his chances almost certainly go even further down....... Edited January 15, 2020 by MSU158 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Witherman 366 Report post Posted January 15, 2020 I’d say with rby as a 4 seed and depending on who come out the 1 seed he’d have an outside shot of getting an upset in the semis and making the finals but winning the title is a stretch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unbiased 462 Report post Posted January 15, 2020 He has a RS he could use. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treep2000 973 Report post Posted January 15, 2020 A shot... absolutely. A realistic shot, i.e. one that is 25% or greater, I don't think so. Gross and Desanto are next level this year for the weight class, and Seabass is right there with them. RBY takes 4th. The rankings are right in my opinion. 2 drag it and DocBZ reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steamboat_charlie v2 939 Report post Posted January 15, 2020 Can I reserve judgment until after this weekend? I want to see how he matches up with Alvarez. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmy Cinnabon 265 Report post Posted January 15, 2020 I don't see him ever beating DeSanto. So no. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PASLP2 25 Report post Posted January 16, 2020 I’ll give RBY less than 25% shot of beating Desanto the first meeting this year and close to 50% if/when they wrestle a second match this year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coachp 49 Report post Posted January 16, 2020 Nope, wont even make finals at Big 10s Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigTenFanboy 1,736 Report post Posted January 16, 2020 31 minutes ago, Coachp said: Nope, wont even make finals at Big 10s B10 semis will probably be the same as the NCAA semis. 1 Jaysus reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Housebuye 2,223 Report post Posted January 16, 2020 17 hours ago, TBar1977 said: He'd be favored against everyone in the top 10 EXCEPT Desanto, Gross and Rivera. The other top 10 guys he has history with are 1-0 vs Phillippi, 1-0 vs Farro, and 2 freestyle and 1 folkstyle win over Chaz Tucker. He was 1-1 last year with Luke Pletcher who is now at 141. Can he win? He'd have to win consecutive matches against 2 of the three guys ranked ahead of him. Possible? Yeah, anything's possible. However, he'd be a prohibitive underdog to pull that off. A lot will depend on how he does at Big10s. He could end up seeded 4th, which likely means he only has to beat 1 of them. crazier things have happened. I’d say RBY will end up top 4, with a 25% chance of making the finals and maybe a 10% chance of winning it all. he is in play, but an underdog for sure. Probably has about the same likelihood of winning as Lugo 1 Cruiser94 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Housebuye 2,223 Report post Posted January 16, 2020 16 hours ago, treep2000 said: A shot... absolutely. A realistic shot, i.e. one that is 25% or greater, I don't think so. Gross and Desanto are next level this year for the weight class, and Seabass is right there with them. RBY takes 4th. The rankings are right in my opinion. The chances of the semis being the top 4 seeds is pretty low. RBY is more likely to win a title than for semis to be 1 v 4 and 2 v 3 in my opinion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mokoma 282 Report post Posted January 16, 2020 43 minutes ago, Housebuye said: The chances of the semis being the top 4 seeds is pretty low. RBY is more likely to win a title than for semis to be 1 v 4 and 2 v 3 in my opinion. Interesting take. The top 4 seeds made the semis at 3/10 weights last year. Would you put RBY at higher than 30% odds to win a title this year? I certainly would not. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TobusRex 2,006 Report post Posted January 16, 2020 Of course he has a shot. I pinned lots of guys who were "better" than me in my career, why can't an even better wrestler like RBY do it? 1 Jaysus reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TobusRex 2,006 Report post Posted January 16, 2020 18 hours ago, treep2000 said: A shot... absolutely. A realistic shot, i.e. one that is 25% or greater, I don't think so. Gross and Desanto are next level this year for the weight class, and Seabass is right there with them. RBY takes 4th. The rankings are right in my opinion. Never know what will happen at NCAAs, though, regardless of how good we think these guys are. Remember Rasheed, 25-2 #2 seed, went out and embarrassingly lost twice. How about Ben Askren, 28-2 #1 seed, didn't win a match. Weird **** happens. I agree RBY has a low chance of winning, but he's got a chance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MSU158 1,614 Report post Posted January 16, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, TobusRex said: Never know what will happen at NCAAs, though, regardless of how good we think these guys are. Remember Rasheed, 25-2 #2 seed, went out and embarrassingly lost twice. How about Ben Askren, 28-2 #1 seed, didn't win a match. Weird **** happens. I agree RBY has a low chance of winning, but he's got a chance. Ben Askren? Did you mean Max Askren? In Max's defense, that was his RSFR year and his 1st time at the Big Dance. He still wrestled in a time when freshmen were truly awed by that tournament and most simply had no way to get ready for it. Only very recently have freshmen more consistently came into March almost fully prepared for it. There simply is nothing like it. That is what made what Pat Smith and Sanderson accomplished so special. Not until guys truly specialized in wrestling, had constant access to AA's and Champs to train with and access to any/every national tournament there is, were you starting to see guys ready right away and also able to get up for NCAA's 4 years in a row. Edited January 16, 2020 by MSU158 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc_Hfuhruhurr 69 Report post Posted January 16, 2020 https://youtu.be/_FGhe6Ygzww 1 MedicineMan reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGranby 186 Report post Posted January 16, 2020 I see him having a similar year to last, but with a higher finish. I could see him taking out one of the top 3 guys in each part of the season. One in a dual, one at Big tens, and another at NCAAs. Dont think/know if he can beat any of them more than once though. If he wound up between 2-4 at NCAAs I am not shocked at all. I believe he will win one before he graduates. Probably a multiple time finalist imo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XiXiTiger 38 Report post Posted January 16, 2020 7 minutes ago, MSU158 said: Ben Askren? Did you mean Max Askren? I'm sure he meant Max, who as a FS freshman was 28-1 (I believe his only loss was by defensive pin) prior to the 2007 NCAAs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TobusRex 2,006 Report post Posted January 16, 2020 (edited) 41 minutes ago, MSU158 said: Ben Askren? Did you mean Max Askren? In Max's defense, that was his RSFR year and his 1st time at the Big Dance. He still wrestled in a time when freshmen were truly awed by that tournament and most simply had no way to get ready for it. Only very recently have freshmen more consistently came into March almost fully prepared for it. There simply is nothing like it. That is what made what Pat Smith and Sanderson accomplished so special. Not until guys truly specialized in wrestling, had constant access to AA's and Champs to train with and access to any/every national tournament there is, were you starting to see guys ready right away and also able to get up for NCAA's 4 years in a row. Doh! Yup, definitely meant Max, not Ben. Seemed like a really good guy as well. Regarding FR being ready for NCAAs, spot on assessment. It used to be a big deal when a FR made AA, let alone the finals or winning the whole thing. I think that Pat Smith might've been ready because he had two older brothers who were champs in their own right and he was tussling with those guys at home for years :D Edited January 16, 2020 by TobusRex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites