I agree. Marcus could make a name for himself and I can’t wait.
***NCAA Championships (March 18-20)***
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Won’t lie I’d be a school girl if I could see a Coleman and Ferrari match.
For as talented as Coleman was coming out of HS he was still very raw. He’s just hitting his stride and definitely has more in the tank I think.
Calling my shot now. Redding upsets Desanto!!!
I like the bold call. But the problem is that most guys get torn up by his pace and style the first time they wrestle him. They need to feel him first before having a chance to pull off the upset or beat him.
Good thing he has Coach Gomez teaching him how to throw Desanto to his back.
The hype train for that kid would be unstoppable.
Parker could give him some good tips on how to handle Desanto as well.
Inject that into my veins
Love the Redding over Desanto hype, but he’s gotta get past Ryan Sullivan first. Sullivan is a pretty tough wrestler and was the 2 seed at big 12s, but got injured in his first match
I think there will be more than normal amount of upsets. Maybe not the 1 or 2 seeds, 10-20 seeds are going to be all over the place.
Hard to know where these guys stack up when there were so few matches outside the conferences
Hard to know where these guys stack up when there were so few matches outside the conferences
Alirez is withdrawing? Was really looking forward to that first round match with Sasso..
I thought the same thing. That’s a tough first round draw with Sullivan still ranked pretty high.
The one thing I am not sure on is how healthy Sullivan is. Looked like he pulled a hamstring against Skudlardzyk at big 12s and he couldn’t walk at all on it. Skudlardzyk was also tied with Sullivan or beating him when that happened, and Redding tore Skudlardzyk up so maybe Sullivan is a little overhyped. Regardless, excited to see how the match plays out
I think it was just because he lost a wrestle off, which was a little odd to me considering the season he had after being the guy all year long for them.
141 is a dogfight and definitely the weight I'm looking forward to most.
Eierman - Can he hold everyone off again like in B1G's? Obvious favorite
Lee - Personally my pick to get revenge in the finals. He will need to wrestle his first final in the semi's though
Seabass - Chip on his shoulder, feels overlooked after B1G's, really nothing to lose making him scary
Tariq Wilson - Undefeated, dangerous from feet, not many quality matches though
Demas - Dangerous, will hold anyone to low scoring matches where take down moves on........or feet to back quickly
Hart - Don't like him, but can snake anyone
Parker - Don't need to elaborate
Red - Don't think he contends, but can certainly have upset potential
Real Woods IS THE ******* 21 SEED!! Even though I think he is all hype this year and completely out of shape, if he can train insanely hard these 2 weeks he could show up a different person. I certainly wouldn't want him 1st/2nd round. I'm glad Demas gets to take a look at him 2nd round given they both win.
I thought 141 looked interesting also. 197 and 165 are the weights that really stick out to me though.
At 165: Wittlake as the 10 seed? The 8 could have easily been the 2, but lost to Valencia H2H. The bottom half that bracket is tough. Also...Marinelli’s path is pretty brutal as well, with former National Champ Mekhi Lewis the 4 seed.
197: I think everyone is in agreement that 197 is deep. You bring up Real Woods as the 21 seed at 141. I saw some chatter about a potential Coleman/Warner matchup in the 2nd round. Well...Nick Reenan is the 28 seed (Warner’s 1st round opponent) at 197! Not your typical 28 seed.
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