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Mar 16, 2010 3:06 PM
125-Escobedo/Nickerson/McDonough
133-Gomez/Ness/Mitcheff
141-Humphrey/Parks/Thorn
149-Palmer/Metcalf/Ruschell
157-Schlatter/Sanderson/O'Conner
165-Howe/Morningstar/Sponseller
174-Borschel/Lewnes/Dwyer
184-Kilgore/Dergo/Smith
197-Varner/Taylor/Beatty
285-Erekson/Rosholt/Zabriskie
Mar 16, 2010 3:06pm
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Mar 16, 2010 3:11 PM
125:
I think that Notte has a very good chance at beating Nickerson. Nickerson keeps talking about injuries every time I hear him get interviewed so I think this upset is likely. I also don't see anyone beating Escobedo on his side of the bracket. So McDonald and Escobedo wrestling for first and second. Long and Notte wrestle for 3rd and 4th.

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Zabriskie and Rey wrestle for 1st and 2nd. (Rosholt has been looking less and less intense everytime I've seen him wrestle. Plus he just lost to Zabriskie whose been barely losing to him all season.) Rosholt and Erekson go for 3rd and 4th.

Going to work on 133 next, but I'm doing this between painting and removing wallpaer. This is much funner.
Mar 16, 2010 3:11pm
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Mar 16, 2010 3:13 PM
I have my painter's pants on but I'm doing carpentry work today.
Mar 16, 2010 3:13pm
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Mar 16, 2010 3:55 PM
Ness wrestles Oliver and wins to wrestle Gomez for 1st and 2nd. Oliver wrestles Dennis for 3rd and 4th and I'm a little undecided as to who I think will win. I think Oliver can take 3rd on this one. He's looking better and better every time I watch him wrestle. He beat Dennis with just a few seconds left the last time they wrestled. Ness rolled Oliver the last time they met so I don't see an upset there, but it would be sweet to watch.
Mar 16, 2010 3:55pm
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Mar 16, 2010 3:55 PM
Here are my predictions on wrestlers that could make the finals:
125:
#1 Angel Escobedo (Indiana) RSSR
#4 Anthony Robles (Ariz St) RSJR
#2 Troy Nickerson (Cornell) RSSR
For the finals, I really want to see Robles make the finals but I think Nickerson over Escobedo in the finals.

133:
#1 Jayson Ness (Minn) RSSR [26-0]
#4 Jordan Oliver (Okla St) RSFR [28-2]
#3 Franklin Gomez (Mich St) RSSR [23-2]
#2 Daniel Dennis (Iowa) RSSR [18-3]
For the finals I think Gomez will face Ness giving Ness a very slight edge to win

141:
#1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) FR [29-2]
#4 Reece Humphrey (Ohio St) RSJR [29-3]
#3 Michael Thorn (Minn) RSJR [24-5]
I think the 2 see Parks gets upended perhaps by Thorn. OSU will need Humphrey here but he may be wrestling for 3rd, Dake over Thorn final.

149:
#1 Lance Palmer (Ohio St) JR [27-2]
#4 Kyle Ruschell (Wisconsin) RSSR [28-3]
#2 Brent Metcalf (Iowa) RSSR [31-1]
Its Metcalf here vs Palmer or Ruschell which will be a hell of a semi. I am going Palmer v Metcalf but I still have to favor Metcalf to win it but will be rooting like crazy for Lance.

157:
#1 J.P. O'Connor (Harvard) SR [30-0]
#4 Cyler Sanderson (Penn St) RSSR [28-4]
#3 Jesse Dong (VA Tech) SO [34-3]
#6 Dustin Schlatter (Minn) RSSR [14-2]
#2 Adam Hall (Boise St) RSJR [28-2]
Very wide open here. Very interesting to see how Schlatter wrestles. For now I'll take Sanderson to win it over Hall.

165:
#1 Andrew Howe (Wisconsin) SO [32-0]
#5 Colt Sponseller (Ohio St) SO [27-5]
#4 Jonathan Reader (Iowa St) JR [22-4]
#3 Nick Marable (Missouri) SR [33-3]
#7 Ryan Morningstar (Iowa) RSSR [26-6]
#2 Jarrod King (Edinboro) RSSR [34-1]
Another jammed weight but I think its Howe's of course to lose. Howe over Morningstar in the finals.

174:
#1 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) JR [36-0]
#2 Jay Borschel (Iowa) RSJR [32-0]
Borschel over Lewnes

184:
#1 Kirk Smith (Boise St) JR [25-0]
#12 David Craig (Lehigh) SR [22-5]
#3 Dustin Kilgore (Kent St) RSFR [33-1]
#10 Mike Pucillo (Ohio St) RSJR [20-7]
#2 John Dergo (Illinois) SR [26-2]
Pucillo is very interesting here. Hasn't had a great year but a 2 time finalist returning here can he turn it on? I am favoring Dergo of Illinois to win it here.

197:
#1 Jake Varner (Iowa St) SR [26-0]
I think this is Varner's clearly to lose here

285:
#1 David Zabriskie (Iowa St) SR [21-2]
#5 Daniel Erekson (Iowa) RSSR [12-0]
#2 Jared Rosholt (Okla St) RSSR [30-2]
Erekson v Rosholt final I am going with Erekson to win @ Hvy
Mar 16, 2010 3:55pm
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Mar 16, 2010 5:32 PM
149
The Palmer/Metcalf rematch is going to be awesome to watch. Seriously, I can't even predict the one and two spots here. I hope Palmer wins it though. He's just much more likeable than Metcalf. Kyle Terry goes third.

157:
Would like to see Sanderson upset O'Conner, but I don't think he will. I think of all the wrestlers in the bracket, Hall has the best chance at an upset against O'Conner. O'Conner is a takedown machine but hasn't been able to take Hall down. So my prediction is
Hall
O'Conner
Sanderson

165:
Howe/King/Marable

Okay, the further I get into these predictions, the more I realize I'm rationalizing upsets for underdogs that I want to win. I love it when the underdog wins...
Mar 16, 2010 5:32pm