iowawrestling8989 2 Report post Posted March 23, 2015 I am by no means a Michigan fan, but it's worth noting how well this team did this past weekend. "Only" finishing in 11th place, but 5 all-americans is very impressive. Even more impressive when two others with high expectations didn't perform well (Panteleo, and Abounader). Youtsey - Unseeded and places 8th, beating Dance in the process Bruno - Seeded 14th and places 8th Murphy - Seeded 11th and places 7th Huntley - Lives up to his 8 seed and gets 8th Coon - Seeded 6th and places 2nd in a very tough hvy bracket Are any of these guys even seniors? They look to be very tough next year. 1 fadzaev2 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SetonHallPirate 846 Report post Posted March 23, 2015 Huntley is, and unfortunately, backup Heald is too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JasonBryant 1,724 Report post Posted March 23, 2015 Huntley could try to get a sixth year based on the injuries that cut short two of his seasons. 1 fadzaev2 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrBurns 20 Report post Posted March 23, 2015 Youtsey actually finished sixth, beating Klimara in his next match after Dance. Huge tournament for him. Three of those All-Americans are sophomores - plus sophomore Abounader and freshman Pantaleo. Davonte Mahomes, Zac Hall and Logan Massa will all be freshmen next year. I think Michigan is going to be awfully good over the next few years. Can't wait! 1 fadzaev2 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SetonHallPirate 846 Report post Posted March 23, 2015 JB, didn't even think of that. That would be huge! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheerstress 117 Report post Posted March 24, 2015 (edited) Max has been planning to join his father and brother in the military this next year. I don't know if he's completely ruled out the possibility of changing his mind and going for the sixth year, (obviously I would love for it to happen) but wouldn't count on it. He has to do what's best for him. Edited March 24, 2015 by Sheerstress 1 Coach_J reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reco87 40 Report post Posted March 24, 2015 I belive in an Interview at NCAA's Huntly said that he was going to try to get a 6th year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MSU158 1,616 Report post Posted March 24, 2015 If Michigan could have stayed healthy, and I know that is a big IF that every team has to deal with, they would have been in the Team Trophy hunt. 125:Youtsey 133:Bruno 141:Dutton 149:Pantaleo 157:Murphy 165:Massa 174:Mahomes 184:Abounader 197:Huntley 285:Coon Dutton and Massa had concussion issues and Mahomes went out of commission early. As I said it is a big IF, but that is what Message Boards are for. Let us contemplate the "IFs"! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reco87 40 Report post Posted March 24, 2015 I'm excited for next season and if Huntley can't come back they have the summer to try and bulk up Abounader and Mahomes to make room for both Massa's next year. I think they could really do some damage with this line up next year as long as none of them take an Olympic red shirt year which could be a possiblity for Coon. 125: Youtsey 133: Bruno 141: Hall 149: Pantaleo 157: Murphy 165: Massa 174: Massa 184: Mahomes 197: Abounader 285: Coon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreezeWrestling 39 Report post Posted March 24, 2015 Bruno, Pantaleo, Murphy, Mahomes, Sutton, Coon and Aboudander all have redshirts to burn. I do not think they will redshirt Bruno or Coon because they don't have All-American level kids to replace them with. They do have an abundance of talent in the middle weights are able and willing to compete for a spot i.e. Hall and incoming freshman Amine/Massa. My best guess is the coaching staff is not making any plans to redshirt anyone next year, especially if Huntley comes back. They want a trophy now and next years team, with possibly two all american seniors in Bruno and Huntley, would be there best bet. They will develop all this talent for next year and let those guys fight out for the spots. They will then decide from there who to redshirt. My best guess on the team next year is this. 125- Youtsey (AA) 133- Bruno (AA) 141- Fisher/Hall (Qualifier) 149-Pantaleo (Qualifier) 157-Murphy (AA) 165-Logan Massa (They will redshirt Sutton and Amine) 174-Taylor Massa (Qualifier) 184-Abounader (Qualifier) 197-Huntley (AA) 285-Coon (AA) The following year I could see them redshirting Abounader and allowing him to grow into 197 and fitting Mahomes into 184. They could also redshirt Logan Massa and allow Sutton/Amine to fill in at 165 and then allow Taylor Massa to graduate and then put Logan at 174 the following year. Or this could all be nothing because they plan to redshirt Coon so he can try to qualify for the Olympics and they will put their National Titles on hold one more year. So many options to have. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bearcat 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2015 (edited) Why try and bulk everyone up when they have a 2x NYS Champ ranked 13th in the Country out of high school Sisti at 197? Granted he only went 5-3 in open tournaments but I feel after he adjusts to the college level he has some real potential. Edited March 24, 2015 by Bearcat Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreezeWrestling 39 Report post Posted March 24, 2015 They also have Payne Hayden who has a lot of experience and could fill in at 197. I am just giving options that they could utilize. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reco87 40 Report post Posted March 24, 2015 I believe Abounader could beat both at the weight he is at now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
