2026 NCAA Championship Session IV Thread
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Sounds so stupid, but I genuinely had a poor night's sleep because of Duke. He has been my favorite guy to watch this season. Except for a handful of matches this season, he just physically imposed his will on opponents; the real world version of Brian Schute. I basically penciled him in to major his way through the tournament. In another thread I think I gave Blaze a 10% chance of standing atop the podium this weekend, so his loss didn't surprise me.
I'll stand by another opinion: I think it would be best if both Blaze and Duke redshirt next year and prepare to move up a weight class. Whether it was the cut or something else, Duke needs to work on that gas tank.
Well, it worked really well in the 90’s when I was hearing it.
One of them - the least impressive of the bunch - is a redshirt. There's no denying it, Forrest and Vega are problems moving forward.
Call me crazy but i feel caliendo has been preparing for this match all year look for a close one
Yes, but I’m sure others are saying Blaze and Duke are problems moving forward and PSU returns the entire lineup next year minus Levi. PSU will be fine. Will the team race be a little closer? Yes, most likely. Will the final results be different, probably not.
You’re crazy.
I honestly don’t think Caliendo has much say in the outcome. Mitchell has his way with him and Caliendo looks defeated mentally against Mitchell. Take away Mitchell and Caliendo probably has multiple B1G titles and an NCAA title. He just doesn’t have the recipe to beat Mitchell and he knows that himself. Strangely, I almost feel bad for Caliendo. He seems like a likeable guy and a hell of a wrestler.
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Competition is a good thing. Penn State wrestlers will be better for it.
The mat ref made 2 errors , number 1 he called a take down that according to review was not a take down and 2 he called it to early not allowing pj's to improve his position to take any doubt of it being a takedown.if this wasn't over time it probably would have been a 7 pt move.
Next year's team may break the points record for a 3rd consecutive year. '28 is going to be closer than it has been in a while.
Then the reviewers complicated the error by overturning a TD. At that point Duke was emotionally done. At a minimum, a rule change is necessary to allow the action to continue in OT. In that sequence occurs in regulation, action continues and most likely Duke has a 7 point move.
Like a newspaper retraction 3 days later on page 17
I agree, but these OK St freshman may run out of eligibility before they get a crack at a team title. The team race may be closer, but how much closer?
Now that DT is filling the roster completely, it’ll be a battle. You might have both teams scoring 150+ very soon. Forrest is a no-doubter champion or finalist with 25+ point potential every year - like Mitchell. He’s different from a Vega who, while excellent, is not that same level of monster in a tournament setting. I think we have some guys like James who will take over the bonus point mantle from Mitchell when needed - and we’ll need to keep signing guys like that.
All things being almost equal going forward, I love being situated surrounded by and in Pa, NY, NJ, and Ohio in contrast to Texas, Kansas, Arkansas, etc.
And if Ono is close to who we think he might be, next year will be truly transcendent.
Last time they met, looked like ccs
Last time they met, it looked like caliendo has given up all hope of beating mesenbrink
Who was the ref? I don’t want to see him tonight. He should’ve allowed to take part in the finals.
Cunningham beat the guy from American who aa'd. Don't know where yet.
Unfortunately their are multiple guys on the roster that can AA, but the guys a head of them are some of the best in the world not just the NCAAs
Not only that, but he appears to be the most under developed (physically) of all of them.
My glasses aren’t tinted blue, Blaze lost, couldn’t finish a takedown, PJ was flat out robbed, I don’t give a darn, in my mind, which counts for nothing, PJ won.
It has been so bad during this tournament that they would have to come up a few levels to get to horrendous!!
Don't have to be an Iowa fan like Corby
, to admit that he's right on this one.
I was 2 rows off the mat, thought PJ had a cradle, if he did I guess the ref should have let it continue, most refs I see let the match continue for possible bonus points, pin. I assume then that PJ didn’t have the cradle locked up but was certainly in great position for the takedown. I see no reason for reaction time to be involved. What I want to know is did the revue simply say no control? In other words the ref made a terrible mistake for blowing the whistle, I also think the ref made a 2nd mistake because it sure as heck looked to me like PJ was on the verge of back points. To me it was a situation that the ref made 2 mistakes not one as you claim.
Hence the reason that some are wondering if betting is somehow having an impact! Not saying so, but it makes you wonder.
I do not comment much on these boards but the Duke match deserves a comment. Let me play Devil's advocate. Perhaps Duke did not have a td per the college ambiguous standard. However, perhaps if the ref let it play out Duke would have had a td in 5 or 10 seconds or even a pin. Duke was robbed of that situation. You ever notice how NFL refs let a situation like a fumble or int play out so they do not rob a team of the situation. The ref and replay in this situation to me is unfair because Duke was robbed of that situation. In these scenarios the call must stand, it is like an inadvertent whistle in the NFL, Robideau deserves credit for winning, but perhaps a young man was robbed of that opportunity. I apologize if this was covered but I do not read all the posts. It seems the strategy for some to win bouts is to get to ride outs, does this truly reward the best wrestler?
There have been refs that have been wrong in college and h.s. both this year.
Understand that, but still 1 of 4 eligibility referring to Okie State wrestlers. Redshirt most definitely helps maturation process.
I agree. It's been really ******* great, but it will be even moreso when we can beat DT each year. Rivalry makes it that much more exciting. How fun is it already to be beat Manning, Tan Tom, and the Brands. Add DT to the mix and it will be that much better.
FIFY. I know, I know, he gives money to the state of OK wrestling. Sure, and I've got some wonderful beachfront property in Stillwater to sell.