2026 NCAA Championship Session VI Thread

[marylovesthelions]

Jeff Byers did an amazing job this week. Always appreciate his knowledge, preparation and enthusiasm

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Misalorales]

I find it incredibly easy.

Why?

 

[District 4]

When I was in HS and kid who was 19 was a dummy who flunked.

Still is

 

[johnstownsteel]

We’re PA boys. Gotta root for Jax

Isn't he a North Carolina boy? Lol

 

[Nitlion1986]

He went Full Hawkeye.

Never go Full Hawkeye.

Let's be fair here. After the attempted head twist head lock Mitch spent the rest of the match physically abusing the hell out of him on national television. Caliendo was expecting the treatment Bo gave Moore. Pick him up, pat him of the back and not embarrass him in front of his mom.

 

[o_BruceK-PSU83]

First stall should be a point, second stall two points, etc. Problem is, the refs refuse to call stalling. Thanks to the refs, we do not know what a TD is, their is no consistency in their calls...tonight is borderline unwatchable.

The current rules are fine. Officials just, in general, need to be less tolerant of it. McGowan would be Exhibit A. There are many other examples, but McGowan was egregious.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Wrestleknownothing]

If memory serves me right, Cael has yet to get 5 individual national champions in a single year. Obviously we were robbed at 157, though. McEnelly seems like a good guy and Valencia wrestled well so I am not especially pissed there.

Memory does not serve you right

 

[PSUcup]

“You left HS early”.


He’s almost ******* 20 years old

 

[Efejle]

I think you are missing the bigger picture. For quite awhile PSU had 5 studs and another 5 who placed 5th or didn’t AA. Out of those 5, 4 went through to the finals. 80%. But now we have 8+ studs so of course it’s going to be tougher to keep 80 % making the finals. The overall program has gotten much better. We still have those 5 studs that go through but the other 5 are also fighting for the finals

Yeah I actually agree. Looking at the big picture, let's go ahead and start all the way back to the beginning.

Now look at the present: 6 and 2 in the semis, and 4-2 in the finals and basically that's pretty damn close to the overall percentages.

Actually 4-2 tonight is 66 percent and we were around 60 percent coming in to this season.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[LB99]

Damn Cleveland where is all the cheering you did for Oklahoma State against Penn State now?

Eat ****

 

[Pocono Lion]

Terrible stall call there on Devino imho - he's on bottom trying not to give up RT ADV.... escapes in 36 seconds and you hit him with bottom stalling???

TBT, he wasn’t really doing much to try to get out before the stalling warning.

 

[JoePaMajorCFBrecord409Ws]

How , I am all ears

Marcus is going to have to step up several levels in Neutral Offense if he's going to beat any of these guys - Jax, Devino or Seidel.

 

[Parks22]

+2017

Thanks! I thought there was another one. We had talked about it ourselves earlier today and googled it. They only listed the one year.

 

[El_Jefe]

Can't do it. I've always hated Oklahoma State since at least Johny Hendricks. Chris Perry. Chris Stallalonga. Dean Heil. Cocaine Eddie. Now Rob-a-Duke.

At least Iowa is just mediocre whereas Oklahoma State stalls to bologna national championships.

Stallalonga went to Cornell, but the list of OKST stallers is pretty long without him.

 

[Mat Burn]

Well ladies and gentleman this college wrestling season is over. At least now I can spend my time fishing.

 

[LB99]

We’re PA boys. Gotta root for Jax

Is Jax even from PA?

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[donboy6499]

Why?

I saw an exchange between him and a guy on a wrestling Facebook page last year that bothered me.
Guy posted, admitted he’s an old guy and wasn’t a jerk about anything, and said he longs for the days D6 wrestling had kids from D6 rather than all over the country. Jax jumped in, acted like an entitled punk, made fun of the guy, then all the Jax bros piled in.
Turned me off of him. For context, none of the other McCort guys jumped in on the guy.

 

[donboy6499]

Is Jax even from PA?

Nope. NC I believe.

 

[Anon231980]

Hard to not like Jax...David Taylor has his David Taylor. Maybe better.

Well said.

 

[WVilleLion23]

When I was in HS and kid who was 19 was a dummy who flunked.

Looks like he is majoring in archery at Okie State base d on his celebration.

 

[Psalm 1 guy]

Penn State has moved into the evil empire era of the dynasty. I say embrace it.haha

https://share.google/svc2ayW9myRaErrOW

 

[Misalorales]

This record is in danger next year. Very very much so.

 

[HikeNatParks]

Post-Final OGA (Old Guy Awards) nominations:

Best Fact: Lions broke the scoring record again with two fewer AA’s than last year
Best Upset: Sergio snatching Jesse’s Hodge and returning to rightful owner/singer
Most Hurtful Admissions: Valencia and McEnelly outworked our Lions
Most Boring Match: 125
Best Effort in a Loss: Ben Davino
Most Grudging Respect: DT’s results
Best Post-match interview: Isaac Trumble hugging his pregnant wife throughout
Worst Post-match interviewer: Quint K
Best Fantasy Match: Jax puts on 30 good pounds and takes on Mitchell
Old guy out.

 

[NoSoup4U]

So that data point can’t be right first undefeated freshman with a national championship since 1947? Didn’t Cael do that in 1999?

 

[Sunshine88!]

Nope. NC I believe.

From North Carolina. Moved up here 5 or so years ago to wrestle for Bishop McCort with Bassett. Bassetts Dad recruited him really. They even had a year penalty for the wrestling program

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[El_Jefe]

Jax was just in high school a few months ago. Lmao. He's 19.

Levi won his first title when he was 2 months older than Forrest is now.

Of course Levi had made the NCAA finals the year before.

 

[Misalorales]

So that data point can’t be right first undefeated freshman with a national championship since 1947? Didn’t Cael do that in 1999?

He was a redshirt freshman, they're saying first TRUE freshman.

Think they were both 19 though. So.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

The Trophy Presentation doesn't start until 10 pm EDT on ESPN+

 

[NJ Lion]

 

[johnstownsteel]

Jax was dynamic all year but personally I think what Vega did was much more impressive. He just doesn't get the pub like hs kid Jax gets.

 

[LB99]

Really don't mind seeing Forrest win. He is fun to watch.

It’s tough for me to disassociate him from Bishop McCort, which makes it tough for me to root for him.

 

[ElDuce]

The Trophy Presentation doesn't start until 10 pm EDT on ESPN+

It has started

 

[pish69]

Trophy presentation coming up at 10:00 pm on ESPN+

 

[NoSoup4U]

He was a redshirt freshman, they're saying first TRUE freshman.

Ahh didn’t realize that little tidbit.

 

[Ernie Ladd]

I’ll be kind of surprised if it’s not a bonus for Jax.

Great. But, for the first time in several years, this dynasty has some competition. I am not glass half empty, but Oklahoma State is coming. Gonna be fun. Although, I must say, as much as DT was an offense first wrestler, his guys like to slow it down. Is Dake on his staff ( LOL)?