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Wrestling NCAA Wrestling Tournament - Finals Open Thread

They really need to look at the ankle-ride rule for consistency. If you can only pick an ankle on a ride and hold it for a maximum of 5 seconds, they need to be consistent that trapping an ankle with both your knees when a bottom wrestler tripods to stand, that this is also subject to a 5 count. Multiple times when Haines quad-podded to stand time after time, AOC did absolutely nothing but drop-down on the ankle and it with his legs and put forward pressure on his extended leg with his chest.

If you're going to say it is illegal to ride the ankle for more than 5 seconds, it shouldn't matter weather you're doing nothing but ride the ankle with your hands or trapping it with your knees.

There is no way you should be rewarded for that ride - AOC did absolutely nothing on that ride offensively and spend the vast majority of it doing nothing but trapping Haines' ankle when he quad-podded or successfully stood.

Not saying that is why Haines lost - AOC got the deciding first takedown forcing Levi to make some desperation shots after that (AOC clearly the better wrestler tonight), but they really need to look at the ankle-ride rule and make it consistent whether it is being picked with your hand or trapped with legs - the 5 count should apply. No way should that ride by AOC be rewarded - he did absolutely nothing and sat on the ankle collecting riding time for the majority of it - that should not be rewarded imho.
 
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They really need to look at the ankle-ride rule for consistency. If you can only pick an ankle on a ride and hold it for a maximum of 5 seconds, they need to be consistent that trapping an ankle with both your knees when a bottom wrestler tripods to stand, that this is also subject to a 5 count. Multiple times when Haines quad-podded to stand time after time, AOC did absolutely nothing but drop-down on the ankle and it with his legs and put forward pressure on his extended leg with his chest.

If you're going to say it is illegal to ride the ankle for more than 5 seconds, it shouldn't matter weather you're doing nothing but ride the ankle with your hands or trapping it with your knees.

There is no way you should be rewarded for that ride - AOC did absolutely nothing on that ride offensively and spend the vast majority of it doing nothing but trapping Haines' ankle when he quad-podded or successfully stood.

Not saying that is why Haines lost - AOC got the deciding first takedown forcing Levi to make some desperation shots after that (AOC clearly the better wrestler tonight), but they really need to look at the ankle-ride rule and make it consistent whether it is being picked with your hand or trapped with legs - the 5 count should apply. No way should that ride by AOC be rewarded - he did absolutely nothing and sat on the ankle collecting riding time for the majority of it - that should not be rewarded imho.
They create these 5 count rules when they could just encourage refs to use their subjective discretion to call stalling when a guy is clearly just trying to resist action.
 
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