Wrestling 2026 Rutgers NCAA Tournament Thread
- Thread starter Leonard23
- Start date
@174, the battle for NJ, #15 Wask upsets #2 Ruiz 9-5. They trained at Buxton. #20 Soldano upsets #4 Conway, F&M 4-1.
#14 Barbosa loses to #30 Snipes 1-2, Citadel in OT.
Time to find the $ for Burroughs if we want to compete for March trophies, or bring back Pritzlaff, SeaBass and Buxton for some AAs each year.
#14 Barbosa loses to #30 Snipes 1-2, Citadel in OT.
Time to find the $ for Burroughs if we want to compete for March trophies, or bring back Pritzlaff, SeaBass and Buxton for some AAs each year.
Good for Soldano. Wish it was in another singlet, but!
And the disaster continues
it's not just that we are losing...but we look like **** in the process
This is truly unacceptable
it's not just that we are losing...but we look like **** in the process
This is truly unacceptable
Back when they were battling out I think SCW got a bit of credit for taking out TJ Stewart but that ended up not being that good of a win based on how he fell apart that year.
Lost to both lower seeds. 0-2.
We're now 3-11 in matches. Pretty much as bad as you can possibly get.
It’s typical Rutgers and why we can never get **** right …everyone knows you pay JB whatever he wants and instantly change the trajectory of the wrestling program. There is no other sport at RU where that’s possible. If they can pay Knox $1M+ per year then they can find the money for JB.
I don’t get the plot armor comment and beating SCW in dual was not an accurate indicator… I mean Soldano beat him fair and square… i agree SCW had a higher ceiling, but if he was allegedly pounding Soldano in the room then it’s clear Soldano has flipped the script, especially if he has a better nationals performance…. So how do you explain these better results from Soldano since his transfer?
Pinto wins 6-2!
Thankfully he won 15-12. Crazy amount of stalling calls.
Another example of peak moment(knocking off Blaze) to getting comfy and not performing same lvl?
There’s a million factors that could go into it. It doesn’t look like he picked up any crazy new skills or changed anything about how he’s wrestling. Zack Ryder as a 22 seed isn’t a good draw for anyone. Soldano maybe is happier there, maybe not being in b10 all year was good for him, maybe not having competition for his starting spot helped, etc. regardless of results so far today or this year I do not necessarily really think soldano is the clear answer over SCW I think it could go a million different ways if the same events happened over and over .
Seems like a great guy, I’m rooting for him. Yeah just wish he did that here too.. lol
I think soldanos style has def changed since last year. Way more selective when he takes risk. Not pulling his opponent on top of him every match. Taking way more single leg attacks
Yes yes and SCW still earned the #11 seed.. I’m just saying if it was true SCW was pounding Soldano in the room, then Soldano flipped that result in the dual meet.. and if Soldano goes on to have better nationals it’s hard to argue that he improved Oklahoma.. and it doesn’t necessarily just come down to coaching, as u said just the change of environment can greatly affect the mentality. Even a inj/one armed Ryder? But I agree w ya SCW losing to him doesn’t say much, Ryder is a stud, let’s see how SCW finishes his nationals.
Part of this isn’t always coaching either, a lot of it is maturing. Coaching staff repeatedly instructed Soldano to not pull guys on top of him but that’s a hard habit to break when you wrestle that way your whole life.
These refs suck. Elam did nothing to escape but Cotton hit with stalling.
LOL I’ve seen everybody using the claw-ride in particular Ferrari Bros but ref calls Cotton for stalling
Cotton with another takedown up 6-1 with over 3 mins riding time against #2
12-4 Fv*king Cotton. You keep Labriola at all cost, the rest can go.
Cotton!!!! Upsets #2 Elam 12-4! BOOM!