Match notes are out for Penn State-Ohio State

NittanyChris

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Braeden going at 141 will be interesting. Can he keep it to a Major? Will we see improvement in his gas tank?
 

ccdiver

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Nitlion1986

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Davis has 2 plus years of starting experience. In those 2 years he has won 48 of 61 matches, won a Big10 title, was an NCAA 1st seed and was an AA last year. Of his 13 losses, two times he has been pinned and twice he was majored. Granted, Mendez is pretty darn good, but simply forfeiting to the idea Davis is getting bonused is not something set in stone. Davis is pretty good himself.
 

donboy6499

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Davis has 2 plus years of starting experience. In those 2 years he has won 48 of 61 matches, won a Big10 title, was an NCAA 1st seed and was an AA last year. Of his 13 losses, two times he has been pinned and twice he was majored. Granted, Mendez is pretty darn good, but simply forfeiting to the idea Davis is getting bonused is not something set in stone. Davis is pretty good himself.
I'm actually surprised he has that many losses, I would have guessed a fewer than 13.

I think bonus is possible, but I think the likelihood of a decision is higher. Mendez will play it tight.
 

BWFight

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I'm actually surprised he has that many losses, I would have guessed a fewer than 13.

I think bonus is possible, but I think the likelihood of a decision is higher. Mendez will play it tight.
Or perhaps Scooter pulls an Ant the Champ match off reminiscent of Cassar vs. Kellen Moore.

Does Scooter have Turbo power? We saw some of it against Hardy. If he added some charge to his battery, that could be interesting. Scooter Power 🔥
 

tbay

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Davis has 2 plus years of starting experience. In those 2 years he has won 48 of 61 matches, won a Big10 title, was an NCAA 1st seed and was an AA last year. Of his 13 losses, two times he has been pinned and twice he was majored. Granted, Mendez is pretty darn good, but simply forfeiting to the idea Davis is getting bonused is not something set in stone. Davis is pretty good himself.
Mendez will TF Davis.
 

Buckeyebacker

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I'm actually surprised he has that many losses, I would have guessed a fewer than 13.

I think bonus is possible, but I think the likelihood of a decision is higher. Mendez will play it tight.
Why in the world would Mendez play it tight? He has been on record of pushing himself to be in the Hodge contention with MM - you think he is going to try to win 5-2?
 

NittanyChris

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Davis has 2 plus years of starting experience. In those 2 years he has won 48 of 61 matches, won a Big10 title, was an NCAA 1st seed and was an AA last year. Of his 13 losses, two times he has been pinned and twice he was majored. Granted, Mendez is pretty darn good, but simply forfeiting to the idea Davis is getting bonused is not something set in stone. Davis is pretty good himself.
If there was more evidence that Davis was all the way back and his lungs were in good shape, I'd be inclined to agree. However, if he gasses late in the 2nd it could get ugly. Remember the guy was on the couch, eating Bon Bons and binge watching Industry a short while ago before he was called into service.
 

SurgeOne bOne

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If there was more evidence that Davis was all the way back and his lungs were in good shape, I'd be inclined to agree. However, if he gasses late in the 2nd it could get ugly. Remember the guy was on the couch, eating Bon Bons and binge watching Industry a short while ago before he was called into service.
I am sticking to my 6 match wins for Penn St, 4 wins da O$U. If Cannon wrestles, I could see 5-5 match count. Yes, I generally am a pessimistic person.
 

Nitlion1986

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Or perhaps Scooter pulls an Ant the Champ match off reminiscent of Cassar vs. Kellen Moore.

Does Scooter have Turbo power? We saw some of it against Hardy. If he added some charge to his battery, that could be interesting. Scooter Power 🔥
Moore was good, but nowhere near Mendez.

My little post is just me being annoyed by some of the persistent and all season long posts.
Mendoz teching or pinning Davis. Bonus is a possibility but not so obvious as to be assumed a certainty
Luke somehow being a high risk for getting pinned
Ohio State if healthy somehow being a legitimate threat

Ohio State has a really good team, but nowhere historically good.
Penn State is historically good. For a healthy OSU team to beat a healthy PSU would require a historical PSU collapse.
 

donboy6499

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Why in the world would Mendez play it tight? He has been on record of pushing himself to be in the Hodge contention with MM - you think he is going to try to win 5-2?
I think he has a pattern of wrestling smart in matches he can get stung in. He's smart enough a wrestler to know that Davis can sting him a little bit, he's a Big Ten champ and AA.

He beat Brock Hardy 12-9, 4-1, and 14-5 the past year. The high scores are matches where Brock either initiated early and often, or initiated early and got ahead and demanded Jesse to come out. The 4-1 was Jesse wrestling a controlled match where he didn't take any unnecessary risks and won that. Did the same with Echemendia.

If Davis comes out and wrestles smart, and I have to think he will (but he's aloof so who knows), we're looking at a 1-2 TD difference.
 

Corby2

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I think he has a pattern of wrestling smart in matches he can get stung in. He's smart enough a wrestler to know that Davis can sting him a little bit, he's a Big Ten champ and AA.

He beat Brock Hardy 12-9, 4-1, and 14-5 the past year. The high scores are matches where Brock either initiated early and often, or initiated early and got ahead and demanded Jesse to come out. The 4-1 was Jesse wrestling a controlled match where he didn't take any unnecessary risks and won that. Did the same with Echemendia.

If Davis comes out and wrestles smart, and I have to think he will (but he's aloof so who knows), we're looking at a 1-2 TD difference.
Mendez has looked really good and he's been looking to score and keep scoring. It would shock me if it's a regular decision
 

donboy6499

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Mendez has looked really good and he's been looking to score and keep scoring. It would shock me if it's a regular decision
Fair enough. Not going to argue with any of that, major wouldn't shock me I just think decision is most likely outcome (and pin, really, if Davis decides to be frisky).
 

Efejle

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Hold up... it's a dual meet right? Technically at a dual meet there are 10 bouts, not just one. That means not just 141, but 9 other weights right? Reading this thread you might think only 141 will be wrestled
 
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If there was more evidence that Davis was all the way back and his lungs were in good shape, I'd be inclined to agree. However, if he gasses late in the 2nd it could get ugly. Remember the guy was on the couch, eating Bon Bons and binge watching Industry a short while ago before he was called into service.
We really need to stop with the sitting on the couch thing. I know (at least I think) you are somewhat joking but the kid was in the room everyday working. He might not have been pulling weight, but he was training. His tank right now is what his tank will likely be. Davis is just one of those guys that is a little sloppy and against high level competition gets himself in trouble. He is good enough to beat anybody but his holes mean he can lose matches he shouldn't.
 

NittanyChris

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We really need to stop with the sitting on the couch thing. I know (at least I think) you are somewhat joking but the kid was in the room everyday working. He might not have been pulling weight, but he was training. His tank right now is what his tank will likely be. Davis is just one of those guys that is a little sloppy and against high level competition gets himself in trouble. He is good enough to beat anybody but his holes mean he can lose matches he shouldn't.
You're suggesting he didn't gas at all in recent matches?
 

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I'm seeing someone getting thrown to their back into the scorers table lol. Seriously though, i could see davis looking for a big move if mendez is overly aggressive
I'm actually surprised he has that many losses, I would have guessed a fewer than 13.

I think bonus is possible, but I think the likelihood of a decision is higher. Mendez will play it tight.
 
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donboy6499

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I'm seeing someone getting thrown to their back into the scorers table lol. Seriously though, i could see davis looking for a big move if mendez is overly aggressive

I'm seeing someone getting thrown to their back into the scorers table lol. Seriously though, i could see davis looking for a big move if mendez is overly aggressive
Heck yeah!

Mendez typically lets his opponent dictate the way the match is wrestled. That says a lot about his ability in that he can win any way you want you wrestle. But we’ll probably get fireworks with Crazy Davis.
 

Roswelllion

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Braeden going at 141 will be interesting. Can he keep it to a Major? Will we see improvement in his gas tank?
It is not in the Cael or PSU style to be defensive but if they did wrestle defensively based how low scoring and close the last couple years against us were I think he could definitely keep it to a major. However, that is not in our DNA and the more BD attacks the bigger the problem may be for us.
 
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SJP80

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Lol I pick Penn st guys all the time. I have Duke winning 157. Also I was sticking up for Desmond a week ago. Also said Blaze is winning 133 . Looks like you only remember what you want to

I’m going to be honest — you are genuinely exhausting to read and engage with. You remind me of that MSU158 poster on the Hawkeye board. I’m sure you don’t care that I’ve blocked you and won’t see your reply, but at some point it’s worth taking a look at how you come across. You don’t add anything positive to conversations, and I’m not sure why you’d want that to be your reputation.

not worth my energy anymore. Goodbye.
 

Corby2

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I’m going to be honest — you are genuinely exhausting to read and engage with. You remind me of that MSU158 poster on the Hawkeye board. I’m sure you don’t care that I’ve blocked you and won’t see your reply, but at some point it’s worth taking a look at how you come across. You don’t add anything positive to conversations, and I’m not sure why you’d want that to be your reputation.

not worth my energy anymore. Goodbye.
I know I'm so against Penn st I just have them with 6 champs this year . I know you will unblock me to read this because you can't help yourself. I also have Penn st with 185 points I know I'm such a hater.