InterMat Update 3.7.23

[JAY45]

125: #24 - Tourney will tell us quite a bit about the future for OSU at this weight. Does RW nail down or do we see a 3-4 man competition heading into next year.

133: #2 - One last Shot.

141: #10 - Health matters here. Able & needs to spend the rest of his career in the Top 8.

149: #19 - Needs to find out how to spend the second half of his career in the Top 8.

157: #10 - Finish off strong, meaning AA or Bust. Good to see Franek jump up to #4. He’s deserving. OSU passes on the torch here after this Tournament.

165: #26 - Desperately need a solution here moving forward.

174: #6 - Hopefully healthy. Needs to move from AA to Title Contender.

184: #15 - similar to 125

197: #14 - Impression after the Big 12: Surber needs to improve his body significantly to look more like Sloan and Elam.

285: #19 - similar to 125/184. A good solid option that can hopefully continue to improve. How long can he hold off more talented options on their way?

 

[JAY45]

It looks like the Top 3 Areas of Concern headed into 2023-2024 are:

1. 165
2. 125
3. 157/184

The difference between 125 & 165 seems to be the many interesting Storylines at 125 (at least SIX):

*Does RW nail down the weight for himself?
*Is OSU a Title Contender with RW at 125?
*Does Mastro come back?
*Does Daton drop down?
*Does Zach Blankenship insert himself into the conversation?
*Is there a newcomer out there that commands the weight?