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Iowa-Illinois lineups

Let's see

125 wbd 3-0
133 lbd 3-3
141 lbd 3-6
149 wbd 6-6
157 lbd 6-9
165 wbmd 10-9
174 wbd 13-9
184 wbd 16-9
197 wbmd 20-9
HW lbd 20-12

Gotta win 2 of 3 at 125,133,184 or it could be puckered b-hole time.
 
A lot of good NCAA round of 16 or better type matchups here, will be a real good gauge of where guys like Kennedy, Arnold, and Kueter are as far as potential seeding. These are the matches all-Americans win, the less drama the better. I'd get Peterson in there too just to test him at 125 again, otherwise Cruz finally got a nice win Sunday so at least he's over that hurdle if he ends up having to be the guy.
 
sneaky great dual! illinois has a bunch of guys who can push our big guns.

Ayala-Byrd has NCAA finals potential
Webster is a talented youngster
Little Braunagel is tough
So is big Braunagel, but Buchanan feels out of his league
Arnold-Ruth probably a true toss up. First real test for Gabe at 184
Luffman has shown he can go with top guys on occasion.

I’d favor Illinois at 141 and 157 too.
 
sneaky great dual! illinois has a bunch of guys who can push our big guns.

Ayala-Byrd has NCAA finals potential
Webster is a talented youngster
Little Braunagel is tough
So is big Braunagel, but Buchanan feels out of his league
Arnold-Ruth probably a true toss up. First real test for Gabe at 184
Luffman has shown he can go with top guys on occasion.

I’d favor Illinois at 141 and 157 too.
Illinois has been pretty underwhelming in the two matches I've seen of theirs. Ayala-Bird is clearly the marquee match of the dual. Webster didn't look good at all vs D'Emilio. The Braunagels are pigeons. They're OK, but they're both guys good wrestlers beat. Ruth is a good test for Gabe as a returning AA, but Gabe should be able to handle him pretty routinely. Luffman-Kueter is another good test for your young guys, but Kueter should be able to take advantage of his advantage in athleticism in this one.
 
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