Y2CJ41 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 We have put together the best 124 wrestlers from 2000-2020 and mashed them in the ultimate bracket. This list includes five wrestlers who won four state titles, 10 that won three titles, and 49 that have won two state titles! We seeded them by a point system on their whole career then separated ties by national level success. The top 44 wrestlers(all who made the finals at least three times) were given a bye into the main 64 man ultimate bracket. The other 80 will battle it out in a vote-in to make the main bracket. To add to the foray we have created some banana bets for you to earn more bananas for future use. Voting will take place on Twitter starting around noon on Monday March 23rd and continue daily until the bracket is complete. Each voting duration will be only two hours so stay tuned to our Twitter account for updates throughout the day. As the winners are announced we will update our bracket to determine the champion. Bracket Linkhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mD3b5oNdjmYZlkwJsSsii2pdkuP5z-YZ2JY3wjDYyCY/edit?usp=sharing Banana Bets Linkshttps://indianamat.com/index.php?/bettingshop/ Twitter LinkIndianaMat#IMUltimateBracket View full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 Voting has started, you can easily follow all the polls with the hashtag #IMUltimateBracket https://twitter.com/hashtag/IMUltimateBracket?src=hashtag_click&f=live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Having nick lee and Mitch Sliga in the same foursome is nasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 46 minutes ago, Thor said: Having nick lee and Mitch Sliga in the same foursome is nasty Word is the seeding committee probably has COVID-19 and COVID-20. Unfortunately they are locked away in quarantine and cannot answer any questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 Here is the schedule for the rest of the week, we'll get all the vote-ins done today to fill the official bracket out. 16 Tuesday Round of 64(Ellis/Ritter) 16 Wednesday Round of 64(Duffey/Fisher) 16 Thursday Round of 32 8 Friday Round of 16 4 Saturday Round of 8 2 Saturday Final 4 1 Sunday Finals ontherise219 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 Some first round matches to watch Ellis Region Eric McGill vs. Joe Lee- battle of two 2-1-1's Matt Coughlin vs. Blake Boarman- Two Mater Dei studs and I believe Boarman trains at MCWC Gelen Robinson vs. Stevan Micic- Two region rats with one being one of the best all-around athletes in Indiana history and the other wrestling in the Olympics Ritter Region Brennan Cosgrove vs. Ian Hinton- both had workmanlike careers Brad Stephens vs. Reece Humphrey- Battle of Lawrence North Wildcats Sean McMurray vs. Shawn Streck- A big-time region battle Duffey Region Jesse Mendez vs. Brayton Lee- nuff said Drew Hughes vs. Garrett Pepple- Both currently at MSU Fisher Region Asa Garcia vs. Jacob Moran- Both currently at IU Blake Rypel vs. Vinny Corsaro- Battle of Cathedral greats Jacob Covaciu vs. Dexter Larimore- Another same school battle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontherise219 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Some thoughts On the current votes UFC guys not getting a lot of love Brooks and Elkins trailing. Some tight 1st rd matches macke over Farrell in a overtime voting Tommy cash over Brayden Bailey check out the updated brackets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki27 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 the Fact that Sliga isn’t in the top 20 kinda throws a little shade on the whole ultimate bracket. We are talking High School career in the 2000’s right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontherise219 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 He lost one of the vote in spots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 8 hours ago, Loki27 said: the Fact that Sliga isn’t in the top 20 kinda throws a little shade on the whole ultimate bracket. We are talking High School career in the 2000’s right? There are 15 wrestlers that were 3-time champs, so they are all ahead of him. Add in the following that were all two-time champs and were in the finals at least three times Brandon Wright (Warren Central) Matt Coughlin (Evansville Mater Dei) Tommy Forte (Mishawaka) Camden Eppert (Anderson Highland) Alec Viduya (Roncalli) Eric Roach (Crown Point) Drew Hughes (Lowell) Blake Rypel (Indianapolis Cathedral) Cooper Samuels (Floyd Central) Ethan Raley (Indian Creek) Jacob Covaciu (Merrillville) Eric Galka (Hobart) Francisco Porras (Hobart) Ian Hinton (Mishawaka) Michael Escobedo (Lake Central) Cody LeCount (Perry Meridian) Joe Lee (Evansville Mater Dei) Eric McGill (Munster) Cayden Rooks (Columbus East) You have to put him over 15 of these guys. Joe Lee, Cody LeCount, Matt Coughlin, Blake Rypel, and Brandon Wright all had at least comparable national accolades. FCFIGHTER170 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontherise219 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 The voting has been pretty lopsided in the lance ellis region. The estill Ritter region has some interesting first rd match ups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navy80 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) Great idea. However, I think by voting on Twitter is going to be more of a popularity contest instead of an actual winner. Not everyone has Twitter either. The wrestlers who are younger will have more fans who can vote compared to the older wrestlers... Can we do one on here? Edited March 24, 2020 by navy80 ontherise219 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 hour ago, navy80 said: Great idea. However, I think by voting on Twitter is going to be more of a popularity contest instead of an actual winner. Not everyone has Twitter either. The wrestlers who are younger will have more fans who can vote compared to the older wrestlers... Can we do one on here? Sign up for Twitter, you just need to follow one account. The last time we did voting on here people were creating a bunch of burner accounts and it got out of hand. I learned my lesson there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleJimmy Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 11 hours ago, Y2CJ41 said: Sign up for Twitter, you just need to follow one account. The last time we did voting on here people were creating a bunch of burner accounts and it got out of hand. I learned my lesson there! You don’t think @TeamGarcia ain’t setup 1000s of Twitter burners?? He’s got the bots at the ready!! #Truth TeamGarcia and rdrodd1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, UncleJimmy said: You don’t think @TeamGarcia ain’t setup 1000s of Twitter burners?? He’s got the bots at the ready!! #Truth Exhibit A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamGarcia Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 47 minutes ago, UncleJimmy said: You don’t think @TeamGarcia ain’t setup 1000s of Twitter burners?? He’s got the bots at the ready!! #Truth I’m the exception indianmorg, UncleJimmy, rdrodd1 and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navy80 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 21 hours ago, Y2CJ41 said: Sign up for Twitter, you just need to follow one account. The last time we did voting on here people were creating a bunch of burner accounts and it got out of hand. I learned my lesson there! Fair enough.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 The round of 32 is set! We will have all 16 matches tomorrow starting around 9am with one about every half hour. Some interesting match-ups Chad Red vs. Joe Lee Matt Couglin vs. Brandon Wright- Both extremely identical careers Reece Humphrey vs. Nick Lee Sean McMurray vs. Eric Roach Brayton Lee vs. Silas Allred Drew Hughes vs. Josh Harper- Another MSU match-up for Hughes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Someone tell Harper to not choose down. piscis1956 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 8 hours ago, MattM said: Someone tell Harper to not choose down. Well his coach has instructed a wrestler to choose down against him before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCFIGHTER170 Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 19 hours ago, Y2CJ41 said: Chad Red vs. Joe Lee Matt Couglin vs. Brandon Wright- Both extremely identical careers Reece Humphrey vs. Nick Lee Sean McMurray vs. Eric Roach Brayton Lee vs. Silas Allred Drew Hughes vs. Josh Harper- Another MSU match-up for Hughes Red Coughlin Reece by UTB McDaddy Silas Allred just too big! HUGHES My worthless dont matter predictions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 I’ve not read all of the info about this so forgive me if this has already been said. While I realize this is all in fantasy land it would be kinda neat to hear an actual play by play match for the final few competitors. A period by period breakdown of how the match may play out. Maybe highlighting each wrestlers style, mentioning a signature move, and maybe even throwing in a big moment that helped them in securing one of their real life state titles. Sure you would have to pretend they are all at a similar weight, but it all imaginary anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunDevils Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 This bracket is flawed if Andrew Howe does not win. It's hard to imagine given his only loss being to Reece Humphrey his freshmen year and his success at all levels he is not Indiana's greatest. Note: I realize this is focused on high school credentials. That being said seeing some of the names listed shows Indiana has had a lot of talent. And now it looks like many of them Parris, Micic, Lee (Brayton and Nick), Micic, Tsirtsis, Escebedo, Red, and others are making national noise on a much more consistent basis at the collegiate level. State is doing big things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Only one "upset" yesterday with #17 Matt Couglin beating #16 Brandon Wright. The rest of the top 16 seeded wrestlers advanced. The seeding committee needs to get an award. ontherise219 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 The finals are set! It will be Angel vs. Alex! Check out the updated bracket. We will start the loser's bracket on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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