OSU Meet
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Gonna be a tough one today. Hope the guys compete hard and score an upset or two
Tough to say, but this might be more about how we compete, than wins & losses
Pretty much agree. It is very possible that ISU gets shutout, but I’m also picking them to get 2 decisions from the following 4 weights 141, 149, 184, 197.
I agree with this. Might be one of the last meets we have in this emerging renaissance of Cyclone wrestling where this is the case. OSU has the kind of consistent strength across the entire roster that I believe is the type of team ( and system for success) toward which we are trending. I see us having this type of team in two years (if not by the end of next). But now less that two months out from NCAA’s, this kind of competition should serve to make us stronger. It will be interesting to see which of our guys steps up to the next level as a result. That’s what I am looking for today. Go Cyclones!
That is how Dresser's message has sounded also. Will be fun to see how the team reacts to the competition and atmosphere.
Per GrappleCy's review (thank you), Okla State has ranked wrestlers at every weight and they outrank the Cyclones at every weight except 197. Their team has been dominant in every dual meet, with the closest being a 27 to 12 win over Princeton who was ranked 10th last I checked.
So you're telling me that there is a chance. Looking forward to seeing them perform...definitely want to see aggression from the start of every bout.
Those and 133 are the only ones that I've got a whole lot of hope for, and the Fix beat Gomez pretty decisively at the Scuffle so that's basically just going with the fact that you never know when Gomez will do something crazy and score backpoints.
197 is a huge match for Miklus. He's 0-2 against top twenty guys so far this year so if he takes another loss then he's quickly disappearing from the AA conversation and we really need points from him if we're going to have a decent team finish in Pittsburgh.
Won't be much for atmosphere. For some reason, OSU doesn't draw well for wrestling.
Trying to be a little more optimistic today. I've got us going down 27-9 with Ian, Sammy, and Willie picking up decisions. Really hard to see us winning more than a few at best but I guess that's why they wrestle the matches. Just never know what guy will step up on any given day.
