Here’s to topping it in Nur-Sultan and Tokyo!
Amen Bo, Amen.
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Here’s to topping it in Nur-Sultan and Tokyo!
Carson still made just as big a contribution to that win as everyone else. That was his first big competition of the year, and he held Nato to only 4 points. If you look at the performance of every PSU wrestler in that dual, it's pretty clear that the win was truly a TEAM effort. Same goes for the NCAA tournament.First comment after Bo's is great
Believer that the first guy can set the tone of a match, and Carson surely did that against tOSU in that dual...even though he lost. Anyone that doesn't get the whole "effort" thing that the coaches teach and preach, need look no further than February 3, 2018 at Rec Hall vs the worthless nuts.
If he had pinned NATO, I don’t think REC Hall would have survived.Believer that the first guy can set the tone of a match, and Carson surely did that against tOSU in that dual...even though he lost. Anyone that doesn't get the whole "effort" thing that the coaches teach and preach, need look no further than February 3, 2018 at Rec Hall vs the worthless nuts.
I wish Carson had had a few more matches to get a better seed at Big 10s. He easily had the skills to be an NQ and it would have been a cool end to his wrestling journey
I still remember the hype going into that match before and that was assuming Nolf was healthy. Nolf gets hurt, Ohio State thinks it's a lock and they're tweeting and wearing robes and I'll admit I thought there really wasn't much we could do about it, Cael and his crew? Had other plans. I still remember the whirlwind of emotions that day and the euphoria as the clocked ran to 0 with Snyder only up 15 10
I remember Carson being a mystery that entire semester until he finally came out and took NATO down 3 times including that headlock that if in bounds would likely have led to the biggest upset in NCAA wrestling history. NATO just seemed so shocked in the 1st that this unranked guy was willing to come in and punch him in the mouth.
I fully agree that set a tone because Pletcher seemed adamant to just win against Keener. That is his style in general but you could tell he wanted to be cautious since Keener does utilize the headlock sometimes and Pletch just saw NATO almost get packed with it.
I thought 141 was a must win and McKenna beating Nick at the time was somewhat of an upset (obviously Joey turned it on from that dual on) since McKenna just got majored by Tommy Thorn who Nick proceeded to major himself. I basically lost hope after that.
Then 149 started with Zain down 4-1 and I thought it was going to be one of those days, he flipped it and teched Hayes.
Pipher was clearly outmatched against Micah but it was clear he wasn't going to let himself get packed. (Oh btw, Micah pinned KemDawg later that year)
Cenzo wrestled for bonus against a guy he has wrestled a lot before and I don't believe he has ever bonused previously.
Mark hits a smooth duck and rides the much bigger BoJo out while hollering was another super memorable moment of that match.
I remember so many people thought Bo was #1 by reputation only at that point after close matches against Gravina and Abounader (the latter one being a match many people thought he should have lost) and MyMar had caught or even passed him. Bo made a statement by deciding to tilt him with just 2 seconds left for a major.
I remember before Cassar was a heavyweight champ, he was our 197 backup .... And he was wrestling the presumed #1 and title favorite Kollin Moore. He won that match not with a big move (like how those upsets happen a lot) but by thoroughly outwrestling Moore in all 3 positions.
Similar to NATO and Kuhn, Nevills shocked Snyder by coming out and taking him down right away. Snyder gets desperate in the second and tries to chuck the much bigger Nevills and ended up on his own back.
I remember Carson being a mystery that entire semester until he finally came out and took NATO down 3 times including that headlock that if in bounds would likely have led to the biggest upset in NCAA wrestling history. NATO just seemed so shocked in the 1st that this unranked guy was willing to come in and punch him in the mouth.
I fully agree that set a tone because Pletcher seemed adamant to just win against Keener. That is his style in general but you could tell he wanted to be cautious since Keener does utilize the headlock sometimes and Pletch just saw NATO almost get packed with it.
I thought 141 was a must win and McKenna beating Nick at the time was somewhat of an upset (obviously Joey turned it on from that dual on) since McKenna just got majored by Tommy Thorn who Nick proceeded to major himself. I basically lost hope after that.
Then 149 started with Zain down 4-1 and I thought it was going to be one of those days, he flipped it and teched Hayes.
Pipher was clearly outmatched against Micah but it was clear he wasn't going to let himself get packed. (Oh btw, Micah pinned KemDawg later that year)
Cenzo wrestled for bonus against a guy he has wrestled a lot before and I don't believe he has ever bonused previously.
Mark hits a smooth duck and rides the much bigger BoJo out while hollering was another super memorable moment of that match.
I remember so many people thought Bo was #1 by reputation only at that point after close matches against Gravina and Abounader (the latter one being a match many people thought he should have lost) and MyMar had caught or even passed him. Bo made a statement by deciding to tilt him with just 2 seconds left for a major.
I remember before Cassar was a heavyweight champ, he was our 197 backup .... And he was wrestling the presumed #1 and title favorite Kollin Moore. He won that match not with a big move (like how those upsets happen a lot) but by thoroughly outwrestling Moore in all 3 positions.
Similar to NATO and Kuhn, Nevills shocked Snyder by coming out and taking him down right away. Snyder gets desperate in the second and tries to chuck the much bigger Nevills and ended up on his own back.
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Magical stuff.
Af for this year, I was in a hotel in Tucson this February during the dual. Teed up Byers and settled down with a drink while chewing my fingernails since I thought the dual would be tight. Local boy RBY gets it done and it was clear we were going to win. Then Lee wins and a blowout is in the offing. That was a fun 90 minutes looking out the hotel lounge windows at the Saguaros and downing some great Tequila.
I can only make the trip for one or two duals a year, so glad this was one of them. I was immediately trying to decide if this was the greatest dual of all time, until I got to chat with Ben Askren on the way to the bar. He enthusiastically convinced me that it was. What a blast that night was.
Probably some happy kids over in Senegal wearing pretty red robes right now. A win all around.
How did Askren get in? Tom Ryan was adamant that there wasn't enough seating for visitors.
Dunno. Saw Tommy Rowlands in line for the bathrooms with his 3 boys as well. I guess that ate up tOSU's allotment of 4 tickets.
Rowlands still thinks MyMar is beating Bo
Was an amazing night. Mrs Hockeygod and I were on the floor during NN’s match waiting to give the Ridge Riley award (to Cassar) and it was just deafening as it built towards the end of NN’s match. Just a fantastic night for PSU wrestling and the sport in general.
My wife still says that night was her favorite sporting event ever!
I was in Beaver Stadium in 1982 for the victory over Nebraska and in the Superdome for the 1983 Sugar Bowl national championship victory over Georgia,. I would probably place those two ahead of the PSU victory over the Buckeyes' that evening, but probably no other events.
What about the Penn State win over Miami for the national championship? That was definitely the high point of JoPa's career.
I was in Beaver Stadium for the Nebraska win too! First Beaver Stadium night game with portable lights! Though more of a late afternoon into night game. Great time! I still remember a sign that made me laugh, it was the time of “real men don’t eat quiche”, I remember a sign saying “Nebraska eats quiche!”
Was at Nebraska game with my dad. The thing that really stands out is NO ONE left the stadium for like an hour after the game. Usually people are streaming out but people just didn’t want to leave the stadium that day.
Nebraska ‘82 was my freshman year. Talk about being spoiled...
I always say the same thing about Carson's headlock!!!First comment after Bo's is great
Critical error on the advertising from Blaise Alexander, I'll never buy from there again
Long before the wrestling success, though still a fan in the early '70's, I too was a big PSU football fan. My wife and I attended these games in 1982-83 too, even sat in the corner of the end zone in the Superdome where Garrity made his famous catch. These games are among my favorite football games too, among others. I was also at the Superdome in the mid 1970's for the 13-6 and 14-7 losses to Alabama, so the win vs Georgia was great fun.
How many of you remember the 1969 Orange bowl? Penn State vs Kansas. Penn State had scored right at the end of the game and was behind by one point. They could have kicked a FG and the game would have ended in a draw. There was no OT back then. But JoPa said "We don't go for ties" and went for the 2 point conversion. The first try was stopped but Kansas drew a flag for 12 men on the field so Penn State got a second chance. They ran it in on the 2nd try and won the game 15-14. That was one of my all time favorite Penn State bowl games.
Here's the last minute and a half of the Orange Bowl:
I was at the Penn State Nebraska game in 1982. I knew an old high school friend who was a student trainor for football team that got us the tickets,which were in the parents section. If I remember we paid 45 for them,I think they belonged to running back Jon Williams. I almost didn't go because I had a chance to go see my favorite rock group The Who that night. Glad I chose the game.
When we beat Pitt, and got paired up with Georgia I called 3 of my best friends and said let's go to Sugar Bowl. We were all limited with our cash so I said I would drive my Toyota Celica hatchback. It was 24 hour trip with the 2 guys in back seat looking like sardines in their package.
I think we paid 85 for game tickets and pre game meal thru Blue and White travel. Nose bleeds upper deck.
As we were walking into game. We were offered 1200 for block of 4. Two of my friends were tempted but I said I didn't drive 1000 plus miles to watch on TV.
It ended up being the best week of my young life. I think I slept 2-3hours a day.
I slept almost the whole trip back looking like a sardine.
What a great memory.
When we beat Pitt, and got paired up with Georgia I called 3 of my best friends and said let's go to Sugar Bowl. We were all limited with our cash so I said I would drive my Toyota Celica hatchback. It was 24 hour trip with the 2 guys in back seat looking like sardines in their package.
I think we paid 85 for game tickets and pre game meal thru Blue and White travel. Nose bleeds upper deck.
As we were walking into game. We were offered 1200 for block of 4. Two of my friends were tempted but I said I didn't drive 1000 plus miles to watch on TV.
It ended up being the best week of my young life. I think I slept 2-3hours a day.
I slept almost the whole trip back looking like a sardine.
What a great memory.
wow that brings back a few memories! Kansas had future Super Bowl MVP, John Riggins, as one of their running backs. Penn State's defense stopped him late in the game on a key 4th down play. Great game!
memory fails and I'm too lazy to look it up, but I recall being a kid and watching a Cotton Bowl game (maybe against Baylor) and at the end of the game they did an onside kick which bounced perfectly to the PSU guy who simply ran forward for a TD. Haven't seen that type of TD since.
I watched that Fiesta Bowl on television.
Some fun memories being stirred up and shared in this thread.
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Ted Kwalcik returned an onside kick in the Army game at Beaver Stadium. 1968 or 1969. Don't remember one in the Baylor game, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen.
I remember an onside kick returned for a touchdown vs Baylor that sealed the deal...but couldn't remember who ran it back. Looked it up, it was linebacker Joe Jackson.
In 2006 Anthony Scirrotto returned an onside kick 29 yards for a TD against Illinois.
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