I don't think that Fix will cut down to 125 for a full season. I mean... it would be awesome... but gut feeling is that he will go 133 again. He says that the cut to 125 isn't that much for him, but after the pop for methylphenidate I really think he'll go 133. I don't think he will be suspended by WADA and the NCAA, as some have speculated. All that said... it would be best for the team if he went 125, so I'll totally speculate it.
With Geer there's no way he cuts to 174, as the cut to 184 was tough for him as it is. I think he will be the 197lb guy and Ferrari will redshirt. Ferrari has some injury issues... but he's for sure a 197 guy. Doesn't have the frame to go heavyweight, regardless of what he has said in interviews.
I think it'll be...
125 - Fix
133 - Brock
141 - Hone
149 - Boo
157 - Sheets
165 - Wittlake
174 - Plott
184 - Taco
197 - Geer
Hwt - Streck
Apparently Plott could've wrestled this year, but they fully expect him to go at 174 at OSU next season so they decided to make sure that his shoulder is 100% healthy and he is ready for the college season. With the way 174 clears out in 2021... I fully expect Plott to finish top 5 as a freshman. He's that good.
I don't know anything about Gfeller... and because of that I don't feel confident putting him into a lineup projection.
Yes... Iowa is still going to be good next year
@Cowboy08... but I think that lineup matches up very well with theirs.
Fix vs Lee.... we might see this in April at the Olympic trials and I'll take Fix in that one... mostly because I'm a homer.
Brock vs DeSanto... Brock is a significantly better technical wrestler than DeSanto. Full stop. DeSanto isn't a solid top wrestler, which is Brock's weakness, and from their feet I would full expect Brock to leverage DeSanto's attacking style to score points and ride.
Hone vs Murin... they're pretty evenly matched, as we saw in the dual. Hone will only get better. So will Murin. Hard to read this one.
Boo vs Jaydin Eierman... Eierman is a transfer from Mizzou that will probably go at this weight. It's going to be a very solid match. Eierman is better than Lugo, but Boo is really good as well. Will probably be Boo's last match in GIA as well... and then at NCAAs anything can happen. Eierman hasn't won a national title for a reason.
Sheets vs Kaleb Young. Sheets is going to be a stud next year and in this postseason. Watch. Already beat Young in Carver-Hawkeye. Wasn't a fluke.
Wittlake vs Marinelli... Wittlake is already close to Marinelli. I see this one as pretty similar to Hone and Murin... but amplified because both wrestlers are really, really good. Would mark this one as a toss up.
Plott vs Kemerer... Gotta give this one to Kemerer for now, as Plott is an unknown in college folk style and Kemerer is a #1 caliber guy and probably enters next season as the favorite to win the weight, and that's with merit. It's also assuming Kemerer gets an additional year of eligibility. If it's not Kemerer... Plott is a better wrestler than Nelson Brands.
Taco vs Abe Assad?... Taco beat brands and he absolutely would've beaten Assad in the dual if they had sent him out there. Assad is classic Iowa... pushes and waits for a mistake. He and Plott have wrestled and split matches.
Geer vs Warner... Healthy Geer with another offseason bulking to know he's going to be 197 will be solid. Much better than this year.
Streck vs Cassioppi... Cassioppi all the way here. Dude's very solid and from what I've seen of Streck... he'll qualify for NCAAs, but I wouldn't expect points from him. Will be better than what we have unless Harris hits a growth spurt.