Actually i like when Perrotti is angry underdog...dont forget, Rodrigues was at RU and left after one semester to follow Cooperman Coop only lasted a year at Illinois. Wonder if Rodrigues would have transferred if he had to do it over again? To be a starter he would have needed to change his name to "Anthony". When Pafumi is in, we have 5 Anthonys.
Food for thought...Imagine Earl Hall and Rodrigues staying on the Banks?
I was reading that Micah Jordan, the 1 seed at 141, Redshirted last year and wrestled in Open tournys at 157 !
He cut a lot of weight obviously to get down to 141, and reportedly has almost 0 body fat. He's tall for his weight class obviously, and previously a 4x Ohio St Champ like his brothers. Of course our AA a 4x NJ Champ ! lol
I don't think AA and Micah Jordan have faced each other before. Could see them in a final if AA gets past Thon, which I think (hope) he will.
I don't think there is much of a difference between the 3 and 4 seed at 165. He still needs to beat a Jordan to get to the finals, and they are damn close in ability. IMO AP probably matches up better with IJo, as BoJo is a bit more funky and in a way similar to AP. So either AP gets to the finals and knocks off both Jordans, or he gets to wrestle Rodriguez which will be a great match.
WNG, did AP and Rodriguez wrestle much in the room when they were both at RU? I'm assuming AP was a couple of weight classes up from him back then, ... so probably no?