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Pitt @ WVU 1/12

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Big rivalry dual, we need to get one back after losing the last one two years ago.
125: Babin v. Stickenberger
Stick was up at 133 earlier this year. He has since come back down to 125 where he is a past NCAA qualifier. These two have never hit directly, and they have similar common opponents. TOSS UP

133: Chappell v. Maddox
Tebo is a 125 wrestling up, but Maddox is a senior who has never had a great record and was the backup until Stick dropped. Hard to tell but I think Tebo can keep it close and pull a win off potentially. TOSS UP

141: Ant/Priest v. Titus
Whoever we send out here is probably in a 50/50 match. Titus is on a downswing this year, with 1 win in his last 8. However he has some great past wins, including beating Cole in the last dual v. WVU when he was ranked no.1 overall. TOSS UP

149: Solomon v. Hillegas
Finn gets Hillegas who is a 5th year. He is 4-6 on the year and has dropped 4 straight. He can give Finn some problems but I would expect for Finn to get it done. PITT FAVORED

157: Evans v. Gavronsky
Gavronsky has a winning record on the year but is 2-6 in his last eight. He could potentially push Evans but the Evans I have seen this year is someone I would expect to win this. PITT FAVORED

165: Keslar v. Hall
Hall is a returning AA who has been on a really good run this year. He is 19-0 and has 57% bonus rate. I would expect him to win and get WVU bonus points. WVU FAVROED

174: Augustine v. Conley
Luca won 3-2 over Conley last time they faced off. Conley is 8-3 on the year with some solid wins. I would hope Luca wins and wins comfortably, but based on their common results I think it will come down to a few sequences. TOSS UP

184: Heller v. Robin
Robin is 16-5 on the year, but all 5 losses are by fall, tech or major. He is someone who is vulnerable to give up points and while he has some good wins on the year, I would expect Reece to win again, but maybe close. PITT FAVORED

197: Stout v. Bush
Stout likely has Bush who was a 184 all year but has been at 197 for the last two duals. He has 1 win and 1 loss at 197. Stout has looked great recently and I would expect him to come out and get a bonus win in this won. PITT FAVORED

285: Pitzer v. Wolfgram
Pitzer won by major last time these two faced. He hasn't been as dominant this season but he should still get the win. PITT FAVORED

5 Pitt Favored, 4 Toss Up, 1 WVU Toss Up
 
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Flynn took over a nothing program and already has them equal to if not better than Pitt. Amazing job by him.
Tim is a great coach with a history of getting the most out of what he is given so it is not surprising to see what he is building at WVU with more support.

It is a real shame what happened to Edinboro.
 
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Tim is a great coach with a history of getting the most out of what he is given so it is not surprising to see what he is building at WVU with more support.

It is a real shame what happened to Edinboro.
I think most, if not all, of the small D1 PA schools suffer in this modern money era of college wrestling/sports. Schools like Edinboro and Clarion will never have the resources to compete with the big schools.

They are forced to either develop at a high level or take guys transferring down from the big money schools that are buried on depth charts like Ryan Michaels.

Its sad because of the rich history of successful wrestlers those programs have, but they'll never see that success again unfortunately
 
I think most, if not all, of the small D1 PA schools suffer in this modern money era of college wrestling/sports. Schools like Edinboro and Clarion will never have the resources to compete with the big schools.

They are forced to either develop at a high level or take guys transferring down from the big money schools that are buried on depth charts like Ryan Michaels.

Its sad because of the rich history of successful wrestlers those programs have, but they'll never see that success again unfortunately
They need a lot of outside (alumni and booster) support to compete in the modern landscape. It also doesn't help that those schools are struggling financially and to attract students.

What worries me is how much longer schools of that size continue to compete at the D1 level.
 
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Marlow is down 8-0 to Kernan. I am confused why they used his dates for these last 2 matches. Feel like it would have been better saved for a potential 125lb match later this year
 
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He’s getting more confident by the match, hoping that Keslar can not get pinned this match cause I got a feeling could go on a run from 74 to heavyweight
 
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I guess I could see they are also running out of dates to use 5 dates for the redshirts. When you consider depth at 133 plus trying to get someone like Babin back in starting lineup at 125. Saying that not really keeping track of how many dates used for each guy.
 
We have to win out or counting on bonus points. WVU seems to want this more. Match two days ago impacting our pace?
 
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