Some Post Christmas, Pre New Year Info to chew on...
Good group leave with Robie and I tomorrow for Midlands:
133- Seidel (Attached)
141- Gorman (UNA)
149- Miller (Attached), Gaj & Nininger (UNA)
157- Church (TBD) (Attached)
165- Burton & Weader (UNA)
174- Desiante (Attached)
285- Ferrell (Attached)
Scuffle guys staying back w/ Tanelli, Haught and Latona and
Tentative Scufflonians:
125: EV
133: DC, Carpenter
141: TC
157: Robie, Dibella, Church (TBD)
184: Bullock
197: Sasso
285: Mullen
We are really looking forward to watching these young bucks scrap... and getting our first looks at Ethen and Aaron in Maroon and Orange!
Hope everyone had an awesome Christmas, and are excited for the 2nd half of this season!
Go Hokies and Happy New Year!
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donjfs3
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4 man bracket
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VTDante
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donjfs3
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We're making some moves to put out our best lineup
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Miller is really good too. Best dual lineup also doesn't necessarily equal best postseason lineup. 157 is stacked, and 149 is relatively weak. I want our best wrestler out of Gaj, Nininger, and Miller at 149 to try to get an AA. Next best can go 157. I do think our best 1-2 is some combination of Gaj-Nininger-Miller and that Church will be left out. Nininger was my previous favorite for 149, but Miller down a weight is a total wildcard imo. Can't wait to see it.
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Rokie08
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I think a lot of this board doesn’t realize how good he’s been. I feel he’s probably well ahead of Gaj an NN. That being said to be fair to them I wouldn’t burn their shirt to bump them up to 157 mid season if neither feels physically ready. Let them battle it out at 157 next year for the spot.
Also still holding out hope on Mac. He reminds me of Brady. Such a good wrestler and athlete just something between the ears.
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Rokie08
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Miller at 149 is really exciting. He could be an AA threat there. Wonder why we aren't seeing Gage anywhere.
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emhokie
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Using one of his 5 events ?
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Rokie08
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They probably can't say anything about him yet.
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IMHO, Gaj and NN are both better than Church so best would be Gaj/NN at 149 and Miller at 157.
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Rokie08
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Miller has a better chance to AA at 149.
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emhokie
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Fstalker
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Mac doesn’t have the offense, and wrestles too tentative for me. He wrestles like Brady without the Brady skill set. I like the thought of 1)EV 2)Seidel 3) Campbell 4) NN 5) Miller 6) Burton 7) GW? 8) GW? Need a transfer or the two we have need to improve a lot and quick. 9) The pinner Sasso 10) Big Boy Mully.
** Edited by Fstalker at 12/27/2025, 2:38:36 PM
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Fstalker
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Gage not being listed is just due to not being in shape yet.
** Edited by Fstalker at 12/27/2025, 2:42:23 PM
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I'm not saying Miller-Church at 149-157 is our best lineup. I'm saying we're moving guys around to optimize it. 149 is pretty wide open to AA at, and we've got 3 guys gunning for the spot now. Whoever comes out on top is a strong AA contender. I think Church is better suited to 157 than 165, but would like to see the 149 losers bump up to challenge. This also would seem to indicate that Burton is likely going at 165.
Who knows- maybe Nininger or Gaj wins at 149, and Miller bumps right back up at 157, and we're back where we started. I like that we're trying things though, and I'm really intrigued by Miller's potential at 149.
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donjfs3
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One of them starting this year and RSing next year would be ideal.
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donjfs3
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