PSU - Michigan '26 Match thread

[Lil Nicky Scarfo]

Pretty sure both PSU/Michigan and Iowa/tOSU are back to back on the B1G Channel.

That’s like Jimi Hendrix opening for the Monkees in London circa 1967

 

[PUR158]

You are a week off. You should be fresh this week.

I just rode my son's scooter around the house so I will settle in with a bit of pep for this one.

 

[BWFight]

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It did. I see the Amine family in the third row. Bonus points for first sighting

 

[Aardvark86]

I just rode my son's scooter around the house so I will settle in with a bit of pep for this one.

Any injuries?

 

[GregPickel]

If I may share my weekly gripe now: Not having lineups entered on Track 30 minutes before a dual starts is simply ridiculous.

Whining over. Carry on!

 

[GregPickel]

If I may share my weekly gripe now: Not having lineups entered on Track 30 minutes before a dual starts is simply ridiculous.

Whining over. Carry on!

Especially when weigh-ins were done at 4:20.

Alright, now done!

 

[OhioLion]

@GregPickel
First 5 weight classes on the mat warming up. No sighting of Davis.
Am I missing him or is he not in the lineup?

 

[GregPickel]

@GregPickel
First 5 weight classes on the mat warming up. No sighting of Davis.
Am I missing him or is he not in the lineup?

Apparently, the big board there is showing Desmond in for Davis? Seeing that on social media.

 

[OhioLion]

Apparently, the big board there is showing Desmond in for Davis? Seeing that on social media.

Mea culpa.
was watching warm ups and didn’t look up.

 

[GregPickel]

Mea culpa.
was watching warm ups and didn’t look up.

No worries!

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Byers is up and running on LionVision

 

[GregPickel]

Byers is up and running on LionVision

Yep. Sanderson seeking his 275th head coaching victory tonight.

 

[trufan]

Any injuries?

Or fires?

 

[CTStall]

Surprising to hear Desmond at 141.
It will be interesting to see what weight he is to keep 133 in play moving forward .

 

[railbirrd]

Surprising to hear Desmond at 141.
It will be interesting to see what weight he is to keep 133 in play moving forward .

Byers just said only 9 of our 10 ranked wrestlers are in the lineup tonight

 

[GregPickel]

Byers just said only 9 of our 10 ranked wrestlers are in the lineup tonight

Yes. Desmond in.

 

[GregPickel]

Braeden Davis is out with a medical issue, nothing terribly serious, per Jeff Byers.

As we know, he burnt his hand last week.

 

[GregPickel]

125 pounds: No.23 Diego Sotelo, Michigan vs. No. 1 Luke Lilledahl, Penn State
133 pounds: Gauge Botero, Michigan vs. No. 2 Marcus Blaze, PSU
141 pounds: No. 26 Dylan Ragusin, Michigan vs. Nate Desmond, Penn State
149 pounds: No. 13 Lachlan McNeil, Michigan vs. No. 1 Shayne Van Ness, PSU
157 pounds: No. 13 Cam Catrabone, Michigan vs. No. 4 PJ Duke, Penn State
165 pounds: Justin Gates, Michigan vs No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink, PSU
174 pounds: No. 11 Beau Mantanona, Michigan vs. No. 1 Levi Haines, Penn State
184 pounds: No. 7 Brock Mantanona, Michigan vs. No. 1 Rocco Welsh, PSU
197 pounds: No. 20 Hayden Walters, Michigan vs No. 1 Josh Barr, Penn State
285 pounds: No. 5 Taye Ghadiali, Michigan vs No. 12 Cole Mirasola, PSU

 

[GregPickel]

Davis did travel, Byers adds.

 

[OhioLion]

It did. I see the Amine family in the third row. Bonus points for first sighting

Pops is 3 rows down and about 10 in from me. I may challenge him to an intermission battle.

 

[GregPickel]

Other travelers for Penn State tonight: Brandon Wentzel, Connor Pierce, Joe Sealey, Will Henckel, Asher Cunningham, and Connor Mirasola.

 

[Wrestler2u]

@GregPickel
First 5 weight classes on the mat warming up. No sighting of Davis.
Am I missing him or is he not in the lineup?

Davis out with “medical issue”. Desmond to start.

 

[OhioLion]

UM handed out “take down” signs to be held up when UM gets a takedown.
Honest question- will the signs get held up more than 5 times tonight?

 

[mcpat]

Great night of duals on the telly tonight and there was a time in most of our lives where you could never say that.

 

[GregPickel]

Wow, about even for BTN and Byers for me. A rarity.

 

[NittPicker]

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Looks like the practice mat.

 

[SlipperyPete]

125- #1 Lightning Luke Lilledahl vs. #23 Diego Sotelo

Period 1:
Well, here we go again. It's time to dance! Circling, tying up & hand fighting. Luke reaches for a leg. Sotelo works into a front headlock. Stalemate & restart. Tying up & hand fighting again. Luke with some snaps. Sotelo shoots for a leg, but Luke fights him off. Luke drops to a leg, elevates it & gets the other to finish the TD, 3-0. Out of bounds & restart. Sotelo is still down. He works to his feet, but Luke jacks him up & returns Sotelo to the Resilite. Sotelo works back to his feet & gets the escape, 3-1. Tying up & hand fighting with some snaps. Luke picks an ankle, then gets the other leg & finishes the TD, 6-1. Out of bounds & restart. Luke with a push after the whistle & he gets a warning from the ref. Sotelo is still down. Luke works a tight waist ride. Sotelo works to his feet, but Luke jacks him up & takes him out of bounds, restart. Sotelo is still down. Luke goes over 1-min of riding time. Sotelo works to his feet & Luke lets him go, 6-2. Luke shoots & finishes a quick double, 9-2. Luke rides out the period. 9-2 Luke, +1:18 RT

Period 2:
Sotelo takes neutral. Luke quickly gets to a leg, then works behind for rear standing. Luke drops to an ankle & they scramble. Out of bounds & neutral restart, no scoring.. Luke snaps, then drops to a leg & finishes the TD, 12-2. Sotelo works to his feet & Luke lets him go, 12-3. Tying up & hand fighting again. Luke gets to a low leg & finishes the TD, 15-3. Sotelo gets a reversal, 15-5. Luke gets the escape, 16-5. Luke tries a duck, but no luck. He shoots again & finishes the TD, 19-5. Luke rides out the period. 19-5 Luke, +1:49 RT

Period 3:
Luke takes down & gets a quick reversal for the 21-5 Tech!

Luke Lilledahl TECH Diego Sotelo 21-5 (5:05)

Team Score
PSU: 5
MU: 0

 

[mcpat]

Wow. That last TD in 1st period was elite

 

[District 4]

Did ll just say he elbowed me in the face?

 

[Used2beerie]

Did ll just say he elbowed me in the face?

Yes he did.

 

[mcpat]

feel like the Luke we’ve seen the past few weeks was the Luke we saw in freestyle and a step above what we saw a few weeks in between

 

[District 4]

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Yes he did.

didnt see it have to rewind it

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Sotelo was active early, with a couple of decent shots, and Luke just calmly worked and ending up getting a TF.

 

[mvattivo]

Luke is getting better and better every single match. 125 is tough, but, I definitely like his chances.

 

[ElDuce]

Blaze always has his back to the logo.

 

[Nitlion1986]

If I may share my weekly gripe now: Not having lineups entered on Track 30 minutes before a dual starts is simply ridiculous.

Whining over. Carry on!

No idea how Michigan does it, but considering PSU releases their season schedule the day after the Big10s and the roster a week later than that, getting the lineup available to the public anytime at all before the start of the match is a pretty good effort.

 

[86PSUPaul]

Did JB call Sotelo a show off for graduating from Harvard and entering Michigan Grad school?

 

[bwc]

I'm hearing an announcer say "obviously" more often than Franklin.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Wow, about even for BTN and Byers for me. A rarity.

lucky you. I have BTN @ 12 - 15 sec ahead of LionVision.

 

[Tom McAndrew]