The bracket also. Getting hot for one weekend with the right bracket can make all the difference. Look at Caleb Campos from American at 184. Finished 4th. Beat the 23, lost to the 7, beat the 25, beat the 15, beat the 20, MFF over the 7, lost to the 2. Best win was over the 15, but the bracket broke great for him and he took advantage of it. Does that mean American developed him better than F&M did with James Conway who had to face the 2 after being upset on the top side? Maybe. But, so much goes into being an AA that I don’t think you can judge a wrestler’s development just based on one weekend. Eddie had a bad weekend. But, 3 years ago, he and Cooper Flynn kept beating each other in the room. I didn’t see Eddie developing into a 2 seed at that point. Then he AAs twice and was the 2 seed and raised expectations. He’s not a worse wrestler because he didn’t AA. Just had a bad weekend. I thought Sasso and Gaj were over seeded after great ACC tournaments. Sonny had a tough couple of days. Gaj killed it and his bracket did him no favors. The kid absolutely crushed it. If you’d told me only one would AA, I would have put money on Sasso getting it done. My opinions about their floors and ceilings haven’t changed. Never get too high or too low (some PSU fans are already calling Blaze a bust). Could they AA next year? Absolutely. And I’ll be rooting for them to do it. But, they could also have bad weekends and that won’t make me think they haven’t developed. It is such a weird sport where almost everyone is judged on one weekend in March. I agree with you on the development aspect, but it is hard to judge when it is largely based on that weekend. Just my thoughts.