Flo's Projected Hodge standings, 1/31/23

[Tom McAndrew]

can be accessed at:

Dan Hodge Trophy Award Rankings

The official FloWrestling Dan Hodge Trophy Award rankings.

www.flowrestling.org

 

[Got GSPs]

They should be OK to start engraving Lee’s name on the trophy…

 

[clucas11]

I think Glory can give him a match.

 

[Michnit]

I think Glory can give him a match.

Giving him a match is one thing. Beating him is quite different.

 

[clucas11]

No doubt and he is the prohibitive favorite, but there have been cracks in the armor this year. Spencer has been on his back a couple times. I'm just saying all it takes is someone who catches him and sticks him and the Hodge goes out the window...of course that is the case with anyone in the running as well. I mean it was fleeting, but Marco Vespa had him in trouble for a brief moment.

 

[Sluggo52]

Noticed that when he has to go into the third period (which is rare) he is unimpressive and looks a bit gassed.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

You can view Flo's projected standings for the Hodge as of Feb. 22 at:

Dan Hodge Trophy Award Rankings

The official FloWrestling Dan Hodge Trophy Award rankings.

www.flowrestling.org

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Flo's updated projected standings for the Hodge heading into Nationals:

Dan Hodge Trophy Award Rankings

The official FloWrestling Dan Hodge Trophy Award rankings.

www.flowrestling.org

 

[Tom McAndrew]

With Spencer Lee losing in the semis, that radically changes the Hodge standings. Nomad has some tweets about it, which I'll add below

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Sunshinedynomite 1]

Doesn’t the king still deserve it.
Sarcasm.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Grove Lion]

delete

 

[s1uggo72]

They should be OK to start engraving Lee’s name on the trophy…

How’s that turn out?

 

[Got GSPs]

How’s that turn out?

That was the only Iowa loss that I feel bad about… it makes Cael’s undefeated career even more anazing. Lee has been the most dominant wrestler over the last 5 years, but even he lost. Same with Gable Steveson. Heck, even Dan Gable lost.

 

[lobolion]

Just based on pre-tournament rankings: Parris, O'Connor, Starocci and Alirez, probably in that order. Can't say I'd have a problem with that.

 

[manatree]

The thing that has always bothered me with the Hodge is that it tries to be too many things. It's supposed to be an annual award for the best college wrestler with seven criteria. One criteria is 'Past credentials' which tries to make it career achievement award and goes against the very nature of an annual award. Another criteria is 'Sportsmanship/Citizenship' takes the award into humanitarian territory rather than best wrestler.

 

[lobolion]

The thing that has always bothered me with the Hodge is that it tries to be too many things. It's supposed to be an annual award for the best college wrestler with seven criteria. One criteria is 'Past credentials' which tries to make it career achievement award and goes against the very nature of an annual award. Another criteria is 'Sportsmanship/Citizenship' takes the award into humanitarian territory rather than best wrestler.

I agree; and you might add "heart' as another criterion that is, while very important, just a little too subjective for me.

 

[Sunshinedynomite 1]

PSU look
RBY would of win if he beat Vito- really stings
Carter should win it will finish 3rd
Brooks was most dominant got caught for 6 point move by Coleman almost came back to win.

They will give it to Parris the semifinal beat down and Lee losing pretty much locked it up.

 

[WV lion]

I think Paris deserves it. He was more dominant then anyone else. Wrestled the full season. Beat the #2 guy 3 times and everyone else. Starocci does have better career numbers but that is it. Would love to see Starocci get it, but Paris is more deserving.

 

[ptomaselli]

I think Paris deserves it. He was more dominant then anyone else. Wrestled the full season. Beat the #2 guy 3 times and everyone else. Starocci does have better career numbers but that is it. Would love to see Starocci get it, but Paris is more deserving.

Parris is a great wrestler...I think he is deserving of the Hodge. He gave Cassioppi an absolute beat down in the semi's.

I know ESPN was doing what they do to dress things up. But the "he was a big time FB recruit" just made me roll eyes. Sure he was a D1 level football player graduating HS. But he was essentially a 2-star. He could have played FBS football...but not at Michigan. More likely he'd have been at a G5 school e.g. Ball State. If he wanted football at Michigan he'd probably have had to start out as a walk-on.