That much is obvious, but thank you for clarifying.
2026 NCAA Championship Session III Thread
- Thread starter Tom McAndrew
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We have mat assignments!
Up first on mat 3: Luke Lilledahl vs. Dean Peterson
Up fourth on mat 3: Shayne Van Ness vs. Casey Swiderski
Up fifth on mat 3: PJ Duke vs. Brandon Cannon
On deck mat five: Marcus Blaze vs. Drake Ayala
Up first on mat 3: Luke Lilledahl vs. Dean Peterson
Up fourth on mat 3: Shayne Van Ness vs. Casey Swiderski
Up fifth on mat 3: PJ Duke vs. Brandon Cannon
On deck mat five: Marcus Blaze vs. Drake Ayala
I'm a fan of many of the athletes but I'm not a fan of any team. Actually watched NCAAs in a suite with Davis dad a few years ago.
I thought Davis wrestled pretty well yesterday. Hardy is just better. My only issues with BD has been his episodes after matches. He doesn’t have much control of his emotions.
Yep! We're about two hours out from wrestling.
To all: Let's get this thread back on track, please and thank you. I'll start with my first match predictions for each Nittany Lion:
All matches are championship quarterfinals unless otherwise noted:
125 pounds: No. 1 Luke Lilledahl, Penn State d. No. 8 Dean Peterson of Iowa
133 pounds: No. 3 Marcus Blaze, PSU d. No. 6 Drake Ayala, Iowa
141 pounds: No. 14 Braeden Davis, Penn State md. No. 29 Jordan Titus of West Virginia (consolation bracket round two)
149 pounds: No. 1 Shayne Van Ness, PSU d. No. 8 Casey Swiderski of Oklahoma State
157 pounds: No. 1 PJ Duke, Penn State md. No. 8 Brandon Cannon of Ohio State
165 pounds: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink, PSU md. No. 9 Bryce Hepner of North Carolina
174 pounds: No. 1 Levi Haines, Penn State md. No. 9 Beau Mantanona, Michigan
184 pounds: No. 1 Rocco Welsh, PSU d. No. 8 Silas Allred of Nebraska
197 pounds: No. 1 Josh Barr, Penn State TF No. 9 Angelo Posada, Stanford
285 pounds: No. 9 Cole Mirasola, PSU md. No. 23 Stephan Monchery, Appalachian State (consolation bracket round two)
All matches are championship quarterfinals unless otherwise noted:
125 pounds: No. 1 Luke Lilledahl, Penn State d. No. 8 Dean Peterson of Iowa
133 pounds: No. 3 Marcus Blaze, PSU d. No. 6 Drake Ayala, Iowa
141 pounds: No. 14 Braeden Davis, Penn State md. No. 29 Jordan Titus of West Virginia (consolation bracket round two)
149 pounds: No. 1 Shayne Van Ness, PSU d. No. 8 Casey Swiderski of Oklahoma State
157 pounds: No. 1 PJ Duke, Penn State md. No. 8 Brandon Cannon of Ohio State
165 pounds: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink, PSU md. No. 9 Bryce Hepner of North Carolina
174 pounds: No. 1 Levi Haines, Penn State md. No. 9 Beau Mantanona, Michigan
184 pounds: No. 1 Rocco Welsh, PSU d. No. 8 Silas Allred of Nebraska
197 pounds: No. 1 Josh Barr, Penn State TF No. 9 Angelo Posada, Stanford
285 pounds: No. 9 Cole Mirasola, PSU md. No. 23 Stephan Monchery, Appalachian State (consolation bracket round two)
Good lord fellas, take a chill pill. i step out to buy concert tix for a few minutes and it's like i've come back to monkeys flinging poo.
Davis is a B1G champ and All American, and burned his redshirt year for the good of the team. He was the first one congratulating his teammates as they came off the mat at B1Gs. I know the board loves a punching bag, but it’s almost embarrassing to see how much hate he gets here.
Well I didn’t either at that age so I have that in common with him. Not everyone is emotionally mature at 20.
I am 60. I got my zen in my 50's. I like his passion. Go Scooter!
I hope he continues to disappoint. Don’t need that team to have even more hammers - I want a near monopoly on them
Yuck. I agree with Corby.
Could be worse. I still never agree with IRONHAWK
I don’t think Braeden is getting “hate”. People are just a little too honest with expressing their opinions, especially when they’re just repeating each others’ same opinions again and again. After a while the repetition itself becomes the problem. It’s just a little not polite. It would be hard for the subject to listen to, and therefore it’s hard for us to listen to.
The ox is slow, but the earth is patient.
We have a few fans that we are trading to HR for Ironbird.
Yes you are!!!!
unrelated question - as i sit here looking forward to enjoying today's action, I am being subject to something annoying AF. Beginning yesterday morning, a small bird has decided that he simply must fly into my kitchen window. He is literally tapping on the thing incessantly for hours during the day. Any suggestions for eliminating this behavior, other than trying to shoot him, which would probably result in the death of a neighbor?
So true! If I had become wise a few decades earlier, just think what great things I coulda woulda done! So I try to help my kids by teaching them early, but they only absorb 5%, and slowly!
You didn’t try to fight a kid on TV after losing. My point is he hasn’t really leaned from that and still is a hot head. Your mental composure separates many of the elite athletes from each other. Yes he is an elite athlete to wrestle at this level. To just say I was a hothead also doesn’t say anything. He is wrestling at a level where he needs all the tools in his toolbox. He needs to work on his mental control to assist himself and the team.
Remove the window.
Are you using the Old French/Middle English meaning for “corb”—raven—to make a point? How sly!
I dunno about that, but I was just taking a peek at things and man, it has the potential to be a really ugly afternoon for fans of a certain bird teamAre you using the Old French/Middle English meaning for “corb”—raven—to make a point? How sly!
Which village idiot?? I've had a few on ignore for quite sometime. Which one are you referring to?I see people replying to the Village. By engaging him you guys just feed into his antagonistic schtick and fuel his needed desire for attention. Put him on Ignore, he's much more tolerable that way.
Birder here.
Breeding season for resident birds is just starting. Think Northern Cardinal, both local chickadees and Tufted Titmouse etc.
Early migration is too, think Eastern Phoebe, Palm Warbler etc.
When a bird exhibits this behavior, it sees itself in the reflection and thinks there is a rival on his territory.
So a dirty window will prevent a reflection. Also put a temporary sticker or two on the window where he is pecking.
To all you guys, please feel free to send bird questions.
How to watch, follow Penn State in the quarterfinal round of the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Penn State wrestling is will continue its chase for a 2026 team title on Friday morning when session three starts at Rocket Arena.
So west2east was your real name before changed it to Corby?
I was yesterday. I'm angling to get a floor seat today so it's easier to get to interviews but not sure if that's going to work in my favor. Either way, if you want me to I'll drop a note in the thread for tonight's session when I get situated and I'd be happy to swing by a section that is yours or near yours and say hey. Let me know!
I signed my name on many posts and never hid who I was. Wrestling is about to start like @GregPickel said time to move on
You might think I'm crazy but had something similar going on last year and taped a piece of paper to the outside of the window on the advice of my neighbor (who I thought was crazy) and that ended it. If there is a ledge below the window, setting literally anything there should deter it enough to go somewhere else.