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Discussion Topic: NCAA D1 "Pick The Champs" Contest
Hank Kornblut added to this discussion on March 13, 2011
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Rules:
Choose the finalists and pick the wrestler you think will emerge as champ at each of the ten weight classes.
Example: 125 pounds: Kornblut over Cosimi
Points will be awarded as follows:
Choose One Correct Finalist: 1 point
Choose Correct Champion: 2 points
Choose both finalists correctly: 3 points
Choose both finalists and correct champion: 5 points
-- In case of tie: the individual that selected the most champions will be the winner.
--If tie still exists, whoever selected the most correct finalists will be the winner. After that, it's a coin flip.
Post your selections on this forum. You may change selections as often as you like until 9am EST on Thursday, March 17. At that time, you're locked in.
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First Prize: One All Beef Salami from Mister Brisket, Inc. (I'll pay shipping) plus a gift certificate good for 2 Large Sandwiches. I'm assuming most of you can make it to Cleveland at some point.
Runner-Up: One All Beef Salami or Gift Certificate for 2 Large Sandwiches (Your Choice)
3rd Place: Gift Certificate for One Box Lunch (includes sandwich, drink, chip, cookie)
If you don't want to publicly post your selections, send me your choices via private message.
Hint: Look at the Brackets. You don't want to pick two finalists who are on the same side.
Good Luck To All.
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Discussion Topic: NCAA D1 "Pick The Champs" Contest
Christopher Sommers added to this discussion on March 13, 2011
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I figure I'll be the first to go and take a crack at it.
125 pounds: Anthony Robles (Arizona State) over Matt McDonough (Iowa)
133 pounds: Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) over Andrew Long (Penn State)
141 pounds: Kellen Russell (Michigan) over Mike Thorn (Minnesota)
149 pounds: Darrion Caldwell (North Carolina State) over Kevin LeValley (Bucknell)
157 pounds: David Taylor (Penn State) over Bubba Jenkins (Arizona State)
165 pounds: Jordan Burroughs (Nebraska) over Andrew Howe (Indiana)
174 pounds: Ed Ruth (Penn State) over Jon Reader (Iowa State)
184 pounds: Chris Honeycutt (Edinboro) over Robert Hamlin (Lehigh)
197 pounds: Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) over Clayton Foster (Oklahoma State)
285 pounds: Zach Rey (Lehigh) over Ryan Flores (American)
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Discussion Topic: NCAA D1 "Pick The Champs" Contest
John Ice added to this discussion on March 13, 2011
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Sounds fun! Thanks for doing this.
125 pounds: Anthony Robles (Arizona State) over Brandon Precin (Northwestern)
133 pounds: Andrew Hochstrasser (Boise State) over Tyler Graff (Wisconsin)
141 pounds: Mike Thorn (Minnesota) over Kellen Russell (Michigan)
149 pounds: Frank Molinaro (Penn State) over Kyle Dake (Cornell)
157 pounds: David Taylor (Penn State) over Adam Hall (Boise State)
165 pounds: Jordan Burroughs (Nebraska) over Andrew Howe (Wisconsin)
174 pounds: Jon Reader (Iowa State) over Mack Lewnes (Cornell)
184 pounds: Steve Bosak (Cornell) over Chris Honeycutt (Edinboro)
197 pounds: Trevor Brandvold (Wisconsin) over Cam Simaz (Cornell)
285 pounds: Zach Rey (Lehigh) over Blake Rasing (Iowa)
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Discussion Topic: NCAA D1 "Pick The Champs" Contest
Eddie Jayne added to this discussion on March 13, 2011
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125 pounds: Matt McDonough (Iowa) over Anthony Robles (Arizona State)
133 pounds: Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) over Andrew Hochstrasser (Boise State)
141 pounds: Kellen Russell (Michigan) over Boris Novachkov (Cal Poly)
149 pounds: Frank Molinaro (Penn State) over Kyle Dake (Cornell)
157 pounds: Adam Hall (Boise State) over Steve Fittery (American)
165 pounds: Andrew Howe (Indiana) over Jordan Burroughs (Nebraska)
174 pounds: Ed Ruth (Penn State) over Jon Reader (Iowa State)
184 pounds: Chris Honeycutt (Edinboro) over Steve Bosak (Cornell)
197 pounds: Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) over Trevor Brandvold (Wisconsin)
285 pounds: Zach Rey (Lehigh) over Jarod Trice (Central Michigan)
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Discussion Topic: NCAA D1 "Pick The Champs" Contest
Ethan Moore added to this discussion on March 13, 2011
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125 pounds: Brandon Precin (Northwestern) over Anthony Robles (Arizona State)
133 pounds: Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) over Andrew Long (Penn State)
141 pounds: Kellen Russell (Michigan) over Mike Thorn (Minnesota)
149: pounds Kyle Dake (Cornell) over Frank Molinaro (Penn State) - I'm going down with the ship... haha
157 pounds: David Taylor (Penn State) over Bubba Jenkins (Arizona State)
165 pounds: Jordan Burroughs (Nebraska) over Andrew Howe (Wisconsin)
174 pounds: Mack Lewnes (Cornell) over Jon Reader (Iowa State) - Although I would love to see Purdue beat Reader
184 pounds: Quentin Wright (Penn State) over Steve Bosak (Cornell)
197 pounds: Cam Simaz (Cornell) over Trevor Brandvold (Wisconsin)
285 pounds: Ryan Flores (American) over Dom Bradley (Missouri)
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Discussion Topic: NCAA D1 "Pick The Champs" Contest
Doug Brandt added to this discussion on March 13, 2011
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125 pounds: Anthony Robles (Arizona State) over Matt McDonough (Iowa)
133 pounds: Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State over Andrew Long (Penn State)
141 pounds: Kellen Russell (Michigan) over Boris Novachkov (Cal Poly)
149 pounds: Darrion Caldwell (North Carolina State) over Frank Molinaro (Penn State)
157 pounds: David Taylor (Penn State) over Bubba Jenkins (Penn State)
165 pounds: Jordan Burroughs (Nebraska) over Andrew Howe (Wisconsin) - I hope Sponseller proves me wrong
174 pounds: Ed Ruth (Penn State) over Jon Reader (Iowa State)
184 pounds: Quentin Wright (Penn State) over Chris Perry (Oklahoma State)
197 pounds: Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) over Clayton Foster (Oklahoma State)
285 pounds: Cameron Wade (Penn State) over Jarod Trice (Central Michigan)
All the best to Paddock, Sponseller, Heflin, Magrum and Capone!
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Discussion Topic: NCAA D1 "Pick The Champs" Contest
Jason L. Jackson added to this discussion on March 13, 2011
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My predictions:
125 pounds Anthony Robles (Arizona State) dec. Brandon Precin (Northwestern) 5-4
133 pounds: Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) dec. Andrew Long (Penn State) 7-3
141 pounds: Kellen Russell (Michigan) dec. Borislav Novachkov (Cal Poly) 3-1
149 pounds: Darrion Caldwell (North Carolina State) dec. Frank Molinaro (Penn State) 9-4
157 pounds: David Taylor (Penn State) dec. Jesse Dong (Virginia Tech) 8-5
165 pounds: Jordan Burroughs (Nebraska) dec. Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma) 5-3
174 pounds: Mack Lewnes (Cornell) dec. Chris Henrich (Virginia) 6-4
184 pounds: Joe LeBlanc (Wyoming) dec. Chris Perry (Oklahoma State) 3-2
197 pounds: Clayton Foster (Oklahoma State) dec. Cam Simaz (Cornell) 8-5
285 pounds: Zach Rey (Cornell) dec. Ryan Flores (American) 2-1 TB
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Discussion Topic: NCAA D1 "Pick The Champs" Contest
Hank Kornblut added to this discussion on March 14, 2011
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My picks--they won't count...just want to do it, too.
125 pounds: Anthony Robles (Arizona State) over Matt McDonough (Iowa)
I love McDonough but he's never wrestled Robles before.
133 pounds: Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) over Tony Ramos (Iowa)
The Iowa frosh gets hot until the finals.
141 pounds: Kellen Russell (Michigan) over Boris Novachkov (Cal Poly)
Pound-for-pound, Russell is one of the top 3 wrestlers in D1.
149 pounds: Frank Molinaro (Penn State) over Kyle Dake (Cornell)
A healthy Caldwell is the best wrestler in the country but I'm not convinced that's the case.
157 pounds: David Taylor (Penn State) over Bubba Jenkins (Arizona State)
D.T.'s biggest obstacle will be St. John.
165 pounds: Jordan Burroughs (Nebraska) over Andrew Howe (Wisconsin)
Burroughs remains the only wrestler in the field that can take Howe down.
174 pounds: Ed Ruth (Penn State) over Jon Reader (Iowa State)
Ruth has so much talent. Can he wrestle smart throughout the tourney?
184 pounds: Joe LeBlanc (Wyoming) over Steve Bosak (Cornell)
Wyoming? Why not?
197 pounds: Clayton Foster (Oklahoma State) over Cam Simaz (Cornell)
Going with a hot kid from a great program.
285 pounds: Dom Bradley (Missouri) over Blake Rasing (Iowa)
I miss the days of Rowlands, Mocco and Konrad. This group of Hvys has no standouts.
Danny C--is there any way to lock this topic up top?
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Discussion Topic: NCAA D1 "Pick The Champs" Contest
Josh Lowe added to this discussion on March 14, 2011
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Here are my finalists picks. For those that want to read my analysis, it will be on InterMat in the morning. You'll see why it's amazing that they think people will actually care about my insights into college.
125 pounds – No. 2 Matt McDonogh (Iowa) over No. 1 Anthony Robles (Arizona State)
133 pounds – No. 1 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) over No. 3 Andrew Long (Penn State)
141 pounds – No. 1 Kellen Russell (Michigan) over No. 2 Michael Thorn (Minnesota)
149 pounds – No. 2 Frank Molinaro (Penn State) over No. 4 Kyle Dake (Cornell)
157 pounds – No. 3 David Taylor (Penn State) over No. 4 Bubba Jenkins (Arizona State)
165 pounds – No. 1 Jordan Burroughs (Nebraska) over No. 2 Andrew Howe (Wisconsin)
174 pounds – No. 3 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) over No. 1 Jon Reader (Iowa State)
184 pounds – No. 5 Joe LeBlanc (Wyoming) over No. 7 Chris Perry (Oklahoma State)
197 pounds – No. 4 Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) over No. 2 Clayton Foster (Oklahoma State)
285 pounds –No. 5 Dominique Bradley (Missouri) over No. 2 Jared Trice (Central Michigan)
Top five teams:
1. Penn State
2. Cornell
3. Oklahoma State
4. Iowa
5. Minnesota
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Discussion Topic: NCAA D1 "Pick The Champs" Contest
Chris Thomas added to this discussion on March 14, 2011
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125 pounds: Matt McDonough (Iowa) over Anthony Robles (Arizona State)
133 pounds: Andrew Hochstrasser (Boise State) over Tyler Graff (Wisconsin)
141 pounds: Montell Marion (Iowa) over Boris Novachkov (Cal Poly)
149 pounds: Darrion Caldwell (North Carolina State) over Mario Mason (Rutgers)
157 pounds: Steve Fittery (American) over Bubba Jenkins (Arizona State)
165 pounds: Jordan Burroughs (Nebraska) over Josh Asper (Maryland)
174 pounds: Mack Lewnes (Cornell) over Jon Reader (Iowa State)
184 pounds: Steve Bosak (Cornell) over Travis Rutt (Wisconsin)
197 pounds: Cam Simaz (Cornell) over Trevor Brandvold (Wisconsin)
285 pounds: Zach Rey (Lehigh) over Blake Rasing (Iowa)
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Discussion Topic: NCAA D1 "Pick The Champs" Contest
Mark Niemann added to this discussion on March 14, 2011
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01. Cornell... 97.5
02. Penn State... 95
03. Iowa... 93
04. Oklahoma State... 88
05. Wisconsin...81
125: #1 Anthony Robles (ASU) vs. #2 Matt McDonough (Iowa)... #1 Robles (ASU) dec. 7-3
133: #1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) vs. #6 Tony Ramos (Iowa)... #6 Ramos (Iowa) dec. 5-4
141: #1 Kellen Russell (UofM) vs. #2 Michael Thorn (Minn)... #1 Russell (UofM) dec. 7-2
149: #4 Kyle Dake (Cornell) vs. #2 Frank Molinaro (PSU)... #4 Dake (BIG RED) dec. 3-2 utb
157: #1 Adam Hall (BSU) vs. #3 David Taylor (PSU)... #3 Taylor (PSU) dec. 9-3
165: #1 Jordan Burroughs (Nebraska) vs. #2 Andrew Howe (Wisconsin)... #1 Burroughs (Nebraska) dec. 6-3
174: #1 Jonathan Reader (ISU) vs. #3 Mack Lewnes (Cornell)... #1 Reader (ISU) dec. 5-2
184: #5 Joe LeBlanc (Wyoming) vs. #3 Steve Bosak (Cornell)... #5 LeBlanc (Wyoming) dec. 4-2 SV
197: #1 Cam Simaz (Cornell) vs. #2 Clayton Foster (OSU)... #1 Simaz (BIG RED) MD 10-2
285: #1 Zachary Rey (Lehigh) vs. #3 Ryan Flores (American)... #3 Flores (American) dec. 2-1 uot
ps: My wild card pick is Eddie Jayne. I figure by merely throwing that out there, it is worth AT LEAST 7.2834758375083 points! At LEAST!!!
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Discussion Topic: NCAA D1 "Pick The Champs" Contest
Rex Holman added to this discussion on March 14, 2011
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Precin over Robles(Precin wrestles smarter match this go around against McD and then uses blueprint of how he beat Robles last time)
Oliver over Long(Oliver gets early td and wrestles smart)
Thorn over Russell(Thorn is difficult to wrestle numerous times without a loss to)
Caldwell over Molinaro (Dake not wrestling to expectation this year, Caldwell has too much offense)
Taylor over Jenkins(Taylor wins as a frosh)
Burroughs over Howe(Burrough's explosiveness is one in a million)
Reader over Ruth(Reader puts it all together)
Wright over Bosak(Wright continues amazing comeback)
Simaz over Foster(Simaz outlasts everyone)
Rey over Trice(Rey benefits from having Mocco as a coach)
*I pick Kilgore as 3rd at 197. IMO, whoever wins that semi will do so by smallest of margins.
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Discussion Topic: NCAA D1 "Pick The Champs" Contest
Ben Golden added to this discussion on March 14, 2011
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125 pounds: Nic Bedelyon (Kent State) over Anthony Robles (Arizona State)
133 pounds: Jordan Thome (Army) over Ian Paddock (Ohio State)
141 pounds: Casey Thome (Army) over Jimmy Kennedy (Illinois)
149 pounds: Brian Stephens (Virginia Tech) over Kyle Dake (Cornell) - Both Dake and Caldwell have been struggling a lot with conditioning and/or weight issues. Dake has a lot more mat time, so I'll go with him until I see how Caldwell does in the first couple rounds
157 pounds: David Taylor (Penn State) over Jesse Dong (Virginia Tech)
165 pounds: Colt Sponseller (Ohio State) over Zach Toal (Missouri)
174 pounds: Nick Heflin (Ohio State) over Jon Reader (Iowa State)
184 pounds: Chris Honeycutt (Edinboro) over Cody Magrum (Ohio State)
197 pounds: Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) over Zac Thomusseit (Pittsburgh)
285 pounds: Brendan Barlow (Kent State) over Cameron Wade (Penn State)
Guess I'm the only self-respecting homer left in these parts.
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Discussion Topic: NCAA D1 "Pick The Champs" Contest
John Ice added to this discussion on March 14, 2011
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Quote from Ben Golden's post:
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"Guess I'm the only self-respecting homer left in these parts"
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Sorry, Ben. I'm thinking with my stomach, not my heart!
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Discussion Topic: NCAA D1 "Pick The Champs" Contest
Michael Rodriguez added to this discussion on March 14, 2011
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I want to apologize in advance to all the fine wrestlers that I picked to win. I'm notoriously bad at picks, so I'm sure I have doomed these guys.
125: Precin vs. Robles - Precin
If McDonough makes the final, I like Robles, but I see Precin winning that semi and his experience wrestling Robles in the past will make the difference.
133: Oliver v. Long - Oliver
Peterkin(PENN) upsets Hochstrasser(Boise) in the quarters and clears the way from Long to reach the finals. Oliver wins in a stall-fest.
141: Russell vs. Alton - Russell
Much like 133, Nauman(Pitt) upsets Thorn and clears the way for super-frosh Alton (who pins Novachkov in the quarters). Russell wins 4-2.
149: Caldwell vs. Molinaro - Caldwell
Molinaro over Chamberlain(Boise) in the bottom semi. I like Parks(OSU) to beat Dake in the quarters and Calwell to win the title in matches that aren't as close as the score.
157: Hall vs. Taylor - Taylor
Dong beats Jenkins and then loses a close on to Hall. Taylor v Fittery lives up to the hype with Taylor wining a 12-9 thriller. Taylor beats Hall with a workmanlike effort in the final, 6-1.
165: Burroughs vs. Caldwell - Burroughs
Burroughs runs through everyone here, Asper in the semis and Caldwell(Oklahoma) in the final. Caldwell beats a hampered Howe in the bottom semi.
174: Reader vs. Lewnes - Lewnes
Lewnes avenges both his losses, beating Ruth in the semis and Reader in the final.
184: LeBlanc vs. Bosak - LeBlanc
LeBlanc over Honeycutt up top, Bosak over Perry down low. LeBlanc wins 3-1.
197: Simaz vs. Brandvold - Simaz
The winner of that top semis is your champ. It was a great bout last time, I think it will be again. Simaz learns from his mistakes and pulls out the "W".
285: Bradley vs. Tomei - Bradley
Bradley takes out Rey and Russo in the top half and Tomei beats Lane, Flores and Rasing to make the finals.
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