Michigan match thread - Fri, Jan 19
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Hmmm, MM forced more stall calls on Amine than Michigan had takedowns.
My brother said MM reminds him of a gymnast working the pommel horse.
My brother said MM reminds him of a gymnast working the pommel horse.
Go to your local bar, they'll have the BTN. You'll probably meet some other wrestling fans who will gather near the TV. I know I always do.
Don’t get the Nagao angst. It’s arrogant to think non-Lions can’t improve without our staff. Just practicing to perfect what you already do well, taking better advantage of in-match situations, and personal motivation can lead to success outside Happy Valley, regardless of coaching. Ragusin was a tough out who has gotten tougher. Nagao wrestled an impressively aggressive match against a solid AA threat and learned of areas to improve in the perfect month to learn it. Giving Dylan his due, but would pick Aaron in any rematch.
Nice write up. And good job working in “gusto” lol.Finally posted my recap on BSD, for any interested:
Wrestling Postview: PSU 27, Michigan 9
Penn State reminds the Wolverines of the B1G wrestling pecking order—extending its Dual Meet Win Streak to 49 in the process.www.blackshoediaries.com
I think the inordinate amount of time Ragusin spent not attacking and not getting hit with a stall call is what stuck with me from that match. A lack of aggressiveness should never be rewarded. They are both really good.
this poster has started to use photos with permission, it seems. At least attribution, anyway.
Trash move by Amine though:
Trash move by Amine though:
I vote that SuperTodd add an avatar. Everytime I see him post, I think Willie is coming by for his next payment from the Slush Fund.
Braeden Davis vs Michael DeAugustino(Michigan) - With the Jeff Byers Call, Full Match
Right after that Amine seemed to dip his head down to hide what he was doing from the ref.
I loved Mitch whacking him right across the jaw 5 seconds later.
I just re-watched Mesenbrink's matches against Oregon State and Michigan. His gas tank and pace are phenomenal! For all of his insane forward pressure he does a great job of not getting out of position. He did get caught under Amine a few times in neutral, but Angel stalemated those more quickly as the match progressed and it was obvious Amine was just using those moments to take a breather. I am also impressed by Mesenbrink's top and bottom game. He cannot only ride tough, but as could be seen from the Oregon State match he has the ability to turn people also. Given what Cody said about Mesenbrink's desire to add to his skill set and his ability to learn new moves quickly, it is a scary thought to think how much more improvement potential he has.
Someone else mentioned they could foresee Mesenbrink adding the Winn Dixie to his repertoire. I could see that also since I think you will start seeing more wrestlers take bad shots against him in the hope of avoid stalling calls, potentially opening themselves up to falling victim to the Winn Dixie.
Mesenbrink has quickly become one of the "mustn't miss" Penn State wrestlers for me, right up there with, in alphabetical order : ), Brooks, Nickal, Nolf, Retherford, Ruth, Starocci, and Taylor!
Someone else mentioned they could foresee Mesenbrink adding the Winn Dixie to his repertoire. I could see that also since I think you will start seeing more wrestlers take bad shots against him in the hope of avoid stalling calls, potentially opening themselves up to falling victim to the Winn Dixie.
Mesenbrink has quickly become one of the "mustn't miss" Penn State wrestlers for me, right up there with, in alphabetical order : ), Brooks, Nickal, Nolf, Retherford, Ruth, Starocci, and Taylor!
Mitchell Mesenbrink vs Cam Amine(Michigan) - With the Jeff Byers Call, Full Match
Exactly. Actually this is what Cael thrives on. Last week he mentioned learning from losses and how to get better
My big concern with AN yesterday was the fact he had the leverage time-&-again yesterday, but then gave up the leverage via just plain bad decisions regarding body positioning - including his last shot where he went from a near certain TD to being pinned.
Even Cael threw his hands up, shock his head and just chuckled that he could go from clear TD position to getting pinned liked that by losing his his leverage and balance by getting off "center of gravity".
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Wow!!! I watched the match last night and was impressed. But that was more of an a$$ whopping then I realized. Maybe with Byer's call added to the perspective, but wow....just wow! Thanks for posting this!
Yeah, I’m not worried. All due credit to Ragusin for finding a way to pin Nagao’s shoulders down and hold them there. That was a great move to cap off the most exciting match of the dual. But Nagao was the better wrestler for most of the match. With some minor adjustments, he’ll get it next time.
Amine looked exhausted. Amine has been more than solid his entire career. MM is very good but let's not ignore the possibility that some Michigan guys were also under the weather.
Looks like Amine did in fact bite.
The moment Michigan fans realized it was going to be a long night.
If that was Iowa's Brands, Hawk fans would claim it was photo shopped.
Nagao is trying to be more aggressive this year. Clearly taking more shots. That leaves more opportunities for re-attacks. I am certain that Cael is happy with more shots being taken and will train him to defend the re-attacks. It is only January. He has two more months in the room to clean things up. In Cael we trust 
I thought the BTN camera angle, while highly suggestive, was inconclusive. That photog's snap made it plain as day.
I watched the match on a bar at Disney. Was surprised how many rasslin fans came up and said hello
I went to a bar last night and all I heard was about how wrestling is "gay" and that they didn't like to watch men in spandex. Naturally I assumed that they must be gay because watching wrestling and equating it with sex is pretty damn gay.
Maybe you were at a gay bar? Sometimes those things happen on accident.
A long time ago, I got really drunk in Ashland, Oregon with a friend. We stumbled into a bar full of women & thought we'd hit the jackpot. We hit on as many as we could & got shut down all night. The next day, I told a local guy the story & he couldn't stop laughing. Apparently, we'd stumbled into the local lesbian bar, but were way too drunk to realize it. Oops! That's when everything started making sense. Lol.
In my youth, I could get shut down all night anywhere, it didn’t have to be a lesbian bar. LOL:
Do you remember the name of the bar?? I travel to Oregon for work on occasion. I identify as lesbian so…
I have a buddy who is gay and was a former boxer, dude Is probably the toughest guy I know. He is super gay. And super bad too 😂
It's definitely not a gay bar, it was just full of morons last night.
BTW, I used to go to a bar back in the 90s with a buddy and we absolutely KILLED it with the ladies. If I didn't get at least two phone numbers a week there was something wrong. It turns out is was a gay bar one night a week and we were the only two straight guys but everybody knew we were straight. If I was single I'd love it if there was still a place like that.
Is BTN plus showing the Michigan State verses PSU match for free like they did last week?
I dont see it on BTN.
And I dont see it on the thread pinned on top
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