Damn, Cole is a great wrestler, he just isn't big enough and doesn't have freakish Cassar-like strength to overcome it.
PSU - Michigan '26 Match thread
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Great effort by Mirasola. The um guy was gassed.
Mirasola gonna surprise at Nationals.
Good match but Cole isn’t where we wish he was just yet. Reminder to all that he’s a RSFR wrestling 285.
Definitely. No idea how he wasn’t warned. It was probably 10 seconds in rear standing with NO attempt to return
Not a worrywart, but did anyone see PJ back on bench or in the handshake line? I’m glad he finished the match and seemed okay, so maybe he was just icing it down and getting treatment, but still.
Ghadali should be embarrassed at being that gassed. Add him to the guys I want to see decked.
I think he will next year. I'm optimistic on him and think he has a better gas tank than almost any heavyweight.
The strategy worked, Taye was cooked, but he needed to set up a shot from outside, not straight on and under.
It's amazing, Rocco's getting more athletic every week!
Actually could've been a warning and a point for not returning and I don't think even Michigan could complain
He's game, but when he gets in, not finishing.
Didn't see him on the bench, but he was in the handshake line.
He definitely needs to tack on some more muscle. The skills and gas tank are there. 20 pounds would help immensely.
Is there a point where they stop letting Cole go on bottom? gas tank is there, and I think offense could be there, but he just hasn’t show the ability to get up against top guys. Relying on 3rd period desperation offense isn’t a recipe for long term success imo.
Dealing with a scholar is see, enjoy was me politely saying, your opinion is meaningless, I know your thorough analysis took a lot of brain power, now I’ll be less polite, I’m not interested in your advancements. Ii’ll say something I’m sure you’ve heard many times before, no means no bro
The No. 1 Penn State wrestling team won its 84th consecutive dual meet on Friday night as it took out No. 10 Michigan 38-3 at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor. The Nittany Lions won five bouts by technical fall and nine overall en route to their latest Big Ten win. Head coach Cael Sanderson's team improves to 13-0 on the year, while Michigan falls to 8-4.
Recap: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-stat...out-results-and-more-as-lions-seek-a-road-win
Recap: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-stat...out-results-and-more-as-lions-seek-a-road-win
Agreed. What a great problem to have as a wrestler. You get to eat and lift without having to worry about a cut.
He needs to hit the weights HARD!!!!!!!!!!
Ernie Lucas Award Winner is Nate Desmond
The Lions won the takedown battle 37-3.
Nope, gotta learn by getting experience. No better way than continuously going under before it truly matters, especially against experienced hammers on top.
To pull out a Spykerism... He needs to hit the weights hard. Obviously not going to happen in season. But I look forward to a new/improved Cole next year.
ThanksIt’s a new moniker but I’m pretty sure that’s Bushwood.
Which is comical if they really DID hand out "TAKEDOWN" placards to the crowd at Michigan.
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Maybe down the line but he's a freshman giving up size. The hard lessons he learns this year will be as important as any weight gain going forward.
Guessing by the time Mirasola is a junior and a senior his strength and technique will be freakish combination.
The Birden kid reminds me of Manute Bol as a wrestler.
Cole will dominate next year.
Ironhead interview of Nate Desmond:
Q: Congratulations, that was a terrific win
- thank you. That match especially. it's stuff I work on every day
Q: How excited were you to get back out there
- the fun thing is just wrestling for Penn State you always have to be ready to wrestle. You just never know when
Q: Take me through the match. Ragusin got the reversal, but you got the reversal in the 3rd. Let's go through the sequence in SV
- that's the great thing about wrestling. I'm pushing until it's over. That match showed me a lot of things I have to work on, especially my positioning
Q: Watching you guys in the room; you guys have so much fun
- this year, we're so tight knit. A lot of our lives is wrestling, but even doing other stuff, we're having fun, and have each others backs
Q: what has been the biggest adjustment for you, the classroom, the room
- how you do anything is how you do everything. I do everything hard. Nobody is forcing me to do anything, I'm just doing it, with a smile on my face
Q: As you are getting for the match, are you watching Luke or Marcus
- I try to watch as much as I can, but once I start getting ready I'm focused
Q: Anything that stood out to you. I thought Levi looked really sharp. And Cole, was right there
- the good thing is that everyone is ready to compete. Cole will get his chance and will dominate. We already know how good Levi is. There's a lot of power in the room
Q: Congratulations, that was a terrific win
- thank you. That match especially. it's stuff I work on every day
Q: How excited were you to get back out there
- the fun thing is just wrestling for Penn State you always have to be ready to wrestle. You just never know when
Q: Take me through the match. Ragusin got the reversal, but you got the reversal in the 3rd. Let's go through the sequence in SV
- that's the great thing about wrestling. I'm pushing until it's over. That match showed me a lot of things I have to work on, especially my positioning
Q: Watching you guys in the room; you guys have so much fun
- this year, we're so tight knit. A lot of our lives is wrestling, but even doing other stuff, we're having fun, and have each others backs
Q: what has been the biggest adjustment for you, the classroom, the room
- how you do anything is how you do everything. I do everything hard. Nobody is forcing me to do anything, I'm just doing it, with a smile on my face
Q: As you are getting for the match, are you watching Luke or Marcus
- I try to watch as much as I can, but once I start getting ready I'm focused
Q: Anything that stood out to you. I thought Levi looked really sharp. And Cole, was right there
- the good thing is that everyone is ready to compete. Cole will get his chance and will dominate. We already know how good Levi is. There's a lot of power in the room
Yes. When the match matters. Right now it’s just practice.
I think 8 to 12 makes him nearly unbeatable. I think him approaching 250 makes him fat and slow.
Well at least Michigan got to use their signs 3 times. Probably made them happy.
Brands not happy. Needed at least a md