BigTimeFan 1,032 Report post Posted February 15 (edited) Here are my (bold at times) predictions about who makes the finals and who wins. I leave out weight classes where I have no opinion. 125: Lee vs ??? (Boring, Lee by demolition) 133: Fix vs RBY (Fix by major) 141: Eirman vs Seabass (Eirman by dec) 149: I need help here 157: Carr vs Hidlay or Deakin (Carr by dec!!!) 165: Mekhi vs Marinelli (Melhi by dec)* 174: Starocci vs Kemerer (Starocci by dec!) 184: Brooks vs ??? (Brooks!) 197: Warner vs Amine (tossup) 285: Steveson vs Parris (Gable by major dec!!) * provided his shoulder is healthy Edited February 15 by BigTimeFan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
portajohn 212 Report post Posted February 15 10 minutes ago, BigTimeFan said: 133: Fix vs RBY (Fix by major) 141: Eirman vs Seabass (Eirman by dec) 149: I need help here 133: don't see fix winning by by major 141: I'd pick Eirman vs Nick Lee 149: I'd pick Sasso as one of my finalist vs the field Hvwt: I think Steveson wins over Parris but not by Major Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1032004 941 Report post Posted February 15 I’ll go: 125 Lee over Camacho 133 Fix over RBY 141 Lee over Eierman 149 O’Connor over Sasso 157 Hidlay over Deakin 165 Griffith over Marinelli 174 Kemerer over Starocci 184 Brooks over Bolen 197 Amine over Warner 285 Steveson over Parris 1 gallison reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taylor 5 Report post Posted February 15 125 Lee over Latona 133 Fix over RBY 141 Lee over Eierman 149 O’Connor over Sasso 157 Deakin over Hidlay 165 Marinelli over O'Toole 174 Kemerer over Labriola 184 Brooks over Hidlay 197 Bulsak over Amine 285 Parris over Steveson 1 gallison reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bnwtwg 622 Report post Posted February 15 125 Lee pins Teske, wins OW, Gorrarian, and Hodge 133 RBY over Fix 141 Lee over Seabass 149 AOC over Sasso 157 Carr over Hidlay 165 Wittlake over Mekhi, if Mekhi is out then insert Griffith 174 Massa with the upset over Kemerer 184 Brooks over Hidlay 197 Schultz over Caffey 285 Steveson over Parris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moodybooty 32 Report post Posted February 15 Without thinking about brackets and seeds and all that: 125: Spencer Lee over Dylan Ragusin. Simple. 133: Daton Fix over Roman Bravo-Young, but I'm not ruling out DeSanto beating either of them. 141: Nick Lee over Jaydin Eirman, though I'd love to see Echemendia or Rivera sneak in there. Really wish Real Woods could've made one last push here. 149: Sammy Sasso over Brock Mauller, but who knows. Bet the top 4 seeds don't hold course. 157: David Carr over Ryan Deakin, and those quarters and semis are gonna be FUN. Can't wait to see how this shakes out. 165: Mekhi Lewis over Alex Marinelli, hopefully. Both currently dealing with medical stuff. If either one of them don't make it, this weight is nowhere near as fun. 174: DJ Washington over Michael Kemerer. Book it. Carter breaks through next year, but Donnell is on a mission. Love to see it. 184: Aaron Brooks over Hunter Bolen, or whoever makes it through on the other side. Mans isn't getting beat this year. He wasn't losing after that Venz hiccup last year, either. 197: Myles Amine over AJ Ferrari in arguably the corniest weight of the year. 285: Gable Steveson over Mason Parris, but only because of the tattoos and haircut. If Gable didn't get the sleeve this year, it'd be all Mason. 3 1 nhs67, portajohn, Mphillips and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konquest 122 Report post Posted February 15 I included some darkhorse finalists (not unranked wrestlers, but tough guys who could wrestle well and make a run, top guy get injured/sick, etc.) Lee over Teske (Ragusin) Fix over DeSanto (Cannon) Eierman over Nick Lee (Parker) AOC over Sasso (Alirez) Hidlay over Carr (Brayton Lee) Marinelli over Griffith (O'Toole/ Braunagel) Kemmerer over Labriola (Starocci/Hastings) Brooks over Bolen (Keckeisen) Norfleet over Schultz (Ferrari) Steveson over Parris (Colton Schultz) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hart2pay 2 Report post Posted February 15 25- Lee over Ragusin 33- Fix over Rby 41- Eierman over Woods 49- Sasso over OConner 57- Deakin over Hidlay 65- Marinelli over Griffith 74- Kemerer over Labriola 84- Brooks over DePrez 97- Caffey over Schultz 285- Stevenson over Cassioppi 2 IfYouAin'tFirstYou'reLast and DocBZ reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigerfan 178 Report post Posted February 15 Lee over Hilldebrandt Fix over DeSanto Lee over Eierman Mauller over Sasso Carr over Deakin Griffith over O’Toole Kemmerer over Labriola Brooks over Hidlay Ferrari over Schultz Parris over Steveson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smitty11 16 Report post Posted February 15 Is Micic not wrestling this year? If he is I think he will be in the finals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nhs67 1,232 Report post Posted February 15 Not making picks until I see the seeds. Seeding is going to be stupid this year. 3 MSU158, Perry and BobbyGribbs reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestleknownothing 439 Report post Posted February 15 28 minutes ago, Hart2pay said: 25- Lee over Ragusin 33- Fix over Rby 41- Eierman over Woods 49- Sasso over OConner 57- Deakin over Hidlay 65- Marinelli over Griffith 74- Kemerer over Labriola 84- Brooks over DePrez 97- Caffey over Schultz 285- Stevenson over Cassioppi Will Woods be the first 0-0 finalist in history? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nhs67 1,232 Report post Posted February 15 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said: Will Woods be the first 0-0 finalist in history? He'll have to win at least four to get there... As well as P12s. So like... 6-0 at the least? Edited February 15 by nhs67 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uncle bernard 622 Report post Posted February 15 1 hour ago, moodybooty said: Without thinking about brackets and seeds and all that: 125: Spencer Lee over Dylan Ragusin. Simple. 133: Daton Fix over Roman Bravo-Young, but I'm not ruling out DeSanto beating either of them. 141: Nick Lee over Jaydin Eirman, though I'd love to see Echemendia or Rivera sneak in there. Really wish Real Woods could've made one last push here. 149: Sammy Sasso over Brock Mauller, but who knows. Bet the top 4 seeds don't hold course. 157: David Carr over Ryan Deakin, and those quarters and semis are gonna be FUN. Can't wait to see how this shakes out. 165: Mekhi Lewis over Alex Marinelli, hopefully. Both currently dealing with medical stuff. If either one of them don't make it, this weight is nowhere near as fun. 174: DJ Washington over Michael Kemerer. Book it. Carter breaks through next year, but Donnell is on a mission. Love to see it. 184: Aaron Brooks over Hunter Bolen, or whoever makes it through on the other side. Mans isn't getting beat this year. He wasn't losing after that Venz hiccup last year, either. 197: Myles Amine over AJ Ferrari in arguably the corniest weight of the year. 285: Gable Steveson over Mason Parris, but only because of the tattoos and haircut. If Gable didn't get the sleeve this year, it'd be all Mason. lol Washington got pinned by Massa and nearly majored by Labriola. One good period does not an NCAA champion make. Coming from a huge Washington fan. 2 nhs67 and Schuteandscore reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MadMardigain 1,362 Report post Posted February 15 1 minute ago, uncle bernard said: One good period does not an NCAA champion make. Coming from a huge Washington fan. Along with cleaning up some technique Washington would need to somehow find find a major gas tank upgrade in the next few weeks if he’s going to be a big tournament threat. That weight class is kinda a mess at the moment, but I’m not sure if Washington’s even shown enough to be solid AA choice yet. I do believe another year of refining his skills with Tsirtsis/Jordan working with him and time to build his lungs could get Washington closer to his ability getting closer his potential. Would have liked to see if he could have closed the gap with some of these guys more if we had a full season go him to work through. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perry 1,258 Report post Posted February 15 125 - Camacho over ragusin (Lee goes unscored upon through big tens but then gets the rona) 133 - fix over rby 141 - Lee over rivera 149 - mauller over sassy 157 - deakin over hidlay 165 - Griffith over whitlake 174 - starrocci over Kemmerer 184 - brooks over hidlay 197 - amine over ferrari 285 - steveson over parris 1 gallison reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigTimeFan 1,032 Report post Posted February 15 So far this grand assembly of wrestling enthusiasts has come found only one consensus pick - Spencer Lee, which has as much to do with the weakness of the weight this year as his skill does. Of course the one has something to do with the other as well. It’s going to be a fun tournament. 1 IfYouAin'tFirstYou'reLast reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigTimeFan 1,032 Report post Posted February 15 2 minutes ago, Perry said: 125 - Camacho over ragusin (Lee goes unscored upon through big tens but then gets the rona) 133 - fix over rby 141 - Lee over rivera 149 - mauller over sassy 157 - deakin over hidlay 165 - Griffith over whitlake 174 - starrocci over Kemmerer 184 - brooks over hidlay 197 - amine over ferrari 285 - steveson over parris There goes the consensus pick. 2 IfYouAin'tFirstYou'reLast and nhs67 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
portajohn 212 Report post Posted February 15 Ragusin getting a lot of love in these picks. Curious to know the reasoning. I know he wrestled up a weight class yesterday against a stud but I can't recall a point in the match where he was even close to generating any offense. Personally think he's a year or two away from potentially reaching the finals. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perry 1,258 Report post Posted February 15 1 minute ago, BigTimeFan said: There goes the consensus pick. I felt there had to be at least one dissenter and that's the only way I knew to realistically mark Lee as an L.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigTimeFan 1,032 Report post Posted February 15 Just now, Perry said: I felt there had to be at least one dissenter and that's the only way I knew to realistically mark Lee as an L.. True. I honestly think contenders should bubble it up till NCAA’s and as someone suggested on another thread I think teams should be all over their guys behavior and exposure especially the backups. Imagine is Lee gets it from some guy who decided to go to a party and have some fun ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mphillips 895 Report post Posted February 15 1 hour ago, moodybooty said: Without thinking about brackets and seeds and all that: Goes on to break down every weight class... 3 nhs67, moodybooty and IfYouAin'tFirstYou'reLast reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nhs67 1,232 Report post Posted February 15 17 minutes ago, portajohn said: Ragusin getting a lot of love in these picks. Curious to know the reasoning. I know he wrestled up a weight class yesterday against a stud but I can't recall a point in the match where he was even close to generating any offense. Personally think he's a year or two away from potentially reaching the finals. The year Rivera beat on Spencer (twicey), he went up to 133 and got beat on by Micic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1032004 941 Report post Posted February 15 2 hours ago, taylor said: 125 Lee over Latona 133 Fix over RBY 141 Lee over Eierman 149 O’Connor over Sasso 157 Deakin over Hidlay 165 Marinelli over O'Toole 174 Kemerer over Labriola 184 Brooks over Hidlay 197 Bulsak over Amine 285 Parris over Steveson These seem pretty good for the most part, Mr. Bulsak 1 funnyfletcher reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BossHoss 14 Report post Posted February 15 5 minutes ago, nhs67 said: The year Rivera beat on Spencer (twicey), he went up to 133 and got beat on by Micic. River did beat Spencer, but he did not beat on him, as you elude to. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
