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It was a great weekend for the Big Red. We had a doubleheader on Saturday, starting with a 1 p.m. match at Hofstra, and then culminating in a 6 p.m. Ivy League faceoff at Columbia. Over the course of the day, our guys only gave up eight offensive points.
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Matt, Your on your way to becoming wrestling’s version of Jimmy the Greek with a number of upset predictions at the Las Vegas Invitational. Since I didn’t write the article, I’ll have to go with my New York bias and pick J.P. O’Conner as the upset winner at 157.
How about a gut prediction for the two dual meets that you have ending in a tie?
Bill,
You’re right. Ties are like kissing your sister. Therefore, I’ll see what I can do as far as breaking these ties.
Iowa/Iowa State—In the past, Gallick, much like his brother, has shown a tendency to keep matches low scoring. Therefore, since one or two takedowns may be enough to pull out the “w” in this bout, I’ll call Tsirtis in an upset. Alex is a year more mature. Plus, since the starting spot is far from locked up by Alex, he should approach this dual with an immense amount of motivation. I know that if my job was on the line every time I took to the mat, I’d come out inspired….18-12 Iowa
Oklahoma/Oklahoma State—In this installment of the Bedlam series, I tend to think that the upset opportunities for the Smith’s Cowboys are more feasible than for Spates’ Sooners. At 141, Parks is so explosive with his offense that he could very well jump out to a 4-1, 6-2 lead after the first period. The question with him is whether or not he will be able to put together a solid effort for a full seven minutes? If he does succeed in doing so, he should pull the upset and position nicely to etch out the dual victory…At 197, Foster most definitely has the talent to knock off Lapotsky. In fact, outside of one very impressive weekend in March two years ago, I am not sure what the Sooner wrestler has done to deserve his top-10 ranking. Foster had the more distinguished resume on the scholastic level. Therefore, why not use this weekend to “announce his presence with authority” (to quote Tim Robbins from “Bull Durham”)…..Finally, this past weekend, Fernandez lost a tournament bout to one of his own teammates. Hence, it would positively seem likely that the #1 wrestler in the land, Rosholt, would be a heavy favorite to tack on at least one bonus point during their battle…22-9 Oklahoma State
NOTE: When the preliminary seeds for Vegas were released, I noticed that there were a significant amount of scratches. Therefore, I redid the predictions. The national ranking next to each wrestler’s name is courtesy of InterMat (as of December 2nd).
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