2024 Sr World Team Trials, Sept 14-15
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Not if he sticks with precedent. He’s always started the 10 that are best to achieve program goals while giving the wrestlers ample opportunity to convince him why they should be in the lineup. See 2014-15
Both of you saying the same thing but in slightly different ways.
No is just seems like you are in your words "You just threw it out there - spitballing, I guess. Drivel, I call it." ... With this take - "If they ask him to wrestle 184 he wouldn't have to cut any weight, but he would be giving anything away either."
So last year's 157 Levi is now worthy of even wild speculation to jump 3 weight classes, bump Cater back to 174, and go 184??? Now that is some serious spitballin drivel IMO. It seems we share the same defficiency my brother.
Would be better if you could keep straight who posted what. I didn't post that.
But what the poster was trying to say is that Levi is weighing over 180 now, not that he was going to wrestle 184. That's not spitballing if you were paying attention to people who actually have seen and spoke to Levi. There were several posts about that just recently.
I put one word in to fix the weight meaning.
As far as strength goes I was saying he already has what many would think felt like man strength, just wait until he has "his" man strength.
61kg Best of 3 Finals - Match 2 - Marcus Blaze VS Vitali Arujau
P1:
Here we go. Match #2. Arujau won the first match 2-1
Circling & head tapping, then tying up. Arujau coming forward. Arujau shoots, nothing. Stoppage, passivity Blaze. Arujau pressuring forward. Arujau shoots, nothing. Back to the tie up in the center, stoppage, restart. Circling & tying up, Arujau coming forward. Blaze 2nd passivity warning & he goes on the clock, 1:22 left. Blaze shoots, Arujau down blocks & they're back to center. Blaze shoots again, nothing, Arujau shoots, Blaze blocks him off. Arujau shot clock point, 1-0. Arujau shoots, Blaze blocks off. Arujau passivity warning, restart. Circling & tying up & hand fighting, 30-sec left. Arujau with a hard club as the period expires, 1-0 Arujau. Just like last time.
P2:
Back to action. Circling, Arujau half shot, nothing. Blaze shoots, nothing. Back to center circling & tying up. Arujau shoots, gets a leg, working & takes Blaze out of bounds, 2-0, restart. Circling & tying up. Blaze coming forward a little now, 2-min left. Arujau near the edge, but circles back to center. Blaze pushing forward, Arujau shoots, Blaze circles away. 1:30 left. Circling, Blaze shoots, stoppage & Blaze with another passivity warning & he goes back on the clock. Blaze shoots, nothing & again, nothing. Blaze looking for an opening, but can't find one. Arujau another shot clock point, 3-0. Blaze attacking harder now, Arujau shoots a double, but Blaze fights it off, works through it & keeps coming forward. Blaze gets to a leg & quickly takes Arujau out of bounds, 3-1, 8-sec left. Blaze shooting, looking for an opening, but he can't find anything.
Vito Arujau DEC Marcus Blaze 3-1 & wins the best of 3 series 2 matches to none.
Great job by a high school kid! He may have lost his last match, but he won some big ones this weekend. Great job Marcus! I really hope he commits to PSU soon!
P1:
Here we go. Match #2. Arujau won the first match 2-1
Circling & head tapping, then tying up. Arujau coming forward. Arujau shoots, nothing. Stoppage, passivity Blaze. Arujau pressuring forward. Arujau shoots, nothing. Back to the tie up in the center, stoppage, restart. Circling & tying up, Arujau coming forward. Blaze 2nd passivity warning & he goes on the clock, 1:22 left. Blaze shoots, Arujau down blocks & they're back to center. Blaze shoots again, nothing, Arujau shoots, Blaze blocks him off. Arujau shot clock point, 1-0. Arujau shoots, Blaze blocks off. Arujau passivity warning, restart. Circling & tying up & hand fighting, 30-sec left. Arujau with a hard club as the period expires, 1-0 Arujau. Just like last time.
P2:
Back to action. Circling, Arujau half shot, nothing. Blaze shoots, nothing. Back to center circling & tying up. Arujau shoots, gets a leg, working & takes Blaze out of bounds, 2-0, restart. Circling & tying up. Blaze coming forward a little now, 2-min left. Arujau near the edge, but circles back to center. Blaze pushing forward, Arujau shoots, Blaze circles away. 1:30 left. Circling, Blaze shoots, stoppage & Blaze with another passivity warning & he goes back on the clock. Blaze shoots, nothing & again, nothing. Blaze looking for an opening, but can't find one. Arujau another shot clock point, 3-0. Blaze attacking harder now, Arujau shoots a double, but Blaze fights it off, works through it & keeps coming forward. Blaze gets to a leg & quickly takes Arujau out of bounds, 3-1, 8-sec left. Blaze shooting, looking for an opening, but he can't find anything.
Vito Arujau DEC Marcus Blaze 3-1 & wins the best of 3 series 2 matches to none.
Great job by a high school kid! He may have lost his last match, but he won some big ones this weekend. Great job Marcus! I really hope he commits to PSU soon!
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Don't be surprised to see Levi have a major wrapped up, yet with 10 seconds left in the match let Arnold up just to score one more takedown.
Blaze is a monster, also I really hope we see Vito vs Ono at Worlds!
That last passivity call changed everything about the end of the match. Stole the drama from us.
I love how pissed Blaze looked after the match. He believed he was going to win even if most others didn’t. Vito is so good when he moves in and out like he did in this match especially if he is also handfighting hard. I hope we see him vs Ono as well but as of now my $ would be on Ono.
To clarify the weight thing.
From the horse's mouth, "after practice weighed out at 181."
So he has to cut to make 174. If for some reason he were ask to wrestle 184 he would not need to cut anything to wrestle that weight, but he would not be giving up much of anything either.
Vito looked good but not peak Vito. I know it is kind of a cop out but when he is ON he just scores at will against anyone. I tend to agree with you about Ono. Ono has a similar build to Crookham and will hold center all day on Vito. Vito will need to be on his absolute A game offensively at worlds if those two face off.
A lot has changed since 2014-15. Back then Cael RSed ZR so he could lead Generation 2 for 3 years. Now everything is rolling along so smoothly that it's hard to know when Gen 3 ends and Gen 4 begins. And it seems Gen 5 is already in the pipeline.
“At this level”. His kid has plenty of experience in the consis whether he likes them or not
I want to like James Green, but then the camera pans to Manning in his corner 
70kg Best of 3 Finals - Match 2 - James Green VS Alec Pantaleo
P1:
Green is up one match to none. Circling & head tapping. Pantaleo shoots, nothing & again, nothing again. Tying up now. Green holding center. Circling & tying up. Green working an under hook, stoppage, Pantaleo passivity warning, restart. Circling & hand fighting & tying up. 2-min left. Pantaleo half shot, nothing. Green working an under hook again & they break. Tying up, stoppage, Pantaleo 2nd passivity warning & he goes on the clock, restart. Green working an under hook, nothing. Pantaleo with a drag & go behind attempt, but Green turns & faces him. Green shot clock point, 1-0, 1-min left. Tying up, Green working an under hook, Pantaleo on the edge, but circles back to center. Circling & tying up, Pantaleo shoots, Green sprawls, nothing. Stoppage, Green passivity warning, restart, 20-sec left. Circling & tying up, Pantaleo pushing forward a little & that's how the period ends. 1-0 Green
P2:
Circling & head tapping & hand fighting. Pantaleo tries a drag, nothing. More circling & head tapping. Green looks under hook, nothing. Stoppage, Green 2nd passivity warning & he goes on the clock. Tying up, Green under hook, nothing. Pantaleo shoots, nothing. Green coming forward, but Pantaleo circles back in. Pantaleo shot clock point, 1-1, adv Pantaleo. 1:45 left. Circling & head tapping. Green comes forward, Pantaleo circles back. Stoppage, Pantaleo 3rd passivity warning & he goes on the clock again, restart. Circling & tying up. Pantaleo looking for an opening, Green with solid defense. Green another shot clock point & goes up 2-1. 45-sec left. Circling, Pantaleo coming forward a little, Pantaleo snaps, nothing. Pantaleo shoots, nothing. Pantaleo more active now, Pantaleo shoots, Green sprawls. Green warned for attention or activity. Circling, Pantaleo coming forward, Green just backing up & the ref lets him, as time expires.
James Green DEC Alec Pantaleo 2-1
James Green wins the Best of 3 Series 2 matches to none.
P1:
Green is up one match to none. Circling & head tapping. Pantaleo shoots, nothing & again, nothing again. Tying up now. Green holding center. Circling & tying up. Green working an under hook, stoppage, Pantaleo passivity warning, restart. Circling & hand fighting & tying up. 2-min left. Pantaleo half shot, nothing. Green working an under hook again & they break. Tying up, stoppage, Pantaleo 2nd passivity warning & he goes on the clock, restart. Green working an under hook, nothing. Pantaleo with a drag & go behind attempt, but Green turns & faces him. Green shot clock point, 1-0, 1-min left. Tying up, Green working an under hook, Pantaleo on the edge, but circles back to center. Circling & tying up, Pantaleo shoots, Green sprawls, nothing. Stoppage, Green passivity warning, restart, 20-sec left. Circling & tying up, Pantaleo pushing forward a little & that's how the period ends. 1-0 Green
P2:
Circling & head tapping & hand fighting. Pantaleo tries a drag, nothing. More circling & head tapping. Green looks under hook, nothing. Stoppage, Green 2nd passivity warning & he goes on the clock. Tying up, Green under hook, nothing. Pantaleo shoots, nothing. Green coming forward, but Pantaleo circles back in. Pantaleo shot clock point, 1-1, adv Pantaleo. 1:45 left. Circling & head tapping. Green comes forward, Pantaleo circles back. Stoppage, Pantaleo 3rd passivity warning & he goes on the clock again, restart. Circling & tying up. Pantaleo looking for an opening, Green with solid defense. Green another shot clock point & goes up 2-1. 45-sec left. Circling, Pantaleo coming forward a little, Pantaleo snaps, nothing. Pantaleo shoots, nothing. Pantaleo more active now, Pantaleo shoots, Green sprawls. Green warned for attention or activity. Circling, Pantaleo coming forward, Green just backing up & the ref lets him, as time expires.
James Green DEC Alec Pantaleo 2-1
James Green wins the Best of 3 Series 2 matches to none.
James Green! That is one wrestler coming out of retirement to make the team, lets see if DT makes it two
79kg Best of 3 Finals - Match 2 - Chance Marsteller VS Jordan Burroughs
P1:
Burroughs won the first match. Circling, Chance coming forward a little. Burroughs pushing back. Tying up & circling, Chance drives forward, Burroughs circles back to center. Tying up again, hand fighting & then back to the tie up. Chance reaches for a leg, nothing. Burroughs passivity warning, restart. Circling, Burroughs backing away now, then they have collar ties & are hand fighting. Chance shoots, nothing, stoppage. Burroughs 2nd passivity warning & he goes on the clock. Circling, 90-sec left. Chance coming forward, and they're tying up. Chance shot clock point, 1-0, Burroughs drives forward & takes Chance out of bounds, but time was called before, so no points. Injury or blood time Chance. Back to action. Tying up. Burroughs reaches for a leg, nothing, Chance reaches for a leg, nothing. Chance drops down & they're back to their feet circling. Chance passivity warning. Circling, 30-sec left. Stoppage & warning for something, hands to face, I think. Circling & tying up. Chance coming forward a little, stoppage & another warning for hands to the face on Burroughs, I believe & that's how the period ends. 1-0 Chance
P2:
Back at it. Burroughs shoots off the whistle, but Chance evades. Burroughs picking up the pace now. Tying up, Burroughs pushing forward. Burroughs getting more aggressive. Stoppage, Chance 2nd passivity warning & he goes on the clock. Circling, Chance looking for an opening, Burroughs keeping distance, Burroughs shoots, Chance counters, nothing. Burroughs shot clock point, 1-1, adv Burroughs. Circling, Burroughs shoots, nothing. Chance looking for an opening, but Burroughs with solid defense. 90-sec left. Burroughs coming forward, Chance near the edge, grounded on his knees. Burroughs keeps coming forward & almost gets a step out, but Chance grounds himself, stalemate, restart, 1:09 left. Chance bleeding again & Burroughs getting a needed breather. Back at it. Burroughs shoots in on a double, lifts & takes Chance to his back for 4, 5-1, Chance gets a head pinch exposure too & it's 5-3, restart. Chance shoots off the whistle, Burroughs circles back in. Burroughs has Chance on the edge & gets another step out, 6-3, restart. Chance attacking, Burroughs with solid defense. Chance keeps coming, but can't find an opening. Stoppage, attention warning Burroughs, restart. Chance coming forward again, but can't find any points.
Jordan Burroughs DEC Chance Marsteller 6-3 & wins the Best of 3 Series 2 matches to none.
P1:
Burroughs won the first match. Circling, Chance coming forward a little. Burroughs pushing back. Tying up & circling, Chance drives forward, Burroughs circles back to center. Tying up again, hand fighting & then back to the tie up. Chance reaches for a leg, nothing. Burroughs passivity warning, restart. Circling, Burroughs backing away now, then they have collar ties & are hand fighting. Chance shoots, nothing, stoppage. Burroughs 2nd passivity warning & he goes on the clock. Circling, 90-sec left. Chance coming forward, and they're tying up. Chance shot clock point, 1-0, Burroughs drives forward & takes Chance out of bounds, but time was called before, so no points. Injury or blood time Chance. Back to action. Tying up. Burroughs reaches for a leg, nothing, Chance reaches for a leg, nothing. Chance drops down & they're back to their feet circling. Chance passivity warning. Circling, 30-sec left. Stoppage & warning for something, hands to face, I think. Circling & tying up. Chance coming forward a little, stoppage & another warning for hands to the face on Burroughs, I believe & that's how the period ends. 1-0 Chance
P2:
Back at it. Burroughs shoots off the whistle, but Chance evades. Burroughs picking up the pace now. Tying up, Burroughs pushing forward. Burroughs getting more aggressive. Stoppage, Chance 2nd passivity warning & he goes on the clock. Circling, Chance looking for an opening, Burroughs keeping distance, Burroughs shoots, Chance counters, nothing. Burroughs shot clock point, 1-1, adv Burroughs. Circling, Burroughs shoots, nothing. Chance looking for an opening, but Burroughs with solid defense. 90-sec left. Burroughs coming forward, Chance near the edge, grounded on his knees. Burroughs keeps coming forward & almost gets a step out, but Chance grounds himself, stalemate, restart, 1:09 left. Chance bleeding again & Burroughs getting a needed breather. Back at it. Burroughs shoots in on a double, lifts & takes Chance to his back for 4, 5-1, Chance gets a head pinch exposure too & it's 5-3, restart. Chance shoots off the whistle, Burroughs circles back in. Burroughs has Chance on the edge & gets another step out, 6-3, restart. Chance attacking, Burroughs with solid defense. Chance keeps coming, but can't find an opening. Stoppage, attention warning Burroughs, restart. Chance coming forward again, but can't find any points.
Jordan Burroughs DEC Chance Marsteller 6-3 & wins the Best of 3 Series 2 matches to none.
92kg Best of 3 Finals - Match 3 - David Taylor VS Zahid Valencia
P1:
Taylor won the first match. Here we go. Valencia coming forward off the whistle, Taylor on his knees, then circles back to center. Valencia looking under hook, coming forward. Taylor on his knees back near the edge again, Valencia tries a gator roll, stoppage. Taylor injured. Valencia squeezed out Taylor's contact lens. Lol. Back to action & tying up. Valencia quite active to start. Stoppage, Taylor passivity warning, restart. Taylor shoots a double, switches to a single, but Valencia fights him off. Back to center tying up & circling. Valencia passivity warning, restart. Taylor shoots a High-C & takes Valencia out of bounds for 2, 2-0, restart. Valencia wants a brick, but the corner doesn't throw it. Tying up & circling, Valencia snaps, Taylor re-attacks, nothing. Valencia shoots, Taylor with a slick counter for another TD, 4-0, restart. Tying up & circling, Valencia coming forward a little. Taylor shoots again, Valencia defending & Taylor takes him out of bounds, 5-0, wait no points, still 4-0, restart. Valencia snaps, gets a leg, but is on his knees. Taylor has a near side cradle locked up, flips Zahid over & gets the fall!
David Taylor FALL Zahid Valencia (2:49) & wins the Best of 3 Series 2 matches to none.
P1:
Taylor won the first match. Here we go. Valencia coming forward off the whistle, Taylor on his knees, then circles back to center. Valencia looking under hook, coming forward. Taylor on his knees back near the edge again, Valencia tries a gator roll, stoppage. Taylor injured. Valencia squeezed out Taylor's contact lens. Lol. Back to action & tying up. Valencia quite active to start. Stoppage, Taylor passivity warning, restart. Taylor shoots a double, switches to a single, but Valencia fights him off. Back to center tying up & circling. Valencia passivity warning, restart. Taylor shoots a High-C & takes Valencia out of bounds for 2, 2-0, restart. Valencia wants a brick, but the corner doesn't throw it. Tying up & circling, Valencia snaps, Taylor re-attacks, nothing. Valencia shoots, Taylor with a slick counter for another TD, 4-0, restart. Tying up & circling, Valencia coming forward a little. Taylor shoots again, Valencia defending & Taylor takes him out of bounds, 5-0, wait no points, still 4-0, restart. Valencia snaps, gets a leg, but is on his knees. Taylor has a near side cradle locked up, flips Zahid over & gets the fall!
David Taylor FALL Zahid Valencia (2:49) & wins the Best of 3 Series 2 matches to none.
He Bubba’d him!
Old guard not going away quietly
Old guard not going away quietly
Way to go David! No doubt his gas tank will improve before Albania. Very Impressive
JB was awesome as well. Yeah old guys!
JB was awesome as well. Yeah old guys!
Maybe not such a bad thing that Blaze missed making the team...
Daton LOVES training and wrestling. He’s also blessed to have no major injuries.
He rolls with matt Ramos mostly.
Nah. He wishes, but he’s not.
Apparently, my wrestling analysis leaves something to be desired. DT looked way better than in the OTT.
Vito, Green, Burroughs and Magic Man. I think great crew to represent
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