JC wins a tight one...we needed that.Originally posted by clucas:
in the mix with the best in the country, which is a big improvement from last year. He could have won both of the matches he has lost in the B10 tourney. I think for Jimmy it's more mental than anything. The encouraging thing is that he is certainly capable of reversing these results at Nationals.
Jimmy got screwed in that first loss - he should have been in the final. This is the same official that refused to call stalling against Iowa wrestlers in the PSU-Iowa dual when multiple Iowa wrestlers were clearly intentionally stalling in the 3rd period to cling to a tenuous lead against PSU wrestlers coming on strong in 3rd period (including refusing to call any stalling on Gilman who stalled the entire 3rd period including fleeing the mat late in the 3rd to prevent a JC takedown -- no stall calls, not one). Same official calls stalling late in the 3rd period only moments after JimmyG had escaped from Taylor to take a 1-point lead???? Literally called stalling within moments of JG escaping to take the 1-point lead and at the very end of the bout to send it into OT -- an absurd call given the way this clown has officiated "stalling" in multiple other matches.Originally posted by clucas:
in the mix with the best in the country, which is a big improvement from last year. He could have won both of the matches he has lost in the B10 tourney. I think for Jimmy it's more mental than anything. The encouraging thing is that he is certainly capable of reversing these results at Nationals.
LawDog loses 8-4. Not sold on LawDog's ability to AA at Nationals....his record against the top 10 is suspect - he's got the win vs TW, but I think that's it.Originally posted by Tom McAndrew:
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Yea, saw that on TrackWrestling....did Delgado get hurt against Tomasello?Originally posted by Tom McAndrew:
Delgado medical forfeits, so Conaway takes 3rd!
JimmyG screwed by the Homer10 in his semi-final match and last match - f'ing ridiculous inconsistent officiating. Complete joke - I feel for Jimmy, he should have been in the finals as he clearly beat Taylor with any reasonable officiating and then he gets jobbed again in his final match. Just a complete joke, I feel bad for the kid.Originally posted by pabison:
Jimmy was losing 4-3, which was the final score. Jimmy's in on a deep shot has Richard's leg and is improving his position, grabs Richard's hip and is working toward getting the second ankle and the ref calls STALEMATE!! HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE CALL! That was total BS. Jimmy would have gone up by 1 pt with that TD.
After the match, Cael was great. You could hear him say to the ref "He's in on the short and working and you stop it. You got yourself the worst ranking of all the officials." Cael was right. They should pull this guy's credentials.
This post was edited on 3/8 3:48 PM by pabison
IMar stayed very disciplined - stayed low on his shots....Ness likes to push on people, get them to push back and hits the elevator lift by getting their momentum moving forward. IMar allowed him to think he had him "setup" several times by pushing back I assume, but when Ness went to try the elevator, IMar would stop pushing forward and "dropped down" onto his thighs and hips. You knew Ness was going to try it (I'm sure IMar knew it was coming), but he did a great job letting Ness "think" he had him setup only to stop his forward momentum and "drop-down" onto Ness lower body. He kind of "setup" Ness several times when Ness thought he had him setup - a reverse setup of sorts.).Originally posted by Tom McAndrew:
any doubts I had about IMar, mostly due to his being a freshman, have been resolved. Ness kept trying his elevator move, and IMar wouldn't let him hit it.
Ness has always been an interesting wrestler -- a lot of talent, but not always the most disciplined. Still, he could make big throws, his his elevator, or something else from his bad of tricks whenever he was in trouble. Not today.
I think it will be tough to beat IMar at Nationals.
Impressive performance.
Tom
Boy Smack looked very strong in that match - really took control in that 2nd period.Originally posted by Tom McAndrew:
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