I think this match is going to go a long way towards keeping Myles Martin Redshirt on.
Bo did not look like himself at 165, yes he beat a top 10 opponent, but he looked awful in doing so. Honestly, I am surprised Lewis didn't pull it off in the 3rd. Bo, made one good adjustment when Lewis got in solidly late in the 3rd period and Bo got the takedown instead, but that easily could have gone the other way. Bo, is returning from injury and this is his first appearance at 165. So, while everyone is assuming it was the weight cut that had him dragging, and it might very well be. However, it is possible it isn't the weight cut rather instead the injury is lingering and still bothering him. I don't know the answer, but I do know he did not look like himself at all. Bo has a real weakness on bottom, like so many great high school wrestlers he hasn't spent much time down there and now it is catching up to him against guys who are tough on top. I don't know much about Lewis, but he pounded Bo on top. This is something that has to get corrected before the postseason.
141- Micah looked soooooo slow. I have never seen him look so bad. He gave up a takedown with about 5 second left to lose. Not sure what the issue is/was, but it was ugly. I hope he was sick or something, because the Micah out there today isn't scoring many points in March.
133- Dijulius also was winning late and just stopped wrestling and got pinned. It wasn't a fluke either as he him him with the same move towards the end of the second, but it was out of bounds. Dijulius managed to hit his barrel roll and then was trying to sit on his lead. The whole country knows what he is trying to do out there from neutral. He is going to have to expand if he hopes to earn low AA honors.
184- Courts looked the absolute worst I have ever seen him look, he was tech'd and it looked like Milkus could do what ever he wanted out there. It is hard to even describe how bad he was.
Hvy- Tavanello won by pin, but he was Lat dropped for 5 and was lucky he wasn't on the other side of a pin.
149- Bucher, Did nothing, looked like he was only trying to avoid bonus against Mayes. He still couldn't though.
The Buckeyes were called for stalling in every match save 125, 157, and 197, think about that for a second.
Now for the positives.
125- Tomasello looked great. McGhee was a track star out there.
157- Ryan is looking more and more like a guy who is going to contribute. Most people thought he was never going to start for the Buckeyes and would just be a "practice" wrestler. However, here he is starting as a RS Freshmen and looking very solid.
197- Mark Martin, he was clearly out matched by Cox, but he was actually trying to wrestle (unlike the 125 and 149 match). He isn't going to scare anyone, but as he is adjusting to the weight he is looking better.. You know it is a bad match for someone when a guy who gets majored is one of your positives.
Even with a healthy Hunter Stieber this team is not going to compete for a repeat National Championship, so Myles Martin should stay on his redshirt and Bo Jordan should stay at 174, where he looks much stronger. I admit I jumped the gun after the early season results in thinking what was possible from this team. I was wrong.
