Interesting fact is the last time Cullen wrestled Vombaur he beat him by MD, granted that was 4 years ago lol!
Minny dual predictions
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Yeah, don't hold your breath for that. LOL.
I don't think they miscalculated 125. I think they understood it was a project from the start. They're getting from Cruz probably about what they expected from Peterson. At 141, I think they did underestimate how much Block's cut would sap from him. He'll be much better at 149 or even 157 next year.
Minny has a really good team this year. They should get Flynn healthy rather than wrestle duals and get ready to compete in the tourneys. They will get lots of points in the tourneys from Gable, Vombauer, Mcenelly, Salazaar but would benefit from some of the possible points of the mid tier wrestlers.
The off season/portal will tell us what they expect from Block.
Hindsight being 20/20, Peterson maybe should have been the 141?
Or maybe there weren’t better options so we have to love our guys.
There have been some exciting duals this year with close outcomes. Looks like tonite will be the same. Who will step up to secure the W?
Apparently both Block and Peterson were cutting a lot of weight for their projected spots.
Been a very long time since the lighter weights were the weak spots. Decades!
I like your thinking. Really want to see what Teemer can do after a rough last couple months.
If they go back into the portal for 149/157 range guys (where Block should be), it says a lot about what they expect not only from Block but also Estrada and the Voinovich brothers, who were pretty highly regarded as recruits. Bo is coming in at the weight range after another year, so if they think they need a stop gap, it signals a loss of faith in all of those guys. Not sure what's going on with the Voinovich guys, but with Block, it really looked like too much of a cut. He looked like Jack Skellington at 141 (he's 5'11"...). I think he will be a lot better at a more manageable class and Estrada has looked good filling in, too. I think you'll probably see Estrada at 149 and Block 157 next year, and they'll both be in the hunt for AA spots at those weights. That seems like where their natural weights should be. With Parco and Teemer, neither had a spot open for them at those weights this year. They may need a portal guy for 141, but that depends on Peterson's development there.
With the upcoming roster limits, do you think we'll see several guys leaving town...specifically the guys you mentioned?
It's a possibility. Nothing to do with roster limits, but Block, Estrada, and the Voino brothers are all good enough to find a starting spot somewhere if they can't crack the lineup at Iowa. Either PK or Gabe is going to be squeezed out, too, when Angelo is out of RS.
Not to say Block didn’t have a tough cut, but wasn’t a bad knee also a thing?
He had the serious knee issue last year. Was it still a problem? I don't know anything about that.
Yeah, I think the extra year should have been given for the year where nationals was cancelled, not the following year, but it's too late for that now.
I thought it was the reason he got a late start this season….and since I didn’t see a definitive statement as to why he was out of the lineup again, I gave performance, tough cut, or re-injury more-or-less equal plausibility.
That stinks. Thanks for confirming the reason for his absence.
Love my man Roy "fu**in Kent!! LMAO!!You mean its funny as
Peterson was cutting a lot to try and make 125, not 133. He just is what he is, a lower end recruit. Call it miscalculated like you did or whatever you want but yes things were not planned well having to roll with Cruz at 125 and super tall Block essentially holding the same weight he graduated highschool at plus coming off a knee injury.
No AA at 41 from 2012-2019, granted I’d take Max over the current starters. Since Max went to 49, prior to this year 41 had been filled with transfers.
I am hoping With the recruitment of Bo and DeLuca we can build some momentum in the bottom four weights with recruitment and development. We need it to compete for NCAA titles. If Drake sticks around, in addition to SL and DeSanto that’s pretty salty.
I don't know what you mean. They were planning on Peterson for 125. But I also think that was only after striking out on some transfers, versus necessarily being a miscalculation.
Injuries this year, no portal pickups, and weight issues from mid recruits are hurting, good news is it can all be fixed in a years time with the portal and stud frosh anymore.
Put PK and Gabe in your lineups…
That has nothing to do with my response. I dont disagree but it’s 5 years ago and been beaten to death.
