Nebraska dual thread - Jan. 17
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Lincoln is a great down. Redeveloped the old train depot area with great bars and restaurants. Sushi blue is my favorite!
I hope JB is there in person to watch the beat down.
I am going, lord willing and the snow don’t fly, just to boo him. Board meetup, bros?
get a hotel in/near the haymarket. tons of restaurants and bars there.
for any of my tequila-lovin' brethren, Tipsy Tina's has about the most robust tequila offerings you'll find. food is so-so though.
The Oven is one of my favorite Indian restaurants.
and if you're hungover, definitely go to deleon's and get the breakfast burrito.
as stated above, Sushi Blue is really good. great drinks, too.
for any of my tequila-lovin' brethren, Tipsy Tina's has about the most robust tequila offerings you'll find. food is so-so though.
The Oven is one of my favorite Indian restaurants.
and if you're hungover, definitely go to deleon's and get the breakfast burrito.
as stated above, Sushi Blue is really good. great drinks, too.
take it easy on my Huskers, btw.
125: Lilledahl v Smith
good gauge for Luke vs. returning AA
133: Braden v PA boy Van Dee
141: Beau v Hardy
Beau's clearly the pick, but Hardy is crafty.
149: SVN vs. Ridge
match of the night pits two of four in the conversation for this year's finals
157: Kasak v Antrell
two great Sophs, one coming up, one coming down in weight.
165: MM vs Bubba Wilson
Bubba > CStarr so mitchell gotta hope to limit bonus
174: Levi vs Big Len
184: CStarr vs Silas
197: Barr vs McDanel
285: we don't really need to wrestle this one, do we?
dual won't be close, but the matchups should make for good entertainment.
125: Lilledahl v Smith
good gauge for Luke vs. returning AA
133: Braden v PA boy Van Dee
141: Beau v Hardy
Beau's clearly the pick, but Hardy is crafty.
149: SVN vs. Ridge
match of the night pits two of four in the conversation for this year's finals
157: Kasak v Antrell
two great Sophs, one coming up, one coming down in weight.
165: MM vs Bubba Wilson
Bubba > CStarr so mitchell gotta hope to limit bonus
174: Levi vs Big Len
184: CStarr vs Silas
197: Barr vs McDanel
285: we don't really need to wrestle this one, do we?
dual won't be close, but the matchups should make for good entertainment.
The first half of the dual should be very entertaining, if not wild. 174 is very interesting with a guy moving up two weight classes this year and the other in Pinto looking like he’s moving down two. I know it’s only one, but he looked like a monster at 184, I can’t comprehend how he’s pulling it off. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Nebraska’s up going into the break, they probably matched up with PSU as well as anyone last year dual-wise as well. But then I’d expect Penn State to sweep the top half and put it away.
The first five matches of this dual are as good as any this year.
The move to 174 might not be a good one for Pinto. So far, he is 0-3 against guys ranked 11-20; last year at 184 he won most of those matches.
I agree that Nebraska matches up against us better than most, but they could still get swamped if the toss-ups go our way.
Get ready for whining, crying, complaining, and bitching from the Huskers staff
Is this the annual "train through" dual? Seems like a good one to push the guys with some good matchups.
We seem to stagger that particular training segment anymore, but usually on a Friday Sunday weekend. We don't have a Friday Sunday weekend until February so I imagine it will either be Michigan State or Nebraska.
Assuming good health and all starters toeing the line, I do expect them to shut out Nebraska.
The above is more like a scenario tied to Iowa in terms of competitive matches IMO. We are going to steamroll Nebby. The competition has been light but you can just see the upward trajectory and development of the young ones. Luke Jan 12th already looks significantly more confident and loose than Luke Dec 12th.
I think a loss is possible, but at this point it would have to be considered an upset.
Iowa is far stronger and we have an outside shot at a shutout, more likely 8-2 just based upon probabilities, but I can't tell you with any confidence who those 2 might be.
We are starting to see this team is even more special than we thought it was going to be back in October.
There is bound to be a lot of movement this coming week in the master rankings because of all the Big 10 dual meets.
So they think Penn State takes all ten matches but only gets three bonus points?
Andrews was teched by both Feldman and Steveson.
Kerk will at least do the same, so who do they think gets the MD?
Really excited to see SVN vs Lovett and Lilledahl vs Smith. Both our guys can make a big statement here.
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My Media Availability Videos are up. Jim Carlson beat me to my planned question about Cael's relationship with Manning, toward the end. He got a decent answer too!
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Wrestling Media Availability with Cael Sanderson, Luke Lilledahl & Greg Kerkvilet
Head Coach Cael Sanderson, Luke Lilledahl & Greg Kerkvilet spoke to media ahead of the 9pm January 17th dual vs the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Haha, Cael’s already eating his lunch.My Media Availability Videos are up. Jim Carlson beat me to my planned question about Cael's relationship with Manning, toward the end. He got a decent answer too!
Wrestling Media Availability with Cael Sanderson, Luke Lilledahl & Greg Kerkvilet
Head Coach Cael Sanderson, Luke Lilledahl & Greg Kerkvilet spoke to media ahead of the 9pm January 17th dual vs the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Why do people continue to underestimate Kasak? He is doing EVERYTHING that other phenomenal PSU wrestlers have done in the past, and who continued to get better. Took 3rd as a freshman, and is 10-0 this year with 70% bonus rate. Tyler should be given every benefit of the doubt until he gives us a reason.
Kids may take losses, no big deal. How many elite psu guys have went undefeated in their careers?
I have been saying he probably wins 157 this year since summer. Shapiro and Kasak should be a great match. I hardly ever "under" estimate any of them. Until something happens that makes it impossible to occur I will believe PSU is going to shutout the Hawks. Hell i think they are going to have 8 or 9 in the finals.
My feelings are hurt that you think I might be underestimating.
Not sure if this was a direct response to anything but I have found it weird that people think Duke is just gonna walk in the door and eat his lunch
Unrelated to Duke obviously, but Kasak sure has gained some serious upper body mass since his 141 days. He looks like a full feed 157 to me.
Who is underestimating him? I agree otherwise. If that assassin didn't convince anyone still on the fence, well I can't help you.
Probably for the same reason people question(ed) Levi. Weight class jump.
It's like people forget that college age males are still maturing physically during their late teens and early 20's.
For me, it’s more of a statement about my expectations about Duke than about Kasak. Kasak could win nationals (which would all but guarantee a RS year for Duke), and I’ll still think that Duke will be able to win the spot. That’s not “writing off” Kasak, it’s a belief that Duke is something special.
I said at the beginning of the season if he keeps putting on size any close to what he has in the past year in half he is gonna be 174 after levi.
