2018 NCAAs -- Session 6 Thread

[Tom McAndrew]

I'm setting this up in advance, but will be around for the Session. Just a reminder -- for several years I've had a tradition of providing PBP during all/most of the Sessions, but I don't provide PBP for the finals. I sit back, watch, enjoy, and make comments like a fan.

We talk PSU wrestling 24x7x365, but the finals of Nationals is the apex. Hopefully, most of you will emulate the PSU wrestlers, and have fun in this thread!

please use this thread to discuss the matches of PSU wrestlers, matches of interest by other wrestlers, etc. If responding to a post, please use the Quote function.

Time:
8 pm EDT

TV:
ESPN2

Video Streams:
I believe that ESPN3 will be streaming the video of the finals.

Audio Stream:
Byers's radio PBP will be streamed for free, starting at 7:40 pm EDT, at the below link:

http://www.gopsusports.com/collegesportslive/?media=573248

Following Team Scores:
They are provided on the Penn State Wrestling Club's web site, on TrackWrestling, and scroll periodically atop the ESPN TV coverage

Team Score Entering The Finals:
The team competition has come down to PSU and tOSU. Current scoring, and (maximum potential) scoring, are as follows:

1. Ohio State - 130.5 (142.5)
2. PSU - 124.5 (154.5)
3. Iowa - 93 (99)
4. Michigan - 80 (92)
5. NC State - 76 (88)
6. Missouri - 61.5 (61.5)
7. Nebraska - 47 (47)
8. Cornell - 44 (50)
9. Rutgers - 42.5 (48.5)
10. Arizona St. - 39 (45)
11. So. Dakota St. - 38 (44)
12. Illinois - 37.5 (43.5)
12. Oklahoma St. - 37.5 (37.5)
14. Lehigh - 36.5 (36.5)
15. Lock Haven - 35 (41)

Finals Matches for PSU Wrestlers:
149 - ZPain vs. Ronald Perry (Lock Haven)
157: Nolf vs. Hayden Hidlay (NC State)
165: Joseph vs. Isaiah Martinez (Illinois)
174: Hall vs. Zahid Valencia (Arizona State)
184: Nickal vs. Myles Martin (Ohio State)

We Are ...

- looking forward to 10 interesting finals
- hopeful that our five finalists can win their matches
- expecting to see The Pennsylvania State University wrestling team defend their NCAA title

... Penn State!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Maddog]

TV:
ESPN
I think the TV is actually ESPN2

 

[pawrestlersintn]

Let's goooooooooo!!!

 

[86PSUPaul]

Yes, ESPN2

 

[Tom McAndrew]

TV:
ESPN
I think the TV is actually ESPN2

Good catch. ESPN is showing a boxing match. I've corrected my OP

 

[dtrainers]

So it looks like the Nickal vs Martin match is the key to the title.

A win by Zain and Nickal means no worse than a tie score. Any bonus point tips the scale in our favor.

No?

 

[316_Lyons]

So it looks like the Nickal vs Martin match is the key to the title.

A win by Zain and Nickal means no worse than a tie score. Any bonus point tips the scale in our favor.

No?

Correct on Nickal vs Martin being the likely key. But regular decision wins by only Zain and Nickal only puts us up by 2. If Snyder wins, OSU wins by 2.

 

[PSU22]

So it looks like the Nickal vs Martin match is the key to the title.

A win by Zain and Nickal means no worse than a tie score. Any bonus point tips the scale in our favor.

No?

If that win by Zain is a pin, then yes.

 

[dunkej01]

the dark side of the force is strong ,,,,,,,,,

 

[ClarkstonMark]

the dark side of the force is strong ,,,,,,,,,

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that is one SAD tweet from an official team account

 

[PSUcup1]

Let’s go boys !!!

This is gonna be a long 3 hour wait

 

[NittPicker]

the dark side of the force is strong ,,,,,,,,,

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I guess since they only have two guys in the finals they need to pretend some other wrestlers are part of their team too.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[PSUaggie]

Buckeye Nation is googling 'Lock Haven' as I type.

 

[Eastern HWT]

Wasn’t that how Gillian’s Island started? A three hour wait (or a three hour tour)

 

[NittPicker]

Buckeye Nation is googling 'Lock Haven' as I type.

They likely think it's a store which specializes in locks. The Lock Haven.

 

[royboy]

Don't see a bad or boring finals matchup out of all 10 weights; could we actually have a finals with no snoozers?

 

[Tom McAndrew]

A few facts pulled from THIS FloWrestling article (lots of good stats I didn't post):

SemiFinalists By State:
PA - 9
OH - 9
NJ - 5
MI - 4
CA - 2
MO - 2

Finalists By State:
PA - 6
NJ - 2
CA - 2
MI - 2
8 with 1, but OH not 1 of them

All Americans By State:
PA - 15
OH - 11
NJ - 8
CA - 5
MI - 5
IN - 4
MN - 4
NY - 4
OK - 4
IA - 3
MO - 3
OR - 2
No other state with more than 1

 

[CropDuster507]

**** ohio state

 

[NittPicker]

Don't see a bad or boring finals matchup; could we actually have a finals with no snoozers?

Maybe they've already announced which weight class will start things off tonight but leading off at 197 would be the way to go if they want to build maximum drama. The possibility would exist for a PSU/OSU match-up to determine the team championship.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[diggerpup]

the dark side of the force is strong ,,,,,,,,,

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Not how we would have handled it.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

This is a conversation about the NCAA Most Dominant Award:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Maybe they've already announced which weight class will start things off tonight but leading off at 197 would be the way to go if they want to build maximum drama.

they have ... they're starting @ 125

 

[fen103]

Can't wait!

 

[NittPicker]

they have ... they're starting @ 125

Thank you.....

 

[Ruby Tues]

So the idiot that I am, I canceled my cable earlier this month. I have been streaming the matches on ESPN3. Does anyone know if they will continue to broadcast the championship online? Thanks in advance! Go State!!!

 

[LionLife]

I don’t know about you guys...But my liver can’t take another three days like this!

 

[86PSUPaul]

I am about 99% positive you can stream it also,

Yep, just checked, scheduled on my watchespn app

So the idiot that I am, I canceled my cable earlier this month. I have been streaming the matches on ESPN3. Does anyone know if they will continue to broadcast the championship online? Thanks in advance! Go State!!!

 

[Tom McAndrew]

So the idiot that I am, I canceled my cable earlier this month. I have been streaming the matches on ESPN3. Does anyone know if they will continue to broadcast the championship online? Thanks in advance! Go State!!!

It appears that:
- they have a show @ 7:30 pm EDT titled "2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships Off The Mat (Championship)
- they have a show @ 11:00 pm EDT titled "2018 NCAA Wrestling Championship - Trophy Presentation"

I'm not sure if the 7:30 show is just the Parade of Champions, or if it continues on and shows the matches.

 

[NittanyChris]

Zain is NOT getting a mere decision in his final match in a Penn State singlet! Will it be a Major, Tech or Fall?

BRING THE PAIN!!!

WE ARE!!!

 

[WildTurk]

State of Ohio went 0-9 In the Semis at home? Yikes

 

[ClarkstonMark]

This is a conversation about the NCAA Most Dominant Award:

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what about a Lee pin? Tech, Tech, pin, pin, pin

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Heading into the Finals, most points scored:

1. Spencer Lee - 23.00
2. Zain Retherford - 21.00
3. Nathan Tomasello - 20.50
4. Nick Suriano - 20.50
5. Mark Hall - 20.50
6. Seth Gross - 20.00
6. Zahid Valencia - 20.00
6. Michael Macchiavello - 20.00
9. Stevan Micic - 19.00
9. Jared Haught - 19.00
9. Adam Coon - 19.00
9. Jason Nolf - 19.00
13. Isaiah Martinez - 18.50
13. Evan Wick - 18.50
13. Myles Martin - 18.50
13. Kyle Conel - 18.50
13. Kyle Snyder - 18.50
18. Ethan Lizak - 18.00
18. Yianni Diakomihalis - 18.00
18. Hayden Hidlay - 18.00

 

[dsites52]

the dark side of the force is strong ,,,,,,,,,

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Well, you can’t spell c*ck**cker without osu.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

what about a Lee pin? Tech, Tech, pin, pin, pin

I believe you're looking at things from the perspective of the Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament. Lee certainly is a contender for that.

The Most Dominant Award is a season-long award. As SHP's tweet indicates, ZPain has pretty much locked that up.

 

[billrag]

Does anyone know who to read the wrestling lines and care to explain? Thanks.

I'm not a gambler, so I can't explain it precisely, but Lee is favored, by a good bit....

 

[Creek Side]

Zain is NOT getting a mere decision in his final match in a Penn State singlet! Will it be a Major, Tech or Fall?

BRING THE PAIN!!!

WE ARE!!!

Fall.

PENN STATE!

 

[PSUbluTX]

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Why is there even a rule on this? Seems silly.