2021 B1G Tournament

[jmadden1998]

Are they running all the placing matches at the same time or will finals be wrestled by themselves?

Same time

 

[CJFisJoePaII]

Joe Lee already wrestled in the Scuffle. To say his difficulties are due to "inexperience" is nonsense. He may also be hurt, but I think his biggest issues seem to be between the ears. When you leave multiple matches after losses walking a good ways away from your coaches you have a problem. He needs to fix that first.

Ummm, the post you're referring to was not made in defense of Joe Lee... it was made on entirely different topic, but I think you know that, don't you? [insert eyeroll].

 

[Junglekitty]

Same time

That’s unfortunate

 

[David Keller]

Please use this thread for pre-Session, in-Session, and post-Session discussions. As always, when replying to a post, please use the Quote function.

When
March 7, 4 pm EST

Where
@ Penn State

TV
BTN will be covering the finals.

Video Streaming
BTN+ will have coverage of the 3rd place and the 5th place matches, for those that are subscribers

Audio
Byers will have the audio PBP. The pre-tournament show will start at 3:40 am EST, with wrestling coverage commencing at 4 pm. You can access the audio at:

Big Ten Championships: Session 4

Video: Big Ten Championships: Session 4. Wrestling

gopsusports.com

PBP
I'll provide PBP

Team Scoring
The best source for team scoring throughout the tournament is the Penn State Wrestling Club. Their link for live team scoring is:

Penn State Wrestling Club
PSU Sports, college wrestling, stats, schedules, merchandise, clothing, rosters
www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org

Thank you for all you have done and are doing! Mucho appreciated.

 

[KidDagger]

Howard very openly rejected Rutgers -- very early in the process, every time the topic came up, and more than a few times it didn't come up.

Said what is common knowledge -- that Rutgers isn't good enough.

Did I mention he wasn't shy about it?

It was never personal for him, but he's brash, and every time he said something, it became more and more personal for them.

This is one of the mildest things he said -- which is pretty mild, but one can see why Rutgers fans would go bonkers about it. LINK

Being a New Jersey kid, I’m sure Rutgers has a soft spot in your heart, so was it difficult to make a decision to go to Penn State over Rutgers at all?

RH: No. A lot of people, because you live in New Jersey, they think Rutgers is not the be-all end-all, but they want to see the best kids go to Rutgers. People get upset. People are crazy about the sport and, in New Jersey, they love Rutgers. Obviously, people have been pushing me to go there, but it’s just not the place where I felt I could accomplish my goals. My goal is to be a four-time national champion, and the only person that has ever done that is Cael Sanderson. So, if anyone that is going to know how to do it again, it’s Coach Cael.

Good luck on being a 4x champ Howard

 

[NoVaLion2]

That’s unfortunate

The championship matches will be on the center mat (2, I think). 3rd and 5th on the outside mats. I can't recall if they usually run one weight at a time on the outer mats, or just let them run continuously.

 

[PSU Mike]

Good luck on being a 4x champ Howard

Like he would have been ... oh, never mind. Think about what it’s like for a kid to come out with Spencer sitting on two years of eligibility.

 

[Lion8286]

Good luck on being a 4x champ Howard

Nothing wrong with a HS kid having goals. You’re sounding like your friend, matter, now.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

I can't recall if they usually run one weight at a time on the outer mats, or just let them run continuously.

I believe in recent years they would wait until all 3 matches were completed, and then proceed to the next weight. As such, if there is a quick end in a final, the BTN TV feed has switched to coverage of the 3rd place or 5th place match.

But I'm going from memory, so my apologies if I'm incorrect.

 

[Thenightking]

Rutgers still a top ten team going into the final session

 

[Creek Side]

Fun fact to kick start Session 4. The area around Collinsville Illinois grows 60% of the worlds horseradish supply.

LET THE WRESTLING BEGIN!

 

[District four]

How many times has all the number one seeds made the finals?

 

[McScoreley]

Good luck on being a 4x champ Howard

I'm glad we get recruits who have that mentality.

 

[7brwnpsu]

I was wondering if others noticed that. Go look at the 1:01 mark in period 3. Berge takes a pretty solid head shot from Lee going out of bounds and almost appears to stumble for a moment coming back to the mat. From that point forward the "energy" level, or whatever you want to call it, seemed to shift in Lee's favor.

Praying it's not an issue, but given Brady's situation, even minor blows to the head take on more significance. I'll try to post a vid clip if I can figure out how (unless someone beats me to it).

EDIT: Here's a low quality vid clip.

View embedded media

Lee lead with his head at least three times on Berge, including the "stall call".

It's part of college Wrestling but in boxing you deduct a point.

 

[LDandy]

Very impressed with the job MSU has done. It wasn’t that long ago the finished like -1 or something crazy.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Kind of interesting that Track is not showing any mat assignments on their Dashboard

 

[AgSurfer]

Very impressed with the job MSU has done. It wasn’t that long ago the finished like -1 or something crazy.

Who took over as head coach at MSU?

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Championship -- mat 1

3rd place -- mat 2

5th place -- mat 3

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Kind of interesting that Track is not showing any mat assignments on their Dashboard

now they're posted

 

[1032004]

Wait, are you trying to tell us Van Brill isn't elite?

@Cowbell Man

So much for “Bartlett is finishing higher than VanBrill” though el-Jefe...That one didn’t age well...

 

[dsites52]

So wait, How could Iowa be a traditional power when wrestling only started 10 years ago?

 

[LDandy]

Who took over as head coach at MSU?

Chandler I believe is still the coach. Took over the program a few years back nd has slowly built it back.

 

[7brwnpsu]

We were sailing the Interclub Regatta out of Erie Yacht Club a few years ago and some guys brought back a few too many bottles of Tylenol w/codeine. The sailboat was seized by Homeland Security and held for close to a year. They weren't big fans of the floating pharmacy.

Wrong kind of Ballast?

Off topic, I'm of Irish decent. Took a Genealogy class last week. Ships leaving Ireland would use the immigrants as ship Ballast on the trip to Canada and then return from Canada to Ireland with badly needed timber.

It explained a lot.

 

[AgSurfer]

None of these men walking off the mat look like they are carrying an asterisk under their arm. The NCAA Champs this year are the NCAA Champs. It's as simple as that.

Maybe it wasn't as obvious as I thought, but I was just goading our Hawkeye friends who post here. (My emoji icon is greyed out!)

 

[MikeDerukey]

{insert Pletcher vs Carton mat assignment joke here}

This is going to be a great night of wrestling! I cannot wait!

 

[dmm53]

Anyone getting. a live stream yet for the 5th and 3rd place matches on BTN +?

 

[AgSurfer]

Wow! Is that the first time Lee was behind in a match this year?

 

[amattaro]

Spencer worried about that knee coming off?

 

[PSUPride1]

Wow! Is that the first time Lee was behind in a match this year?

Lee definitely doesn't suck.

 

[AgSurfer]

Typical Lee - ducking the 3rd period again!

 

[Tom McAndrew]

125 5th Place Match: Robbie Howard vs. Michael DeAugustino (NW)

a true fresh vs. a RS soph

Howard was the #11 seed, and will finish either 5th or 6th.

Per 1
Howard tries a duck, nothing. DeA gets a TD, then OOB, 0-2. Caution on DeA on the restart. Howard grabs an ankle, trying to work out the back, eventually a stalemate with 1:19 left. Howard to his feet, tries to turn in, DeA on the legs and a stall warning. Howard up, and back down. Howard is flat. End. RT @ 2:03 for DeA

Per 2
DeA takes bottom. DeA to his feet, Howard stays with him, but DeA finally gets the esc, 0-3. Not a lot going on. Howard seems active, but no real shots. Stalemate. End. RT @ 1:38 for DeA

Per 3
Howard takes neutral. Howard nearly in on a counter, but nothing. Stalemate. Howard in on a low single, DeA scrambles and grabs Howard's ankle, Robbie trying to expose DeA's back but it's not happening. Robbie gets a late TD, 2-3. End. With 1:27 in RT, it's a 2-4 decision for DeA

Robbie Howard takes 6th place

 

[CJFisJoePaII]

Anybody on here subscribe to BTN+? If so, could you post the results in 3rd & 5th place matches? Thx.

 

[dmm53]

Howard loses 4-2 in the 5/6 match. Takes 6th.

Scored a takedown at the end of the 3rd but it took quite a while to get it and the clock expired before he could release his opponent and go for another.

 

[Media Fan]

Typical Lee - ducking the 3rd period again!

Unfortunate realization that he gets another year.
All 6 Iowa seniors get to do it again.

 

[okinburg1]

HR says RBY up 2-1. Any other info???

 

[District four]

Rby up 4-2 with riding time

 

[Tom McAndrew]

133 Final: RBY vs. Austin DeSanto (Iowa)

#1 seed vs. #2 seed

This has the potential to be an entertaining match.

Per 1
DeSanto in on a head inside single, RBY sprawls, nothing. Nice flurry. RBY lighting quick behind and gets the TD, 2-0. DeSanto works up and gets the esc after 23 sec, 2-1. Stalemate with 57 sec left. Stalemate with 22 sec left. End. RT @ 23 sec for RBY

Per 2
DeSanto takes bottom. DeSanto up quickly and gets the esc, 2-2. RBY with a shot from way out, and nearly gets a leg, but nothing. 1 min left. RBY with a throw-by and gets behind for the TD, 4-2. OOB with 34 sec. DeSanto to his feet, and tripped down. DeSanto back up, and back down. RT over 1 min. End. RT @ 1:13 for RBY

Per 3
RBY takes bottom. RBY moves up, and is out but RT is down to 58 sec. 5-2. DeSanto in on a low single, RBY sprawls and they are OOB with 1:22 left. Stall warning on RBY. 30 sec left. DeSanto shoots, RBY sprawls, and they are OOB with 24 sec left. OOB with 4 sec. RBY in on a low single but there's the buzzer.

5-2, RBY, as he takes 1st place!!!!!

 

[capkrokus]

RBY!

 

[mcruny42]

Smart match by RBY, well wrestled.

 

[District four]

Love how quick he is. Desanto has no clue what the how happened. First go behind he was like whaaaat