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Sounds ridiculous to say but I believe it

Sure

You're looking at the wrong year

125: NQ if health is there but there is virtually zero chance of AA here 133: Will AA but won't win title (2nd-6th) 141: If Alirez uses an ORS, Bartlett could win the title. I'd give him even odds vs Woods 149: Van Ness is one of many impressive guys at the weight. Guaranteed AA but who knows what place. 157: Haines should be top three and may be title favorite 165: Tough weight class but they got a tougher wrestler. Mesenbrink is a lock for AA 174: Starocci if he wrestles is a title lock. If he doesn't, Facundo will be a NQ but not AA or R12 184: Truax top five 197: Brooks title favorite but third at worst 285: Same comment as Brooks

165 has seen a lot of prominent portal activity: 1) Shane Griffith from Stanford to Michigan 2) Mikey Caliendo from NDSU to...(Minnesota?) 3) Mitchell Mesenbrink from California Baptist to Penn State 4) Izzak Olejnik from Northern Illinois to Oklahoma State 5) Cael Carlson from Minnesota to...(NDSU?) 6) Jake Marsh from Princeton to Morgan State 7) Chance McLane from Oklahoma State to Arizona State

Howard - too injury prone Steen - too small Nasdeo and Davis are only true freshman - not sure what to expect from them McHenry gives them someone they can count on to be competitive on most nights

I think of him as the Bandwidth G

Some folks saying Pentz may also be gone. I hope Obe can hold on to some of these guys

Sounds like Caliendo may be headed to Minnesota with an NIL deal secured and Franek also entering the portal

Robbie Howard hasnt participated in a college match in several years. He was a good prospect a long time ago, but the only thing he has proven at Penn State is that he is very fragile and unreliable.

I'm excited to see how the Frost bit plays out with Ionel puns. Especially since I think they may end up hitting the portal eventually

I wouldn't be surprised if he was a finalist this year for 125. Last year, he had only one loss and it was to his legendary teammate Spencer Lee. The year prior, he was thrust into the starting lineup as a true freshman unexpectedly after Lee went down mid-season. His only losses were to guys who have been all-americans (McKee and Barnett) or guys who came pretty close (Camacho, Heinselman). Gutierriez is the only questionable loss and he was no slouch himself (and keep in mind, when they wrestled, Ayala was a true freshman in his first NCAAs where Gutierrez was in his sixth year of eligibility and a three time national qualifier. More than anything, the reason why I think he has a good chance is that his ability to pull off unlikely moves late in matches is something that sets him apart. He has a higher ceiling (and lower floor) than guys who have a similar level of expected return.

I also think trajectory of Ayala is to move up to 133 eventually. That's how there was expected to be room for Jesuroga before his change of heart. I view Cruz as a nice plan B, although not the pedigree of Jesuroga

He's a West Virginia boy. Justin McCoy and Gerritt Nijenjuis are their best 165 for now

125: Jakob Camacho / Nico Provo 133: Connor McGonagle 141: Ryan Jack 149: Matt Laurie 157: Cesar Alvan / AJ Kovacs 165: Brevin Cassella 174: Phillip Conigliaro 184: Michael Bartush 197: Austin Cooley 285: Will Jarrell

125: Brady Pruett, Pennsylvania (Archbishop Spaulding) 133: Joe Couch, West Point (Bullis) 141: Alex Blake, Clarion (La Plata) 149: Richard Fedalen, Columbia (McDonogh) 157: Jason Kraisser, Iowa State (Centennial) 165: John Noah Reho, Bloomberg (Stephen Decatur) 174: Dominic Solis, Maryland (McDonogh) 184: Aaron Brooks, Penn State (North Hagerstown) 197: Larry Vola, Maryland (Montgomery Blair) 285: Jaron Smith, Maryland (Oakland Mills)

This is awesome news and also continues the New York state to Northern Colorado pipeline

For both older boys, I agree. I would give the younger son a chance but I have a big heart

True but he claims Ensenada, Mexico as his hometown

I think there are a few different factors Cons: 1) The weather 2) The prominence of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in its stead (and its association with UFC and MMA which is cool) 3) Lack of local history 4) The culture here is based on achieving status, public recognition and fame - which to me is the opposite of why someone would enjoy wrestling Pros: Lots of transplants here, so the culture is less stable and draws more on influences which are constantly changing. To me, Hollywood is the opposite mentality of a college wrestler in terms of what somsone expects in exchange for the personal sacrifices that they make, so I think it will be difficult to change, but there is enough new blood on a consistent basis out here that change seems possible.

best remaining at each weight with my uneducated guess for their destination following 125: Kurt McHenry - Virginia 133: Wyatt Henson - West Virginia 141: Cleveland Belton - Cal Poly 149: Mitch Moore - Wisconsin 157: Travis Mastrogiovanni - Rutgers 165: Cael Carlson - Maryland 174: Tyler Eischens - Lehigh 184: Will Feldkamp - Oklahoma State 197: Wyatt Miller - Kent State 285: Boone McDermott - Oregon State