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chasepollard

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Inky29 said:
All this weekend did for me is simply drive home even more how much I just don't like freestyle. More power to the folks who are good at it but some of the scoring moves where the guys never really have any control but the other wrestlers back is exposed but's never in any danger just drive me nuts. Basically gator death roll a guy and yipee you tech fall a guy in without ever doing much.

I want every kid that wrestles for OSU to do well but ultimately I just really don't care to watch it nor do any of the results excite me or disappoint me.
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Yeah, I’m not a big fan.

Merrill beating Dre is a prime example. It was just a pushing around deal.

Jax is another example. He’s obviously a high scoring squirrel, but his losses come from exposures and stalling.

It’s just kinda hard to fan sometimes.
 
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Corby2

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chasepollard said:
Yeah, I’m not a big fan.

Merrill beating Dre is a prime example. It was just a pushing around deal.

Jax is another example. He’s obviously a high scoring squirrel, but his losses come from exposures and stalling.

It’s just kinda hard to fan sometimes.
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If it was folkstyle Dreshaun might've been stalled out actually
 
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Inky29

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Doubtful. Freestyle you are rewarded for simply pushing a guy out, folkstyle to get that step out the ref (which is their discresion) has to determine if the guy is stepping out to avoid danger. A front head lock and bull dogging someone out probably isn't going to cut it.

I'm not worried about Ross vs Merrill in folkstyle. Now come back to me in 9 months and maybe my opinion will change.
 
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Corby2

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okokzach said:
No. In folkstyle, pushing your opponent out of bounds is stalling. Dreshaun was the only one shooting, he would not have been giving up stalling points in folkstyle.
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Dreshaun would've been warned multiple times . Hwt edge stalling is called differently then the other 9 weights .
 
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Cowboy1989

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Ross would've been hit with multiple stall calls for going out of bounds and probably for sitting on the mat out of bounds and resting - I didn't understand why he was sitting on the mat out of bounds multiple times unless he was out of shape.

If he puts on 15-20lbs and is in shape, he'll be fine.
 
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ionel

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chasepollard said:
My shot clock is not the timed clock in freestyle. I want a shot count clock or whatever you want to call it.

If progressive scoring attempts are rewarded, we will see more scoring or more crazy wrestling.
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Are shots the only way to score in folk? Was JT's snake a shot or just a straight pinning move. Did Vega's pinning cradle on Hardy involve a shot? Do we just want shots or entertaining wrestling?
 
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chasepollard

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ionel said:
Are shots the only way to score in folk? Was JT's snake a shot or just a straight pinning move. Did Vega's pinning cradle on Hardy involve a shot? Do we just want shots or entertaining wrestling?
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No, it’s not the only way to score.

We want entertaining competition, which gave two examples of entertainment, good for you. But, both of your examples did involve a shot.

Im even entertained watching Ferrari, but casual fans go to sleep.

However, I’m not even sure how to incite action? But I think it needs to happen.
 
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