Great point. Was there a couple years ago for Carter.
Penn State - Princeton ‘26 match thread
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I posed the question of a wrestle off at 141 earlier but went on to say I felt like Braeden would win it in a close match. Right now I'm not so sure...BUT Cael is riding with Scooter so I am wrong and he is right 
. His decision making is basically 99.9 percent correct all time. The .01 might be Shak instead of Ant. .
The gassing is now a concern even though we were clearly training through. I think they will put something together for March that might factor in to management of the match energy wise. I THINK he will be alright but helI I have no idea. I'm still traumatized by Andrew Alton and I immediately jump off the top of the building anytime I see one of our guys gassing so I hope that's an overreaction thing on my end.
. His decision making is basically 99.9 percent correct all time. The .01 might be Shak instead of Ant. . The gassing is now a concern even though we were clearly training through. I think they will put something together for March that might factor in to management of the match energy wise. I THINK he will be alright but helI I have no idea. I'm still traumatized by Andrew Alton and I immediately jump off the top of the building anytime I see one of our guys gassing so I hope that's an overreaction thing on my end.
Byers interview with Levi after the match was an absolute pleasure.
Revisiting 125, if this is the McGowan that led eventual champ Vince Robinson in March with 5 seconds to go in round 2, I’m the 67-year-old spitting image of Ryan Gosling who scrambles up steep hikes like a mountain goat.
As for tonight’s demolition, my first time listening to Jeff Byers calling it live (loved that cherry-on-top interview with Levi).
What the hell took me so long?
As for tonight’s demolition, my first time listening to Jeff Byers calling it live (loved that cherry-on-top interview with Levi).
What the hell took me so long?
Lets roll out WrestlingKnowNothing like Jim Cantore, so he can wow us with another kick@$$ chart.
Catch a nice lung full of plastic fire smoke, along with burning lithium battery. Scooter is lucky he didnt end up with some significant damage.
A great regular dual season with great wrestlers and coaches. An incredible win streak. And doing with high character people. Wow are we lucky
Ya I don't do pretty charts haha. Just crappy excel sheets
I'm 82 and work out 3 days a week. I need ice and Motrin when I get home, but I'm thankful I can still do it.
Hang in there, it usually pays off in the long term.
You may be overdoing it, I have noticed as the body ages it requires much more time for recovery. Maybe cut the number of days in the gym by half, need to work out smarter not harder
As a man in his twenties while working out, I assumed old age brought beset lower testosterone and poor general health causing a decline in strength. Now in my 50’s I’ve realized it just friggin hurts more.
Assassin has been around for a long time - essentially a modified head lock (a head and shoulder lock - upward arm over head and lower arm under near armpit).... you lift and step over.... then walk it through. You don't see it that often in HS because it requires good length and very good power/strength relative to opponent (you're kind of out of riding position as you set the move up as you're not on top of the bottom wrestler - you're way high and off to the side.... so if the bottom man has a power advantage, they can easily escape before you can step over).
Anyway, I believe it was Ben Askren that really popularized the move in the early 2000s and used it often throughout his Folk and Freestyle career.
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Thanks for the advice, really.
one thing I started doing is going lighter weights and doing longer eccentric movements- so on a bench press spend more time allowing the weight to lower in a controlled way, and still go to failure. I think this helps.
I didn't like the way the ref called stalling at all tonight. Yes, against Scooter - that was fine. He was more concerned, it seemed, with counting shots.... if you didn't shoot after your opponent shot 3-4 times, you got a stall call. He called action when you walked back to the edge and then was shot OB. 125 was shameful and should have never made it to the 3rd period. Not only was he going to his knees, but he was going backwards to boot! I couldn't believe what I was watching. If you back to the edge you should not be allowed to stay there.... if for any reason you go out it should be stalling vs action as you created the OB opportunity.
Levi may be the youngest 2x natty champ. We should look that up. Those 4 years went by fast.
Nothing else to say about the match - great domination and wrestling. Oh yeah, really like how PJ lifts the opponents foot with his foot in the over/under (vs trying to step in and put legs in) when on the mat.
Levi may be the youngest 2x natty champ. We should look that up. Those 4 years went by fast.
Nothing else to say about the match - great domination and wrestling. Oh yeah, really like how PJ lifts the opponents foot with his foot in the over/under (vs trying to step in and put legs in) when on the mat.
You guys are just youngsters ... I'm 75 and make creaky noises just standing up!
As a senior, maybe?
Carter was 21 + about 5 weeks when he won his 2nd title. Not sure about Cenzo's age when he won his 2nd.
I thought it was one of the better officiating performances I saw this year. Called stalls in the 1st period just as quickly as the 3rd. I thought he forced action and when there wasn't, he called stalling. I thought he could have dinged Scooter with another one when he was behind standing (seemed a lot longer than 5 seconds without an actual attempt at a return). Good no call in the Van Ness match when the brick was thrown (I think Dubuque thought the Merkle was fully locked up when they had the side headlock, but Van Ness did a good job keeping the leg out). Overall, I thought he called a good match. I can't really think of any calls I disagreed with for either side.
The ref lost track. On the call that should have been "2" the ref put one finger up and the scoreboard put 2, so the score was showing correctly but the ref was one behind. He put 2 fingers up initially on the the call that earned the "DQ". He should have DQed him at the end of the second.
I think Cael's post match interview was dead on. They (ref's) seem to count shots vs true stalling which is not trying to score.. or something like that. This ref did that imo. Couldn't look at him the same after the 1st match.... We all have talked about being on your knees... but on your knees AND going backwards...AND not trying to get off of the OB line...
Oh. When someone posted "low rent program" I was trying to think who he DQed from Iowa, but I was stuck. I knew it wasn't Meyer or Kemdog.
assassins are also illegal until high school( i think, maybe until college?) they are not taught much. also if done incorrectly with an arm across the throat it will be called every time
I thought it looked like Levi had Tavoso's leg bent back where his foot was under his shoulder. Levi couldn't get the pin until he let go of the leg.
Congrats to the matmen. Truly the most dominate team in the NCAA in any sport this year.
They don't all start as great college riders. They all seem to eventually get there though.
I had an uncle who lived/worked in Austin, then Boca, then Raliegh. I would pack up half a dozen Middlesworth tubs (half plain, half barbq) and mail them every couple months.I have tried eating half a bag......but it never seems to work.
To think Rocco is the same wrestler who kept almost all his matches close his freshman year is just amazing. He looks like a totally different wrestler.
I told the guy sitting behind me that there are a ton of really great wrestlers on this team, but Barr is the one who makes me say "wow" more often than anybody else.
Penn State finishes their dual meet season with 486 takedowns to their opponents' 42.
It's amazing how much athleticism Cael can coach into one guy!
And yet, multiple Iowa and OSU people will continue to articulate the reason PSU always beats their guys (read, scores more points) is because PSU stalls.