Oh, and also Aaron Nagao, per Jeff Byers, who is retiring from the sport.
"Very special young man," Byers says.
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"Very special young man," Byers says.
Aaron Nagao walking. Interesting. 
Edit: saw the above posts after. That’s really too bad.
Edit: saw the above posts after. That’s really too bad.
his competition
It's a shame but not a surprise. He is beat up.
Aaron gave all he had to give to wrestling. Just wasn’t meant to be. Best of luck young man!
Ha! I just don't want to double up and assume so but you know what they say about assumptions.
No shade to you Greg. Thx so much for everything you do for the board. We are all exceptionally lucky.
Completely understand and appreciate the kind words!
We are actually on vacation as well, visiting friends in Florida. My wife is a saint and has sat through multiple wrestling evenings, but I am quite certain she is much happier being at dinner with her friend tonight.
Student announcers not bad at all so far doing preview. Trying to decide which to listen to. They’re doing quite well, really.
Nominating him for MVP. Most Valuable Poster.
Fast fact about this: I was going to handle the 2024 Edinboro match the next day as we were on a cruise. Had just split eights and the dealer busted and I had pulled my phone out to text my wife that it was going to be a little before I got back to the room... until before I did that I saw the Starocci injury news. Quick cash out! And so, I will forever always finish out the regular season.
Between Pete’s pbp, Greg’s coverage, Tom’s management, and roars previews, unlike probably any other site on the internet, that’s actually a hard choice in theory.
I'm not so sure that McGowen could have any more tape on his body. Thank God he doesn't wrestle for Iowa!
Dang. Student announcers going thru Lilledahl vs McGowan’s dual meet match from high school 3 years ago even how they scored and when. Nice work, young men.
A funny thing what a difference giving a **** actually makes in life.
125- #1 Lightning Luke Lilledahl vs. #12 Marc-Anthony McGowan
Period 1:
The final dual of the season. This looks like a bonus point festival. How long will it take? This looks like the best match-up of the night, and we're off! McGowan has tape around both biceps & a bunch over both of his shoulders. Circling, tying up & hand fighting to start the period. Luke presses forward & hits some snaps. They both drop to their knees. Luke pops back up & presses forward. He has McGowan on the edge. McGowan circles around the edge a little. McGowan works a tripod on the edge. Stalemate & neutral restart. Luke presses forward again & hits some snaps. McGowan pushes back to center. McGowan's up & down off his knees. McGowan shoots, but can't get there. Luke presses forward taking McGowan to the edge. McGowan drops to his knees. Luke drives McGowan out. Stall warning #1 on McGowan, neutral restart. Luke presses forward off the whistle. McGowan with a very low stance. They drops to their knees. Luke works back up & presses forward. McGowan drops to both knees on the edge. Stalemate & neutral restart. Luke presses forward, McGowan backs up to the edge. The crowd is getting ornery. Stall #2 on McGowan, point Luke, 1-0. Time expires. 1-0 Luke
Period 2:
McGowan takes down. He works to his feet & gets the escape, 1-1. Luke presses forward. McGowan reaches for a leg. Luke takes McGowan out of bounds. Stall #3 on McGowan, point Luke, 2-1, neutral restart. Luke pushes forward. Hand fighting & tying up. Luke snaps, then keeps coming forward. Luke reaches, but no luck. Out of bounds & neutral restart. Luke presses forward off the whistle. Tying up & hand fighting. McGowan is down on one knee. Luke takes McGowan to the edge. Stall #4 on McGowan, 2 points Luke, 4-1. Luke drives McGowan out of bounds, neutral restart. Luke presses forward. Luke takes McGowan to the edge & out, just as time expires. 4-1 Luke
Period 3:
Luke takes neutral. He presses forward again. McGowan reaches, but doesn't get close. Luke has McGowan on the edge. Stalemate & neutral restart. Luke comes forward again. McGowan grabs some singlet. Luke has McGowan on the edge again. McGowan drops to his knees. Another point for Luke, McGowan grabbed the headgear, 5-1. Luke presses forward off the restart. McGowan reaches, but Luke sprawls back. Luke snaps & snoots, but no luck. Luke has McGowan on the edge again. McGowan reaches with a half shot. Out of bounds & neutral restart. Luke presses forward off the whistle. McGowan gets stall call #5, 2 points Luke, 7-1. The refs are at the table counting up all the stall calls now. Back to action. The refs say McGowan has 1 stall warning left, 8-sec to go. PSU coaches are complaining. Wait, now the match is over. The score has been changed to 5-1 Luke. Luke wins by DQ on the 5th stall call.
Luke Lilledahl OVER Marc-Anthony McGowan DQ
Team Score
PSU: 6
PU: 0
Period 1:
The final dual of the season. This looks like a bonus point festival. How long will it take? This looks like the best match-up of the night, and we're off! McGowan has tape around both biceps & a bunch over both of his shoulders. Circling, tying up & hand fighting to start the period. Luke presses forward & hits some snaps. They both drop to their knees. Luke pops back up & presses forward. He has McGowan on the edge. McGowan circles around the edge a little. McGowan works a tripod on the edge. Stalemate & neutral restart. Luke presses forward again & hits some snaps. McGowan pushes back to center. McGowan's up & down off his knees. McGowan shoots, but can't get there. Luke presses forward taking McGowan to the edge. McGowan drops to his knees. Luke drives McGowan out. Stall warning #1 on McGowan, neutral restart. Luke presses forward off the whistle. McGowan with a very low stance. They drops to their knees. Luke works back up & presses forward. McGowan drops to both knees on the edge. Stalemate & neutral restart. Luke presses forward, McGowan backs up to the edge. The crowd is getting ornery. Stall #2 on McGowan, point Luke, 1-0. Time expires. 1-0 Luke
Period 2:
McGowan takes down. He works to his feet & gets the escape, 1-1. Luke presses forward. McGowan reaches for a leg. Luke takes McGowan out of bounds. Stall #3 on McGowan, point Luke, 2-1, neutral restart. Luke pushes forward. Hand fighting & tying up. Luke snaps, then keeps coming forward. Luke reaches, but no luck. Out of bounds & neutral restart. Luke presses forward off the whistle. Tying up & hand fighting. McGowan is down on one knee. Luke takes McGowan to the edge. Stall #4 on McGowan, 2 points Luke, 4-1. Luke drives McGowan out of bounds, neutral restart. Luke presses forward. Luke takes McGowan to the edge & out, just as time expires. 4-1 Luke
Period 3:
Luke takes neutral. He presses forward again. McGowan reaches, but doesn't get close. Luke has McGowan on the edge. Stalemate & neutral restart. Luke comes forward again. McGowan grabs some singlet. Luke has McGowan on the edge again. McGowan drops to his knees. Another point for Luke, McGowan grabbed the headgear, 5-1. Luke presses forward off the restart. McGowan reaches, but Luke sprawls back. Luke snaps & snoots, but no luck. Luke has McGowan on the edge again. McGowan reaches with a half shot. Out of bounds & neutral restart. Luke presses forward off the whistle. McGowan gets stall call #5, 2 points Luke, 7-1. The refs are at the table counting up all the stall calls now. Back to action. The refs say McGowan has 1 stall warning left, 8-sec to go. PSU coaches are complaining. Wait, now the match is over. The score has been changed to 5-1 Luke. Luke wins by DQ on the 5th stall call.
Luke Lilledahl OVER Marc-Anthony McGowan DQ
Team Score
PSU: 6
PU: 0
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These guys are the best I’ve ever listened to. Seriously
He must be hurt. They might as well have just forfeited this.
McGowan just not interested in wrestling
Why is this ref not calling more stalling?
Why is McGowan even wrestling today?
Certainly has the ability to do nothing well...
What an absolute embarrassment of a match for McGowan
I wrestled for a long time, from Jr High to D1. I can't imagine ever taking a DQ loss like that. I'd rather take a beating and lose by pin or TF than get stalled out. That's insane to me. If he's hurt, his coach shouldn't have sent him out. This is crazy.
This is absolutely disgusting on McGowan's part. Grow a set, young man!
McGowan ready to transfer to Iowa for his final year.
I'm sorry, but this kind of tactic is just hot garbage.