2026 NCAA Championship Session VI Thread
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I think a) competition is better b) finals are usually about 50-50. So the previous results were anomalous. Not a reasonable expectation in most weights. Ask Spencer and Mendez. Starrocci is the ultimate exception
No belts for our guys in this pic. At both BiG’s and in Cleveland our guys gave those ugly things away as fast as they could. Belts is probably a Tan Tom idea.Very happy and grateful for the team's performance and finish, but bittersweet in some ways, especially for for SVN (and also PJ). Shayne is one of my favorites and just wish he could have finished on some of his shots and ended up in this photo. I noticed he still did his trademark bow, even in defeat.
P.S. As posted earlier, Trumble is a mountain of a man - wow!
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Well, we had more than enough drama last offseason. Hopefully we have a boring, successful summer with freestyle
What about Trumble’s wife? A former Nebraska swimmer who looks like she’s 6’ tall. Cael should start recruiting their baby now.
I thought they said they were expecting a girl.
So funny. Thanks Corrado.
NCAA hasn't posted the video of the 197 final. I'll place this here, and will update when the video is posted.
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Curious if this is just a feeling or there's some smoke?
It’s been several years ago since I was there with him. I’ll ask him to find out.
Curious how many of you old timers from the Harrisburg area remember The Spot in the downtown square?
I wouldn't necessarily classify myself as an old timer, but I've had a spot dog or two in my day.
Yeah I remember their foot long dogs and their subs. Makes me a little hungry thinking about them.
Just saw this after I replied to my earlier post about Coney Island. Apologies
Ok back on topic. It was disappointing hearing about Caliendo’s post finals behavior. I can appreciate that he felt frustrated that his goal of a national championship was stopped because of one guy who was just way better, but that’s no excuse for declining a friendly and respectful gesture. It also doesn’t help Iowa’s public image.
If true, that pisses me off even more. Wouldn't you presume that given the gravity of the situation that they would really want to get that one right and that you'd wish it was unanimous? I'm still unwilling to believe that "the fix was in", but I still just can't understand how badly they could have bitched that one. And, the call on the mat was takedown, so they weren't confirming, but rather overruling, which has a higher standard in my opinion. Bastards.
Like the boxing jury screwing Roy Jones Jr in Seoul.
I have one comment.
Hand fighting is killing the watchability of this sport.
and the Watters Cannon TD review underscored just how ridiculous the Duke No TD ruling was.
Hand fighting is killing the watchability of this sport.
freestyle tries to address it with passivity and sometimes gets it wrong but at least someone is on the hook for getting going.
and the Watters Cannon TD review underscored just how ridiculous the Duke No TD ruling was.
Duke may not look it which might lead opponents to wonder where the bulldozer came from.
So did the Vega-Mendez takedown call. Mendez still had both arms around Vega's leg, where both of Duke's legs were free.
If you watched on ESPN, you would have seen that Cody was super POd and saying some very angry things to someone. If there’s any post season official review board, you can bet that this one is going to get some serious attention. What’s worse is that we saw two other very similar situations in the finals where the takedown was awarded. Someone better have a good explanation.