Keystone Classic thread
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He impressed me as much as anyone today, including Cassar. He basically wrestled Zain to a decision that Zain turned into a major in garbage time. And was never turned.
By "shake up the rankings at Midlands" you mean beat Sorensen? Kolodzik? Oliver?
Because those are the only 3 guys ranked above him going. (Plus probably Lugo.) And I'm not sure finishing 3rd really shakes up the weight much.
Anyone wrestling a Buckeye will be our 2nd favorite wrestlers in March.
Looks like Deakin could be a legit roadblock for Ke-Shawn Hayes.
Minor injury. Held out as a precaution, to be ready for more duals. Reportedly not a big issue.
I was sitting near him so I asked him what was wrong said he injured his thumb in first period of quarterfinal!
sorry, i was being a clown drifting back to a comment a few pages ago. Im not always good with the
So it was precautionary. Hurt his thumb but decided on the full body wrap... Ya know..... as a precaution.
So Roar gets the win on that argument..
Nolf was playing with his food again. Psychological warfare on his part?
Feels like once in a lifetime to be able to witness this crew.
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In the final When he was in a scramble, sort of under and not in great position..he hooked his arm over the top of his opponents thigh and grabbed the near side of the calf....and when roiled thru precariously ....he suddenly ended up on top. I was like........wut?
In case you missed it, Pletcher beat Carton.
I think there's a chance Nolf could have a year for the record books -in terms of bonus %.
That's my question as well. All others rounds were posted fairly quickly throughout the day so you didn't need to be watching completely live but then unless you watched the finals live, you're out of luck.
Couple comments on Keystone:
1. Zain, Nolf, Hall and Bo were everything we thought and expected them to be - outstanding wrestlers and exciting to watch (even though the quick pins get them off the mat too fast for me). Truly an impressive group. Nolf; however, seems to be on a different level. An amazing guy we are so fortunate to watch wrestle. Very, very early, but right now he is my choice for the Hodge.
2. Major props to Jered Cortez. Doesn't get the love on this board that others do but he won his weight class at Keystone and that deserves kudos. Lehigh and the Scuffle will be another good test for him, but for now he has done what needed to get done and we should be 'grateful'.
3. Won't really know Keener and Joseph's status until Lehigh. Hope it wasn't just coach speak that Cenzo's withdrawal was strictly cautionary. Can't afford to lose these two.
4. Before the tournament the marquee matchup was Nevills vs Kasper. Nevills didn't disappoint; he's looking very good . No one at HWT is Snyder good, but Nevills can be next best and I think he is.
5. Really had mixed feelings reference Cassar vs. Cutch. Wanted to see Cutch go out as an AA. After a hick-up at Bucknell, Cassar looks like the stronger wrestler right now. The Scuffle will still play a big role but by winning Keystone Cassar has a strong leg up on remaining the starter at 197.
6. Given what Lehigh did to Michigan, this next PSU match will be a great one!
Well I am not sure how long it will take considering this:
They were looking for a camera operator 2 hours after the event started. I will say that the coverage was decent but went to dinner expecting to come home and watch the finals on demand and 12 hours later I am still waiting. I really want to like f lo but everytime I start feeling good about my subscription something happens (dual of the year last season, these finals, and the Roku app is for the most part useless unless watching something live).
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Some thoughts/highlights from the arena:
- Spend all day with my 6yo daughter (six and a HALF daddy), great arena for that. Plenty of space, lots of stuff to read on the walls, good junk food selection. We had some great Drexel/PSU/misc fans in and out of "our" section and they were all very nice.
- Her mind was blown by everyone rolling around in the warm-ups. When she was winding down in one of the consolation rounds and I said we could come later next year, she got indignant about missing that part.
- Coach moment 1: Early on after one of Nevills' matches, Coach Varner had a discussion with the ref. I have no idea of the question, nothing in-match would have prompted it that I noticed, but Varner was not thrilled with the answer. There was an *exaggerated* eye roll/turn-around-walk away that cracked me up.
- Coach moment 2: Towards the end of regulation/early in OT in one of Brian Friery's consolation matches he got poked in the eye. Coach Cody stormed out on the the mat with a "oh give me a break you are fine get back out there and win". And he did!
- Coach moment 3: At the end of the first in the Cassar-Cutch match, Coach Cael and Coach Casey had a very, very brief eye contact/shrug/back to the match look from their opposing corners
- My non-wrestling highlight: At one point Nickal (MAN is he distinctive in a setting like this) was strolling around the border of the arena, not really paying attention to anything, and walked directly into a folding chair. He did the quick "nobody saw that" look-around, realized at least 4 people around him did, and starting laughing his head off. Great moment to remind me these kids are human (except Nolf, pure machine)
- Finally: We took the train up from Maryland to avoid the marathon and knew we were going to have to duck out early from the finals. During the 165 I told my daughter we'd get to watch most of "Baby Marky" but would probably miss Bo. She was clearly upset since that is her brother's favorite wrestling and she was looking forward to telling him about it. She's a trooper though, nodded and started cheering.
The look on her face when Hall threw the guy to his back that early and she realized she was going to get to watch Bo after all was priceless!
We had a great time, spent 11 straight hours in the arena, and she still hasn't stopped talking about it. She was very excited for some "what did you do this weekend" writing prompts at school today. "I'm going to need 5 whole pages!"
- Spend all day with my 6yo daughter (six and a HALF daddy), great arena for that. Plenty of space, lots of stuff to read on the walls, good junk food selection. We had some great Drexel/PSU/misc fans in and out of "our" section and they were all very nice.
- Her mind was blown by everyone rolling around in the warm-ups. When she was winding down in one of the consolation rounds and I said we could come later next year, she got indignant about missing that part.
- Coach moment 1: Early on after one of Nevills' matches, Coach Varner had a discussion with the ref. I have no idea of the question, nothing in-match would have prompted it that I noticed, but Varner was not thrilled with the answer. There was an *exaggerated* eye roll/turn-around-walk away that cracked me up.
- Coach moment 2: Towards the end of regulation/early in OT in one of Brian Friery's consolation matches he got poked in the eye. Coach Cody stormed out on the the mat with a "oh give me a break you are fine get back out there and win". And he did!
- Coach moment 3: At the end of the first in the Cassar-Cutch match, Coach Cael and Coach Casey had a very, very brief eye contact/shrug/back to the match look from their opposing corners
- My non-wrestling highlight: At one point Nickal (MAN is he distinctive in a setting like this) was strolling around the border of the arena, not really paying attention to anything, and walked directly into a folding chair. He did the quick "nobody saw that" look-around, realized at least 4 people around him did, and starting laughing his head off. Great moment to remind me these kids are human (except Nolf, pure machine)
- Finally: We took the train up from Maryland to avoid the marathon and knew we were going to have to duck out early from the finals. During the 165 I told my daughter we'd get to watch most of "Baby Marky" but would probably miss Bo. She was clearly upset since that is her brother's favorite wrestling and she was looking forward to telling him about it. She's a trooper though, nodded and started cheering.
The look on her face when Hall threw the guy to his back that early and she realized she was going to get to watch Bo after all was priceless!
We had a great time, spent 11 straight hours in the arena, and she still hasn't stopped talking about it. She was very excited for some "what did you do this weekend" writing prompts at school today. "I'm going to need 5 whole pages!"
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Geez, there is no "winning" or "losing" here. It was a discussion among fans...that's all, nothing more.
I think he needs to go 100% to break the PSU record for bonus % - I believe he can do it (he may be able to have one non-bonus, can't remember)
outstanding parenting! Hope I get to see you at the Md match!
A favorite post in this thread. Glad you and your daughter had such a great time. Priceless moments like this can last as memories for a lifetime.
Thanks SpikingWhamos, for sharing your fun family moments.
DT holds the record for his 2014 campaign, having won 32 of 34 matches by bonus (94.1%). So he can probably "drop" (LOL) one, but not two.
I am sitting here reading your post and I can't stop smiling and reminiscing. Wonderful post. Thank-you for sharing.
Fantastic post!
I was watching your coach moment 3 closely. The two of them might just as well have been sitting on their hands, with their mouths taped shut. Not that that's too different than normal, but considering the circumstances, I thought it was interesting.
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