Wrestling 2023 NCAA Tournament Live Thread

[Beezy14]

Rebrand or unBrand?

 

[JOESTROSSER]

You've been peaking at a couple of the non eat your own HR threads?

Nah. I go to the OSU boards because they're knowledgeable and respectful. NO interest in the Iowa boards.

 

[Beezy14]

Did I miss the Hawkeye Faithful in the thread? Awfully quiet.

Limited to whining about the reaction to Spencer’s loss/pin. Madden was funny though, so credit there.

 

[nitlion6]

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I like Iowa's current Brand!!!

 

[Conewago]

I almost have to wonder what the mathematical odds were for Spencer Lee to lose both in the semis this year as a 3x national champ AND in his last match in PA wrestling?

 

[Ski]

Not much. Pretty boring night of wrestling

Yep. Pretty much the same thing every year. It is becoming a routine.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

Does anyone have footage of Roman’s TD to go up 4-2. Stupid ESPN was following Vito walking

 

[nitlion6]

and I was just thinking, not to punch somebody when they’re down, but Spencer’s career is a bit of a cautionary tale at this point. No doubt he was truly dominant, but it also shows what the pressure cooker can create, and what it can’t.

Spencer's match showed the importance of a gas tank. Van Ness goes down 8 - 0 and starts to suck the life out of the kid. Levi goes down 6 - 0 and then just pummels the kid into submission by just grinding him down. Talent is essential, but without an endless supply of O2 talent wilts.

By never getting Lee into shape TnT did him a great disservice.

 

[PD4thespawn]

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We need to shut down that Twitter crap.

 

[1AA]

Happy St Patrick's Day!

 

[El-Jefe]

Bunch of posters making a run for Ms Lee now that she can't see their faces

We should be more sympathetic toward Mrs. Lee.

Not only did her son lose, but now the family is getting evicted on Monday.

 

[nitlion6]

Who says excuses are for Wusses?
Wow!, they are now trying to offer up the excuse, on HR, that Lee, was injured.

Not sure if he was injured or not. What I do know is he was out of gas and flat on his back with no more struggle to not get pinned.

 

[The Japanese Whizzer]

Did SL improve precipitously while at Iowa? Honest question (not meant to pile on). There’s a reason for the long line of recruits and NLWC members outside of Rec Hall, Haines is just the new face of the mind/matter approach of Cael and his staff. Incredible job tonight, again, by the team. Never any sense of panic by our wrestlers (panic is for us fans).

 

[Ja1339]

You could be right. Mendez is the real deal, but not yet a world beater. Feldman could be. Word is Bouzakis is already looking around. But mostly it’s the number of guys that they have brought in and relatively flamed out that gives me peace.

I’m still curios where Mendez and Bouzakis end up next year weight wise.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

We should be more sympathetic toward Mrs. Lee.

Not only did her son lose, but now the family is getting evicted on Monday.

B Nicolls doesn’t play

 

[Cowbell Man]

Spencer's match showed the importance of a gas tank. Van Ness goes down 8 - 0 and starts to suck the life out of the kid. Levi goes down 6 - 0 and then just pummels the kid into submission by just grinding him down. Talent is essential, but without an endless supply of O2 talent wilts.

By never getting Lee into shape TnT did him a great disservice.

Slight amendment Nit……A GOAT does not need a coach to get in shape.

 

[nerfstate]

Who says excuses are for Wusses?
Wow!, they are now trying to offer up the excuse, on HR, that Lee, was injured.

Wrestling injured is “Iowa Style“

 

[nitlion6]

Wrestling injured is “Iowa Style“

State of mind.

 

[PSU James]

I wonder if they'll start the finals at posted this originally in wrong thread. Here we go again ….So I was buying TShirts half way thru the 4th session at the BOK center and about 8 guys wearing Iowa t shirts and sweat shirts were saying something to the the vender inside the center selling t shirts. They were arguing with a bunch of people at once including fans and staff. I’m not sure what was said to get this mob so irate but a kid like 20 years old selling T shirts said so how did your boy Spencer do? and then someone in the Iowa group punched the kid in the face. The group took off and within minutes cops and security were there. Within minutes, all food and drink concessions were stopped. I realize 99% of hawk eye fans are just passionate good people. But this group pissed off about the Spencer Lee outcome we’re just idiots.

 

[RealMicah]

 

[Ja1339]

Did anyone notice after Lee match that the Michigans fans they showed that were cheering exuberantly? Spencer’s cronies are going to be pissed 😤.

Apparently, it’s not just the PIAA fans in Hershey who enjoy watching the GOAT get beaten.

 

[PD4thespawn]

I liked Lee until the mauling of his teammate and the subsequent crowing on hr. From beating rby to running Gilman out of Iowa. Goat bs, lars, moms antics and ESPN hype. The final nail was Quints interview with woods. He should of said gfy. Yeah. I'm happy he lost.

 

[RealMicah]

 

[RealMicah]

 

[District four]

Pat Glory say THANK YOU!

Pat glory is going to get beat lol

 

[raslen007]

I bet Drakes mom did.

I hate the Drake.

 

[District four]

You have to be great.

And to think we could have two on the same team in the same year lol. Has that ever happened before?

 

[PSUWrestlingFanSince2011]

Slight amendment Nit……A GOAT does not need a coach to get in shape.

Gotta agree with this here

 

[Sportfan2017]

Shane's biggest weakness in Neutral is that he losses track of his body posture - he sometimes gets near straight up-&-down when fighting a collar-tie, Russian Tie or clinch.... he did it repeatedly throughout YD match - it finally cost him in latter half of 3rd. No way should YD be able to be close enough to you to get a body-lock when you're leading.... he needs to keep his knees bent and an upper-body bend when fighting those positions.

But if he is not initiating 50% of the action moving forward...he is stalling......so that wont work. I learned that from an "Expert". Then again.....this might have been a literal expert.......ie.....someone who can no longer "spurt". I'll need to reread the 1,500 page rule book to verify

 

[RealMicah]

 

[PSUWrestlingFanSince2011]

State of mind.

No excuses needed from Nolf

 

[tikk10]

In re-watching Ramos roll Lee to his back the critical thing he did was he released his right arm mid roll to hook under Lee's left arm, keeping Lee from rolling through. That action was critical. It was also critical he was able to escape prior to that or none of us would have just witnessed one of the greatest upsets of all time.

I can't recall seeing anyone do what Ramos did there. It started out like a head pinch and turned into a modified assassin. I had speculated that if Lee ever lost again it would be in the third because he was gassed. I don't think he was gassed here, Ramos just pulled a rabbit out of his hat, one of the most creative moves imaginable at the perfect time in the biggest match of the year. All respect in the world for Matt Ramos.

 

[NittanyLion84]

New rule for GOAT consideration, getting pinned twice eliminates any wrestler from being eligible, because according to our Iowa posters, getting pinned once kept you as a viable candidate.

 

[tullfan68]

You've been peaking at a couple of the non eat your own HR threads?

the kid was laying there like a stuffed whale didn't make a move!

 

[tullfan68]

I doubt Spencer will use excuses like he said himself!!

 

[tullfan68]

well he is still the best ever at iowa bet it kills them that he is from PA!!

 

[SLUPSU]

2022 results after Session 4

1: PENN STATE – 108.0
2: Michigan – 84.5
3: Arizona State – 63.5
4: Iowa – 62.0
5: Nebraska – 54.0

First Place Penn State Advances Five to National Finals - Penn State Athletics

Five Penn State Nittany Lions will be competing for NCAA individual glory on Saturday night after claiming victories in their NCAA semifinal contests. Head coach

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2023 Session 4 results

1: PENN STATE – 116.5
2: Iowa – 77.0
3: Cornell – 64.0

First Place Penn State Advances Five to National Finals at the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships - Penn State Athletics

The Penn State Nittany wrestling team will have five wrestlers competing for individual national titles at the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Tulsa, Okla.

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[PSUWrestlingFanSince2011]

Pat glory is going to get beat lol

I agree

 

[GOLDBANGER]

Spencer's match showed the importance of a gas tank. Van Ness goes down 8 - 0 and starts to suck the life out of the kid. Levi goes down 6 - 0 and then just pummels the kid into submission by just grinding him down. Talent is essential, but without an endless supply of O2 talent wilts.

By never getting Lee into shape TnT did him a great disservice.

Fatigue makes cowards of us all.

 

[nitlion6]

well he is still the best ever at iowa bet it kills them that he is from PA!!

Being from PA probably doesn't hurt so much. Other great ones were from South Dakota, New York, Illinois, Indiana as well as Iowa. What has to hurt is knowing if Spencer had chosen to wrestle for Penn State he would have been a 4 time all time great.