From where I was sitting the loudest cheer was for RBY. He's going to be really fun to watch
PSU - Kent State Match Thread
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I'm confused...did RBY wrestle Rooney, or Rodriguez?
Turk's post had DeSanto beating Rodriguez by 8-7 ?
Turk's post had DeSanto beating Rodriguez by 8-7 ?
Awesome first dual.
1. Schnupp: Looked much stronger to me than last year. Solid first couple periods then faded. Easy to see why Cael is willing to let this play out.
2. RBY: Wow! Bravo, young man, Bravo. Appears to be the real deal. KSU kid was gassing early.
3. Lee: Aggressive and strong. Increased my confidence that he can do big things this year and go deep at Nationals.
4. Verk: Dang! Went from looking to be in danger to imposing his will in the blink of an eye.
5. Nolf: Has to be bewildering and demoralizing for his opponents to realize Nolf is just probing your capabilities with the first few takedowns to decide how he wants to pin you. Looks like the pre-injury Jason from last year, though I’m sure he’s even better. Scary thought.
6. Joseph: Hungry like a Nolf. Just playing with his food deciding when and how to consume.
7. Hall: Looks razor sharp and motivated. Struggled to avoid the TF before finding the pinning combo he wanted.
8. Shak: Confirms this weight class should be worried about his arrival. Invents and sticks the new Shakradle live on the mat. Last season’s hair issue—SOLVED.
9. Bo: New weight, same funk and devastation.
10. Cassar: Lightening fast for a heavy. Gonna score a LOT of points this year. Won’t be surprised if Nevills never sees the starting spot again
1. Schnupp: Looked much stronger to me than last year. Solid first couple periods then faded. Easy to see why Cael is willing to let this play out.
2. RBY: Wow! Bravo, young man, Bravo. Appears to be the real deal. KSU kid was gassing early.
3. Lee: Aggressive and strong. Increased my confidence that he can do big things this year and go deep at Nationals.
4. Verk: Dang! Went from looking to be in danger to imposing his will in the blink of an eye.
5. Nolf: Has to be bewildering and demoralizing for his opponents to realize Nolf is just probing your capabilities with the first few takedowns to decide how he wants to pin you. Looks like the pre-injury Jason from last year, though I’m sure he’s even better. Scary thought.
6. Joseph: Hungry like a Nolf. Just playing with his food deciding when and how to consume.
7. Hall: Looks razor sharp and motivated. Struggled to avoid the TF before finding the pinning combo he wanted.
8. Shak: Confirms this weight class should be worried about his arrival. Invents and sticks the new Shakradle live on the mat. Last season’s hair issue—SOLVED.
9. Bo: New weight, same funk and devastation.
10. Cassar: Lightening fast for a heavy. Gonna score a LOT of points this year. Won’t be surprised if Nevills never sees the starting spot again
I hate it when teams perform down to the level of the competition... Maybe they will be more motivated for the upcoming Keystone Classic?
just got home from my daughters soccer games...thanks to all for your work today.
If you have flo you can rewatch or watch the match here
https://www.flowrestling.org/events...te-2018-ncaa-wrestling/videos?playing=6267203
If you have flo you can rewatch or watch the match here
https://www.flowrestling.org/events...te-2018-ncaa-wrestling/videos?playing=6267203
This works fine, jump ahead ~ 8 minutes from the start.
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Spencer Lee (Iowa) over Tomas Guitierrez (Kent State) (TF 16-0 1:18)
He hit 63. Guess it’s not validated yet. I’m tempted to run over to the mat to see if anyone bitches that he has an unfair advantage.
Funny that Shak didn’t wear his anklet (came off b4 the match started). Almost like he told the ref, “this won’t take long so don’t worry about the colors.”
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Just watched the match again: Nolf had 5 takedowns (4 of them different moves) in 35 seconds: a beautiful right side duck under; a double-leg; a go-behind; an ankle pick; and an ankle pick/single.
That's 1 every 7 seconds (including the release time).
I think he was trying to top Robles 63 pull ups in 60 seconds.
That's 1 every 7 seconds (including the release time).
I think he was trying to top Robles 63 pull ups in 60 seconds.
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I’m guessing you’re off by 1 digit, Agoodnap. lol. I hope someone tells Cassar to not wear his headgear sideways like Coon does. Looks goofy.
Did anyone else think Shak’s new hairstyle looks a bit like Magua from Last of the Mohicans?
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Utah Valley only had to deal with the perennial top 10 New Jersey program. Kent State started with a true perennial top 3, 4 or 5 program and followed that up by traveling to Happy Valley to compete with perennial top 1 program.
Brands knows what he's doing. Ohio State has nothing on Brands when it comes to protecting seeds.
Did anyone else think Shak’s new hairstyle looks a bit like Magua from Last of the Mohicans?
Same stare too
Just a few additional obsevations
Bravo-Young. first, holy rip he goes from 0 to 60 in a blink. Second, it was cool to watch a kid work a bar and half with the idea of physically cranking his opponent over for a pin instead of looking for a bar and tilt. I also loved watching him step through with his inside leg instead of continously pushing with the outside leg. Impressive.
Nick Lee looked much more muscular.
Joesph looked great at 165 for a 210 pound fat guy.
Hall is a freaking legitimate, cutting some weight big, muscular 174 pounder.
Bo will never look small against anybody at 197.
Cassar is a beast. Pyles is absolutely correct, Cassar is a finalist.
Fun day.
Bravo-Young. first, holy rip he goes from 0 to 60 in a blink. Second, it was cool to watch a kid work a bar and half with the idea of physically cranking his opponent over for a pin instead of looking for a bar and tilt. I also loved watching him step through with his inside leg instead of continously pushing with the outside leg. Impressive.
Nick Lee looked much more muscular.
Joesph looked great at 165 for a 210 pound fat guy.
Hall is a freaking legitimate, cutting some weight big, muscular 174 pounder.
Bo will never look small against anybody at 197.
Cassar is a beast. Pyles is absolutely correct, Cassar is a finalist.
Fun day.
Just keeps their 150 point tournament dream alive longerBrands knows what he's doing. Ohio State has nothing on Brands when it comes to protecting seeds.
In my opinion you can't learn much from a dual like this. Great to see wrestling back but looking forward to Lehigh and Arizona State after two more "FCS" type dates at the Keystone Classic and then Bucknell.
Suffice it say though that, barring injury, we have a helluva team.
Suffice it say though that, barring injury, we have a helluva team.
but not sure about sons yet...Brands knows what he's doing. Ohio State has nothing on Brands when it comes to protecting seeds.
There are going to be a lot of lopsided matches this year....even against good teams. Add in Teske or Teas and this team has no weaknesses.
Enjoyed the match but agree that there is little to gauge by.
Schnupp... God bless his heart but still seeing the same problems, can't hold anyone down and can't get out from bottom. He had 2 takedowns and started on top the 2nd period. After the escape he had 9 seconds riding time total
RBY is going to be fun to watch. Thought he was a little too easy to get in on. Had to rely on his wizzer several times. Loved the way he transitioned from move to move.
Verk also going to be fun. Thought he was a little sloppy a couple of times but is good enough to get away with it. Strong
Thought Cassar was impressive but I wonder if he can wrestle that style against big heavies like Stoll or Steveson. Shooting under those guys could get him squashed.
Other's gave exactly what I expected. Can't wait to see them against the top teams so we can get a better idea.
WE'RE BAAAACK!!!!!!
Schnupp... God bless his heart but still seeing the same problems, can't hold anyone down and can't get out from bottom. He had 2 takedowns and started on top the 2nd period. After the escape he had 9 seconds riding time total
RBY is going to be fun to watch. Thought he was a little too easy to get in on. Had to rely on his wizzer several times. Loved the way he transitioned from move to move.
Verk also going to be fun. Thought he was a little sloppy a couple of times but is good enough to get away with it. Strong
Thought Cassar was impressive but I wonder if he can wrestle that style against big heavies like Stoll or Steveson. Shooting under those guys could get him squashed.
Other's gave exactly what I expected. Can't wait to see them against the top teams so we can get a better idea.
WE'RE BAAAACK!!!!!!
"WildTurk" will tell you that DeSanto softened him up for RBY the day before
Two years ago Penn State never lost more than 3 individual matches in any dual. Watching today I had a similar thought to yours. Teske or Teasdale 125 and they may not lose more than two matches in any given dual. Maybe one.
Love Schnupp's heart, but I can't wait to see Teske or Teasdale in the lineup.
(Insert joke about shots at Stoll's knee.)
Seriously, Cassar looked very good but extrapolating that to results against good heavies ... That guy was Cassar's size and not very good -- 5-5 this year and sub-.500 last year. Only one win in 2 years against a wrestler with a winning record, and that was his 4-3 backup at last week's Clarion Open.
Joey Goodhart next week might be a decent challenge. Otherwise I'll reserve judgment until we see him against Jordan Wood on 12/2.
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