I got Mike L’s exact picks with the exception of AJ Ferrari over Cardenas. Similar to Starocci, I just don’t see Ferrari losing. I’ll also say that I think that Gable does wrestle at the Olympics if he was cut from the WWE sooner. If I remember correctly, they cut him right after the trials, and he couldn’t make the team following that
@@marksoberay2318 His past accusations made the fans despise him from the jump, and it didn’t seem like he ever became a good performer for them so I don’t think they cared about his publicity. He also went to wrestle at the world trials the year prior, but ended up not wrestling at Worlds itself because of his commitment to the WWE. I obviously don’t know all the details, but I don’t think that the WWE wanted anything to do with him by the time the Olympics came around
@@jackmcg0 i feel bad for Gable, he couldn't develop his career now he's "performing " in college...i wonder if cirque du soleil would have been a good route for him
Saying Lucas Byrd won't even all American is absolutely ridiculous. Dudes obviously got some kind of personal issue against Byrd because nobody with any bit of wrestling knowledge would assume otherwise. He's not just AA potential he's legit champion potential.
That’s fine, but I don’t have anything personal against Byrd. He is an exceptional wrestler. ItMd actually not so “obvious.” Firstly, he had a very close match with Bailey, coupled with Ayala, Ragusin, Davis, Noto, McGonagle and Knox being in the weight it’s not a gimmie. It’s a controversial take, I get it but it’s not personal.
The pick of Hamiti is pretty logical look at some of the M2 guys that rolled around with DT on a daily basis: Nick Lee, Levi, Tyler Kasak. Not having DT at M2 is a big loss.
@ Guys with a real chance “ - Beau Bartlett - Shayne Van Ness* - Tyler Kasak - Mitchell Mesenbrink* - Levi Haines* - Carter Starocci* - Greg Kerkvliet All those guys could win it all but will be top 3 but sure. The guys with * I honestly think will win it all! 4 champs and 5 in the finals. Something like that.
Figs was taken down twice at the Daktronics Invitational before his med forfeit. Figs hasn't finished his last 2 tournaments. I dont think he repeats. Im going with Lihledahl
@ I was going back and forth between the two. I ultimately picked Kasak because these concussions seem to be a real issue. I had a cousin who was prone to get concussions too. I hope it’s not serious though and he can be back to 100%! Great picks brother! Sounds like you know your wrestling haha🤝
I don’t really blame Gable. His real goal is to be rich and famous. WWE offers a huge check but his name doesn’t have the pull. He gets cut but then gets the chance to make money and be famous in the NFL but honestly he’s not big or fast enough. So he gets cut there. After that what are his options? World wrestling would be a huge pay decrease and worlds/Olympics are a long time away. MMA he’d be the low man on the totem pole and take a pay cut. Going back to college wrestling he gets big NIL money and he’s the biggest story. Additionally wrestling on the world stage and MMA opportunities are still open.
Marcus is 2-0 against Luke to my knowledge unless they wrestled in junior high. Marcus beat him in the ironman finals in 2021 and OTT's. 125: Ramos 133: Crookham 141: Mendez 149: Henson 157: Shapiro (if he defaults for a head injury or has limited training from it Kasak) 165: MM 174: KOT 184: Carter 197: Surber 285: Gable
Time to drop Figs in the rankings and projected finish. Concentrate on the guys out there on the mat. AJ and Figs arent wrestling. AJ doesnt wrestle when he is on the mat.
@dillonpontnack7488 bruh I picked Ayala to win it all...my only concern is that Knox outscrambled him several times in that match and a guy like Crookham who is known for scrambling would probably be a tough match. As for Byrd, don't hold it against Eamon, he means well 🙂
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Alirez will take it against Mendez if he remains 1 seed Its tough Bartlett will beat up Mendez in semi but will lose. Enough for alirez to outlast Mendez in a battle of attrition
I don’t really blame Gable. His real goal is to be rich and famous. WWE offers a huge check but his name doesn’t have the pull. He gets cut but then gets the chance to make money and be famous in the NFL but honestly he’s not big or fast enough. So he gets cut there. After that what are his options? World wrestling would be a huge pay decrease and worlds/Olympics are a long time away. MMA he’d be the low man on the totem pole and take a pay cut. Going back to college wrestling he gets big NIL money and he’s the biggest story. Additionally wrestling on the world stage and MMA opportunities are still open.
Hamiti vs Haines 174 - looking forward to this match. If Sammy Sasso drops to 157, he could win it all.
Bro you’re spot on with both these takes!!! I’m hyped for both!!!
I like Mike L’s picks. Hope we get to see Barr vs Beard this weekend- if he can knock him off I would put him on the 197 short list.
I got Mike L’s exact picks with the exception of AJ Ferrari over Cardenas. Similar to Starocci, I just don’t see Ferrari losing.
I’ll also say that I think that Gable does wrestle at the Olympics if he was cut from the WWE sooner. If I remember correctly, they cut him right after the trials, and he couldn’t make the team following that
Yeah it was like the week after!!! So dumb!
Was he allowed to compete? It would have been great pr for wwe
@@marksoberay2318 His past accusations made the fans despise him from the jump, and it didn’t seem like he ever became a good performer for them so I don’t think they cared about his publicity. He also went to wrestle at the world trials the year prior, but ended up not wrestling at Worlds itself because of his commitment to the WWE. I obviously don’t know all the details, but I don’t think that the WWE wanted anything to do with him by the time the Olympics came around
@@jackmcg0 i feel bad for Gable, he couldn't develop his career now he's "performing " in college...i wonder if cirque du soleil would have been a good route for him
@ at first they were going to let him and then the WWE wouldn’t allow him to compete. Idk why 🤷♂️
I love Terrell Barraclough but Carter was talking about Josh Barr when he said “I think he will be a multi-time national champion.”
I thought Carter also said that if Terrell could make the lineup he could win a title because PSU is so deep???
@@dinocollins720he did
Good point.
Saying Lucas Byrd won't even all American is absolutely ridiculous. Dudes obviously got some kind of personal issue against Byrd because nobody with any bit of wrestling knowledge would assume otherwise. He's not just AA potential he's legit champion potential.
That’s fine, but I don’t have anything personal against Byrd. He is an exceptional wrestler. ItMd actually not so “obvious.” Firstly, he had a very close match with Bailey, coupled with Ayala, Ragusin, Davis, Noto, McGonagle and Knox being in the weight it’s not a gimmie. It’s a controversial take, I get it but it’s not personal.
it’s*
Byrd won’t win it because of limited offense. He’ll be the Walmart Fix
While it was in high school, Byrd was one of Crookham's 3 high school losses.
@@eamontoland7418Lucas Byrd burner
My champs: Figs, Ayala, Mendez, Henson, Keller, Mesenbrink, Hamiti, Keck, Buchanan, Steveson
Larkins fun to watch. Him and Meyer would be super fun!
The pick of Hamiti is pretty logical look at some of the M2 guys that rolled around with DT on a daily basis: Nick Lee, Levi, Tyler Kasak.
Not having DT at M2 is a big loss.
Dont sleep on josh Barr!!!! Majoring Beard is a wake up call for Cardenas and AJ.
Lilledahl, Crookham, Mendez, Van Ness, Shapiro, Messenbrink, Hanes, Starocci, Buchanan, Steveson
Cardenas cant be overlooked in the Hodge race IF he wins it all. Barr will have a lot to say about that tho
For IVY they can take a medical hardship year (basically same thing as med shirt)
Figs, Rags, Mendez, Van Ness, Kasak, MM, KOT, Parker, AJ, Gable. PSU could easily get 5 again this year?
Seriously and imagine if Gabel would have stayed out. They could have broken their own record!
They still may? This team is stacked!!
@ Guys with a real chance “
- Beau Bartlett
- Shayne Van Ness*
- Tyler Kasak
- Mitchell Mesenbrink*
- Levi Haines*
- Carter Starocci*
- Greg Kerkvliet
All those guys could win it all but will be top 3 but sure. The guys with * I honestly think will win it all! 4 champs and 5 in the finals. Something like that.
Figs was taken down twice at the Daktronics Invitational before his med forfeit. Figs hasn't finished his last 2 tournaments. I dont think he repeats. Im going with Lihledahl
@@dramaking9377 long season???
165-Mesenbrink
174-Haines
184-Starocci
197-Ferrari/Undecided
285-Kerkvliet
I’m glad Jack is wise enough to notice that Henson is a different animal! His IQ is through the roof
Starocci hodge 5 time champ
It’ll be tough for him to get the hodge with gable back, but I agree on the 5x champ part
O’Toole didn’t score a point against Levi this summer. He doesn’t look that good
I love Keegan but I think he’s overrated. He and Missouri are struggling this year
Jack Busting on my boy handsome Danny Braunigal lol
125 Luke Lilledahl
133 Ryan Crookham
141 Jesse Mendez
149 Shayne Van Ness
157 Tyler Kasak
165 Mitchell Mesenbrink
174 Levi Haines
184 Carter Starocci
197 Stephen Buchanan
285 Gable Steveson
Nice picks. Picked the same only I said Shapiro at 157 (if he's healthy). Kasak could easily win it though
@ I was going back and forth between the two. I ultimately picked Kasak because these concussions seem to be a real issue. I had a cousin who was prone to get concussions too.
I hope it’s not serious though and he can be back to 100%!
Great picks brother! Sounds like you know your wrestling haha🤝
125-Luke Lilledahl
133-Crookham
141-Mendez
149-Van Ness
157-Kasak
I don’t really blame Gable. His real goal is to be rich and famous. WWE offers a huge check but his name doesn’t have the pull. He gets cut but then gets the chance to make money and be famous in the NFL but honestly he’s not big or fast enough. So he gets cut there.
After that what are his options? World wrestling would be a huge pay decrease and worlds/Olympics are a long time away. MMA he’d be the low man on the totem pole and take a pay cut.
Going back to college wrestling he gets big NIL money and he’s the biggest story. Additionally wrestling on the world stage and MMA opportunities are still open.
Marcus is 2-0 against Luke to my knowledge unless they wrestled in junior high. Marcus beat him in the ironman finals in 2021 and OTT's.
125: Ramos
133: Crookham
141: Mendez
149: Henson
157: Shapiro (if he defaults for a head injury or has limited training from it Kasak)
165: MM
174: KOT
184: Carter
197: Surber
285: Gable
Time to drop Figs in the rankings and projected finish. Concentrate on the guys out there on the mat. AJ and Figs arent wrestling. AJ doesnt wrestle when he is on the mat.
Yooo after they said Drake Ayala couldn’t scramble and Lucas Byrd won’t all American I turned it off.. disappointed big time
real
@dillonpontnack7488 bruh I picked Ayala to win it all...my only concern is that Knox outscrambled him several times in that match and a guy like Crookham who is known for scrambling would probably be a tough match. As for Byrd, don't hold it against Eamon, he means well 🙂
Larkin doesn’t even make the semis. Roll Hokies
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Keegan went up in weight and forgot to lift weights. He will lose
Keegan is overrated imo. Missouri is struggling this year too
Alirez will take it against Mendez if he remains 1 seed
Its tough
Bartlett will beat up Mendez in semi but will lose.
Enough for alirez to outlast Mendez in a battle of attrition
Hear me out… Eddie Ventresca
My take isn’t so hot after he just took out Caleb smith at CKLV 👀👀
gabe Arnold? Kaleb larkin? yeah im gonna stop watching this.
@jwin814 those were picks from April 2024 we updated them yesterday
@@CACTUS-Wrestling Again...Gabe? you got PK who just ran through everyone and Gabe is the pick?
@jwin814 my man did you watch the video? Gabe was the pick for 174 back in April
I don’t really blame Gable. His real goal is to be rich and famous. WWE offers a huge check but his name doesn’t have the pull. He gets cut but then gets the chance to make money and be famous in the NFL but honestly he’s not big or fast enough. So he gets cut there.
After that what are his options? World wrestling would be a huge pay decrease and worlds/Olympics are a long time away. MMA he’d be the low man on the totem pole and take a pay cut.
Going back to college wrestling he gets big NIL money and he’s the biggest story. Additionally wrestling on the world stage and MMA opportunities are still open.