Translated: Levi wrestled Pat Downov III.
'25 U23 World Championships, 10/20-27 thread
- Thread starter Tom McAndrew
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NYC is great, all of you have no frickin clue what you are talking about. How about we embrace how each area of the country is different and stop being *** holes.
Is funny how the folks in western NY don't even consider NYC part of the state.
You got it, Sauron.
lived in NYC for a yr nice place to visit,thats all I got to say!
Hiked Kings Canyon twice with my Brother some time ago. 4-6 day trips - carry it all in and out. Saw bears, deer and many other animals somewhat close. If you like to hike come on out to CA.
Have worked there for over 25 years look forward to when I no longer have to.
Enjoy it now. Let’s revisit this post next October.
Not sure lol just in case. If they are not that dipshit I'm sure they will take in in stride right
Some basements are better than others.
Congrats to Mitch....a great showing! Excited to see how the rest of our guys finish the tournament!
Joe Russell predicts a quick recovery for Josh Barr.
Congratulations champ!!
North Cascades - Cascade Pass and Sahale Arm Trail?
Yo Bob! If that was your brand of humor ….. well … it’s flat!
Late to the party here, but I thought I would add my thoughts to the mix. Luke is looking really good. At only 20 years of age he already has the following five age group World medals: 2025: U23 hopefully gold, 2024: U20 gold, 2023: U20 silver, 2022: U17 gold and 2021 Cadet silver.
PJ was looking great until Heybatov was able to pull in and trap PJ's arm and get those turns. Heybatov must be very strong to be able to pull in PJ's arm like that. As was mentioned, PJ rushed things after that when he still had enough time to methodically work his way back into the match. I need to remind myself that PJ hasn't even wrestled a college match yet. He is phenomenal for his age.
Mitch looked awesome this tournament, especially in his gold medal match. His comeback against Japan was impressive. He is at his best when he finds that proper balance between aggression and controlling ties/moving his opponent around to create angles on his shots. When he shoots haphazardly without controlling the ties, he sometimes gets caught underneath guys or gives up counter TDs. He is a very cerebral wrestler. In his gold medal match he made an immediate adjustment after his opponent scored the counter TD. He then reeled off twelve straight points.
Between the Senior World Championships and this tournament, Levi has surprised and impressed me. His style more closely resembles Eastern European wrestlers than your average American wrestler in that he is great at controlling center and aggressively hand fighting. His physicality, strength and the ability to get to the legs from tight quarters makes him a formidable opponent. It was also great to see him get a turn using the head between the thighs technique that so many wrestlers used at the World Championships.
One area I would love to see our wrestlers improve on is their par terre offense and defense. It seems like too many of our wrestlers don't even work for turns. In particular, I have noticed PJ doesn't put much effort into trying to score in par terre. Par terre defense cost both PJ and Josh this tournament, even though Josh's rib injury from that first gut wrench obviously played a critical part in that sequence.
I watched all the matches before reading this thread, but the same things you saw jumped out at me also. There sure has been a lot of whining by our opponents today. Feigned injury timeouts to catch a breather are out of control. Daudov is now on my list of least favorite wrestlers. He definitely picked the wrong wrestler to try his stunts on. Levi is just a bigger version of Zain when it comes to someone you are not going to intimidate or cause them to lose their composure. Rumor has it Daudov is still wandering around the arena looking for some cold spray for his knee. He probably needs the jumbo-sized can so he has enough to soothe his injured pride also. I guess his mat behavior has made me a little salty today : )
PJ was looking great until Heybatov was able to pull in and trap PJ's arm and get those turns. Heybatov must be very strong to be able to pull in PJ's arm like that. As was mentioned, PJ rushed things after that when he still had enough time to methodically work his way back into the match. I need to remind myself that PJ hasn't even wrestled a college match yet. He is phenomenal for his age.
Mitch looked awesome this tournament, especially in his gold medal match. His comeback against Japan was impressive. He is at his best when he finds that proper balance between aggression and controlling ties/moving his opponent around to create angles on his shots. When he shoots haphazardly without controlling the ties, he sometimes gets caught underneath guys or gives up counter TDs. He is a very cerebral wrestler. In his gold medal match he made an immediate adjustment after his opponent scored the counter TD. He then reeled off twelve straight points.
Between the Senior World Championships and this tournament, Levi has surprised and impressed me. His style more closely resembles Eastern European wrestlers than your average American wrestler in that he is great at controlling center and aggressively hand fighting. His physicality, strength and the ability to get to the legs from tight quarters makes him a formidable opponent. It was also great to see him get a turn using the head between the thighs technique that so many wrestlers used at the World Championships.
One area I would love to see our wrestlers improve on is their par terre offense and defense. It seems like too many of our wrestlers don't even work for turns. In particular, I have noticed PJ doesn't put much effort into trying to score in par terre. Par terre defense cost both PJ and Josh this tournament, even though Josh's rib injury from that first gut wrench obviously played a critical part in that sequence.
I watched all the matches before reading this thread, but the same things you saw jumped out at me also. There sure has been a lot of whining by our opponents today. Feigned injury timeouts to catch a breather are out of control. Daudov is now on my list of least favorite wrestlers. He definitely picked the wrong wrestler to try his stunts on. Levi is just a bigger version of Zain when it comes to someone you are not going to intimidate or cause them to lose their composure. Rumor has it Daudov is still wandering around the arena looking for some cold spray for his knee. He probably needs the jumbo-sized can so he has enough to soothe his injured pride also. I guess his mat behavior has made me a little salty today : )
I think we'll be fine. Not like Cuomo or Adams were revolutionary leaders.
Knee too sore last month after Hidden Lake (below) and its fire lookout, but we did have good intentions of doing Sahale Arm the next day. I'll assume you've done what looks like an amazing hike in that underrated range!
You missed something else important about upstate NY, it’s the birthplace of Lou Gramm.
Ukrainian women are sexy.
Globetrotters Nation.
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SF not NorCal. Always pisses me off. Thanks for letting me vent.LA is not in the middle of California bud.
Funny post on the thin Iowa u23 thread:
funkisfun10 said:
The greatest in wrestling fan base in the country, and no interest in U23 worlds? And he's a weirdo? Lmao...Maybe replace Gable's statue out front with a statue of Welker.
funkisfun10 said:
The greatest in wrestling fan base in the country, and no interest in U23 worlds? And he's a weirdo? Lmao...Maybe replace Gable's statue out front with a statue of Welker.
