He TF’d one guy in ‘22-‘23, ranked #316. He had five MD’s, all against guys in the low 100’s(Matt Lee was #63). He’s not a pinner and has low BP%. I was very hopeful going into today, but not optimistic going forward.
Drexel dual - Sun, Nov 17
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Good Lord! 123 out of 125! That's UConn BB and our women's VB level of crazy great!
My two golden retrievers are fighting over a chew toy. One year old is like messenbrink with attack rate. Five year old is like starroci with perfect positioning and power.
This is not true! Mineo had the inside information!
Kasak & Facundo both won their first match by 2-points. Kasak beat the #5 ranked wrestler & Facundo beat an unranked wrestler. Kasak seems to have a little more dawg, or the "get after it" in him. Tyler came out & got a sweet takedown in the beginning of his match last night & then expended a lot of effort looking for a fall. He was trying to make a big splash & would have set the crowd on fire if he'd gotten the pin. After that it was mostly a mat wrestling competition & Tyler was a beast on top. Even though he got ridden the entire third period, he still picked up the riding time point. It would have been nice to see Tyler get the escape, but Kellar looked really good in the top position too. Maybe Facundo just needs a little more time to adjust to the weight cut, but he looked a little lackadaisical today, and appeared content with just winning. Just winning is great for most programs, but this ain't Iowa or Ohio State. At Penn State you're expected to dominate, not just win, especially against an unranked opponent. I think we see Kasak by the end of the year, because he appears to have more potential to score bonus. Weight cutting probably isn't an issue for Kasak either, so that's one less thing for him to deal with.
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I was happy to hear the TV broadcast would be on BTN+. It would be a full tv screen size. I was disappointed to see the broadcast was dim and typically very small. Could Penn State find a budget to install a real TV camera in Rec Hall? Maybe use 1/10 of a wrestler's NIL money, or half a volleyball player's NIL? The camera they are using is lower quality than I've seen in high school football broadcasts. And while that camera is on order please tell the current camera operator that there is a setting on the camera that is not "Satellite Mode". Todays wrestlers were typically about 4" by 4" on my 55 inch TV.
Best thing I've read on the internet in quite a while. I'll be there.
If I wasn't clear enough, 7-10 is the total so some lesser number of true Freshman can wrestle attached as one of their 5 competition dates.
Southern scuffle is considered second semester so freshman can wrestle there unattached.
Just relaying what Cody said. Everything I read says second semester for NCAA wrestling starts mid/late January and Scuffle is 1/4-5. But maybe you're right or the goal is to ensure PSU can pay their way as they don a PSU singlet.
Word is Levi was cutting a lot last year. He even mentioned that he has to cut a little (he didn't mention how much) to make 174 now. He is looking great at 174!
This is both false and irrelevant.
False, because Kasak had competed at the Black Knight Invitational two weeks earlier. (It was his first dual, if that really matters.)
Irrelevant, because Kasak vs. Munch was in Kasak's first semester. This is now Facundo's 4th year at PSU. It was no more his first match than it was Mesenbrink's.
Too much Sake for Jefe-san
I was referring to it being their first match this season. Kasak won 4-2 last night & Facundo won 8-6 today. Kasak & Facundo both won their first match (this year) by 2-points. I have no idea what you're referring to.
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Facundo looks very limited offensively again. No set up on his shots. Lots of straight head on movement. Honestly think Kasak has potential to go further
Cody hinted that the Black Knight Open might answer a few questions.
Alex is tough to score on but doesn't have nearly the offense that Tyler has. Kasak has ability to hit moves from neutral to back points.
I could see Alex could give Tyler a tough match because of his defense and being familiar with his offense.
I could see Alex could give Tyler a tough match because of his defense and being familiar with his offense.
IMO we all need to see 2-3 more matches but if I had to prognosticate, a 165 Alex is >>> the 157 version, and a 165 or 174 Alex is <<< MM or LH. It is what it is. This is his only shot.
One match does not make a season and the Black Night will tell us much, much more.
As a huge Facundo fan I can't lie, I must say I was really taken aback by that match. Patience is a virtue.
One match does not make a season and the Black Night will tell us much, much more.
As a huge Facundo fan I can't lie, I must say I was really taken aback by that match. Patience is a virtue.
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My two cents, we'll the good guys won and the back half of the lineup put up 26 points. Lucas man handle an under weight 197 pounder so he maybe the leader at 197. 157 Facunda look alright but kind of skinny and kasak has a beating all American streak going so he pretty much has locked up 157. I hope davis is healthy and will wrestle at black night open. Overall a nice 41-3 win.
Some thoughts on this match.
125: If LL took the forfeit and that counts as an attached date, there is no ambiguity over the plan for 125 this year.
133: I hope Davis is OK. Credit to Waterman for wrestling tough for all 7 minutes, but Davis wasn't the same after tweaking the knee. 133 could be a problem if Davis and Nagao are both hurt. Steen would likely be in the mix, but I think that McHenry and Nasdeo would have a shot to win the spot as well. Nasdeo looked good at the start up at 141, but eventually suffered from adrenaline dump and doesn't appear to be strong enough for 141. He would be better at 133 if needed. Really, though, I hope Davis is OK.
157: Poor showing by Facundo. I trust Cael to make the right moves, but at least for this weekend, Kasak appears to be way ahead of Facundo.
125: If LL took the forfeit and that counts as an attached date, there is no ambiguity over the plan for 125 this year.
133: I hope Davis is OK. Credit to Waterman for wrestling tough for all 7 minutes, but Davis wasn't the same after tweaking the knee. 133 could be a problem if Davis and Nagao are both hurt. Steen would likely be in the mix, but I think that McHenry and Nasdeo would have a shot to win the spot as well. Nasdeo looked good at the start up at 141, but eventually suffered from adrenaline dump and doesn't appear to be strong enough for 141. He would be better at 133 if needed. Really, though, I hope Davis is OK.
157: Poor showing by Facundo. I trust Cael to make the right moves, but at least for this weekend, Kasak appears to be way ahead of Facundo.
As someone who’s had knee injuries, if it was really serious there’s no way he would have been able to finish more than 2/3rds of that match like he did. Adrenaline only goes so far. I’m sure he sprained something and should rest and rehab for a bit.
125: TrFr are allowed 5 dates attached, right? LL would be down to 4 but could theoretically still RS.
133: It’d be pretty surprising to me if McHenry would be effective at 133 since to date the thinking was he was too small for 125. But that’s all conjecture.
I just watched that replay of the match and had a couple of thoughts. Davis didn't really appear to be favoring the leg by the end of his match and I'm sure that he's OK, but it was clear that his mindset changed after tweaking the knee and you hate to see that. Obviously, you have to have some sense of self-preservation and you don't want a kid getting hurt by wrestling on a bum knee, but you also have to wrestle and dominate and not think too much about it after you've been checked by a trainer and given the go ahead.
I know that Facundo is getting savaged here, but one thing that I took from the match which is very much a positive, is that it didn't appear that Alex gassed at all and I was a bit worried about that. Could he wrestle with a bit more swagger? Sure, OK, but if they've talked Kasak into a redshirt for whatever reason, it looks like Facundo will probably be fine out there and I didn't really get the sense that he's sucked down to nothing either, I thought he looked a bit better than I would have expected regarding his weigh cut.
I know that Facundo is getting savaged here, but one thing that I took from the match which is very much a positive, is that it didn't appear that Alex gassed at all and I was a bit worried about that. Could he wrestle with a bit more swagger? Sure, OK, but if they've talked Kasak into a redshirt for whatever reason, it looks like Facundo will probably be fine out there and I didn't really get the sense that he's sucked down to nothing either, I thought he looked a bit better than I would have expected regarding his weigh cut.
Is that he seems to have great body awareness and core strength. He seemed able to come out of initially bad positions pretty well.
Re: Davis - they would check for structural integrity. Doesn’t mean he’d be fully functioning. He did what he had to do in the first week of the season given the circumstance
