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.
