Agree with most of the above. To sum it up:
Carton will start at 141 until Midlands.
Turk will redshirt.
Ryan will presumably be back on the team and eligible in Jan.
Grothus will get down to 141 by Midlands and assume the starting spot unless Carton or Ryan wins Midlands and pins Grothus along the way.
Grothus will beat Mayes of Missouri in the NCAA finals.
Just wondering where Grothus is going to find the time to develop some leg attacks while he is managing his weight on his way to a NCAA championship.
Or I guess the assumption is that he will be so strong at 141 that he is just going to toss everyone around.
Interesting that you pick him over Mayes in the finals, I don't know about that matchup. I would think he would be down about 5 after 1 period. Of course if Mayes doesn't put it out of reach, there is always the possibility Grothus rides the crap out of him, wears him out by the 3rd and anything can happen.
I actually like Grothus and will root for him as much as I can root for an Iowa guy, but I just don't see anything at all for all this optimism unless he is a whole different wrestler. Maybe an AA, maybe, but I wouldn't count on it. He's got a couple of close matches against guys (Tsirtsis & Sorenson) who don't exactly light the world on fire with their offense and his win was against the guy he wrestles all year long in his own room.
He's going to be good on the mat and will wear some guys out, but guys that are good on their feet are going to give him trouble. A lot of trouble unless there has been a new Grothus developing somewhere in the IA room.
I know I'll get blasted on this, but this is my honest objective assessment on this. Maybe I'm wrong, I'd be open to debate it with civility. I made a bet on this board with Gulibon last year (which, BTW, I won) and I could see doing it again. I'd bet Gulibon finishes ahead of Grothus at NCAAs this year. And, no, I don't see Gulibon winning a NC.
