Post by mikeytbuckeyes on Feb 15, 2010 22:11:05 GMT -5
I fear there is virtually NO chance. Here is how I see it playing out:
125: Matt McDonnah wins by major dec over Nikko Triggas (OSU) 133: Daniel Dennis wins by major dec over Ian Paddock (OSU) 141: If Reece Humphrey (OSU) wrestles, Reece wins by dec over Montell Marion 149: Brent Metcalf wins by dec over Lance Palmer (OSU) 157: Keen wins by dec over either Tony Jameson or Sean Nemec (OSU) 165: Ryan Morningstar wins by dec over Colt Sponseller (OSU) 174: Jay Borshall wins by dec over Dave Rella (OSU) 184: Mike Pucillo (OSU) wins by dec over Phil Keddy 197: Either Luke Lofthouse or Chad Beatty wins by dec over CJ Magrum (OSU) HWT: Dan Erickson wins by dec over Corey Morrison (OSU)
The way it looks, we lose 26-6. However, I see the weightclasses 141, 157, 165, 184, and possibly 197 going either way. I have us winning 2 of those. If we can win ALL of those matches, we would go into the final match w/ a 1 point lead (15-14). At that point, it would be a winner take all match at heavy weight. While our HWT is decent, you just never know which guy will show up. I would put money on Erickson in that situation. I don't know what to expect from the Buckeyes this Friday. I do know there will be more than a few OUTSTANDING matches and the final score most likely won't tell the real story of how exciting the dual will be.
Post by mikeytbuckeyes on Feb 21, 2010 22:58:08 GMT -5
Despite the score, it was much closer than it appears. Wrestling is one of those deceiving sports where every match could go to overtime and be won by the same team and it would appear that one team completely dominated the other (the final score would be 30-0) when in fact is was a very evenly matched dual meet. For those who watched the match (or didn't), 133 was very close (unexpectedly), 141 was not (we dominated), 149 was (as predicted...but closer than predicted), 157 was close (we were leading going into the final 2 minutes), 165 was close (tied 0-0 until the final 30 sec), 184 was close (we were a mere 5 seconds from the winning takedown when time expired). So, despite the discouraging score, there is a lot of positives that can be taken from this. Remember, we were at Carver-Hawkeye arena where NOBODY beats Iowa. We still put up a good showing. Very proud of our guys despite the score. They look good this late in the season and that bodes well for us come Big Tens and NCAA tourney time.
