I agree. I also thought he was super conservative last year maybe I was wrong. He seems to think a lot on the mat I like his trajectory
Match Thread Nebraska dual - Sun, Feb 18
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He's a major dueshbag just saying. I really don't like that guy
That wasn't a guaranteed takedown. Desanto on the other hand was locked in a cradle. Typical Iowa fan what aboutism
Especially when you consider they won't need him again until 25-26
I said this the other day if he takes a red shirt he will be a beast. Something like Zain did coming off a red shirt. This kid is good no doubt I don't think there's a big fall off between him and Van Ness just different styles
He had riding time. If it were tournament time, he probably takes neutral in third and has four minutes to score. But our coaching staff considers the regular season as “practice” and probably wanted him to work off bottom.
Agreed on all points. If only Jason Nolf would've screamed out against John Van Brill of Rutgers at their match in 2018. I remember watching that bout and could see that situation developing a mile away with a need for a PD call asap and the ref totally missed it. Fortunately, Nolf being Nolf was able to miraculously overcome that injury and win the NCAA championship later, basically on one leg. The refs need to protect the wrestlers at all costs, erring on the side of caution in every situation.
From Tim Owens, Staff Writer of the Happy Valley Insider:
"The Nittany Lions were trailing, 9-7, at the time. After dropping two of the first four bouts in front of an audience of 8,319 at the RAC, Jason Nolf took the mat against John Van Brill at 157 pounds. Nolf held a 1-point lead in the second period and appeared to be in control of what was supposed to be his 47th-straight win. But when he attempted a low single leg early in the period, it turned into yet another funk scramble. As they rolled, Nolf’s right leg got caught awkwardly in between the legs of Van Brill, who also was locking the foot. Nolf abruptly called for injury time. A situation that often draws a stalemate or potentially dangerous, a protest from head coach Cael Sanderson and his bench drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, which negated a team point."
Side note: I was surprised reading that article how tight some of the bouts were in that 2018 RU meet. Even some of our hammers had close matches. Really makes you appreciate our current talent throughout our entire lineup. Seems somewhat timely with all the recent posts about our current lineup lacking excitement in comparison to the past.
https://pennstate.rivals.com/news/wrestling-nolf-injured-at-rutgers-as-psu-prevails-25-15
I think Kasak is a 141 and he's going to be a beast down there.
I think the only year he was going 141 was this year. I don't think he's going back down.
It'll be tricky for him to ever crack the lineup then since SVN has 3 years left.
Youre assuming Van Ness comes back and beats Kaysak. Beau had all he could do to beat Kasak this year as a Freshman. Kasak's frame will give Van Ness trouble. I stood near Van Ness after match yesterday. He had a knee brace on and held Big Ten trophy. He's not that tall.
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My personal pissing and moaning about refs story. My oldest daughter played fastpitch softball from elementary to college. So I spent a lot of time at the softball fields. I was not shy about complaining to umpires about calls made. A few years later I decided to become a PIAA fastpitch umpire. I passed the written test, attended local umpire meetings and umpired little league, junior high and jv games for several seasons. I will never give a ref a bag of crap about a call anymore! I am not saying refs always make good calls (I had my fair share of mistakes) but I now have walked in their shoes. Maybe some in our crowd should try them on, I would encourage others to seriously consider becoming a ref!
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I haven't seen Rathjen get remotely as much crap as Beau has anywhere but yes same situation there if you think Rathjen was faking.
go look at how posters on here were reacting when it happened in the other thread. that’s what i was responding to.
That was the Rutgers Fight Club match. Mike Tyson thought there was excessive head clubbing.
On a Penn State message board? You don’t say?
Meanwhile, social media was 10-1 getting on BB and mostly not even bringing up the Iowa instance. I didn’t even know about it until FRL today and I watched a lot of that duel (admittedly I missed the 149 match).
That’s mostly (at least on social media) because everyone likes to come at the king, let’s be honest. If the identical thing happens in any other top 10 ranked matchup not involving Penn State, Adam Tirapelle (who I think is smart) and Corby don’t act like the Mona Lisa was just stolen
Horse hoes?! Lol. Must be from Nebraska!
Corby has Cael Derangement Syndrome
I remember Nolf against Rutgers and wishing the ref would have called PD. I get pissed sometimes when PD is called when it looks like our guy was about to get a TD or turn. Then I remember a couple of guys (from various teams) who got hurt when no PD was called and I calm down and continue rooting. It happens. I would rather see it called too often and/or too soon than not enough or too late.
I remember the clubbing and slapping by the RU wrestlers in that match. Then the look on Jason's face when he got injured. I immediately felt sick to my stomach, on top of already being po'd at the extra curriculars being allowed.
I just re-watched the dual meet. The match where I yelled for stalling was at 165. The Nebby guy off the whistle backed up to a foot of the outer circle within 3 seconds. That is stalling.
When I reffed I have made that call many times.
Cael asked the fans at a recent presser to get more vocal and I am just doing my part. 🙂
The worst was Van Brill celebrating when he ran off the mat.
That was one match where the ref let things get way out of his control. There should have been a set of ropes around the mat for RU.
No, but I met my wife there.
She was tending bar to get through nursing school and well, I was eager to help her.
Cabaret (and she insists that I aways add-before Jules turned it into a nudie bar)
Damn phone.. how did I not see "hoes" instead of shoes.
He got his at nationals.
LOL what did he say after the match,well I did wrestle for the last 30 seconds!
I have seen situations where one wrestler voluntarily leaves the wrestling area with both feet without being touched or pushed (in fact, it happened Sunday - a Nebraska wrestler voluntarily left the wrestling circle with both feet without being pushed or shoved there) - this is permitted to happen in Folk because action is not stopped unless both wrestlers go fully out of circle. This is not permitted in Free (fleeing the mat) and should not be permitted in Folk (but it is permitted in Folk where Stalling is called very subjectively and often in the favor of only one of the wrestlers). It is absurd that Folk gives a defensive advantage to a wrestler who voluntarily chooses to leave the mat and wrestle from OB! Any wrestler who voluntarily puts both their feet OB without being touched while the other wrestler is still inside the circle, should instantaneously generate a Stall Call for fleeing the mat.
A wrestler should be put on a count if either foot, or both, go OB while being pushed by opponent - they should have a 3-count to return fully in-bounds or be hit with stalling. Wrestlers should not be permitted an advantage by wrestling the edge - quite the contrary, they should be penalized as it is a clear form of stalling. What Smith did to avoid being taken down while in the grasp should generate a stall call 100% of the time for "fleeing the mat" while engaged and using OB to avoid being taken down. A wrestler should be forced to scramble and defend toward in-bounds - using the edge as a defense mechanism should not be permitted and should be penalized 100% of the time.
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