I didn’t see Tan Tom in Nic’s corner during that match. I sure hope he’s not locked on another bus somewhere.
2026 NCAA Championship Session II Thread
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See you tomorrow TrollIowa beats Penn State in a wrestling match, and all was right in the world.
Iowa > Penn State #confirmed
My point is that it's about the approach toward winning the Hodge. It's a judgment award, in which subjectivity plays a role. Thus, the manner and "style" that a wrestler wins makes a difference. When MM is a beast scoring at will, that's some nice style points for a Hodge. Quick falls are also style points. Mendez got a TF in approximately 2 minutes of the 1st period today. That's impressive and what I consider style points. Does that make sense? If I use the wrong terminology, my fault. Just trying to be a contributor to the board. I'm not an expert in the sport of wrestling, but I have fallen in love with it. Give me a break.
Also asking for Cinnabon to be banned. He’s destroyed the Mat forum don’t need that here.
Freshman loses to a higher seeded returning AA.
Board: he and his brother are goners.
And to think people claimed we wouldn't go negative.
Board: he and his brother are goners.
And to think people claimed we wouldn't go negative.
Penn st looked great as expected.
Iowa looked solid today
. Only favored in 1 of 7 1/4 tomorrow. But not bad for everyone giving up on them.
Ohio st not as good as I expected.
Nebraska ok but expected better
Iowa st not great
And Oklahoma St was ok . Lockett losing hurts
Iowa looked solid today
. Only favored in 1 of 7 1/4 tomorrow. But not bad for everyone giving up on them.Ohio st not as good as I expected.
Nebraska ok but expected better
Iowa st not great
And Oklahoma St was ok . Lockett losing hurts
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Knight, Nobody really cares much about the Hodge around here. Nice to win, but the National Championship is what we're after. Everything else is merely decorations.
Matchups for PSU Wrestlers in Session III
125 Quarters: #1 seed Luke Lilledahl vs. #8 seed Dean Peterson (Iowa)
133 Quarters: #3 seed Marcus Blaze vs. #6 seed Drake Ayala (Iowa)
141 Consolation R2: #14 seed Braeden Davis vs. #29 seed Jordan Titus (WVU)
149 Quarters: #1 seed Shayne Van Ness vs. #8 seed Casey Swiderski (Oklahoma St.)
157 Quarters: #1 seed P.J. Duke vs. #8 seed Brandon Cannon (Ohio St.)
165 Quarters: #1 seed Mitchell Mesenbrink vs. #9 seed Bryce Hepner (North Carolina)
174 Quarters: #1 seed Levi Haines vs. #9 seed Beau Mantanona (Michigan)
184 Quarters: #1 seed Rocco Welsh vs. #8 seed Silas Allred (Nebraska)
197 Quarters: #1 seed Josh Barr vs. #9 seed Angelo Posada (Stanford)
285 Consolation R2: #9 seed Cole Mirasola vs. #23 seed Stephan Monchery (Appalachian St.)
125 Quarters: #1 seed Luke Lilledahl vs. #8 seed Dean Peterson (Iowa)
133 Quarters: #3 seed Marcus Blaze vs. #6 seed Drake Ayala (Iowa)
141 Consolation R2: #14 seed Braeden Davis vs. #29 seed Jordan Titus (WVU)
149 Quarters: #1 seed Shayne Van Ness vs. #8 seed Casey Swiderski (Oklahoma St.)
157 Quarters: #1 seed P.J. Duke vs. #8 seed Brandon Cannon (Ohio St.)
165 Quarters: #1 seed Mitchell Mesenbrink vs. #9 seed Bryce Hepner (North Carolina)
174 Quarters: #1 seed Levi Haines vs. #9 seed Beau Mantanona (Michigan)
184 Quarters: #1 seed Rocco Welsh vs. #8 seed Silas Allred (Nebraska)
197 Quarters: #1 seed Josh Barr vs. #9 seed Angelo Posada (Stanford)
285 Consolation R2: #9 seed Cole Mirasola vs. #23 seed Stephan Monchery (Appalachian St.)
And tomorrow Vega handles Bailey, Kennedy loses to kharchla and Keuter loses to BastidaIowa looked solid today
I’d actually love to see Bailey beat Vega. That kid annoys me for some reason. I hate his style.
Also. I like. Kennedy more than Kcharxhla.
Him and Caliendo I can root for
Nobody is a strong word. I'd like to MM win it. I strongly agree with you about the NC, though, but I think the Hodge would be nice as well. I want the Lions to dominate.
Iowa beats Penn State in a wrestling match, and all was right in the world.
Iowa > Penn State #confirmed
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. In our defense, it was just one knucklehead who said that.I don’t know much about Monchery but the way HWT has played out so far nothing would be surprising
Penn State 40.5
Nebby 27
Iowa 25.5
Okie State 25
tanOSU 23
Iowa State 21.5
Nebby 27
Iowa 25.5
Okie State 25
tanOSU 23
Iowa State 21.5
Only $12 for a month. The ease of use is well worth it.
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I think you owe me money. I knew that name sounded familiar
Penn State wrestling has an 'overall good day' to start the NCAA Championships: Full Day 1 breakdown, quotes, more
Penn State wrestling has eight quarterfinalists and 40.5 team points after day one of the NCAA Championships.
Even Cael cares enough to talk about it. Why shouldn’t we care? We are allowed to care.
The highlight of the day for me was PJ's second match against Mechler from Wisconsin, which I just re-watched. Six TD's and a pin in 1:36 is about as dominant as you can get. For those who have ESPN+, the match is at the 1:22 mark on Mat 4.
He also figured out that Davis ankle was as easy to pick as a chicken wing out of a bucket at Buffalo Wild Wings.
Tan Tom going to be asked to give his B1G Coach of the Year trophy back
Mirasola beat Mora in the dual meet 5-2.
Just glad that bad stretch for the Cowboys put a halt to any growing Stilly Boys hype from Flo and such. It was going to be insufferable if they had 9 in the quarters or so.
Shane can further the cause early tomorrow. I’d love to see him bow and arrow and pin Swiderski
Shane can further the cause early tomorrow. I’d love to see him bow and arrow and pin Swiderski
Okay, my main point is his ceiling isn't that high, relatively speaking. Most here expected him to AA. But my other main point is he and his brother not being here next year. I'm actually good with this, and probably what's best for them, too.
2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships team score standings, fun Penn State stats from day one, full results
Penn State wrestling has a day one lead after the 2026 NCAA Championships. See full team race standings and more here.