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Cael gets 5 year extension....... Rasslin news but its about 3 days old

Heres a link to the article saying they might go to the WWC. The second one is saying that the WWC is their most likely destination. I'll keep looking, it should be settled by now...

FloWrestling did an article on the returners at 125.

Can anyone stop Matt McDonough next year?

The 125lbs weight class has 5 of the 8 all-americans returning for the 2012-2013 season lead by 2x NCAA champion Matt McDonough of Iowa. McDonough will return for his senior campaign in search of his third NCAA title while Nico Megaludis of Penn State, and a host of others, will attempt to dethrone him. Nico Megaludis surprised many when he upset #2 seed Zach Sanders of Minnesota in the quarterfinals at the NCAA tournament and then beat Cornell's Frank Perrelli for a birth in the finals against McDonough.

Also coming back will be Ryan Mango of Stanford, a very talented multiple time all-american who wants that elusive national title in his final year of college. Other returning as all-americans are Jesse Dlegado of Illinois and Steve Bonanno of Hofstra. Jesse Delgado was the only guy to defeat McDonough last year in a first semester dual meet. Missouri's Alan Waters has been ranked near the top in each of his first two years of college but has not been able to do it at the big dance, could Sammie Henson be the guy he needs in his corner to get him over the hump?

Here is a list of the wrestlers returning at 125 from the all-americans to those who made it to the round of 12 and round of 16:

1. Matt McDonough- Iowa Sr.
2. Nico Megaludis- Penn State So.
5. Ryan Mango- Stanford, Sr.
7. Jesse Delgado- Illinois, So.
8. Steve Bonanno- Hofstra, Sr
Round of 12. Anthony Zanetta- Pitt, Sr
Round of 12. Trent Sprenkle- NDSU, Sr
Round of 12. Alan Waters- Missouri, Jr
Round of 16. Camden Eppert- Purdue, Jr
Round of 16. Pat Rollins- Oregon State, So
Round of 16. Morrison- Oklahoma State, Jr
Round of 16. Matt Snyder- Virginia, Sr

I heard rumblings about him and Ramos swapping weights I dont know if there is any truth to it or not

Like to give guys the benefit of the doubt but C'Mon Montell. One thing after another since hs.

i don't care about montey anymore - but i thought i read he wanted to be a coach

To answer the question posed by FloWrestling, I don't think anyone can beat McD in the tournament. Delgado would be the only guy I would give a chance to.

Also, I really hope they don't switch McD and Ramos. Ramos needs to get his head in it when he needs too, not move down a weight to win.

Nope, its tough going for wrestling news this time of year. Once football gets going there should be a little more.

Other then some fan speculation at the end of last year, I haven't heard anything else about it.

It can't get here fast enough

Per spoons
125: McDonough vs. Gurule. Last year I had the pleasure of Gurule riding with us to BIG'S, he is quite the character but we all know how this will turn out.
133: Ramos vs. Trizzino. Ramos starts out a little slow but dominates in the end.
141: Ballweg vs. Dziewa. Probably the most anticipated wrestleoff we will have. I'll take Dziewa in a close win
149: Carew vs. Trizzino/Grothus winner. I'm leaning towards Trizzino but would not be suprised if Grothus wins Friday night. But the winner gets Carew and I think Dylan wins a close match here. I know have alot of people have given up on Dylan but I am not ready yet. Anybody that has had 7 surgeries on his knees and still wants to wrestle says something to me about how bad he wants it. Word is Carew isnt a 100%
157: DSJ vs. Kelly. Kelly will try alot of things and maybe a few things that are a bit uncalled for but in the end DSJ is a winner by major.
165: Suprise for you guys here Moore vs. Rhoads. I like Moore to win pretty handily but not enough for a major.
174: Lofthouse vs. Evans/Gambrall winner. Yes I think all 3 will try for 174 and the "losers" will adjust accordingly. My thoughts are Lofthouse wins 174 over Evans and Grant goes to 184 while Mike goes back to 165. That's the best thing that can happen but if Evans wins 174 that may hurt us a bit then Lofthouse wins out over Grant for 184 and forces Grant back to 197.
184: Fahler vs. Haug where Fahler wins but eventually loses the spot later to Grant
197: Lira vs. Burak. My heart says Lira shocks the world and wins but my gut is tellling me Burak wins a VERY close match.
Hwt: Telford vs. ???? Maybe Backes lases up and wrestles with Bobby. I doubt that they let Danimal do it but maybe...

yeah - read about this cut by grant a couple months ago - really looked soft at 197 - and still soft at 184 - but he did compete very well. hope this works for him.

so the Matt to 133 discussion is dead.

btw - thanks for sharing fu

Its crazy to think with Iowa's lineup they will still be "dogs" heading into the season. Team is stacked with potential. Gotta figure out that log jam 65-84. Be nice if Lofthouse/Evans/Gambrall could all find a spot. Who is the odd man out?

Interesting article from InterMat on coaches opinions on the proposed new NCAA championship format.