Cutting weight and wrestling over Meals on Wheels and Pinochle.~Lavion Mayes.
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Head Scratching Decisons 2016-17
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The passive performance by Gilman in the semis was my biggest head scratcher. If I was an Iowa fan I would have been thinking, you've been talking trash all year, and this is all you got? Almost every time Gilman shot his mouth off was a head scratching moment.
Brands ducking the Hokies again was a head scratcher. The Iowa fans trying to justify this cowardly move was just sad and slightly pathetic.
The NWCA issuing a statement that the pairings were altered to accommodate availability was a bit of a head-scratcher as well (i.e., they matched Iowa and Edinboro supposedly because they were the only two that could wrestle on Saturday or some such nonsense).....
Ryan packing the house in Columbus for the PSU dual, droning on about how Duals matter, and then after everyone is whipped into a frenzy, he trots out his backups at 57 and 74.....Truly a head scratcher
Sorry, but I'm on a roll now.....ESPN talking non-stop about IMAR and Dean while the big story was the PSU juggernaut....Head scratcher
Intermat having OSU ranked ahead of PSU right up until we crushed them, head scratcher
Isn't Ryan also President of the NWCA that produced all the crappy match-ups which were contrary to what everyone agreed upon for the NWCA NDS Bowl Series???
Intermat having NCS ranked ahead of PSU in recruiting rankings, also a head scratcher
FLO deciding that Smalls doesn't need to be at Fargo, or Super 32, or Ironman because they couldn't find another warm body to cover organized animal abuse for them.
Forgot one, last one I promise.
Flo not anticipating demand or preparing sufficient infrastructure capacity to handle demand for the dual championship...Total head scratcher
Flo not anticipating demand or preparing sufficient infrastructure capacity to handle demand for the dual championship...Total head scratcher
How Ohio State's medical staff could get BoJo's ankle ready to wrestle when he faced non top 5 opponents, but had no answer for flare ups when a top 5 guy came to town.
To me, the head scratcher, was Arizona State not putting Zahid at 184 and Anthony at 174. The weight pull affected both of them, and didn't serve them any better for this year, when they will need to move up, to make room for Shields and T Shirt.
The other, very obvious head scratcher, was Realbuto, and a 2 point lead, putting himself on his back with a very low percentage attempt to elevate Bo Jordan. He gives up 2 there, with riding time a non factor, and either Jordan needs to ride him out for a minute, or get another takedown. Allow me to add that he was NOT gassed like Mark was, he did not need that desperation move. It was just......stupid.
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A third head scratcher, is Gilman, electing to try and ride out Cruz, instead of cutting him, and then engaging him for a full 2 minutes in the 2nd period. He could have at least got a stalling call, or a takedown, instead of getting a riding time point that didn't factor into the match.
Finally, Tom Ryan and Kyle Snyder, risking the entire future of a great wrestler, to get 8 extra points, therefore losing the national title by a mere 36.5 points, instead of 44.5 points. Clutch.
Just wait until next year. The situational absences will be worse. A bigger/stronger Mark Hall than last year will separate himself from Bojo as the technical gulf is noticeable.
Waiting for Ryan to pressure NATO into 125 to try and win a team title in their home state.
Thinking the exact same thing amigo. Pletch5 can weigh in here if he wants, I got love and respect for him also.
All kidding aside, I heard Mayes in an interview mention he's got a couple of kids (IIRC) and that he's graduating with a degree in electrical and computer engineering. Pretty impressive.
Flo tweeting out #DualOfTheYear repeatedly as their stream was down
KJ burning 197 freshman Colbray's shirt to wrestle HWT in a November dual ... and then Colbray didn't wrestle again the rest of the year.
The Midlands claiming on being "full" and turning away several marque wrestlers, including Mark Hall.
A family who moves their 8th grader 900 miles to wrestle for a certain HS in November, then moves back to their original location in March...that ones a head AND butt scratcher.
Lets just say his older brother will be joining us next year.
I just hit the like button 101 times, thinking I was giving you 101 likes, only to discover it only gave 1. You, and the guy that finally talked me into it, deserve 101
That no one has posted that we could have red shirted Suriano and Hall and still won every match and the NCAA's (I think, didn't go back and confirm)
I posted earlier in another thread that I (and Cael & Co.) made an awful error in pulling Mark's shirt. We could have won that thing with Suriano, Cortez, and Hall all redshirted - WOW!
Next time I would do it all the same - that was just too much damn fun!
Next time I would do it all the same - that was just too much damn fun!
There will be other chances for them to redshirt. Nico redshirted before his final year.
Hey man, he's supporting wrestling though, so I like him for that!
