Saturday, October 2, 2021

2022: The Preseason: Buffalo Bulls

 I can see the Bulls having up to four NCAA qualifiers this season.  

133
Derek Spann
Senior
Record: 84-39
NCAA: 19'NQ, 20'NQ
MAC: 19'2nd, 20'4th, 21'6th 

After testing the waters at 141 last season, Spann has moved back to 133 lbs where he has thus far qualified for the NCAA championships on two occasions.  With a 6-4 win over Ohio's Mario Guillen, that about sums up Spann's record against the competition.  With that said, based on comparable results, I would think Spann makes a run at the MAC title. 

157
Michael Petite
Sophomore
Record: 38-22
NCAA: 21'NQ
MAC: 21'4th 

He's 0-2 vs Justin Ruffin of SIUE and he's 0-2 vs Johnny Lovett of Central Michigan, but all four of those matches been close. It's not asinine to think that Petite might be able to turn those close losses into wins. A 3-0 record against Edinboro's Peter Pappas, as for now, Petite looks to easily be in the hunt for a 3rd place finish at the MAC championships. 

184
Peter Acciardi
Sophomore
Record: 40-26


I can see Acciardi making it to the dance this season. Notable victories include a 4-3 decision over Darrion Roberts of Oklahoma and a 10-5 decision over Gavin Hoffman of Ohio State.

HWT
Toby Cahill
Junior
Record: 28-36

More of a longshot, but I still think Cahill stands a chance at NCAA qualification this season.  An 8-2 victory over NCAA qualifier Jordan Earnest of Ohio sticks out. 

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133 -NQ
157 - NQ
184 - NQ
HWT - NQ

133 & 157 are pretty safe bets.  184 & HWT not as much.  Nevertheless 2-4 NCAA qualifiers for the Bulls this season. 








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