I'd be surprised if Lilledahl wasn't the starter. Didn't Howard retire? Either way, neither he or McHenry have been any good in college.
Very good. Drake was shot out of a cannon.
SoCal I like you most of the time, but man can you stop messing with my buzz!!!
Block, Cali, Brands and Keuter are definite underdogs without injuries or lineup changes playing into it. Not definite but favored would be Ayala, Teemer and Buchanan. The head to head meet in happy valley could be close with an upset by one of the Hawks and will tell us alot for our chances at Bigs and Nattys.
I think we see Lilledahl at 125 not sure how many years he can hold the weight.
Now just keep Angel Rivera away from the meet and maybe there's a punchers chance.
I love your unabashed Hawkeye homer mindset. I try to temper my expectations. Iowa putting out a better team than they did last year and competing well, can only help their future recruiting efforts. They are going to be f*n to watch for sure! 🤞🏻
In retrospect his HS wins were kind of ho hum and even if they weren't they mean nothing now.
Angel is an equal opportunity incompetent…
It’s going to take Iowa winning the attrition battle (see Van Ness comment). David Evans unfortunately is the backup plan at 141 & 149 so won’t be perfect for either. Zack Ryder is a push with Arnold and not even mentioned, and Barr isn’t even on people’s radar either off a 14-0 RS. They can’t help if Shayne gets dinged, but there is some leeway up top, even if more in a dual. It’s conceivable Mirasola could match Buchanan’s bonus in a tourney even if he’d lose H2H. I do think Keuter all-in can final though.
Agreed. As nice as it would be to see him being able to go full throttle from whistle to whistle, there are some ABSOLUTE physical specimens at 133. Crookham, Ragusin, Bailey, Shawver, Orine and even Byrd are in your face from whistle to whistle with very heavy hands and with the exception of maybe Ragusin, they are very physical on top. Add in Nagao and I would have to say, how Ayala does on bottom will very likely be a key deciding factor on how high he places...
But at least they are making the effort to have a chance to win if PSU stumbles at any weight.
I think a lot of that is gas tank dependent. When he looks fully healthy he seems to open up a lot more and he is capable of scoring a bunch of points in a hurry. If he can properly manage his weight and, more importantly, stay healthy, he should be quite entertaining!
^^^We all appreciate the effort as a Hawkeye, but Ybarra has never been anything more than a "don't get pinned/better than a forfeit" wrestler.
I made those mentions because I was talking about potential attrition (injury) chain of events, and in Ryder’s case he’s wrestled Arnold recently (no?).
Yeah idk if the ships sailed on him but as of now he’s not the answer.
I don’t agree. PSU is strong, but not THAT strong, eh…
MSU, I put Kasak around 5-8 this season. I can see him behind Guys like Taylor, Johnson, Gallager, Blaze along with with Teemer, Cardenes and def Shapiro if healthy.
Don’t get me wrong. It’s PSU and I don’t doubt them anymore. But we are comparing a kid that wasn’t stellar during the season and had a run on the backside of the bracket. Although impressive, the backside often has a bunch of head scratching results for a myriad of reasons.
Kasak was a 24-5 freshman (not “stellar” put pretty damn impressive) who wrestled back to 3rd place. Teemer will be a grad student. Seems like there is a lot more room for Kasak to improve than a 5th/6th year guy. I look forward to them meeting.
He was simply outmatched. Haines is very, very good. The best wrestlers often make good wrestlers look pedestrian.
Yeah, I’m not really disagreeing with you. I can easily see him as a round of 12. Also, I think their first shot at the finals is at 65
All depends on the ncaa draw. If I was in the weight class Id want to be on the opposite side of Meyer.
