Looking at Lee's consi bracket he has a fairly achievable path to 5th.
2018 NCAAs -- Session 2 Thread
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Kemerer* Errors are easy to do. Especially on live television. Give Jim a break he is old and been a long day
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Some of you need to stop worrying about tOSU and enjoy our guys. We have now won 16 straight matches, yet we bellyache.
If we keep winning, and they keep winning, we will eventually step on the same mat. Of the potential Championship Flight matches only Snyder vs Nevills is decidedly in their favor.
If we keep winning, and they keep winning, we will eventually step on the same mat. Of the potential Championship Flight matches only Snyder vs Nevills is decidedly in their favor.
Is he your neighbor or something? I mean, his last acting credit is literally “man in the shadows”
I feel pretty good actually. I remember sitting in rec hall when Lee dropped that close bout to Joey. Myself, and most people, thought that the match was out of reach. We all know how that ended up. Point is... I think there is a lot of Magic remaining in these lions. We are!!!!
bwifan
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quarterfinal matchups for PSU:
149: Zain vs. Boo Lewallen (Ok. St.)
157: Nolf vs. Michael Kemerer (Iowa)
165: Joseph vs. Isaiah White (Nebraska)
174: Hall vs. Taylor Lujan (No. Iowa)
184: Nickal vs. Maxwell Dean (Cornell)
197: Rasheed vs. Michael Macchiavello (NC State)
285: Nevills vs. Amar Dhesi (Oregon St.)
149: Zain vs. Boo Lewallen (Ok. St.)
157: Nolf vs. Michael Kemerer (Iowa)
165: Joseph vs. Isaiah White (Nebraska)
174: Hall vs. Taylor Lujan (No. Iowa)
184: Nickal vs. Maxwell Dean (Cornell)
197: Rasheed vs. Michael Macchiavello (NC State)
285: Nevills vs. Amar Dhesi (Oregon St.)
I was looking over the championship bracket and the old adage it's better to be lucky than good comes to mind. Now that's a bit simplistic, as OSU is also really good, but they will have not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 Quarterfinals where their opponent is there by virtue of upsetting the higher seeded opponent. On paper 141, 157, 184, and 197 all skew heavily in their favor. Contrast that to PSU who has only one upset of note at 165 to work with. If The Bucks win on Saturday, they will have wrestled well, but they will definitely have benefited from some genuine chaos in the draw.
im a glutton for punishment and he is on twitter more than me and thats pretty hard to do.
For comparison, tOSU's quarterfinal matchups:
125: NaTo vs. Taylor LaMont (Utah Valley)
133: Luke Pletcher vs. Scott Parker (Lehigh)
141: Joey McKenna vs. Tyler Smith (Bucknell)
149: Ke-Shawn Hayes vs. Troy Heilmann (UNC)
157: Micah Jordan vs. John VanBrill (Rutgers)
174: Bo Jordan vs. Daniel Lewis (Mizzou)
184: Myles Martin vs. Chip Ness (UNC)
197: Kollin Moore vs. Kyle Conel (Kent St.)
285: Kyle Snyder vs. Derek White (Ok. St.)
125: NaTo vs. Taylor LaMont (Utah Valley)
133: Luke Pletcher vs. Scott Parker (Lehigh)
141: Joey McKenna vs. Tyler Smith (Bucknell)
149: Ke-Shawn Hayes vs. Troy Heilmann (UNC)
157: Micah Jordan vs. John VanBrill (Rutgers)
174: Bo Jordan vs. Daniel Lewis (Mizzou)
184: Myles Martin vs. Chip Ness (UNC)
197: Kollin Moore vs. Kyle Conel (Kent St.)
285: Kyle Snyder vs. Derek White (Ok. St.)
Nolf is gonna show up tomorrow, brace-less, and walk into the lockerroom:
"REMEMBER WHEN JASON NOLF TOOK OFF THE BRACE AND LEAD PENN STATE BACK TO ANOTHER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP?!"
"REMEMBER WHEN JASON NOLF TOOK OFF THE BRACE AND LEAD PENN STATE BACK TO ANOTHER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP?!"
I'm still on-board, damnit. This is no time to second-guess. I don't care if I'm blinded and stupid.
WE ARE.
WE ARE.
tOSU got about the best draw they could hope for at 141.
That said, the seeding at 157 was just retarded. There is no other word for it.
Like it or not, he is good advertisement for the sport. His passion is genuine.
He’s far less annoying than Tom Ryan
141, 157, 184, and 197 woof. Add 125 and 285 and they are sitting very well to send at least 6 to the semis. They could conceivably send all 9 although I don't think they will.
Of that, there is no doubt. And Ryan is an absolute camera hog; you can tell he revels in it. Which makes it doubly annoying.
And in all fairness to William, Backdraft was the bomb, even though it terrified me as a child.
We really need to show up tomorrow, as I believe we will find ourselves in some real dog fights at 157, 165, 197, and 285. We could go 7-0 if things break well or 4-3 if we get sloppy. The margin of error is so slim as I believe the Bucks can practically sleep walk 6 or 7 kids into the semis.
It is going to be challenging tomorrow. I am especially worried about Jason. He looks to be about 75% to me and Kemerer is moving well. Jason will need all of his wrestling knowledge in that matchup.
Allowing Tom Ryan to be in a position where he can influence seeds is ridiculous. Not saying he did, but why give people ammunition to question it?
bwifan
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Chance vs Imar tomorrow ... Should be a great match
A day one recap, a day two lookahead and comments from Hall, Retherford, Nevills and Sanderson in the article at the link
Wrestling: In 2nd place after Day 1, Penn State wins 16 straight
Wrestling: In 2nd place after Day 1, Penn State wins 16 straight
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