Articles for Wednesday

[Tom McAndrew]

here are some interesting reads that have been printed/posted since my Articles for Monday post.

enjoy the below links


LehighValleyLive.com: Best and worst of the 2015-16 scholastic wrestling season
(a nice read, but this part makes it a classic:
"Best wrestler we saw live: Bergen Catholic’s Nick Suriano. The combination of strength and technique is why we call the Penn State recruit Superman.")

Tech Sideline: Virginia Tech Wrestling Season Recap, Part 1: Hokies Battle Injuries; Young Wrestlers Emerge
(some interesting comments and info from the PSU - VT dual)

PennLive: Where will Penn State's wrestling recruits fit in next season?
(a good article, lots of things we've discussed, some nice speculation ... only complaint is that the article doesn't list some of the guys that we know are part of the class -- I guess Carlson didn't check Dice's spreadsheet.)

USA Today: ALL-USA Wrestler of the Year: Mark Hall, Apple Valley (Minn)
(Adam Busiello, Gavin Teasdale, Spencer Lee, Nick Suriano, Chad Red, Yianni, David Carr, Mason Manville, Isaiah White, Mark Hall, Beau Breske, Chase Singletary, Gable Steveson, and Osawaru Odighizuwa made the 1st team. PSU did a great job recruiting the seniors, and is active with several of the underclassmen.)

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Penn State's Megaludis grapples with country's best at Olympic Trials

Black Shoe Diaries: Olympic Trials Recap -- Penn State NLWC Surging

 

[CholleyVandine]

Love this line from Jim Carlson about the options available to Mark Hall for next year:

"He could defer his commitment and join Penn State in 2017-18; he could enroll and redshirt; he could enroll and compete. He could run for mayor of State College; the possibilities are limitless."

 

[Tom McAndrew]

some lines I enjoyed from the Penn Live article:

"It's unlikely that Suriano is penciled in at 125 pounds next year in the Penn State lineup; it's more like permanent ink. To replace four-time All-American Nico Megaludis with Suriano is yet another recruiting coup."

That was really well written, and so true!

I won't repeat the sentences that Cholley highlighted, but they were also true, and funny at the same time.

"With Anthony Cassar expected to enroll or re-enroll or roll around or whatever, and Kellen Stout being groomed for 197 as well, Nevills also is a likely redshirting target."

Probably the best description I've read of the Cassar situation. That gave me a good chuckle, as it's a very accurate description, and also has some fun with it.

"And if you think Suriano is the class prize, he's really the co-prize, which is nothing but frightening for Penn State foes. Suriano is the seventh-ranked overall wrestler by FloWrestling and, obviously, No. 1 at 126. (Spencer Lee is No. 2 overall, by the way). Mark Hall, of Apple Valley, Minnesota, is ranked No. 1 overall and No. 1 at 170, of course, and is headed to Penn State."

For PSU wrestling fans, this is music to the ears. I remember thinking a few years ago that Nolf, Nickal, and Nevills was about as good a recruiting class as a team would ever see. (2 made it to the NCAA finals as RS fresh, while the other did his best to return from an injury). In a few years, Suriano, Manville, and Hall could give the 3 Ns class a run for the money in terms of best classes in recent years.

 

[dunkej01]

i liked this one too....

Showdown with Penn State

VT then hosted #1 ranked Penn State in Cassell in front of the largest wrestling crowd south of the Mason-Dixon since 1980 at Auburn

 

[NoVa Lion]

i liked this one too....

Showdown with Penn State

VT then hosted #1 ranked Penn State in Cassell in front of the largest wrestling crowd south of the Mason-Dixon since 1980 at Auburn

Geography lesson is needed as the Mason Dixon Line is a lot further NORTH than most people think so I doubt the above statement is true. For instance, ALL of Oklahoma is SOUTH of the Mason Dixon Line as is St. Louis so although the crowd at the VT dual this year was a record for VT it's not even close to being the largest wrestling crowd south of the Mason Dixon Line.

 

[Glen]

Geography lesson is needed as the Mason Dixon Line is a lot further NORTH than most people think so I doubt the above statement is true. For instance, ALL of Oklahoma is SOUTH of the Mason Dixon Line as is St. Louis so although the crowd at the VT dual this year was a record for VT it's not even close to being the largest wrestling crowd south of the Mason Dixon Line.

I believe the Mason-Dixon line is only the southern border of Pa. It did not extend across the U.S.

 

[RoarLions1]

Thanks Tom. I rarely mention incoming recruits, except to welcome them, and wish them the best.

The Suriano situation is intriguing to me, though. Rarely does PSU not redshirt incoming freshmen, but Suriano appears to be the likely starter in 2016-17. In comparison, when Nico arrived in 2011, as a true freshman, 4 All-Americans had just departed 125, including #'s 1, 3 and 4. As Nick is arriving, 125 loses #'s 1 and 4, and it appears #'s 2 and 3 (Gilman and Tomasello) may be in a class by themselves next year. It's hard to translate high school wrestling success into college success, as blue-chip performance can be all over the board, but there's certainly high expectations for young Mr. Suriano. It will be exciting to see this play out.

 

[Lion8286]

I believe the Mason-Dixon line is only the southern border of Pa. It did not extend across the U.S.

Correct.

 

[CholleyVandine]

I believe the Mason-Dixon line is only the southern border of Pa. It did not extend across the U.S.

Yep. I think it doesn't even go all the way across PA. It ends in Fayette County, where the border with Maryland ends.

 

[dunkej01]

Geography lesson is needed as the Mason Dixon Line is a lot further NORTH than most people think so I doubt the above statement is true. For instance, ALL of Oklahoma is SOUTH of the Mason Dixon Line as is St. Louis so although the crowd at the VT dual this year was a record for VT it's not even close to being the largest wrestling crowd south of the Mason Dixon Line.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason–Dixon_line

 

[El-Jefe]

 

[dicemen99]

Yep. I think it doesn't even go all the way across PA. It ends in Fayette County, where the border with Maryland ends.

So then the VA Tech writer is correct.

 

[manatree]

I believe the Mason-Dixon line is only the southern border of Pa. It did not extend across the U.S.

It is also the western border of Delaware. Delaware was part of Colonial Pennsylvania at the time the border dispute with Maryland was settled.

 

[T J]

Depends upon the date, perhaps.

The Mason-Dixon Line was extended to the Mississippi River and then beyond, via the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

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By Matt Rosenberg, Geography Expert
Updated April 01, 2015.

Alhough the Mason-Dixon line is most commonly associated with the division between the northern and southern (free and slave, respectively) states during the 1800s and American Civil War-era, the line was delineated in the mid-1700s to settle a property dispute. The two surveyors who mapped the line, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, will always be known for their famous boundary.

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Thus, on October 9, 1767, almost four years after they began their surveying, the 233 mile-long Mason-Dixon line had (almost) been completely surveyed.

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The Missouri Compromise of 1820

Over 50 years later, the boundary between the two states along the Mason-Dixon line came into the spotlight with the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

The Compromise established a boundary between the slave states of the South and the free states of the North (however its separation of Maryland and Delaware is a bit confusing since Delaware was a slave state that stayed in the Union).

This boundary became referred to as the Mason-Dixon line because it began in the east along the Mason-Dixon line and headed westward to the Ohio River and along the Ohio to its mouth at the Mississippi River and then west along 36 degrees 30 minutes North.

The Mason-Dixon line was very symbolic in the minds of the people of the young nation struggling over slavery and the names of the two surveyors who created it will evermore be associated with that struggle and its geographic association.

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[T J]

The Mason Dixon Line was extended via the Ohio River to the Mississippi River and then via the green line, west along 36 degrees and 30 minutes North.
Missouri was excluded.

So it appears the 1820 Mason Dixon Line (pre-civil war) was directly over the top of Oklahoma.

It appears the top of what was then Texas, was later included as the western portion of Oklahoma.

Map of the United States c. 1849 (modern state borders), with the parallel 36°30′ north – slave states in red, free states in blue
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