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[Geoswaff]

125-Gill - Should be top 20 wrestler and NCAA qualifier
133-Strickenberger - Should be top 10 and NCAA qualifier
141-Titus - Top 30 and end of last year was better but has to bounce back. Maybe a NCAA qualifier
149-McD - Top 20/25 wrestler and should qualify
157-Watters - Top 5/10 wrestler and NCAA qualifier
165-Taylor - big ?
174-Conley - Top 20 and qualifier. I feel like this is his year
184-Bush - Top 30 and maybe qualifier after he wins spot from Robin
197-Lawrence - Top 30 maybe better but qualifying this weight is tough in the big 12
284-Kehler - big ?

I see up to 8 qualifiers and ranked wrestlers. If Kehler comes out strong it could be better. From what I have seen from Taylor, I don’t think he will impact. Gill, Lawrence, and Kehler have the biggest upsides. I think Bush has a little more upside but don’t see him cracking the top 20. Watters is a bit of a ? Coming off the injury and the new weight, but you gotta think that the talent is still there and who the heck knows with Titus.

[Jon Perkins]

Can't argue with much of that rundown. The two big question marks will definitely be Taylor and Kehler. I think Kehler will adjust a little faster and have a little more success earlier on. It is going to take a little time for Taylor to find consistency.

I also think this year could be Conley's breakout year. It will be his third year in the lineup, and he is due for some big wins.

I think Bush is going to be better at 184 than he was at 197 and will end up being a top 10 guy.

On paper, this is a pretty dang good lineup.

[NJwvu12]

125-Gill - Should be top 20 wrestler and NCAA qualifier
133-Strickenberger - Should be top 10 and NCAA qualifier
141-Titus - Top 30 and end of last year was better but has to bounce back. Maybe a NCAA qualifier
149-McD - Top 20/25 wrestler and should qualify
157-Watters - Top 5/10 wrestler and NCAA qualifier
165-Taylor - big ?
174-Conley - Top 20 and qualifier. I feel like this is his year
184-Bush - Top 30 and maybe qualifier after he wins spot from Robin
197-Lawrence - Top 30 maybe better but qualifying this weight is tough in the big 12
284-Kehler - big ?

I see up to 8 qualifiers and ranked wrestlers. If Kehler comes out strong it could be better. From what I have seen from Taylor, I don’t think he will impact. Gill, Lawrence, and Kehler have the biggest upsides. I think Bush has a little more upside but don’t see him cracking the top 20. Watters is a bit of a ? Coming off the injury and the new weight, but you gotta think that the talent is still there and who the heck knows with Titus.

Very excited about Gill in a weight that loses a bunch of guys, heard his wrestle off with Robinson was pretty close

Finally having a 133 is refreshing

Ty should be ranked 3rd or 4th to start the season if he wrestles like he did how freshman year he should be a contender to win a title this year

I wouldn’t be surprised if Dowling goes up and takes 165 , Taylor redshirt year wasn’t great with no good wins and he lost by bonus to every D1 starter he faced

Bush beat 3 all Americans last season 2 at 184 and at 197 with a auto bid on the line he beat Novak who took 5th a week later , I think he has a chance to make some noise this year.

If Lawerence doesn’t qualify next season that would be considered a massive disappointment ,he is a real big recruit he should be closer to R12/ AAing then a borderline qualifer ,if he isnt wrestling in Cleveland something really went wrong

Don’t mind starting a true freshman but if this year is gonna kill Brock Kehlers confidence long term then I’d rather just throw Squires to the wolves for the year and let BK redshirt , could be a massive black hole this season

[mscoach4]

Don't be surprised if there is a surprise or two in where people actually land in the weights.
I have no inside knowledge except the knowledge that rarely do things end up being what we expected this far out from a season.

[Jon Perkins]

It has been mentioned that Dennis Robin and Caleb Dowling are going to return next year. I am not so sure about that. I am almost 100% sure that both of these guys participated in Senior night this past season. I know Robin is supposed to have one more year of eligibility left but I have heard that he was going to forego that and unless Dowling gets a medical redshirt he would be out of eligibility. With all his injuries throughout his career, I am not sure Dowling would want to come back for a 6th year. We are only a little over one month from the end of last season, so the talk of next year's lineup is pure speculation. Regardless of who comes back and who goes where, it is looking like a stout lineup with only a few soft spots.