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  1. Current recruiting class according to Intermat

    11-03-17 Indiana Graham Rooks Columbus East IN 149/157
    04-04-18 Indiana Brandon Streck Merrillville IN 285
    11-08-17 Indiana Tristan Sellmer Floyd Central IN 141/149
    12-15-17 Indiana Breyden Bailey Indianapolis Cathedral (via Northern Illinois) IN 133/141
  2. 26 minutes ago, Wrestling Scholar said:

     Purdue making incremental progress. Still All-American drought continues.  Loupachenki was last All American in 2013.  Welch was close this year, but couldn't get through.  Next year is the year. Lydy, Streck,  Brunner Maybe?  I like Strecks chances, lot of Seniors moving on.  Indiana continues to disapoint.

    Maybe a jump by Griffin Parriott? He was highly touted.

     

  3. 1 hour ago, navy80 said:

    Interesting our studs won their frosh or soph year but didn’t win it again. I guess Imar and Heil is a perfect example of how tough it is to win it senior year. 

    It's amazing to me how hard it is to win even compete for a national championship. You have to be world class. 

    How many of these guys have made a world team/won a world medal?

    Lee, Yianni, Micic, Zain, Hall, Zahid, Coon, Snyder. I'm sure more.

     

  4. Fun tournament. Amazing careers for all timers IMAR (2x champ, 4x finalist), Zain (3x champ), and Snyder (3x champ, 4x finalist). Plus Coon, maybe in the discussion for one of the best to never win (2, 3, 2). 

    Plus the start of some exciting careers in a couple of true freshman world champs (Lee & Yianni). Can Gable do the same? Heavy opens up a bit with Snyder & Coon graduating. 

    Get one more year of Nolf and Bo both going for their 3rd (each would be a 4x finalist). 

  5. 2 hours ago, SWINfan said:

    Not sure where to find it, but I thought Yianni's post-match comment was telling.  In a nutshell, he said he saw where/how he could take Heil down, but saved it for later in the match when he might need it.  Maybe I'm wrong, but to me that's next level wrestling for a true freshman, especially one in a tight match with a 2x defending National Champion.   

    Bet on the dudes who have multiple world titles/medals. Lee, Yianni, Hall, Zahid

    plus add guys like Fix and Gable next year with success on the world stage.

  6. The number of children playing team sports is falling, with experts blaming a parent-driven focus on elite travel clubs, specialization in one sport and pursuit of scholarships for hurting the country’s youth sports leagues.

    “The system is now designed to meet the needs of the most talented kids,” said Mark Hyman, a professor of sports management at George Washington University and the author of several books on youth sports. “We no longer value participation. We value excellence.”

    “The adults have won,” Hyman said. “If we wiped the slate clean and reinvented youth sports from scratch by putting the physical and emotional needs of kids first, how different would it look? Nothing would be recognizable.”

    Amanda Visek, an exercise science professor at George Washington University, recently surveyed nearly 150 children about what they found fun about sports. (Her sample included kids who play travel and recreational sports.) The kids identified 81 factors contributing to their happiness.

    Number 48: winning.

    Also low on the list: playing in tournaments, cool uniforms and expensive equipment. High on the list: positive team dynamics, trying hard, positive coaching and learning. Whenever Visek presents her findings to win-hungry parents and coaches, there is a lot of pushback.

    “They don’t want to believe it,” she said.

    Yet the No. 1 reason why kids quit sports is that it’s no longer fun.

  7. Sign me up for these matchups:

    125: Semis of Cruz-Suriano/Lee-Tomasello

    133: Would love a Gross-Micic final 

    141: Yianni-Meredith rematch (would love to see a Lee upset)

    165: IMAR vs Cenzo rematch 

    174: Hall vs Zahid rematch

    285: Snyder vs Coon rematch

     

    Mildly excited:

    184: Nickal vs. Martin (I'm still interested in this rematch)

     

    Not that excited about:

    149: Zain (love watching him wrestle but no real challengers)

    157: Healthy Nolf and then everyone else

    197: although it could factor in team race 

  8. 16 hours ago, MattM said:

    I’d almost guess Askren, a Wisconsin native, would put out a feeler  but his lack of college coaching experience will shoot that down before it gets to serious talks.  

    Id hire that guy in a heartbeat if I'm Wisconsin.  But thats just me and probably why I'm not a D1 Athletic Director. 

  9. 3 hours ago, SIACfan said:

    It goes to show how top heavy the B1G was this year. Outside of OSU, PSU & Michigan there was only 1 champ (IMar) & 3 other finalists (Lezak, Carr & Sorensen).

    Iowa & Minnesota each with only one finalist & no champs - WOW!

    At least IU scored double digit points and beat one team

    13. Indiana: 10
    14. Michigan State: 9.5

  10. 125 Lee 2
    133 Micic 4
    141 Lee 1
    149 Zain 10
    157 Kemerer 6 
    165 IMAR 7
    174 Hall 8
    184 Nickal 9
    197 Moore 3
    285 Snyder 5
    Team Champ Ohio State
    Team Score 125

    Does anyone not give the 10 to Zain? Obviously picks for 157 and Team Champ change with a healthy Nolf. 

    125, 141, and 165 are going to be fun. Plus Synder-Coon. Nickal-Martin. Hall-Jordan.

  11. Just now, base said:

    Beat me to it I was going to do last 16 years seeded as:

    1. Winning Pct - shows domination in their weight class

    2. Grade - gives advantage to more experienced wrestler

    3. Number of state titles - advantage to wrestlers with continued dominance

    4. Number of wins in a season

     

    Here's what the 103/106 bracket looks like:

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    Go for it. I like yours better!

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