NCAA D-I Brackets

[CoachBlair]

NCAA D-I Brackets

 

The brackets are posted. Who to watch:

 

125 Casey Brewster, WV

Matt Pitts, UTC

 

133 Matt Keller, NEB #9 seed

Josh Keefe, UTC

 

141 Michael Keefe, UTC

 

149 Darren McKnight, Mich. St.

 

157 Phillip Simpson, Army #7 seed

 

165 Jon Sioredas, UTC

 

184 John Davis, UTC

 

197 Rusty Blackmon, OK State

 

A lot of tough draws, but that's to be expected in this tournament. We know what Phillip can do here. Josh Keefe has defeated the defending champ. Rusty Blackmon has defeated the #2 kid in the country. Does anybody remember what happened the last time Matt Keller was a freshmen in a championship tournament?

Edited March 17, 2004 by CoachBlair

[CoachBlair]

Pigtail & 1st Round Updates:

 

125 - Pitts UTC: won his pigtail by fall, lost 1st round 8-1

Brewster WV: lost 1st round by fall

 

133 - Keller Neb: won 1st round 11-9

J. Keefe UTC: won 1st round by fall

 

141 - M. Keefe UTC: lost 1st round 17-8

 

149 - McKnight Mich. St.: lost 1st round 6-4

 

157 - Simpson Army: won 1st round by tech fall

 

165 - Sioredas UTC: won 1st round by fall

 

184 - Davis UTC: lost pigtail 4-1

 

197 - Blackmon OK St.: won 1st round by fall

[CoachBlair]

Updates thru Thursday night:

 

125 - Brewster WV, lost pigtail cons. match 13-6 and is out

Pitts UTC, won 1st round cons. match 13-5, wrestles Cornell this morning

 

133 - Keefe UTC, lost 2nd round match 10-5, wrestles Stanford this morning.

Keller NEB, lost 2nd round match by fall, wrestles Purdue this morning.

 

141 - Keefe UTC, lost pigtail cons. match by fall and is out

 

149 - McKnight Mich. St., won 1st round cons. match by fall, wrestles Oklahoma

this morning

 

157 - Phillip Simpson Army, won 2nd round match 4-3, wrestles Stanford this

morning in quarters

 

165 - Sioredas UTC, lost 2nd round match 13-4, wrestles Wisconsin this morning

 

184 - Davis UTC, lost pigtail cons. match 5-3 and is out

 

197 - Blackmon OK St., lost 2nd round match 13-4, wrestles Wisconsin this

morning

[CoachBlair]

Updates thru 197 Quarters:

 

125 - Pitts UTC, won 2nd round cons. by fall, wrestles Minnesota next.

 

133 - Keller NEB, won 2nd round cons. 7-4, wrestles Virginia Tech next.

Keefe UTC, lost 2nd round cons. 14-7 and is out

 

149 - McKnight Mich. St., lost 2nd round cons. by fall and is out

 

157 - Simpson Army, lost in quarters 8-2, wrestles winner of Cal. Bakersfield and

West Virginia in cons. He wins that, he places.

 

165 - Sioredas UTC, won 2nd round cons. 5-4, wrestles Wyoming next.

 

197 - Blackmon OK St., won 2nd round cons. by fall, wrestles Northwestern next.

Edited March 19, 2004 by CoachBlair

[sundancer]

Thanks for the update Coach Blair! You're the MAN!

[CoachBlair]

Thru 3rd Round Cons.:

 

125 - Pitts UTC, won 11-4, wrestles Lehigh next

 

133 - Keller NEB, won 11-6, wrestles Illinois next

 

157 - Simpson Army, wrestles West Virginia

 

165 - Sioredas UTC, lost 6-1 and is out

 

197 - Blackmon OK St., won 5-0, wrestles Hofstra next

 

If these guys win their next match, they become All Americans.

[CoachBlair]

Pitts lost 14-9

Keller lost 12-5

Phillip Simpson wins 6-5 in 2OT, 2X ALL-AMERICAN!

Blackmon lost 11-0

Edited March 20, 2004 by CoachBlair

[sundancer]

Tennesseans are proud of our boys for their participation at this level. Each of them make us all proud, because we know they have the heart to become NCAA champions or to continue on to the olympics.

[coachmasters]

Pitts lost 14-9

Keller lost 12-5

Phillip Simpson wins 6-5 in 2OT, 2X ALL-AMERICAN!

Blackmon lost 11-0

Congrats to Pat and his boy's fine accomplishment for Army once again. And isn't it great that Gordon can feel good about this one too - from his influence @ MTSU a few years back? Don't mean to date ya though, coach.

 

I know, you can still work over Blair, Scott,,, and even Manley. Maybe not as badly in a year, after his further development at Navy? :justwrestle:

 

It will be fun to watch the new batch leaving this year and next in the NCAA's.

 

soms

Phillip is the son of Frank, not Pat.

[CoachBlair]

With all the Tennesse guys done in St. Louis, here's something to think about for next year.

 

Matt Pitts, soph

Matt Keller, frosh

Michael Keefe, soph

Josh Keefe, soph

Darren McKnight, soph

Phillip Simpson, jr

Jon Sioredas, jr

John Davis, soph

Rusty Blackmon, soph

 

Pretty young group, with good NCAA experience under their belts. It should be just as exciting to keep up with come next March. Great Job, Guys!

[Sommers]

Pitts lost 14-9

Keller lost 12-5

Phillip Simpson wins 6-5 in 2OT, 2X ALL-AMERICAN!

Blackmon lost 11-0

Congrats to Pat and his boy's fine accomplishment for Army once again. And isn't it great that Gordon can feel good about this one too - from his influence @ MTSU a few years back? Don't mean to date ya though, coach.

 

I know, you can still work over Blair, Scott,,, and even Manley. Maybe not as badly in a year, after his further development at Navy?

 

It will be fun to watch the new batch leaving this year and next in the NCAA's.

 

soms

Phillip is the son of Frank, not Pat.

That's right!!

 

Pat clarified that for me today and also told me that Frank has ten like me. Pat has a son coming up the ranks though and he'll be fun to watch. I don't see these dads getting out of coaching anytime soon.

 

soms