2022 NCAA Tournament, Session 5 Thread

[SRATH]

Kem

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Wick dominated. Too bad PSU admissions kept him out. We’d have run away with BIGs and the Natty.

a popular misconception, that PSU's admin was a big obstacle here.

 

[BrianS]

Kerks match is getting BIGGER and BIGGER!

 

[1995PSUGrad]

I see Fix being a handful for RBY, and Amine being a handful for Brooks. Both of those matches could go either way, coin flip.

I think Lee, Starocci, and Dean are shoe-ins.

I don't think any of them are locks. I admit we should be favored but they will all be tough matches. We could go 5-0 or 0-5 (I don't think so, but it's possible.).

 

[mjroselli]

Kerk can clinch this, can’t he?

 

[psunlc]

10 points from the National Championship!

 

[TiogaLion]

a popular misconception, that PSU's admin was a big obstacle here.

What's your theory?

 

[Lion4ever]

Wick dominated. Too bad PSU admissions kept him out. We’d have run away with BIGs and the Natty.

Isn’t Wick wrestling at Cal Poly?

 

[pabison]

Watching the 184 match between Hidlay and Keck. This is ridiculous. How long are the refs gonna let Hidlay lay back and ride the out of bounds circle, back up and keep bailing him out when he backs into the scoring table. He should have been stalled out by now.

 

[1995PSUGrad]

I think Hidlay could be so good if he was more offensive. It's just hard to watch him wrestle they way he does now.

 

[Locopsu]

Watching the 184 match between Hidlay and Keck. This is ridiculous. How long are the refs gonna let Hidlay lay back and ride the out of bounds circle, back up and keep bailing him out when he backs into the scoring table. He should have been stalled out by now.

Not calling stall much since Quarters

 

[pabison]

Yes! 2 for Keck. Well deserved. Now the refs call stalling on Keck. What an effing joke. Glad Keck prevailed. He earned it. Had to beat Hidlay and the refs.

 

[BrianS]

Hidlay #2 did not deserve to win that match. Good for the UNI wrestler!

 

[SRATH]

ESPNU blows chunks

 

[GregPickel]

Not calling stall much since Quarters

Not they haven’t. Total change.

 

[SRATH]

Kerk

 

[Tom McAndrew]

285 Consolation Semis: #4 seed Greg Kerkvliet vs. #7 seed Mason Parris (Michigan) (I'll use MP)

Per 1
Kerk in on a single, but they go OOB, with 2:20 left. Kerk Reaches, nothing. Kerk with a shrug-bye, and has a single, Parris with a whizzer, they scramble and Kerk gets the TD, 2-0. They are on the edge, and then OOB with 1:09 left. Paris on his base, but not much else. Parris to his feet and Kerk pushes him away, 2-1. End. RT @ 33 sec for Kerk

Per 2
Kerk takes bottom. He's out in 4 sec, 3-1. Parris shoots, Kerk sprawls, nothing. Parris shoots a low single, nothing. Kerk with a double for a TD, 5-1. OOB with 8 sec. left. Parris starts up tripped down, END. RT @ 1:05 for Kerk

Per 3
Parris takes bottom. Parris works up then back down on his butt. Kerk with a leg lace but Parris rolls thru so no NF. Parris works up to 4 ppt and back down and flattened. RT goes over 2 min, so it's locked. Stalemate with 55 sec. Parris works up and is tripped back down. Parris to his feet, and tripped back down. 15 sec left. End. With 3:05 in RT, it's a 6-1 DEC!!! He'll wrestle for 3rd

 

[BrucePa]

Kerk wins but the team title awaits....

 

[BrianS]

Kerk the Herk!

 

[lionspride92]

Some tuff finals match-ups. Lee’s opponent, K Clarke from NC - looks ripped. Know nothing about him- obviously way better than a 15 seed. I still think I feel good about Lee winning here

Starocci vs Mekhi Lewis - what a matchup. Should we be optimistic?

It’s a shame Amine is trying to steal a natty from a real college kid by staying 7 years. Cmon, that’s unfair, selfish and inappropriate in my eyes. Really can’t stand him, his dad, nor his ankle diving. Coward peels out of the US to wrestle for San Marino in the Olympics. Be a man, not a weasel. Typical Michigan Man BS.

Warner is tough to takedown. He can/does get tired. Not sure we can expect another bow-n-arrow, scream like a bee-otch, scenario.

D Fix is probably hopped-up on some HGH or stimulant that his Daddy prepped.He looks like he weighs 157. Really want to see RBY beat him again.

Amine is like the Lia Thomas of wrestling. No respect for his fellow competitors.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

PSU goes 1-1, while Michigan goes 1-4 in the Consolation Semis

 

[WVilleLion]

If he wins 3rd place match, that clinches it, correct?

 

[mjroselli]

The only way we don’t wanna national championship is of Michigan pins out and we lose the rest of our bouts

 

[NavyBlue]

Kerk mentally and physically broke Parris. Very impressive match for the young man.

 

[1995PSUGrad]

Dominate win by Kerk!

 

[mjroselli]

If he wins 3rd place match, that clinches it, correct?

Yup

 

[psunlc]

1 point from the National Championship!

 

[GregPickel]

If he wins 3rd place match, that clinches it, correct?

That sounds right.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

After the Kerk match, the team score:

1. PSU - 111.5
2. Mich - 88

Michigan's max score at this point is 112, so the only way Michigan can win is if every one of their wrestlers still active pin in every one of their matches. In essence, the team title race is over.

 

[GregPickel]

Regardless Michigan would have to pin out, have Kerk lose, and then go 1-5 in finals.

 

[NittPicker]

If he wins 3rd place match, that clinches it, correct?

It'll be clinched before that if the remaining Michigan wrestlers don't ALL pin their opponents. I'll go out on a limb and predict that won't happen.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[AK1967]

The only way we don’t wanna national championship is of Michigan pins out and we lose the rest of our bouts

Huge matches this evening. I know Cael don’t wanna hear anything about a Championship right now.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

I missed this. Willie is going crazy over it.

 

[SurgeOne]

1 point from the National Championship!

BS! It’s over! Celebrataory drink right now! So pumped! Waaaay to go Greg Kerkvliet! Rode Mason Parris like a flogged donkey

 

[NittPicker]

Huge matches this evening. I know Cael don’t wanna hear anything about a Championship right now.

OTOH, Cael likes his guys to relax and have fun. He could be telling them there's no longer anything to worry regarding the team race. Just go out there and let it rip.

 

[WV lion]

I don't think kerk will get a chance to clinch. It will be over before then. He did his damage already.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[hohmadw1978]

A shout out to both @Tom McAndrew and @GregPickel for your outstanding coverage and analysis during this final session and throughout the 2022 season. I learn a lot from both of you gentleman being a novice with respect to understanding all of the nuances of wrestling.

 

[Bigboi hwt]

Kerk should be the favorite entering next year. I think the gable match woke him up even more on how good he can be post injury. The gable match was needed. Kerk will only get stronger and bigger and better. Death line up next year gonna be real fun.