PROBABLE STARTERS

REMINDER ABOUT TV/STREAMING

The Rutgers dual later today at 6:00 pm (Central) will be streamed on BTN+. That is a pay service for which you'll need a subscription. Because you'll likely hear some local yokel providing play-by-play and analysis, here is some of the Jersey slang you might hear:

"The Shore"  ...  They don't call the beach on their coastline a beach, they call it the shore.

"Benny"   ...  Somebody from New York visiting their shore. 

"Hit the MAC"   ...  It means stopping to get cash at the ATM.

"How you Doin'"   ...  This is how stupid people in New Jersey greet other stupid people in New Jersey.

"Plain Pie"   ...  Pizza with only cheese. 

"Duh"   ...  This term will be peppered throughout the broadcast by any Jersey native. It simply means their brain is not working at the time. 

The Iowa dual will be broadcast Sunday at 3:00 pm (Central) on BTN proper. Hopefully, Shane Sparks will take Trey Sizemore under his wing and give him sideline reporting duties. 

Sizemore did a great job commentating for BTN+ as an injured Freshman. He's not listed as a starter for the Iowa dual, so he can be put to work. There is absolutely no bias when I say that he provided the best commentary on BTN+ that whole season (and any other season) other than Minnesota's Mack Reiter. And you know that I'm being unbiased and honest when I mention a Minnesota Golden Rodent in anything close to glowing terms. 

PROBABLE STARTERS AGAINST RUTGERS

Justin Cardani	9-2	125 lbs.	Dylan Shawver	13-3
Lucas Byrd	10-1	133 lbs.	Joseph Olivieri -OR- Devon Britton	15-3; 7-6
We Rachal	8-8	141 lbs.	Sebastian Rivera	14-0
Christian Kanzler	8-5	149 lbs.	Michael VanBrill	10-1
Joe Roberts	9-7	157 lbs.	Robert Kanniard -OR- Al DeSantis	6-6; 9-5
Danny Braunagel	7-5	165 lbs.	Andrew Clark	9-11
DJ Shannon	4-4	174 lbs.	Jackson Turley -OR- Connor O'Neill	3-3; 9-7
Zac Braunagel	6-2	184 lbs.	John Poznanski	12-0
Matt Wroblewski	4-2	197 lbs.	Greg Bulsak	14-0
Luke Luffman	10-2	HWT	Boone McDermott	9-6

PROBABLE STARTERS AGAINST IOWA

Justin Cardani	9-2	125 lbs.	Drake Ayala	11-3
Lucas Byrd	10-1	133 lbs.	Austin DeSanto -OR- Charles Matthews	11-0; 4-5
We Rachal	8-8	141 lbs.	Jaydin Eierman  -OR- Drew Bennett	11-0; 2-4
Christian Kanzler	8-5	149 lbs.	Max Murin -OR- Cobe Siebrecht	4-1; 5-2
Joe Roberts	9-7	157 lbs.	Kaleb Young	7-5
Danny Braunagel	7-5	165 lbs.	Alex Marinelli	12-0
DJ Shannon	4-4	174 lbs.	Michael Kemerer -OR- Brennan Swafford	2-0; 12-6
Zac Braunagel	6-2	184 lbs.	Abe Assad	7-2
Matt Wroblewski	4-2	197 lbs.	Jacob Warner	8-1
Luke Luffman	10-2	HWT	Tonny Cassioppi -OR- Aaron Costello	6-2; 11-2

The outcome of both duals will depend greatly upon the "ors" that may or may not fill in the lineup for Rutgers and Iowa. There is a large drop off in talent from Austin DeSanto to Charles Matthews, for example. The ILLINI could win from eight to zero matches against the Hawkeyes, depending upon who wrestles and how the tossups go.