A Bit of Wrestling This Weekend

[RoarLions1]

Pletcher up 3-1, end of 1. Shot clock pt plus a late takedown.

 

[Jda24]

Does Pletcher have an nlwc singlet on?

Who’s in his corner?
Must have borrowed rby’s

 

[psumacw]

Does Pletcher have an nlwc singlet on?

a lot of clips from his training montage were from M2

 

[RoarLions1]

Another step-out, Pletcher still up 3-2.

Then gets a takedown, Pletcher up 5-2.

And it ends 9-2 after a 4-pt move, Pletcher wins.

 

[tikk10]

Caldwell looks gassed. Still has the reactions and instincts but Pletcher is in wrestling shape.

 

[Locolion]

Another step-out, Pletcher still up 3-2.

Then gets a takedown, Pletcher up 5-2.

Pletcher is the 2nd most boring/defensive wrestler of all-time behind Dean Heil

 

[dmm53]

Caldwell didn't have much. He was gassed, too.

 

[RoarLions1]

Pletcher is the 2nd most boring/defensive wrestler of all-time behind Dean Heil

I disagree. His final season as a Buckeye was terrific. He definitely upped his game.

 

[tikk10]

Gotta give Ben Askren credit, he asks good post-match questions. Not many people do.

 

[RoarLions1]

DT up next, bios first.

 

[dmm53]

Pletcher looked a lot better and more offensive in folkstyle this past season. His last two matches in freestyle, however, weren't especially impressive. Even if Caldwell is so lengthy compared to him. Nick Lee, by contrast, looks has looked great in freestyle

 

[tikk10]

I disagree. His final season as a Buckeye was terrific. He definitely upped his game.

Yeah, that rap will follow Pletcher around for years but he was a much different wrestler last year.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

Message to DT:

 

[dmm53]

Ok. I hope DT sends MM a message about levels or tiers of the weight. I guess we will see. Score predictions?

 

[RoarLions1]

DT up 1-0.

 

[RoarLions1]

Takedown DT, now 3-0.

Another DT takedown, followed by another, followed by an exposure, then another 2-pointer ... and it’s over in the 1st.

 

[dmm53]

Hot knife through butter! 11-0 first period domination.

 

[apoharrow]

That was quick

 

[PAallDAY]

Martin lookin like JV

 

[not so fast my friend]

David Taylor is good at wrestling .

 

[WEAREPSU_LI]

DT calling out Sadulaev !

 

[dmm53]

DT just challenged Sadulaev!

 

[tikk10]

• Both guys look bigger through the middle than we're used to seeing them
• DT gets a leg, and a step out
• DT gets a leg, MyMar looks crotch lift, DT patient, turns the corner, gets the two.
• DT in again, nice scramble by MyMar getting the fan ankle, but DT gets behind.
• MyMar hasn't stopped a single shot. More TDs. 11-0, first period tech.
• Good for Martin for jumping at this opportunity but he had no chance.

 

[Mcnulty7310]

Damn! Magic Man calling out Sadulaev.

 

[Creek Side]

Taylor is as big as a house. Dude has mass

 

[NoVaLion2]

Taylor is as big as a house. Dude has mass

Yeah, he has really kept growing since graduating. Look at his senior form vs now -- he's not a boy anymore!

 

[Locolion]

• Both guys look bigger through the middle than we're used to seeing them
• DT gets a leg, and a step out
• DT gets a leg, MyMar looks crotch lift, DT patient, turns the corner, gets the two.
• DT in again, nice scramble by MyMar getting the fan ankle, but DT gets behind.
• MyMar hasn't stopped a single shot. More TDs. 11-0, first period tech.
• Good for Martin for jumping at this opportunity but he had no chance.

That wasn’t even close. MagicMan connected on every shot, and shot early and often. Buck the *uckeyes

 

[McScoreley]

It looked like DT vs just another guy out there ...

 

[PAallDAY]

That would have been so much more fun if it were Downey

 

[dmm53]

Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.

DT is looking at and hitting targets that most of his opponents do not even see.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

That would have been so much more fun if it were Downey

8 minutes, no tech. It would have been like Georgia Tech v Cumberland or German Panzer Corps v the Polish Cavalry

 

[jack66]

My only regret ... watching DT do that to Downey would have been more fun.

 

[dmm53]

Team PSU (RBY and DT) has secured at least a tie for the "team race" with tOSU and Cornell.

Cornell might be able to tie them with a KD victory, although PSU might win on the point spread

 

[dmm53]

If PD3 watched what happened, he may be signing his MMA papers or pulling out his passport right now.

 

[Locolion]

Team PSU (RBY and DT) has secured at least a tie for the "team race" with tOSU and Cornell.

Cornell might be able to tie them with a KD victory, although PSU might win on the point spread

Didn’t one buckeye lose and one won? From my seat they are done

 

[El-Jefe]

8 minutes, no tech. It would have been like Georgia Tech v Cumberland or German Panzer Corps v the Polish Cavalry

It would've been like Jason Nolf vs. Micah Jordan with no tech.

 

[dmm53]

Didn’t one buckeye lose and one won? From my seat they are done

Yes, the Buckeyes are done. And, of course, there is no real team race. And no Iowa there either.

 

[dmm53]

I think DT would have easily scored 20 against PD3 (with a no-tech rule).

 

[tikk10]

Frank Chamizo - Columbia's all time greatest wrestler.

 

[dmm53]

Score predictions for the last match? I think Dake wins by 5 or 6.