Penn State 4.5 points ahead of last year after session 3 with barr left and more from Mirasola and Davis to come. Call me crazy, but 200 is absolutely in play. Tonight will tell the tale.
2026 NCAA Championship Session III Thread
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Greg really wants to get this message across. Please absorb and comprehend.
Honestly, just re-dislocate ryders shoulder for the billionth time this year and it's a fair fight.
If Barr doesn’t Ride long he can tech this guy. Let Him Up Josh. Check that. lol
He's about to look like a rag doll
That’s what is so frustrating. He has good offensive ability, he just never seems to want to use it. It’s as if he gets paid overtime if a match goes to overtime.
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What happens first: I get back to Pennsylvania on Sunday or Mirasola wrestles in this session?
Big Ten coach of the year has his team in a strong 5th place, behind Iowa.
197 QF - #1 Josh Barr vs. #9 Angelo Posada (STAN)
Period 1:
Here we go. Barr shoots almost immediately & gets in deep on a leg. He works up & then behind & finishes the TD, 3-0. Posada works to his feet, but then Barr brings him back to the Resilite & gets him bellied out on the edge. Out of bounds & restart. Posada is still down. He works to his feet, but Barr is hanging heavy on the back. Barr sucks him back, but Posada rolls to his base. Posada tries to come up, but Barr breaks him down to his belly again. Barr goes over 1-min of riding time. He's just grinding Posada into the mat. Barr has a wrist & looks for a tilt, but can't lock it up. He keeps working & hits the tilt, then adds 4 NF, 7-0. Out of bounds & restart. Posada is still down. Barr is at 2:01 in riding time. Posada works to a quadpod, but not for long. He works back to a quadpod, but Barr sucks him back to the mat & rides out the period. 7-0 Barr, +over 2-min RT
Period 2:
Barr takes neutral. Circling & hand fighting. Barr drops to a leg & works behind for the TD, 10-0. Barr cuts Posada, 10-1. Barr shoots, gets a leg & finishes another TD, 13-1. Barr cuts Posada, 13-2. Stoppage & restart. Barr is at 2:43 in riding time. Posada reaches fora leg, but no luck. Barr shoots & gets in deep on a leg. Posada throws in a whizzer & fights free. Barr attacks again & finishes another TD, 16-1. Barr cuts Posada, 16-3. Barr shoots & gets another TD for the 19-3 techfall.
Josh Barr TECH Angelo Posada 19-3 (4:51)
Period 1:
Here we go. Barr shoots almost immediately & gets in deep on a leg. He works up & then behind & finishes the TD, 3-0. Posada works to his feet, but then Barr brings him back to the Resilite & gets him bellied out on the edge. Out of bounds & restart. Posada is still down. He works to his feet, but Barr is hanging heavy on the back. Barr sucks him back, but Posada rolls to his base. Posada tries to come up, but Barr breaks him down to his belly again. Barr goes over 1-min of riding time. He's just grinding Posada into the mat. Barr has a wrist & looks for a tilt, but can't lock it up. He keeps working & hits the tilt, then adds 4 NF, 7-0. Out of bounds & restart. Posada is still down. Barr is at 2:01 in riding time. Posada works to a quadpod, but not for long. He works back to a quadpod, but Barr sucks him back to the mat & rides out the period. 7-0 Barr, +over 2-min RT
Period 2:
Barr takes neutral. Circling & hand fighting. Barr drops to a leg & works behind for the TD, 10-0. Barr cuts Posada, 10-1. Barr shoots, gets a leg & finishes another TD, 13-1. Barr cuts Posada, 13-2. Stoppage & restart. Barr is at 2:43 in riding time. Posada reaches fora leg, but no luck. Barr shoots & gets in deep on a leg. Posada throws in a whizzer & fights free. Barr attacks again & finishes another TD, 16-1. Barr cuts Posada, 16-3. Barr shoots & gets another TD for the 19-3 techfall.
Josh Barr TECH Angelo Posada 19-3 (4:51)
He defaulted put of BIGs too. So his knee(?) was not good to begin with. Rough way to go out.
"You said he has room to grow, and that is UNACCEPTABLE!!!"
Just listen to yourself. Go to any other community that isn't an echo chamber and the comments about messenbrink are ALL calling him a tool for this repeated behavior. I don't think the actions shown today were even close to some of his worst personally, but the wrestling community at large is very unimpressed with it. it does merit noting he has room to grow as a person on this front. Cael never had meltdowns like this and that's one of the reasons he is the
hmm, Barr has choice in the 2nd period, and takes neutral
5th place? That’s even more courageous than 4th place!
Anyone else old enough to remember this board questioning whether Barr had enough offense to be successful? Maybe during his RS year.
Why waste time for 1 point when you can get 3 just as quickly
There is an argument that it is weaker but I don't think the difference is really that large tbh
Barr and messenbrink both wrestled the 9 seed and both of them are pretty equally impressive imo. Barr had no issue dominating to bonus with that in mind. Could be a case that 141 is the toughest of the three weights maybe
I think he’ll be a RSSoph by the time he wrestles,
I'm not trying to be a problem. I'll stop discussing it.
MSU158 is that you?!"You said he has room to grow, and that is UNACCEPTABLE!!!"
Just listen to yourself. Go to any other community that isn't an echo chamber and the comments about messenbrink are ALL calling him a tool for this repeated behavior. I don't think the actions shown today were even close to some of his worst personally, but the wrestling community at large is very unimpressed with it. it does merit noting he has room to grow as a person on this front. Cael never had meltdowns like this and that's one of the reasons he is the
Now now, for all my flaws at least I can claim to not be that guyMSU158 is that you?!
Can we get Burroughs off the mic? Who cares about the stupid Dual championships?????
As good as PSU is it's hard not to wonder where their ceiling would be if they could be coached by the Big Ten Coach of the Year. The bucknuts' two semifinalists surely is more impressive than PSU's eight, right?
Now now, for all my flaws at least I can claim to not be that guy
Fine. But don't go back on your word. You have A LOT of comments out there. Folks are going to stumble upon them, and respond to them for quite some time. DO NOT respond to those posts. This needs to end, and it only does when you stop responding.
And if you disregard that, and go back on your word, then I will ban you. I don't joke around about these things.
At this particular moment in time…
Good Guys 103.5
Okie state 62.5
tOSU 40.0
Ahead of them combined by 1.0
Good Guys 103.5
Okie state 62.5
tOSU 40.0
Ahead of them combined by 1.0
I picked a bad day to stop sniffing glue. Thankfully I got 2 bottles of Jameson.
Please stop. I literally did nothing!