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Here's some footage of Nelson taking a shot. Or, rather "putting" a shot.

Got it. My bad.

First off, there is zero chance Kerk is seeded ahead of Parris, who beat Kerk twice and is undefeated. Brands at 10-6 seeded 8th after a 5th place finish at Big Tens? Gomez is way too high at #4. I think he needs an at-large bid just to make NCAAs since he didn't place at Big Tens. And why is Robb seeded ahead of Haines?

Another relevant metric is how many points individual wrestlers scored for their teams: 2023 Big Ten Championships Points Per Individual Aaron Brooks (Penn State) 22.5 Spencer Lee (Iowa) 22 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) 21 Real Woods (Iowa) 21 Carter Starocci (Penn State) 20 Mason Parris (Michigan) 20 Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) 20 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) 20 Levi Haines (Penn State) 19 Matt Ramos (Purdue) 19 Silas Allred (Nebraska) 19 Matt Finesilver (Michigan) 17.5 Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) 17 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) 17 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) 17 Max Murin (Iowa) 16.5 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) 16.5 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) 16.5 Aaron Nagao (Minnesota) 16 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) 16 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) 16 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) 16 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) 16 Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) 15 Liam Cronin (Nebraska) 15 Max Dean (Penn State) 15 Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) 15 Lucas Byrd (Illinois) 14.5 Zac Braunagel (Illinois) 14.5 Ethan Smith (Ohio State) 13.5 Tate Orndoff (Ohio State) 13.5 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) 13 Lucas Davison (Northwestern) 13 Bailee Oreilly (Minnesota) 12.5 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) 12.5 Jaxon Smith (Maryland) 12.5 Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) 12.5 Will Lewan (Michigan) 12.5 Dylan Demilio (Ohio State) 12 Cameron Amine (Michigan) 11.5 Chris Cannon (Northwestern) 11.5 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) 11.5 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) 11 Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) 11 Graham Rooks (Indiana) 11 Jacob Warner (Iowa) 11 Patrick McKee (Minnesota) 11 Brian Soldano (Rutgers) 10 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) 10 Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) 10 Chase Saldate (Michigan State) 9 Kendall Coleman (Purdue) 9 Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) 9 Nelson Brands (Iowa) 9 Parker Filius (Purdue) 9 Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) 8.5 Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin) 8.5 Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) 8 Edmond Ruth (Illinois) 8 Frankie Tal Shahar (Northwestern) 8 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) 8 Abe Assad (Iowa) 7.5 Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) 7.5 Derek Gilcher (Indiana) 7.5 Hayden Copass (Purdue) 7 Jackson Turley (Rutgers) 7 Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) 6.5 Danny Braunagel (Illinois) 6 Ethen Miller (Maryland) 6 Alex Facundo (Penn State) 5.5 Brody Teske (Iowa) 5.5 DJ Washington (Indiana) 5.5 Jack Medley (Michigan) 5.5 Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) 5 Dean Peterson (Rutgers) 5 Boone McDermott (Rutgers) 4.5 Chance Lamer (Michigan) 4.5 Jakob Bergeland (Minnesota) 4.5 Joe Heilmann (Rutgers) 4.5 Michial Foy (Minnesota) 4.5 Caleb Fish (Michigan State) 3 Henry Porter (Indiana) 2.5 Jake Harrier (Illinois) 2.5 Michael North (Maryland) 2.5 Braxton Brown (Maryland) 2 Andrew Davison (Northwestern) 1.5 Ben Vanadia (Purdue) 1.5 Jacob Moran (Indiana) 1.5 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) 1 Cole Mattin (Michigan) 1 Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) 1 Jacob Bullock (Indiana) 1 Troy Fisher (Northwestern) 1 Andrew Clark (Rutgers) 0.5 Billy Janzer (Rutgers) 0.5 Cayden Rooks (Indiana) 0.5 Ceasar Garza (Michigan State) 0.5 Dominic Solid (Maryland) 0.5 Dustin Norris (Purdue) 0.5 Evan Bates (Northwestern) 0.5 Garrett Joles (Minnesota) 0.5 Jaden Reynolds (Purdue) 0.5 Kal Miller (Maryland) 0.5 Nick South (Indiana) 0.5 Ryan Vasbinder (Michigan State) 0.5 Stony Buell (Purdue) 0.5

How about some grades for Iowa? That team is not beating Penn State if it doesn't improve a lot. And we all know that Penn State shows up at NCAAs while Iowa tends to fade.

Will Fix lose for a 4th time in the NCAA final? Can the Big Ten conference win 9 out of 10 titles? Will we see two finals pitting former (or current) NCAA champs against one another: C-Starr vs. Lewis and Griffith/O'Toole/Carr Can a freshman win NCAAs this year? Will Big Ten teams sweep the podium? Which weight will be the last one to go on Saturday night? How soon or how late will the team race be decided? Will the Hodge race be locked up when NCAAs are over? What is the over/under on Will Lewan's matches going to SV with 4 or fewer total points being scored? And, of course, will the Mongolians take off their clothes and jump around if they disagree with a referee decision ... oh wait, that is freestyle

That's what Kennedy kept doing to Hamiti. It's notable that the most of the few offensive and exciting Iowa wrestlers were largely first trained elsewhere: Eierman, Woods, etc. before arriving to Iowa. Otherwise, they just emulate the Brands old school tough guy push and shove, strength and aggressiion style and approach. More defense than offense. Even what Lee (who is very offensive) does was mostly imported from PA when he arrived in Iowa. It's like Iowa is trying to live analog in a digital or virtual world.

Thanks for the updates. Hope we get to see the replay somewhere

O'Toole was pinned in OT?

How is it tied 3-3?

What's occurring ... besides a lack of scoring right now?

Can someone please do some "play by play" for the Carr vs. O'Toole match for those of us who can't see the match. Thanks. Extra karma points if you do ... They are equivalent to 2 riding points (on your lover) plus a locked hands call (on your child if necessary) and one get-out-of-jail free card (for a speeding ticket or DUI)

God (whoever or whatever that imaginary being or being-ness is) no longer believes in Iowa

But it was useless. Nagao wasn't going to turn RBY. So it wasn't going to win the match. But maybe it massaged his ego a bit.

True freshman Haines over #1 undefeated Robb.

He probably wouldn't have to. He would be taking a gassed Spencer down too many times and riding him. He would also choose neutral.

Deakin once rode out Nolf, who scored 8 takedowns on him in that same match while Deakin gave up two stalling points on top and one locked hands. But Deakin can tell his grandkids that he rode out a 3-time NCAA champ who would have won at least 1 Hodge if it weren't for his teammate. Whoops: I didn't see that someone seems to have mentioned this already.

Nagao threw legs in and did nothing. That beautiful (barely scored) riding time point, though, prevented him from being taken down a few more times so that RBY could work toward a major.

Haines arguably deserved the OW. A true freshman beating an undefeated #1 upper classman.

At NCAAs, if either Dean or Kerk fall behind in the final period, the plan is that they will "tag" Bo Nickal, who will easily submit their opponent

9 "medical" forfeits in the medal rounds (3/4, 5/6, 7/8) at Big Tens. And one DFF (default?). That is one third of all the matches (apart from the finals)

The team race is over: Tournament Team Scores 2023 Big Ten Championships Team Standings Team Score # F # Consi Semi # 3rd-4th # 5th-6th # 7th-8th Max Possible Penn State 138 6 2 2 1 162 Iowa 131.5 3 4 2 2 3 137.5 Nebraska 98.5 5 2 2 116.5 Ohio State 98 2 5 4 1 110 Minnesota 80 2 3 2 1 2 86 Michigan 76.5 1 4 3 1 2 88.5 Northwestern 74.5 7 3 4 80.5 Wisconsin 55.5 1 2 2 2 58.5 Purdue 47 3 1 2 1 47 Illinois 45.5 3 2 1 1 51.5 Rutgers 32 1 1 4 35 Indiana 30 1 1 2 30 Michigan State 28 2 2 1 28 Maryland 23 1 1 1 29 Note: Teams in RED have been mathematically eliminated from the team title race.

Wow. Levi Haines. Knocks off undefeated #1. What will his seed be at NCAAs?

What's the over-under on Lewan's match going to SV?

Tournament Team Scores 2023 Big Ten Championships Team Standings Team Score # F # Consi Semi # 3rd-4th # 5th-6th # 7th-8th Max Possible Penn State 134 6 2 2 1 167 Iowa 130.5 3 4 2 2 3 145.5 Nebraska 98.5 5 2 2 122.5 Ohio State 91 2 5 4 1 112 Minnesota 80 2 3 2 1 2 92 Michigan 75.5 1 4 3 1 2 93.5 Northwestern 74.5 7 3 4 86.5 Wisconsin 51.5 1 2 2 2 60.5 Purdue 47 3 1 2 1 50 Illinois 45.5 3 2 1 1 51.5 Rutgers 32 1 1 4 35 Indiana 27 1 1 2 30 Michigan State 27 2 2 1 30 Maryland 23 1 1 1 29 Note: Teams in RED have been mathematically eliminated from the team title race.