Penn State - Maryland '26 Match Thread
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Berating Iowa is always allowed, and very much encouraged. Typical announcers calling an Iowa match, the Iowa wrestler bruises a knee dropping to the mat too hard, the Iowa wrestler calls time out. Is it for a bloody nose? Oh no. He has finger cramps from locking fingers. And the Iowa wrestler backs off the mat. AGAIN! History books tell a story of an Iowa team that used to plow forward and brutalize opponents. Has anybody ever seen that or is that just another urban legend?
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SVN better be careful. He’s been putting himself in some dangerous positions. Won’t get away with that against a top 10 wrestler most of the time.
This team makes the 1994 football team look, "ah, they're OK."
I totally agree. We’ll just have to wait and see how they do at the end of the season, but I believe this is the best dual meet team I’ve ever seen.
I thought he may not have heard the point he got for stalling, so may not have realized he just needed a ride out for the tech.
You can be sure that he and the coaches are going to review that sequence very closely in the next week. It brings back deja vu all over again when I think about DT’s finals match in 2011.
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They got the MD match, still free. Im watching it now.
Not an urban legend! Here’s actual footage of Slumlord Bob directing Brands whose instructing Telford about launching a crushing Iowa offensive.
Lol. There was another Coach from the sitcom Cheers who was a master at getting to first base by leaning into a pitch. He said it was impossible to get him out.
Vipers are sly and stealthy. SVN was a D10 bulldozer into a balsa wood house.
We may need to pull in lionjim from the football board for this one.
Three thoughts on today's "duel "
Was the mat pretty big or just seemed that way.
I have to keep reminding myself these MD guys are DI athletes. PSU makes them look very average.
The student announcers were funny but not terrible. They would do well to not try and fill all the dead air. That's when they seem to make things up.
Was the mat pretty big or just seemed that way.
I have to keep reminding myself these MD guys are DI athletes. PSU makes them look very average.
The student announcers were funny but not terrible. They would do well to not try and fill all the dead air. That's when they seem to make things up.
don't think so. I don't think he knew he got another stalling point in the closing moments
Over the last few weeks I have gone back and looked up the season dual meet records for the dominant years for Iowa and Oklahoma State. I also looked at the data all the way back into the 50s for those teams. I can confidently say that if Penn State ends the season undefeated in duals then they will clearly have had the most dominant dual season in NCAA history.
I yelled at the TV that he needed to get his sh&t together. He must have heard me.
He's always has a little bit of that in him. His freshman tournament was such am awesome rollercoaster.
yea, MM actually turned and said something to him about it...smiling of course
I'm not going to lie, it was touch and go for a minute at the begining. Then the ref blew the whistle to start 125.
Today had a few errands and then was going to a nearby town to get some groceries and to go to a gun store to buy another suppressor. It's an Otter Creek 22 caliber .
Great day, picked up a nice pizza, went shopping at Weis for all these ingredients to make the Tony Sopranos sandwich. I got the gabba ghoul, Genoa salami, some prosciutto, mozzarella, provolone, but I forgot the red vinegar pickled peppers.
I didn't realize that's why I got home and now I'm pissed so I'm gonna have to come up some other concoction.
I remember being confused coming from the far northwest and going to the Jersey shore duals and we were not even in New Jersey. Got to see the Alton Twins up close there. Man did they slaughter kids in highschool.
That's okay. I only had him for an MD in KYPSW, so it was a great result.
great day so far ... Left Richmond, picked up kid in NoVa, and made it to the match just before doors opened. On a good note, I made it home without any snow. Our real threat here is the rain in 15 degree weather that is supposed to hit early AM. Regardless... cool to see the guys up close and personal. Most HS gyms are larger, I sat behind Ironhead but didn't hear a word he might have said. At least 9 to 1 PSU fans if not more.
LL - no worries
MB - told my son that he was probably wrestling MD's best kid...
Scooter - who says he doesn't have any O?
SVN - I think he is simply out there having fun trying things. Only issue I have isn't with the stalling calls but ensuring the opponent has escaped. If so, then I support all those stalling calls - have to improve position. Just make sure you're giving the bottom guy room to breath before giving the escape.
PJ - bad dude. Just think what next year will be let alone the rest of this one
MM - just pure pleasure to watch. Conversations, smiles, etc. Not wanting the Tech made me think the team must have some good contests going on
Levi - next topic
Rocco - I like him shooting both sides
Josh - met expectations
CM - really like to see him turn the corner more on shots to get ready for the heavies.
Overall this was great. Will have to review the match and see if I can see myself and now, after reading this thread, listen to the announcers. I saw them across the way all dressed up in shirt and ties. IronHead had a ski cap on
Ficker was there with a flag. He seems to have calmed down and was actually funny. He was keeping an eye on our bench and coaches - prob trying to get a reaction. Couple of funny comments: "you're better looking.."; "he's just laying on top of you..."
LL - no worries
MB - told my son that he was probably wrestling MD's best kid...
Scooter - who says he doesn't have any O?
SVN - I think he is simply out there having fun trying things. Only issue I have isn't with the stalling calls but ensuring the opponent has escaped. If so, then I support all those stalling calls - have to improve position. Just make sure you're giving the bottom guy room to breath before giving the escape.
PJ - bad dude. Just think what next year will be let alone the rest of this one
MM - just pure pleasure to watch. Conversations, smiles, etc. Not wanting the Tech made me think the team must have some good contests going on
Levi - next topic
Rocco - I like him shooting both sides
Josh - met expectations
CM - really like to see him turn the corner more on shots to get ready for the heavies.
Overall this was great. Will have to review the match and see if I can see myself and now, after reading this thread, listen to the announcers. I saw them across the way all dressed up in shirt and ties. IronHead had a ski cap on
Ficker was there with a flag. He seems to have calmed down and was actually funny. He was keeping an eye on our bench and coaches - prob trying to get a reaction. Couple of funny comments: "you're better looking.."; "he's just laying on top of you..."
That was a bad team anyway, but they started a number of backups due to injuries/shirts. 157 Kal Miller is shirting. 184 AA Jaxon Smith and HWT Chase Horne are both out for the year with injuries. Today's HWT was actually their 3rd stringer.
They're probably only getting 3 qualifiers -- Brown, Young, and John. Lemus might make it if B10 gets enough qualifiers, but won't get an at-large.
But even at full strength with no shirts, Smith was the only guy who might have been competitive today.
I just read Crookham might of got injured again at Bloomsburg Open today.
I’m thinking Duke is redshirted next year with Kasak at 157, and the next year after Mesenbrink graduates, one of Duke or Kasak moves up to 165.