at Michigan, 1-23-15

leg turk · January 12, 2015, 08:03:36 AM

Per Intermat...
Michigan #14
Wisconsin #16

125... Jimenez vs Youtsey
133.. #14 Taylor vs #8 Bruno
141.. Thielke vs #5 Dutton
149.. Lubeck vs #13 Pantaleo
157.. Donar vs #19 Murphy
165.. #3 Jordan vs #10 Massa
174.. #18 Cousins vs #15 Mahomes
184.. Robertson vs #13 Abounader
197.. #10 McCall vs #9 Huntley
Hwt.. #5 Medbery vs #8 Coon

I hate to say it, but it looks like 16-15 Michigan.

I'm surprised Michigan isn't ranked a little higher as a team, since they have all those ranked wrestlers.

The Badgers are going to have to wrestle very well to beat them on their mat.

sudden_victory · January 12, 2015, 12:03:26 PM

I think Ryan Taylor will beat Rossi Bruno and we will win 165-74-84-97-285 and win 18-14.
According to Gregg Henry's rankings at Wrestling Report, Mahomes is out for the season.

Ghetto · January 12, 2015, 12:21:30 PM

I think Taylor will beat Bruno as well.

jaguarwrestler · January 12, 2015, 08:15:18 PM

I see it about 19-12 for Michigan, they should be ranked much higher

TLV · January 13, 2015, 07:14:55 AM

Based upon the way they looked against Minny this past weekend, the team is under ranked, and Massa is WAY under ranked. He is a physical beast.

leg turk · January 13, 2015, 08:57:08 AM

Are these Donny's recruits in there right now?

bigG · January 13, 2015, 09:38:31 AM

Quote from: Ghetto on January 12, 2015, 12:21:30 PM
I think Taylor will beat Bruno as well.

I think that will be the match.

They MI competed very well against MN. they are really tough. We have a solid recent history against the Wolverines, though.

Massa did look unreal. I doubt our badgers will underestimate; but I'd warn fans that their ability belies their ranking.

MNbadger · January 13, 2015, 09:46:53 AM

Massa beat a 157 pounder.

stbird · January 13, 2015, 10:05:08 AM

Wow, a lot of toss up matches there. I definitely wouldn't bet any money either way on this dual. Should be a great one to watch.

sadpanda · January 13, 2015, 10:16:43 AM

A healthy Max Huntley will be a major challenge for Timmy but he MF out of Scuffle, so I don't know if he'll wrestle or not. If Timmy wrestles Heald, he should get the win. Will be a very close dual.

jaguarwrestler · January 13, 2015, 10:17:39 AM

Don't care much about Massa, more worried about the 7-8 other wrestlers favored on paper to win their matches.

MNbadger · January 13, 2015, 10:21:13 AM

The Badgers should be good to go.
If MN wrestled MI again, it would not be nearly as close.

leg turk · January 13, 2015, 10:56:43 AM

Quote from: MNbadger on January 13, 2015, 10:21:13 AM
The Badgers should be good to go.
If MN wrestled MI again, it would not be nearly as close.

Why?

MNbadger · January 13, 2015, 11:40:56 AM

Pfarr will never lose to Abounader again.
Bremer could have easily won too.
I don't think Coon will pin Kroells again either (they had a one point match earlier this year).

Michigan won the toss ups. They could wrestle ten times and this was the very best result MI could have hoped for.

sudden_victory · January 13, 2015, 11:50:29 AM

Updating the probable lineups with today's Wrestling Report rankings, just for the sake of doing it:

http://wrestlingreport.com/current_news/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=54684

125 Cavallaris/Jiminez vs #23 Youtsey
133 #11 Taylor vs #9 Bruno
141 #32 Thielke vs #20 Fisher
149 #24 Lubeck vs #9 Pantaleo
157 #32 Donar vs #17 Murphy
165 #5 Jordan vs #8 Massa
174 #31 Cousins vs Brancheau
184 #21 Robertson vs #11 Abounador
197 #11 McCall vs #7 Huntley
285 #2 Medbery vs #8 Coon

I like to follow their rankings although I don't get why Taylor Walsh is still ranked higher than Isaac Jordan. Usually he is very accurate.