Penn State @ Black Knight Invitational '25 tournament thread
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Trying to reclaim his old spot!Haines is so good that he’s in the finals at two different weights
I was wrong about teammate wrestleoff matches.
I don't envy the conversation Cael has to have with some kids but he seems to excel at it, year after year.
I don't envy the conversation Cael has to have with some kids but he seems to excel at it, year after year.
This isn’t a tournament, it’s a massacre!
So, next year (26-27): Desmond-Ono-Blaze-SVN, with LL in RS?
Year after (27-28): Desmond-LL-Blaze, with Sidun in RS. Or Sidun-LL-Desmond-Blaze? Or...Sidun-Desmond-LL-Blaze? I think Marcus could get a lot bigger if he wanted. Or take an OLY RS.
Year after (27-28): Desmond-LL-Blaze, with Sidun in RS. Or Sidun-LL-Desmond-Blaze? Or...Sidun-Desmond-LL-Blaze? I think Marcus could get a lot bigger if he wanted. Or take an OLY RS.
Most likely. Looks like Olympic weights so no 61.
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I noticed this as well, will even seemed to ask Levi what to take the beginning of the third period.
Reminds me of Cael and staff handling the luggage trolleys or some such at nationals
PSU looked really good today when wrestling non-PSU folks. They don't push as much when wrestling each other IMO... too cautious. I take Luke's loss as getting 'burned' by keeping it close. I'm not taking anything away from Nate.
Opening two rounds of tech's and falls was amazing
Opening two rounds of tech's and falls was amazing
He'll likely drop in the rankings and should.
This match doesn't count toward NCAA seeding criteria such as W-L % and RPI. There could be an indirect effect on the coaches' poll when that finally comes out in a few months, especially when Ryan's 37 votes are counted.
But seriously, it won't matter. All AA candidates except Seymour and Poulin have losses. Seymour will on 12/7. Lilledahl will be the 1 seed at NCAAs.
I didn't see any of this, so how about an honest, not overreacting opinion by some who did, how good are Desmond and Sealey?
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Well Nate did beat Hawkeye super recruit Leo DeLuca at Prep Nationals in early 2024.
Nice to see the boys gave both the panicans and the steamrollers something to talk about at thanksgiving dinner
Count on Tom Ryan whining about Luke if he stays at #1 because the match didn’t count
No need to do that at all - both would be crazy overreactions
Luke is still better than Desmond, I chock it up to the conservative approach to the match and room familiarity. He knows all of Luke's tricks. Desmond on redshirt is a no brainer not worthy of even a single thought.
Very similar to PJ and Sealy. Sealy is looking sooo much better than last year, but I think that was just a very conservative match, PJ almost had several TDs.
Nagao, how can you not feel for the kid. I watched it a number of times, looked like a broken wrist to me 4-6 weeks which if accurate makes a decision pretty difficult.
Very similar to PJ and Sealy. Sealy is looking sooo much better than last year, but I think that was just a very conservative match, PJ almost had several TDs.
Nagao, how can you not feel for the kid. I watched it a number of times, looked like a broken wrist to me 4-6 weeks which if accurate makes a decision pretty difficult.
Well, sure, but no one is beating us this year. Need to save gunpowder for the next few years as DT builds his team
Both looked very, very tough to score on. I never put stock in teammates wrestling because of the familiarity and lack of motivation to perform when they're not battling for a spot.
Never put too much into matchups with teammates. It’s why I never faulted Cael when he’d just have the guys avoid these matchups. They wrestle in the room all the time, so much familiarity that can lead to results like we saw today. I do think Sealey and Desmond are both talented guys. There’s a chance Desmond sees the lineup in the future, Sealey I’m not sure where he slots.
SVN sleeper for the hodge.
They are who most thought they were when they committed which are high level recruits capable of landing on the podium. The problem they will have is that national champion caliber are in front of them but they have the chance in the future to compete and earn the spot. If something happens to the starter we have someone backing up who will score points.
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I think we need to suck Sealey down to 125 because we’re doomed otherwise because dT
Ok but hear me out: Come time for Carver, send out Ono at 133 and bump Blaze to 141? Just for Carver
is there really that much "room familiarity" with Desmond-Luke and Sealy-Duke?
I'm not buying that excuse
I'm not buying that excuse
Seriously bummed for Aaron if his injury is serious.
But we have crazy good depth this year, with super talented wrestlers ready to step in at every weight, if needed. I mean with Sealy’s performance, seems we have 3 studs at 157.
But we have crazy good depth this year, with super talented wrestlers ready to step in at every weight, if needed. I mean with Sealy’s performance, seems we have 3 studs at 157.
It's called these guys are really stinking good.
Like finish top 10 at Nationals with backups
I mean, that's what I am saying. No need to talk about a weak familiarity excuse for guys that have been in the room for weeks, not years
Luke and Desmond were teammates at Sem too.
You need to read your articles Greg.Full results and recap here:
Recap: Penn State wins nine titles at Army Black Knight Invitational, including a surprising result
Penn State wrestling is at the Army Black Knight Invitational today. Follow along here for the latest results, bracket updates, and more.www.on3.com
Don’t forget the 8 scoring wrestlers rule.
Natty #2 !!!!
2 OT winner!!!
Don't tell anyone, but some tears came out of my eyeballs