2026 NCAA Championship Session V Thread
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Yep, redshirt and come back like a house on fire.
Ohio wrestlers coming out of high school are deficient in mat wrestling. Prove me wrong.
I think Taylor was thinking escape and stall was more likely than a takedown.
Yeah I wouldn't go that far. I don't think this will age well. His upside is tremendous, he will win national titles.
Laugh if you want, but the Fiats shop there. Rotary nose picking kit is useful for induced nasal hemorrages...
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My opinion ain't worth a sack of beans, but I'm beyond thrilled that Marcus Blaze is a Nittany Lion. I'm sure he didn't get the results that he wanted, but that is going to make him all the more hungry moving forward. I fully expect his best wrestling is ahead and it will be better than what are expecting. Great job this year Marcus, it was a pleasure watching you this season!
Blaze is darn near impossible to take down and has fantastic fundamentals standing. He's a multi-time age-group world champion for a reason. Nonetheless, my first thought seeing him this season was that he was closer to his ceiling than some of the other guys; that maybe he was the next high school phenom who doesn't quite live up to the hype in college.
Sounds like Cael picked him over Forrest and Seidel, so what do I know? I hope he proves me wrong.
That wasn't my intent at all. I was playing along with your comments to continue the joke. I didn't intend it to be snarky. Sorry that I didn't convey my humorous intentions well. Had we been chatting in person I'm sure the joking nature of my post would have been clear.
Marcus TF then lost to 5-0 to Seidel and finished 4th
Duke won 7-3 the 20-something TF to finish 3rd.
Well than I am truly sorry. When you group with the duck under i completely misread. Apparently I have the special needs. I again apologize. I am editing my posted reply.
AJ: He severely sprained his wrist giving the whirlybird after he got planted. The last two matches he got taken down he called for injury time. Sad to watch......but I did with a smile.......sorry Jesus
Angelo: The announcer said after he lost that Iowa was deducted a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct....supposedly by Angelo. Perhaps it wasn't his choice to not wrestle?
20% of the Session V matches were won by MFF
Never change, mcpat. I enjoy your sense of humor.
Gabe may be wrestling at 184 next year. Little birdies are chirping in Iowa
50 Session V Matches:
141: Hardy over Enchemendia in consolation semifinal (“CSF”)
141: Nogle over Enchemendia for 5th
157: Contabone over Shapiro for 7th
157: Webster over Watters for 5th
165: Sparks over Blaze for 5th
174: Campos over Ferrari in CSF
174: Mantanona over Ferrari for 5th
174: Neitenbach over Ryder for 7th
285: Doucet over Ferrari in CSF
285: Kueter over Ferrari for 5th
- 20 Consi semi-finals
- 10 3rd place matches
- 10 5th place matches
- 10 7th place matches
141: Hardy over Enchemendia in consolation semifinal (“CSF”)
141: Nogle over Enchemendia for 5th
157: Contabone over Shapiro for 7th
157: Webster over Watters for 5th
165: Sparks over Blaze for 5th
174: Campos over Ferrari in CSF
174: Mantanona over Ferrari for 5th
174: Neitenbach over Ryder for 7th
285: Doucet over Ferrari in CSF
285: Kueter over Ferrari for 5th
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Just got my 1st notice of a mat assignment for the finals: FloSports: [1st Place Match] Bout 634 - Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) vs Aden Valencia (Stanford) is up next on Mat 1 https://go.flo.zone/3DfMyNat
Are they starting tonight at 149, saving Mendez for last?
Are they starting tonight at 149, saving Mendez for last?
Blaze was my top choice and excited that is the one we got. A bit premature to write him off, I feel like when the careers are over Blaze will be the one
He doesn’t need to prove anything to you. Watch him or don’t. Support him or don’t. I’m pretty confident no one in the room cares what your opinion of his talent and potential ceiling are.
Probably a bit of an overreaction on my end, but I thought he would be more polished at this point and be able to initiate more offense against the other elite guys. Watching Jax or Seidel or even Davino at times makes you want more as a PSU fan. I’ll reserve my judgement and let it play out and hope and know i might be wrong
I think it's fair to wonder what his future looks like simply based on the current landscape and what is also coming in, but I know what you're saying.
Some of these takes on Blaze are ******* bonkers! People saying he’s the least talented or that he’s close to his ceiling?! Seriously?! Obviously he didn’t have the finish everyone hoped for but Davino who had a redshirt wrestled him 3 times and never scored an offensive point. I think that in the long run these loses will be great for him. He now has very clear deficiencies to work on and he has the best coaches in the world to help him fix those problems. I still think he matches up the best against Jax of the 3 freshmen. Marcus does best when people come at him. Davino wrestles him completely different than he does everyone else and it’s because he learned in freestyle it’s not good to just fire off a ton of attacks against him. I don’t think Jax will change his style and it could feed into what Marcus does best.
I also still believe that Blaze is the best freestyler. His style is perfect for that rule set. He constantly takes ground so he barely goes on the clock. His opponent is always on the edge so he can get easy step outs. It will be interesting this summer to see him, Jax, and Davino compete. I don’t care either way if he redshirts or not. I personally don’t think it makes sense for next year. Maybe the following year with the Olympics on the horizon.
I definitely expected him to finish higher than 4th but it hasn’t changed my opinion of him. He’s going to win national titles and Olympic medals. This off season is going to be huge for him and I think he comes back much improved. It’s hard to change your style when you are always winning. Now he knows he needs to work on certain things to get back on top. I 100% think that will happen
I also still believe that Blaze is the best freestyler. His style is perfect for that rule set. He constantly takes ground so he barely goes on the clock. His opponent is always on the edge so he can get easy step outs. It will be interesting this summer to see him, Jax, and Davino compete. I don’t care either way if he redshirts or not. I personally don’t think it makes sense for next year. Maybe the following year with the Olympics on the horizon.
I definitely expected him to finish higher than 4th but it hasn’t changed my opinion of him. He’s going to win national titles and Olympic medals. This off season is going to be huge for him and I think he comes back much improved. It’s hard to change your style when you are always winning. Now he knows he needs to work on certain things to get back on top. I 100% think that will happen
I’ve never been accused of using tact or trying to be classy; …. so I’ll just say it! Both are phony quitters, especially since their teams are fighting for a podium finish.
The guy that writes the NIL checks in Iowa City said that Angelo is legitimately injured and will need surgery. This while they are on the cusp of, but not guaranteed, a team podium finish.
So maybe we should lay off Angelo a bit.
So maybe we should lay off Angelo a bit.
Other than the few questionable MFFs this morning, this tournament is just brutal physically. I can't imagine how sore and beat up these guys are by the end. It must also be a gut punch to have to get yourself down to weight for the next day, especially after a heartbreaking loss. I especially admire those wrestlers who come back Saturday morning and compete hard even though for many of them they are wrestling for a podium spot they will not be remotely satisfied with. Wrestlers are warriors!
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Caliendo isn't catching mesenbrink in a cradle.