2024-25 Season Predictions

[OSUBigBadBob]

Alright, a little more than a week out - let's see your big predictions this year's team so we can see how close you are. Here's mine:

125: Spratley: 4th Place
133: Witcraft: NCAA Qualifier, Hughes: Blood Round (If he makes 33)
141: Jamison: Blood Round
149: Carter Young: Blood round
157: Travis: Blood Round
165: Amine: 4th
174: Hamiti: 3rd
184: Plott: 4th
197: Surber: 7th. Merrill Redshirts. If Merril ends up starting: 5th.
HWT: Hendrickson: 2nd, leads country in falls.

We win Big 12. Finish 5th at Nationals

 

[thompsonja]

125: Spratley: 3rd
133: Witcraft: NCAA Qualifier
141: Jamison: 7th
149: Carter Young: Blood Round
157: Travis: NCAA qualifier
165: Amine: 5th
174: Hamiti: 5th
184: Plott: 4th
197: Surber: Blood Round
HWT: Hendrickson: 3rd

Big 12 champs
5th nationals

 

[west2east]

Alright, a little more than a week out - let's see your big predictions this year's team so we can see how close you are. Here's mine:

125: Spratley: 4th Place
133: Witcraft: NCAA Qualifier, Hughes: Blood Round (If he makes 33)
141: Jamison: Blood Round
149: Carter Young: Blood round
157: Travis: Blood Round
165: Amine: 4th
174: Hamiti: 3rd
184: Plott: 4th
197: Surber: 7th. Merrill Redshirts. If Merril ends up starting: 5th.
HWT: Hendrickson: 2nd, leads country in falls.

We win Big 12. Finish 5th at Nationals

6 AA with 3 in the blood round would be better than 5th I think

 

[OSUBigBadBob]

6 AA with 3 in the blood round would be better than 5th I think

Probably. Don’t want to overshoot tho

 

[alephpoke]

I get 2017 vibes from this team, 3rd place seems about right.

25 - Spratley (4th)
33 - Hughes (6th)
41 - Jamison (5th)
49 - Young (round of 16)
57 - Travis (round of 16)
65 - Amine (7th)
74 - Hamiti (3rd)
84 - Plott (3rd)
97 - Surber (qualifier)
HWT - Hendrickson (2nd)

 

[chasepollard]

25- 3rd
33-Witty and blood round
41-Jamison and blood round(unless cut goes well, then 7th)
49- Young and blood round
57- 8th
65-5th
74-3rd
84-2nd
97-8th
Hvy-2nd

Team runner-up

 

[Pennstate1985]

OSU has an excellent shot at 3rd this year. I figure around 80-85 points and 5 AAs.

 

[chasepollard]

OSU has an excellent shot at 3rd this year. I figure around 80-85 points and 5 AAs.

Did you not read my post? BOOK IT!

 

[ionel]

OSU has an excellent shot at 3rd this year. I figure around 80-85 points and 5 AAs.

But any team in the top 3 has a chance to win it correct? Especially those with an "excellent shot."

 

[Pennstate1985]

But any team in the top 3 has a chance to win it correct? Especially those with an "excellent shot."

You have a point. You have an excellent chance to win second place. Better?? 😇

 

[Pennstate1985]

Did you not read my post? BOOK IT!

 

[alex1fly]

My prediction is the team wrestles their tails off and that anyone in GIA will suffer minor hearing loss lol

 

[ionel]

You have a point. You have an excellent chance to win second place. Better?? 😇

So just an untimely injury or a couple OT loses away from a team title.

 

[Pennstate1985]

Did you not read my post? BOOK IT!

I thought in May/June that OSU would be neck and neck with Iowa this year, but then Iowa bought a new team (small hyperbole vhsalum). Now, I believe OSU ends up at 85 and Iowa around 115-120. As always it depends somewhat on seeding at nationals. You have a higher chance of getting 3rd from the semis than the round of 12. The point of the wrestling season in large part is to get guys into the right seeding so that there are more paths to a higher podium placement. Less wrestling. Better nutrition. Better S&C. Peaking toward March.

I practically said on day one on this forum that OSU would be vying for 2nd this year, and likely getting second consistently in 2-3 years, but it will probably take a solid 5 years to compete against the pipeline already established at PSU. I can see it becoming a tossup fight at the top by 2028 if things break right. I know it's tough to wait for a full cycle to realize goals but it will produce a better foundation for success. Just look at Michigan and Iowa. I don't believe they are building the proper foundation for long term success and within this next cycle we will see it effect their podium position.

 

[Pennstate1985]

So just an untimely injury for the next PSU star to emerge.

FIFY 🤣

I totally agree. Please PM your address so that I can send you your PSU Wrestling sweatshirt. Welcome aboard!!

 

[ionel]

FIFY 🤣

I totally agree. Please PM your address so that I can send you your PSU Wrestling sweatshirt. Welcome aboard!!

Thanks, please send it to:
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Any other correspondence send to email at:
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[Air_Thurman]

125: 5th
133: Qualifier
141: 8th
149: Qualifier
157: Blood round
165: 4th
174: 3rd
184: 3rd
197: Qualifier
Heavy: 3rd

1st in the Big 12, 3rd in the country.