Well, I'm bored and I'm thinking. That usually doesn't end well, but here it goes. My predictions at 165 are as follows:
1. Taylor
2. Caldwell
3. DSJ
That's if Dake and Howe don't go 165. If they all go 165, my predictions are (obviously I don't know the brackets so matchups could change things. This is just for fun)
1. Howe
2. Taylor
3. Dake
4. Caldwell
5. DSJ
I hate to pick against Taylor, but Howe's sprawl is convincing.
Dont waver Quinn. DTs style is 'taylor' made for Folk and will defeat all who dare cross his path next year.
Go Hawkeyes.
VA and Quinn,
You two are now required to change your avatars to Tom and Renee. This is not optional.
The only question is which of you gets to be Tom and which Renee. My vote is VA = Renee; she was in Cold Mountain which was set in the NC mountains - closer to VA than Quinn. Parts of it were actually filmed in VA (Richmond and Williamsburg), though I was surprised to find out that all of the mountain scenes were filmed in the Carpathain mountains in Romania.
Garcia was definitely a small 171 his senior year. He was 145 or 152 the year before. He also spent a lot of his senior (the first sememster) at the OTC taking online classes. He only wrestled in enough HS bouts to be eligible for post season competition. I think that the weight/strength issue may have played a big part in his struggles. I think that with the added year and then maybe a RS year coming up that he'll come back and tear things up next year.
Quinn--glad to see you're back on track again! I don't think Gold would have doubted Taylor. Howe has a great sprawl, but Burroughs blasted through it when they last wrestled folkstyle. Now, granted, Burroughs blast double is about as good as it gets. But Taylor will find a way of breaking through his defense. Fittery is very strong, but Taylor found a way to get him and convincingly twice. Taylor has a ways to go in freestyle and those are our most recent images of him. But in folkstyle his abilities are much more evident at this point. Take nothing away from Howe. It should be one bear of a match if they both end up at 165.
