Wrestling 2023 NCAA Tournament Live Thread

[CSauertiegPSU]

Good to see Romero punish Hidlay for doing nothing

 

[Hotshoe]

Romero wins! Boo Yeah. So done with Hidlay wrestling outside the ring. Absolute nonsense he's allowed to do that sh&t.

 

[nitlion6]

Hidlay doing not much and getting beat made me smile.

 

[pish69]

Good job Romero!

 

[Ian]

It happened in front of our eyes, Thursday morning though today, Van Ness has grown into an animal.

Had Yanni on the brink. His blood time gave Yanni a chance to catch his breath.

 

[dsites52]

Romero wins! Boo Yeah. So done with Hidlay wrestling outside the ring. Absolute nonsense he's allowed to do that sh&t.

I think.....Hidlay is back next year?

 

[Waxman1607]

Are you a fellow ski by chance?

No

 

[Jda24]

Could we add Aaron? Hagerstown is close enough to PA that Aaron could toss a Brands brother into PA. If that's not close enough, Hagerstown is closer to PA than Hidlay is to being in the center of the mat.

Lol….This was one of the funnier replies today!

 

[NittanyLiger]

Sorry for the off topic question but is there a reason Spencer Lee's family hates Penn State? I have seen comments that seem to indicate that? Thanks from a casual wrestling fan.

 

[Diego Badman]

So much upside to him. He has tons of raw talent. Can't wait to see what Cael does with it

I have been saying all year that I see a Nick Lee arc to his career. I love the kid.

 

[JOESTROSSER]

I would be SHOCKED if Fix were back and Vito I think would have to transfer because the Ivies don’t have grad student athletes

Ok so BB stays at 141 and Vito takes over 133, LOL

 

[js8793]

Gomez has another year??

If he wants it yes. Was not honored at UW's senior night

 

[johnstownsteel]

I've said this on the football board, but wrestlers often have the trait that propels more to high levels of success than just about any subset of a high school. I can count from my HS wrestling team at least 4 millionaires under 50 years of age. None of these 4 came from money. Also, a 5th became a Navy Seal and now owns a business, so perhaps he is a 5th but not sure on that.

Only 2 of the 4 millionaires were in the AP classes and there wasn't a similar success rate that I'm aware of from our AP classes, so simply being smart wasn't the trait. One of them went to the Vo Tech and took over his dad's little kitchen counters and cabinets business and built it up pretty big before selling it off. Another worked construction pounding nails and whatever, then went back to college and got his degree, and now manages all kind of big construction sites.

But the key thing all 5 of these guys shared was no quit and all grit. All 5 were the varsity starter at their weight class but were not all were our top wrestlers. But one thing was certain, they weren't going to quit and they were going to exhaust their efforts to find a way to get it done. I suspect this carried over to all of their life successes to some degree.

Great post!

 

[nitlion6]

I would be SHOCKED if Fix were back and Vito I think would have to transfer because the Ivies don’t have grad student athletes

For a year, follow the Max Dean path.

 

[js8793]

I would be SHOCKED if Fix were back and Vito I think would have to transfer because the Ivies don’t have grad student athletes

People were saying this about Yianni too. Vito greyshirted, so he's just a year behind. I don't think he or Yianni were in school 2020-2021.

 

[johnstownsteel]

Ok so BB stays at 141 and Vito takes over 133, LOL

Nagao....

 

[PSUbluTX]

Fix can't win in the championship finals or the consolation finals

Fix finishes 4th. Has there ever been a guy more heralded than Fix to be a likely 4-time champ coming out of high school and crazy int'l success and then not win a single national championship?

 

[JOESTROSSER]

Nagao....

He seems like a Gopher through and through.

 

[Flying_Tiger]

So now they are saying Spencer is in the building. Makes more sense, it would have been a really bad look to skip town before medals and team trophy.

 

[Sportfan2017]

* Way to go Max, Beau and Shane!
* Really cool to see Romero so excited to win 3rd. Hidlay got taken down.....wasn't on the edge
* Someone's dad forgot to fill the refrigerator
* Glad to see Murin AA.....Go Central Cambria
* Foca is tough
* Nagao. I'll chip in for his NIL if he wants to move
* I am actually glad Warner won his last match and finished 5th. Those haters from Iowa should be standing
* Excited to watch Hendrickson vs Cassioppi
* Hendrickson vs Cassioppi was exciting. Loved the crowd reaction. U.S.A.

 

[nerfstate]

For a year, follow the Max Dean path.

#pipeline

 

[johnstownsteel]

When do we usually find out what match they will start out tonight?

 

[El-Jefe]

Fix finishes 4th. Has there ever been a guy more heralded than Fix to be a likely 4-time champ coming out of high school and crazy int'l success and then not win a single national championship?

Downey.

 

[JOESTROSSER]

Hendrickson with the fall over Cass!

 

[Dogwelder]

Has Max had a black eye the whole tournament?

He got hit in the eye by flying glasses parts.

 

[johnstownsteel]

The Greatest American Hero!!

 

[RB-Old]

Cassioppi got teched and pinned in two straight days.

 

[nerfstate]

Whew--I had a feeling Hendrickson was gonna light up Cass. His interview was great too.

 

[creamery freak]

PSU'S fans should do a 'We want you cheer' for Bernie Truax!

 

[wrestlingfan22]

Hendrickson is the real deal man!

 

[RB-Old]

He got hit in the eye by flying glasses parts.

Lots of shrapnel out there

 

[I.J.W.T.]

Hendrickson with the fall over Cass!

Beau-tiful!!

 

[Brian LB-U]

Dude!!! Bartlett and Van Ness win basically at the same time to take 3rd?!?! Who (outside of Nittany nation) predicted those two finishing 3rd this weekend??? Congrats boys, future is BRIGHT!!!

I like our guys.

 

[mcpat]

The fall got called there (Hendrickson) but that ref needed to worry less about counting swipes and more about checking whether Cass was flat.

 

[tullfan68]

Does anybody have an update on where Cassiopi stands in the all-time pin rankings? Does he have the record yet?

you mean getting pinned right?

 

[tikk10]

The Air Force has planes big enough for Wyatt Hendrickson? Guy is a monster, and he improved this year. Kerk's reversal and rideout all the more impressive in light of all of Hendrickson's other matches this weekend.

 

[johnstownsteel]

Sorry for the off topic question but is there a reason Spencer Lee's family hates Penn State? I have seen comments that seem to indicate that? Thanks from a casual wrestling fan.

I don't think it's PSU per se. Think they just hate the people of PA in general because they perceived that their little boy was treated wrongly at states.

 

[mcruny42]

What a teammate! Cass didn't want Spencer to be the only Hawk to end his tournament flat on his back

 

[PSU Mike]

Hendrickson is the real deal man!

Love the academy kids(men).

 

[Flying_Tiger]

Whew--I had a feeling Hendrickson was gonna light up Cass.

Hawk fans with the kiss of death by claiming he made Kerks draw easier.