Great researchYou can see how the total votes edge up in this link. 60ish seems about right
Dan Hodge Trophy - Wikipedia
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'26 Hodge Trophy Finalists; Fan Vote Now Open
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Not that it matters this year as Mitch is far ahead, but that’s a good way to have another guy sneak in
Right next to Jesse's 3rd national championship picture?
The hate is real and not just with the fans.
Hodge voting is a lot like voting in Chicago ... vote early, vote often ...
I would like to see the award go to a ranked choice voting methodology. This will keep votes getting split among teammates and seems like a better indicator of who the voters prefer, especially when there are multiple wrestlers listed.
I was very happy to see Mendez lose in the finals and "disqualify" himself for the Hodge. Seems to me OSU and Mendez himself were appointing him the winner before all the matches were wrestled. Their arrogance was grating. If you talk the talk you better be sure you can walk the walk.
The other talking heads were doing it too even in the face of Mitchell having better stats. It was setting up to be a farce. His losing saved the committee from itself
Frankly I think the Hodge cost Jesse the finals. He JUST HAD to win with a takedown when he could have easily held down Vega for 30 seconds and got out for the ride outs win.
Fan votes are so dumb in my opinion.
it is why a worn out Yankee OF, Dodger 3b or Cubs 1B makes it in over a TB, Pittsburgh or Baltimore kid that deserves the all star nod
it is why a worn out Yankee OF, Dodger 3b or Cubs 1B makes it in over a TB, Pittsburgh or Baltimore kid that deserves the all star nod
You misspelled Hubris.
It sounds like the vote may be tightening due to fanboying for Jax - I can’t confirm because votes won’t be updated until 5:00, but this was mentioned on Intermat.
I usually don’t care too much for fan votes and ignore pleas from Penn Staters to vote for undeserving guys just because they play, wrestle, etc for us, but Mesenbrink is a stone cold deserved winner of this trophy and deserves to have the full weight of our fanbase vote for him.
@Tom McAndrew - any way you can do a duplicate post on your namesake board? I know you like to segregate the board topics, so I don’t want to step on toes, but a lot of those troglodytes don’t visit this board
I usually don’t care too much for fan votes and ignore pleas from Penn Staters to vote for undeserving guys just because they play, wrestle, etc for us, but Mesenbrink is a stone cold deserved winner of this trophy and deserves to have the full weight of our fanbase vote for him.
@Tom McAndrew - any way you can do a duplicate post on your namesake board? I know you like to segregate the board topics, so I don’t want to step on toes, but a lot of those troglodytes don’t visit this board
So are writer votes. That's how full-time DH Rafael Palmeiro won the 1B Gold Glove.
Lol, right up there with Ryder Athleticism unless sarcasm.
I'm sure that during SV of the national finals, Mendez asked himself what he needed to do to win the Hodge.
My vote is in as well as the wife. Messy it is
Mitch holding steady at 66% to 13% for Jax. Leading by 13,500+ votes.
Keep it up
Keep it up
He is running away with it. The past 4 fan votes went:
48.5% Hendrickson
49.8% Brooks
30.5% Parris
33.6% Steveson
They did not release the total fan votes cast, or really any detail, in 2021 when there was a "tie".
I just looked it up. Last year Hendrickson had 30 total votes, CStar had 26. So without the fan vote, Carter would have won, or if they would have split the fan vote proportionally rather than 5-0, Carter would have finished with 28.25 and Hendrickson with 27.75. (Hendrickson had 48.5, Carter, 39.8)
Carter is really the only wrestler in history where sportsmanship actually factored in. He was not likeable bottom line. I think the past Hodge winners and media members put that aside for the most part but it absolutely swung fan votes.
They’ve turned the vote total off for the day, but Mitch was stretching the lead a bit. Still at 66% but gained another 300+ votes on Jax
Carter is one of those guys who you love.. or at least are amused by, when he’s on your team… but you hate him if he’s on the other side… as my dad described Pete Rose
Didn’t Hendrickson have more pins and a higher bonus rate than Carter?
Yes and no. Hendrickson had 13 pints to Starocci's 6, but Starocci had an 85% bonus rate to Hendrickson's 81%. Hendrickson's dominance score was also a lot higher (5.15 to 4.77).
Thanks. I thought Hendrickson was higher in two of the stats. I don’t think that Hendrickson winning was the crime that many PSU fans make it out to be.
Hendrickson should have won it last year. Plain and simple. Yep I said it!!
Sounds more like PD3.
Since they took career achievement away as a component, I agreed with the vote as well.
Making the vote this year what should be a Mesenbrink landslide absent shenanigans. Jax might get a few Ok State homer votes and DT’s 2, but that’s all he should get.