Post by bronco on Aug 30, 2007 12:34:46 GMT -5
Earl you did a good job on these PAC 10 Conference rankings but I have to disagree with some of them.
For instance you have Arizona State's Brent Chriswell ranked 5th in the PAC 10 at 184 lbs for next season and Stanford's Zack Giesen ranked # 1 in the PAC 10 at 184 lbs. Yet Chriswell beat Giesen by Majority Decision (10-2) at last season's Fullerton Open tournament.
At 125 lbs Brandon Zoetewey of CS Bakersfield is ranked 3rd in the PAC 10 and Jake Gonzales of Oregon State is ranked 6th. Yet Gonzales defeated Zoetewey last season the only time they faced each other (4-3 at Reno T.O.C.).
At 285 lbs Boise State's Nick Smith is ranked 7th and that is way off base. Andy Patrick and Nick Smith are fairly evenly matched aganst one another and Patrick was the 2nd best heavyweight in the PAC 10 last season - prior to his debillitating back injury that limited him enormously at the PAC 10 tournament last season. I realize that I am biased on this but IMO Nick Smith should be ranked ahead of every other heavyweight in the Pac 10 this season OTHER than Ty Watterson of Oregon State (assuming Watterson gets his medical hardship petition approved by the NCAA). These PAC 10 rankings have Wade Sauer ranked as the 2nd best heavyweight in the PAC 10 yet Andy Patrick BEAT Sauer in a dual match when Patrick HAD HIS BAD BACK PROBLEMS (just a week to 10 days prior to the PAC 10 tournament last season).
These are just a couple of the things I would have to disagree with you on. But on the whole you did a pretty good job of it.
For instance you have Arizona State's Brent Chriswell ranked 5th in the PAC 10 at 184 lbs for next season and Stanford's Zack Giesen ranked # 1 in the PAC 10 at 184 lbs. Yet Chriswell beat Giesen by Majority Decision (10-2) at last season's Fullerton Open tournament.
At 125 lbs Brandon Zoetewey of CS Bakersfield is ranked 3rd in the PAC 10 and Jake Gonzales of Oregon State is ranked 6th. Yet Gonzales defeated Zoetewey last season the only time they faced each other (4-3 at Reno T.O.C.).
At 285 lbs Boise State's Nick Smith is ranked 7th and that is way off base. Andy Patrick and Nick Smith are fairly evenly matched aganst one another and Patrick was the 2nd best heavyweight in the PAC 10 last season - prior to his debillitating back injury that limited him enormously at the PAC 10 tournament last season. I realize that I am biased on this but IMO Nick Smith should be ranked ahead of every other heavyweight in the Pac 10 this season OTHER than Ty Watterson of Oregon State (assuming Watterson gets his medical hardship petition approved by the NCAA). These PAC 10 rankings have Wade Sauer ranked as the 2nd best heavyweight in the PAC 10 yet Andy Patrick BEAT Sauer in a dual match when Patrick HAD HIS BAD BACK PROBLEMS (just a week to 10 days prior to the PAC 10 tournament last season).
These are just a couple of the things I would have to disagree with you on. But on the whole you did a pretty good job of it.
