no he's not going to change his style. he's a classic cmu guy. they used to produce guys like him frequently with giant long legs who were brutal on top with boots and average on their feet. ben bennett and sentes were the best of that group. hildebrandt is a throwback to that style. he won't light up the scoreboard, but he'll win matches.
Drew Hildebrandt News!
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wait where did this full nelson thing come from? i just rewatched the match to be sure, but mckee never did anything close to a full nelson. his off hand was on a thigh pry when he turned and pinned him. not even close.
I never suggested that he would or should change his style, simply that he might become a little more inclined to set up and take an offensive shot when it's there. I presume that the Nittany Lion room may encourage scoring and offense more than the CMU room or many others and it would surprise me if it doesn't effect the guys who are in the room practicing with the likes of RBY. I don't expect Jason Nolf, but I'd like to see all of PSU's wrestlers with the confidence to take a shot when it's there.
It's kind of ironic that the man that has had more wrestlers jump into his arms after winning NCAAs in the last 10 years than anyone else (C. Cunningham) is a) a CMU graduate and b) won NCAAs 2-0 with 0 TDs in the final. Penalty point and an escape. Against a PSU wrestler, no less.
That has been true with many wrestlers under Cael and company. David Taylor came to PSU as an incredible mat wrestler but Cyler & Bubba both schooled him from neutral but the next year he schooled everyone from neutral and the mat except for a momentary lapse in the NCAA finals.
Damn CMU produced his giant long legs…i guess i should have went there to get some more inches vertically.
And here I was under the impression that there WAS no typical Penn State style, except simply winning matches all the time.
The Penn State style that I've enjoyed most through the years, is our wrestlers losing occasionally to top seeds during the season when it doesn't matter and winning in the postseason when it does.
I always love how Cael makes sure we send out our best Possible team cone tournament time
lol what mold,cael lets them be themselves as wrestlers he just makes them better at what they do!!
Could you repeat that in English as I have no idea what you are talking about? Of course, I'm pretty sure you don't know either.
My guess is no, of course it is not based on anything, and none of us really know... So my guess is as good as anyone else's guess.
Ah 'Duels' it never gets old. I particularly like the prowling lion in this reference
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From my understanding, he can't wrestle officially until the second semester, which would be after the new year. Someone else might know when that starts. If I am correct on the timeline, then we will not see him with the team in Florida. However, I believe he can wrestle in the scuffle unattached. Again, I do not know the specifics on dates, but that's what I gathered from the information I was told.
I believe it has been established that it’s when the preceding semester ends, not when the semester starts. Otherwise CFB freshmen would regularly miss the first couple of weeks. IF Hildebrandt is enrolled (probably beyond World Campus), he would be eligible to compete on Monday.
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To b fair, rules for college football and basketball are not always the same ones applied for everybody else.
He can wrestle if he’s enrolled. It is in NCAA rule book. Immediately following end of the fall semester.
Today is the last day of Finals. He could wrestle tomorrow if enrolled in spring semester.
2/3 against Ohio State ... opened with NATO then Spencer Lee then NATO again. Got a break with Maginnis then had Sebastian Rivera lol.
Yep, just drawing a correlation, though I have no idea if the situations are the same. Was he a grad transfer? Hilldebrandt is, right?
Hildebrandt is yes. I think he was accepted into school contingent on passing some prerequisite classes offered through World Campus.
Kuhn was at Boise State from 2014 to 2017 so I think he got his degree there but you never know. Being at a school for 4 years and not getting a degree is why Wick didn't get in lol.
That's why it's important to get Hildebrandt as many matches in as possible. Seeded at #14 Kuhn had to face Nato in the 1st round. After that, it's pot luck who you might face in the wrestle backs.
I think he had free reign for immediate move because Boise St was dropping their program.
I keep clicking on this thread looking for Hildebrandt news. Silly me! Lol
I suggested someone remove the exclamation point until there was actual news, but that went nowhere.
Yeah. I get that. I was just pointing out that because they can for football (or basketball) is not necessarily a very secure way to determine if any rule is applicable to any other sports.
Kuhn definitely looked good enough to be a NQ at the very least, but you’re right - he got behind the 8 ball
The comments regarding Hildebrandt are how I feel about our 157 guys. Matches, matches, matches.
Based on the results and total match numbers we have at 157, unless there’s a drastic turnaround, I don’t see us qualifying the weight. Hildebrandt should be fine for top 5 at B1Gs, assuming he gets enough matches in during the regular season to have a good record and decent seed.
Based on the results and total match numbers we have at 157, unless there’s a drastic turnaround, I don’t see us qualifying the weight. Hildebrandt should be fine for top 5 at B1Gs, assuming he gets enough matches in during the regular season to have a good record and decent seed.
a few wks ago al409 mentioned Indiana or Rutgers . I said is that when we see the 125lber. And he just liked the post.
When he shows up is up to him and coaches but he can wrestle on Monday per rules. But…you might be right he doesn’t show until the 7th. GP says 7th, noted.
