Match Thread for Indiana and Northwestern
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Seth came to wrestle today!!! Atta boy!
"I was just thinking, 'What would Zain do?'"
Seth with TD, 4 NF, plus more scoring to get a 16-5 end of first
Ends in a second period tech
29-13 PSU
Ends in a second period tech
29-13 PSU
Neutral offense much better. Looks quicker too
Looks like one of our 141lbs guys are going have to move up most probably bartlett. When you have 4 149ers you have no podium 149ers.
Much better performance overall in the second match with NU. Hopefully, that hole at 125 gets filled quickly; 149 becomes much more clear; and Beard comes back soon. Only a month to figure things out and get set for Big Tens. What a short timeline. Feels like November but we are about to enter February.
Seth/AB/Lee looked great both matches.
RBY/Berge looked much better 2nd match around.
Good learning experience today for Joe and Carter. Hopefully Michael, Robbie are back soon and we figure out the situation with 149. Great fight by everyone today! If anything, this match shows how important our routine that Cael has setup is.
RBY/Berge looked much better 2nd match around.
Good learning experience today for Joe and Carter. Hopefully Michael, Robbie are back soon and we figure out the situation with 149. Great fight by everyone today! If anything, this match shows how important our routine that Cael has setup is.
My hat's off to Seth. 20 lbs heavier and he looks faster and more athletic. He might have a chance against Cassi, which is huge if we need it I think working with Snyder, Cassar, and Kerk is transforming him since last year. Very encouraging outings today for bigger snacks!!!
Not as many. Seven bouts, but only covering 4 weight classes. Same guy went twice at 165 and Starocci got an extra bout. The absences due to a couple guys not being medically cleared affected it too.
Haven't seen the extra match results from NU yet... will post when I see them.
Let's not get crazy. Consider the competition. Cass pinned that IU kid in about 15 seconds last year.
For their first duals kids did ok, still young and first duals. Need to clean things up if they don’t want to get steam rolled by Iowa. They have the ability just need some seasoning.
The NW kid doesn't have a spot in the lineup. He had no choice but to bulk up and ho Heavy. Snacks had 50+ pounds on the kid.
PSU looks right on schedule for another title to me... 
Extra matches (per Twitter):
149: Verkleeren L, def. Trevor Chumbley
141: Bartlett W 8-4 v. Colin Valdviez
149: Gardner W 15-0 TF Jamie Berg
165: Kraeszig W 10-2 maj. Ankhaa Enkmandakh
174: Edsell W, 3-2 Jon Halverson
174: Edsell 9-4 dec. Jadon Martin
149: Pipher 2-6 loss Chumbley
141: Meredith L 5-18 maj. Justin Benjamin
141: Bartlett W 10-4 dec. Justin Benjamin
Not sure what the Def was for Verk.
149: Verkleeren L, def. Trevor Chumbley
141: Bartlett W 8-4 v. Colin Valdviez
149: Gardner W 15-0 TF Jamie Berg
165: Kraeszig W 10-2 maj. Ankhaa Enkmandakh
174: Edsell W, 3-2 Jon Halverson
174: Edsell 9-4 dec. Jadon Martin
149: Pipher 2-6 loss Chumbley
141: Meredith L 5-18 maj. Justin Benjamin
141: Bartlett W 10-4 dec. Justin Benjamin
Not sure what the Def was for Verk.
Cael just suggested that they might need to have both Nick Lee and Beau Bartlett in the lineup!
Morgan really perfected the bow & arrow (as did Zain later on). Morgan is the first PSU guy that I remember really using it often and effectively. There probably was someone else before him, but I don't recall it.
I took that to mean one of those 2 will be moving to 149 at some point.
Sometimes I think cael reads the board....
Extra bouts with NU...
174: Edsell 9-4 dec. Jadon Martin
149: Pipher 2-6 loss Chumbley
141: Meredith L 5-18 maj. Justin Benjamin
141: Bartlett W 10-4 dec. Justin Benjamin
149: Verkleeren L, def. Trevor Chumbley
141: Bartlett W 8-4 v. Colin Valdviez
149: Gardner W 15-0 TF Jamie Berg
165: Kraeszig W 10-2 maj. Ankhaa Enkmandakh
174: Edsell W, 3-2 Jon Halverson
174: Edsell 9-4 dec. Jadon Martin
149: Pipher 2-6 loss Chumbley
141: Meredith L 5-18 maj. Justin Benjamin
141: Bartlett W 10-4 dec. Justin Benjamin
149: Verkleeren L, def. Trevor Chumbley
141: Bartlett W 8-4 v. Colin Valdviez
149: Gardner W 15-0 TF Jamie Berg
165: Kraeszig W 10-2 maj. Ankhaa Enkmandakh
174: Edsell W, 3-2 Jon Halverson
That would be my guess. Byers did not have a score and indicated there might have been a medical situation, but did not elaborate further than that.
Would have had to been an illegal move as it lists Verk as winner (which I believe implies Verk was winning but was not able to continue due to an injury of an illegal move).
I don’t believe it was confirmed Verk beat Beau. I thought someone said Verk beat Gardner.
Other people have said it was Bearclaw that lost to Verk, not BB.
Hell hath no fury like that of a Ranger Dude scorned.
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Ref was late on the call!
It was funny because I was there with my father and he wanted to beat traffic out of there, so we left the bleachers with the plan to watch from the entrance and beat everyone out the door as soon as it was over, but by the time we got down the steps, the poor kid was on his back lol.
Grades for the weights, individuals, or team today? Anyone want to weigh in? Here's a quick stab:
125 F (Truant; Cloud hidden, whereabouts unknown)
133 B (2 wins but not expected dominance in match 1; better in the match 2 against weak opponent)
141. A- (dominant performance, per usual)
149. C (first match) and B (second match)
157. B (showed some rust but eventually got it going, if a bit sloppy at the end)
165 B/B+. Adequate but not stellar
174. C First match flaws and jitter; hung in there; but very underwhelming given expectations
184. A- (dominant performances)
197 C+ (substitute students; good efforts but outmatched)
285 A- (dominant performance although against weaker opponents)
Team Grade (vs. IU) C-
Team Grade (vs. NU) B-
Overall Grade: C
Recommendation: Detention (extra practice and lots of homework)
Comment: This performance is not going to get it done against the best teams. Only one month to right the ship and find a healthy and fired-up lineup. Against Iowa, 141 and 184 would have a good chance of winning. 133 and 157 might be tossups. Without big improvement, the other matches would be clear losses. PSU needs to be dominant up and down the lineup, but presently is a long way from that.
125 F (Truant; Cloud hidden, whereabouts unknown)
133 B (2 wins but not expected dominance in match 1; better in the match 2 against weak opponent)
141. A- (dominant performance, per usual)
149. C (first match) and B (second match)
157. B (showed some rust but eventually got it going, if a bit sloppy at the end)
165 B/B+. Adequate but not stellar
174. C First match flaws and jitter; hung in there; but very underwhelming given expectations
184. A- (dominant performances)
197 C+ (substitute students; good efforts but outmatched)
285 A- (dominant performance although against weaker opponents)
Team Grade (vs. IU) C-
Team Grade (vs. NU) B-
Overall Grade: C
Recommendation: Detention (extra practice and lots of homework)
Comment: This performance is not going to get it done against the best teams. Only one month to right the ship and find a healthy and fired-up lineup. Against Iowa, 141 and 184 would have a good chance of winning. 133 and 157 might be tossups. Without big improvement, the other matches would be clear losses. PSU needs to be dominant up and down the lineup, but presently is a long way from that.
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