Who is the Taylor/Stieber of this year?
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You forgot Reatherford bro! 26 of 30 matches bonus. Yikes
I agree. I see a 4x NCAA champ, the blonde hair, and natural ability reminds me a bit of Kyle Dake.
Who knew such a great wrestling talent would come from Texas.
Unless he gets Jackson right? Lol I honestly think Bo has the best chance of losing at Nationals out of the four PSU number 1's. I say four because I think Nolf will win it all aND i still have him at 1. I like Nickal and he looked really good against above average competition at 174 in the BIG. Meyer was the 2 seed so 174 was not the toughest class in the conference.
Really who gives a darn since it won't be a Hawkeye 
Unless Gillman takes down NaTo and then takes down Mega but maybe Dance will do that.
Unless Gillman takes down NaTo and then takes down Mega but maybe Dance will do that.
If you have Nolf on the list then you have to have IMar on the list.
Nickal has a built in advantage with 174 being such a weak weight. I just don't see what some of you others see with him. Brunson was neck and neck with him in their dual meet match. He likely wins if he finishes his last shot. Once he got flattened he just gave up in the final seconds and got pinned. That was anybody's match though. Sure, Nickal looked a lot better against him at the B1G's but who knows how that match ends up if the refs don't blow the grabbing of the headgear call and take forever to review it. If a guy like Brunson is that close to you then you are nowhere near a dominant wrestler let alone the likes of Taylor/Streibler.
Nickal has a built in advantage with 174 being such a weak weight. I just don't see what some of you others see with him. Brunson was neck and neck with him in their dual meet match. He likely wins if he finishes his last shot. Once he got flattened he just gave up in the final seconds and got pinned. That was anybody's match though. Sure, Nickal looked a lot better against him at the B1G's but who knows how that match ends up if the refs don't blow the grabbing of the headgear call and take forever to review it. If a guy like Brunson is that close to you then you are nowhere near a dominant wrestler let alone the likes of Taylor/Streibler.
You're highlighting of Nickal's two matches with Brunson is actually an excellent example of how much Nickal has improved over the year. Headgear or not, Brunson wasn't touching Nickal in the 2nd match compared to the free for all in the 1st match. Nickal is peaking at the right time.
Nickal is a monster! I reffed a couple of his matches in high school. He was good then but wow...the kid has really improved a ton
Nickel aint winnin the title.. Rutherford on the other hand will. Both could be the Stribler though.
He's beaten #2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 10 (Intermat rankings). The quality of his opponents isn't his fault. If they are so weak then the title is his to win.
You must be thinking of a different nickal.. Don't see how you could logically downgrade his skill set shown up to this point. Not a psu fan but a fan of good wrestling and he has certainly explified that.
Had to be just for fun. Heil isn't getting past the semi's. Weakest 1 seed there is.
He has the only guy that beat him this year in the quarters. Could get crazy. Heil is insanely good at passing the leg and turning it into his score.
Ringer is the clear favorite, but he can't overlook Lewis of Mizzou in his semi...Lewis gave him fits during their regular season meeting.
Lewis is a hammer on top and a huge 65. I was hoping to see him wrestle Bo again but that will pry be for 3rd and 4th.
Can't go with Gwiz...don't think he'll take out Snyder. As good as Gwiz is, Snyder looks like he's playing with people, though I was impressed by the effort Coon put in against him..
We are talking about Nickel not Brooks. Brooks should have beaten Duddly the first time. Pinned is pinned you can't win when your looking at the lights.
Believe me, I know what Retheford has done, but since he's a senior and had a great career, going with Alex D. 3rd freshman year, and now should cap off 3 time NCAA championship with a lights out performance and then humble whichever Jordan he faces in the final, He's got a cake walk to the final.
Idk. He's gonna have a tough semi vs Rhoads.
