We have a back up rule where if your guy doesn't wrestle and hs replacement wins you get his points -BUT you have to name the back up at a tournament -which is a BS rule but.Iu's back up scored 22 points at the MSUO-that would have given me 150 points last week-Ortega had a tough draw -he lost to the SOCON champion on a last second TD and then stuck a guy then lost to DeShazers back up in 2 OT's .
Ortega doesn't get much press but if you are a Div 1 freshman 133 and win 23 matches you are doing something right -plus 10 falls and a bunch of majors -he tied Esco for team lead with 85 dual points -that Kevin smith everyone laughed at ? He is one of my sleeper picks -since Gold dropped him he has 2 falls a tech and a major -he is a bad little dude with a MOTOR from hell -started the year UR but was #20 last I checked and rising -not worth picking up because of his second half schedule -but THAT is a tough kid -I watched him beat DeShazer 8-2 -4 TD's =2 escapes

Your IU guys picked you up 16 points vs. Wabash
Esco-fall
Ortega-fall
Perry major 12-1 .
I liked your pick up of Ortega-last year he was 19-5 before the big 10 with 10 falls-former High School National Champion -beat Boris Navakov in the semis of that event .

Accordino had a hell of a first year -I hear he will be at 49 if you need one -JoeD-a 2x ncaa champion from IU said he was the biggest 141 he had ever seen -JoeD came back to IU to take over Mena's old job -Hofstra wrestles a boat load of matches -I am keeping Esco-he has heart as he wrestled last season with one arm ,basically .
The IU wrestle offs are the 27th -Kinser is trying to make 49 and hopefully Coughlin wil get his confidence back -he beat Marsh and Vallimont his freshman year -as well as Leen . I don't know who your 33 is but Hutter from ODU is NOT redshirting and should win the CAA.

kR -I can't tell you the hell I went through last year -it was my first time and I did not know what TF I was doing and I had to trade like a madman and went from last to second place -having 2 guys at the same weight from the same school is horrible -Kinser came out and won the MSU open and I got no points because I had Coughlin -Kinser was seeded 3rd in the Midlands and Coughlin wrestled-the whole IU program sucks -according to Div1 they have 7 returning NCAA qualifiers and are ranked 4th in the big 10-I have no money to bet with but they will not place higher than 7th . Wrestle the IU guys in the Hoosier duals -5 matches against puds -Esco, Kinser and Young find ways to win -Perry has a headlock and that is it . If you could trade for Scott from Edinboro he will be great this year .

KR-
I hate to keep bothering you yet do you realize you are ffting 149 until Jenkins gets back ? The reason I suggested that 157 to you is you need so many points to advance to Natinals . You really cannot afford to fft a weight .

KR-all your guys are in the big 10 and will beat up on each other -Pami and Hall are Davis' only competition -Letters from Maryland may be good as well . You never want to have 2 guys from the same school at the same weight .

All I know is he won 30 matches at 165 and is dropping down a weight class -he had to wrestle 65 as Brascetta broke his ankle or something last year .

KR -a good 157 would be Keegan Davis of Oregon State -he won 30 matches at 165 last year and is dropping down to 57 -OS wil have 33 -Kubec ,41 Mangrum ,49 Pena,57 ,Davis ,65 Smith form Okie state transfers in ,74 ,Covington,84 ,Arnand ,97 ,Henke and Hwt Jack .

just go to Div 1 and press links and hit Indiana and it takes you to the IU wrestling site -they wrestle some of the worst teams on the planet in their duals and quads -give them a week opr so I think the 27th are wrestle offs but goldman pays no attention to them -you guys have a waiver wire -at least you will soon -where you get to add/drop guys -IU's Hwt was 20-17 at 197 his freshman year , then 5-10 his sophomore year at hwt then 26-17 at hwt last year .at 133 I took Ortega -he was 19-5 going in to the big 10 and he had 10 pins out of those 19 wins -last year I had Kinser and Coughlin and had to flex one until I got fed up .you're waiver wire will be a good friend .Russ

IU wrestling is a mess -Coughlin's mom and dad are friends of mine -he came in the #1 160 lber in the Nation -IU had Becker -Coughlin beat him twice in wrestle offs -but they made Matt cut all the way down to 149 where he AA'd -came back and beat Becker again -For the good os the team he wrestled 165 -so-so season -then last year Kinser refused to make the cut and beat Coughlin by a point in 2 ots.So Goldman lets them 'share' 57 -this year he has told Kurt 49 or the bench -Kurt can't make 49 again so...???? I HATE Goldman -I am an IU alum and refuse to go to their matches -Mike Mena -the lightweight coach quit and Angel now has Joe D coaching him -they had 3 top recruits -as in top 25 -quit after one year -Ramos ,Cook and Malone -last years 49 transferred to Univ . of Indy .-go to INDIANAMAT.COM -the site was started by a guy here and it will help you alot .