Anybody else think he's been wrestling a little tight during the tournament? Looks just a little off to me. Might just be nerves being a freshmen. I nervous about Martin tonight.
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Bo will be fine against Martin....If he wrestles the way he can a major is very possible....He is the MUCH better wrestler....
One thing I think is for sure..Bo was disappointed, almost embarrassed by that last match .. I'm not saying he should be, only that he feels that way. I expect he will come out determined to be impressive in finals; whether that is good or bad, we shall see. I'm expecting good.
Martin is good no doubt but can't scramble with BO like his semi opponent. Bo will be fine IMO.
I agree, but he did look very good in the quarters. The semis might have gone way differently if Jackson's feet didn't hit the press table on that headlock. Bo could have relaxed a little with a lead and just let it fly.
I don't think it's nerves, as the interviews with him seem to indicate that he's treating this like any other match. I'm also not so sure that I'd characterize him as being a little tight. His matches so far:
R1: 10-2 major decision
R2: 7-2 decision
Quarter: 15-4 major decision
Semi: 4-3 decision
Despite being the #1 seed, he hasn't had an easy path to the finals. Josef Johnson (R1) was unseeded, but pretty strong. Micah Barnes (R2 -- #16 seed) had wrestled Bo this year, and seemed to have a good game plan. Chandler Rogers (Quarters -- #9 seed) was a trap, in that his seed was lower than it likely would have been had he started all season. And Nathan Jackson (Semis -- #12 seed) was Bo's only loss this season. Bo seemed to start out aggressive against Jackson, but got more cautious after he nearly got caught on a throw early in the 1st period.
It will be interesting to see how he wrestles in the final. Martin has wrestled him 3 times this season, and has shown that he has the skill set to stay with Bo.
Bo will be fine. I think he'll dominate tonight. Clearly Jackson is a matchup problem for the simple fact he likes throws and is stronger than Bo. This is the only wrestler all year that I've seen Bo alter his style for
RS Freshman having close matches while winning the semi final is a pretty good problem to have. Bo knows wrestling.
I agree with RandyL completely. It was obvious Bo was disappointed in himself after the Jackson match. I think he'll come out loaded for bear. Martin won't be able to withstand the onslaught. I'll say Bo wins by Major, 12-4.
Tonight the guys wrestle for themselves. No need to even think about bonus......all about having fun and letting it fly.
This is a pet peeve of mine. I hate it when scoring moves are negated by the scorers table or by a wreslter going off the mat. Big time college wrestling is not held in tiny high school gyms. How hard is it to have a mat big enough such that there is a large "buffer zone" outside the OOB circle, such that going off the mat or going into the scorers table is essentially eliminated?
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