How did Nolf look
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Saw Terry kick the chair from under him.
How about he just wrestles the first round?
Smart? Probably not, but it'd make the 2 weeks before nationals a lot less stressful
He was out on the mat for the handshake. Didn't notice a limp. I watched on BTN so it was hard to tell.
Nolf looked good. He had 7 takedowns of the Hawkeye mascot before using the "secret weapon" double crutch to pin both Brands brothers at once.
I've said this in at least one previous thread, but it's very unlikely IMO that Nolf wrestles at B1Gs. It's now < 21 full days until the start of B1Gs, and the risk appears to far outweigh any benefit.
If Nolf doesn’t wrestle B10’s does it mean he has to go at large to NCAA’s and how would seeding be effected?
I agree that his stamina has to be a concern. So much of his advantage comes from pace. He could be reduced to a mere mortal w/o it.
Nolf is the most intelligent, creative & intuitive wrestler in D-1.
If anyone can develop a revised strategy on his new limitations, he’s my first pick to solve the puzzle.
He has to enter the tournament, make weight and take the mat for 1 whistle.
Nolf should ask Burroughs for some advice. Years ago when JB broke his foot/ankle before winning worlds, I think they said he did like no live wrestling for over a month or something like that. He went into the tourney with little to no mat time, from my recollection. I forget what they had him doing to keep his cardio up.
Just guessing but I would imagine a ton of hydro work.
Just swimming. Intervals of high, moderate and low intensities could be done and the repetitive leg kicking should strengthen the knee.
Whatever is being done I am certain it is state of the art.
Just swimming. Intervals of high, moderate and low intensities could be done and the repetitive leg kicking should strengthen the knee.
Whatever is being done I am certain it is state of the art.
Yes. If he steps on match and forfeits he will get an at large bid. His seeding would be affected but it doesn’t matter. He’s the best guy at weight by far. Whereever they seed Nolf will be the nightmare bracket for whoever is on his side.
The least intrusive Nolf seeding at nationals for the rest of the bracket would be 3rd. Anything lower would force the very top seeds to see him before the semis, and that wouldn't be fair to those guys, injury or no injury.
His seeding won't be effected much. Seeding is a 2 way street. It isn't just for the individual but also for others who might have to face him. If you make him a high seed just because of an injury default and some injury related forfeits it would really suck to for a low seed to have to face a 90%+ Nolf early in the tournament.
I'm assuming from your other statements that high seed = 8th and low seed = 1st? I normally would say it the opposite way, so just clarifying.
Agree. I think though if he can wrestle in Big10, he should MF to the wrestlebacks and just get a little live action in and MF after 2 matches.
I always worry about THAT much rust and no amount of practice time can take the place of mat action. I am sure if there is a way to get him 1 or 2 live matches before NCAAs they will try unless its a stupid risk.
How much can the right kind of cardio make up for not being able to wrestle?
Tan Tom, is that you?
More seriously, if you're gonna wrestle Jason at B10s at all, why not Round 1 and then forfeit out? Depending upon # qualifiers, that will probably be his easiest match. And then medically forfeiting out means he enters nationals with 1 loss instead of 2 or 3.
I stayed after the match and was sitting right where the wrestlers came out and signed autographs and met with there family. He was without crutches and walked up the stairs right past me without a noticeable limp
Nolf showed about an equal amount of offense as some of the Iowa wrestlers did last night.
Was with Jason after the dual. Nothing noticeable walking around, but wrestling-ready is another matter. Recovery talk is future-looking, and no one knows how the next 19 days will go before B1G's. Coach won't take any chances...the prize is later in March.
Just got on the board after taking care of a couple bird dogs. As usual, I started by scanning threads for your posts. Thanks for all you bring here.
I would not wrestle Nolf in the BIG Tens unless he's 100%. Take an Injury Default in the first match and MFF out. No sense risking a re-injury as that would likely end his season. Not worried about Nolf's conditioning at all. If the knee is fine, he will be fine.
Exactly. Dude still gets to shop from all the other mixed martial arts techniques that our sport's rules allow for. He needs to reduce the tension awkward positions put on his knee? Shelve the BJJ and borrow some Judo throws! Set up with those vicious head snaps, then go Andrew Alton on em and start tossing fools.
Not out of line. My point was using Bigs to get him live action even if the intent isn't to have him finish the tournament. Not about seeds etc, more about getting a guy live reps.
If the coaches wish, they can get him the same type of action in the room with better control of the situation. If a scramble occurs and Nolf's knee is in jeopardy, the coaches can stop the action well before a ref in a match at the Bigs will stop the action. Further, the wrestlers in the room will wrestle the entire match staying away from the knee (while still giving him the necessary cardio of a wrestling match) while wrestlers in the Bigs will go straight for the knee as a perceived weakness. To me, it is a no brainer that he does not wrestle in the Big 10 Championships.
as long as he wrestles in Cleveland. Most exciting guy in wrestling bar none.
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