Who said I don’t think a true freshman gets a lot better throughout the year? I actually think there’s an advantage to being young and hungry over the conventional wisdom of seniors just keep getting better over time. Why do you keep mentioning true freshmans, is it bc if Knox? Bc I thought he had a gray shirt year or something.
Wrestling 2026 Rutgers NCAA Tournament Thread
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Pinto mat 7 and SCW up soon in wrestlebacks.
Cotton mat 6 and Catka mat 5 up soon in quarters.
Cotton mat 6 and Catka mat 5 up soon in quarters.
What amazes me is how technically sound the PSU guys are. They finish shots without all these ridiculous scrambles and roll-through a. Take Mizz’s Sinclair for example - if he could have simply shelved Ferrari’s leg a half dozen times he wins that match easily. Instead, he lets Ferrari flop around and ends up losing the match.
Just saw Columbia is in 11th right now. I mean, it's kind of hysterical at this point how they are out there accomplishing what Rutgers has been preaching for years now.
Cotton loses 3-8. Close match and gave up a last second takedown.
Merrill put on a fabulous clinic on how to stall. These refs are embarrassing.
You think Jax Forrest worries about opponents stalling. Go after it.
Just stood and pushed.....tied up cottons hands....
So frustrating to watch....
So frustrating to watch....
This sport is broken. Three point take down did nothing but promote stalling. Nobody other than PSU and a few others have the top game to score or pin. Edge of the mat has become the safe place to hang out. Too many guys can’t wrestle on their feet so they just sit back and wait for the scrambles. Need to change neutral danger rule so that it means something when these ankle tweakers want to flop around. Freestyle step out rule needs to come to folkstyle.
coaching matters...ESPECIALLY in college. countless examples of this.
it's simply silly that this is even a conversation on these boards any more.
for the quintillionth time...multiple things can be true... Goody can be a legend for what he did, but isn't capable (alone) of truly getting this team to be a top ten team
btw, as I type this, Catka is in DEEP, but then gets taken down for 3. This has happened to EVERY SINGLE RU wrestler multiple times this tournament. 1000% coaching.
Catka choosing down after getting ridden for a minute plus first period.
for me, he had the best season in terms of being aggressive and consistent. Really like him.
If you have ever seen Buxton practices he will spend hours/days/weeks on every single aspect of fundamental positions. Moving a hand over an inch. Exact head tilt position. Where to apply Pressure. The guy is down lying on the mat with wrestlers studying every aspect of their technique. It’s clear that he’s had a major role in Columbia’s performance.
With Walsh's win, pretty much unacceptable. Really somewhere around 27th tied with Rider and that bastion of wrestling George Mason.
He would need to win that and 1 more to AA right?
O, Conway is very beatable, Soldano beat him on one leg 4-1. His record and seed are and were highly inflated.
II've been saying all year to my friends.Don't sleep on klinsky.
What's the coaching accolades for Rider? Yet again they're having a great tourney.
Klinksy vs Peterson Blood ROund
Another interesting one
V. RObinson (former champ) and E. Ventresca in blood round
Another interesting one
V. RObinson (former champ) and E. Ventresca in blood round