I remember taking my grown daughters to the BJC in 2016 to watch the Lehigh dual (hoping to help them become PSU wrestling fans--that didn't work as planned). But that was Suriano's FR year. I was quite interested to see almost the whole team playing duck-duck-goose on the mat before the match. All, but Suriano. He stood off to the side with a very serious face. I remember thinking, "It doesn't seem like Suriano fits into this team's identity/style very well." He obviously didn't! He's an excellent wrestler, but not a good fit at PSU.
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If he is, let’s hope he wrestles a high-seeded Kaleb Young in the first round.
One of the things that makes Brooks great is his pace and pressure. Amine matched and even exceeded that today.
Brooks and staff will make the adjustments and hopefully get the W in 2 weeks.
I hope the guys will have better gas tanks and awareness in 2 weeks. Saw a lot of uncharacteristically tired and sloppy wrestling. That's NOT What We Do.
I don't think Ferarri at HWT is going to be unbeatable. Lots of really good guys there. Though I'm sure he will walk through the Big 12.
My wife and I took the bus trip to Rutgers several years ago (may have been when Nolf was injured). We both noticed that Suriano was all by himself during team warm-ups. Not even interacting with his own team. Nor were they attempting to interact with him. He doesn't seem like a "team" player unless there is some personal benefit. Definitely self-absorbed. Exact opposite of Dean/Hildebrandt.
don't know if they considered it, maybe they did but he felt good enough to go, maybe got worse w/ the competition. My point is just that he had been dealing with an actual injury during the season. Cass showed no signs of injury during this tournament. Ayala, Eirman, Kemm all had def issues during the season and into the tourney. Totally understand a MFF when there is an injury, which I'm pretty sure is what it's meant for, but not when there is no medical issue, which is the ? in Cass's case.
RBY, Carter, Max and Steveson were not competing on an extra year. Nick is 5 years removed from HS senior year, not overly old. Gomez is the same age as Nick and is completing his 4th year of competition.
The point the tweet is implying is pure bullshyt.
The point the tweet is implying is pure bullshyt.
McMullen, NW undergrad and Penn grad, is too smart for this nonsense. Or so I thought.
RBY - 4th year
Lee - 5th year
Gomez - 5th year
Starocci - 3rd year
Steveson - 4th year
I found this interesting, so did a little research. I get McMullan's point, but his statement about 25 and 26 year olds appears to be an embellishment.
Suriano - turns 25 in April
RBY - turned 23 in January
Nick Lee - turns 24 this Saturday (3/12)
Gomez - turns 24 on Saturday of NCAA tourney (3/19)
Deakin - couldn't find exact age, but is a 6th year guy
Marinelli - turned 24 in February
CStar - couldn't find exact age, but is a 3rd year guy
Amine - turned 25 in December
Dean - couldn't find exact age, but is a 6th year guy (Finger Lakes wrestling club in 2016-17)
Steveson - turns 22 in May; a mere pup compared to most
Obviously, some of these guys wouldn't still wrestling in college if not for the COVID year, which slants the data.
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Seeing how Michigan is the team that just beat us, letting Parris get a potentially hobbled Cassioppi then Schultz might not be in our best interests lol. I'd rather let Kerk take care of business against him a 3rd time this year, take your lumps against Gable then battle back for 3rd.
I kind of wonder if Cassioppi is kind of in Kerk's head also. Kerk seemed hesitant to shoot on him when he was clearly wounded then of course the brain fart at the end. Meanwhile, Kerk seems to have a ton of confidence against Parris.
i also don’t feel like UM is as big a threat at ncaa’s. they aren’t getting anything out of micic. he was gifted 4th this weekend. he only beat the 10, 13, and 14 seeds and they were all battles.
Well, this is Nick Lee's 5th year of college wrestling. So while he's "only" a 5th year guy, he too is a Covid beneficiary.
amine is in his 7th yr of college, massa? Micic? I really think the covid gift was screwy - especially to those sr's not getting an extra year
Yeah he is an Xtra year beneficiary, but this will be only his 4th NCAA tournament and he is age appropriate.
Yeah, the ones who got screwed were guys like Cenzo and Hall.
Agree to disagree, there's volatility but there always is at NCAAs for all teams.
125 - Definite finalist (looking at the 1 seed), potential winner
133 - Lower AA? 133 is dropped off after the first 3
141 - Doesn't look like a placer but truthfully, 133 drops off after the first 3 also IMO but he hasn't really beaten anyone
149 - Don't believe he'll qualify
157 - could be a lower AA or not place, certainly not finalist
165 - I actually am getting bullish on him, this was an impressive weekend from him. He's definitely a lot better now than when he first returned.
174 - Contender (not likely winner but top 5 AA)
184 - Contender, maybe favorite now (tossup with AB depending on when they meet)
197 - like every other teams 197, could be in the finals or miss the podium
285 - depending on seed (looks like 5), he's capped at 3rd
I can't believe how thin McMullan is now. I would not have even recognized him. Hopefully he is healthy.
Amine is in his 7th year. Graduated from HS in 2015. Redshirted in 2015-16. Competed next three seasons, giving Mark Hall all he could handle a few times. Finished 4th, 3rd, and 3rd at NCAAs in those three seasons. Olympic redshirt in 2019-20. "Free" Covid year in 2020-21, again finishing 3rd at NCAAs. Now in 7th and final season in 2021-22. As noted previously, turned 25 in Dec 2021.
Massa is also in 7th year. Graduated from HS in 2015. Same college path as Amine. Redshirted in 2015-16. Competed in 2016-17 thru 2018-19 (finished 3rd at NCAAs in 2016-17), with some good battles with Cenzo Joseph. Olympic redshirt in 2019-20. "Free" Covid season in 2020-21. Now in 7th and final season in 2021-22; turns 25 in May.
Micic is in 8th (!!) year. Graduated from HS in 2014. Took a RS year (at Northwestern) first year in college, followed by an Olympic redshirt. Competed next three seasons (finishing 4th, 2nd, and 3rd at NCAAs), followed by another Olympic redshirt in 2019-20. Missed season in 2020-21 ("free" Covid year) due to injury. Now in 8th year; turns 26 next month.
Oh, he thinks he’s gonna make the finals? That’s awfully presumptive of him to think so, he said facetiously.
His semifinal interview was funny. Did you see him rolling his eyes when he talked about being surrounded by good teammates and coaches? It was like somebody had a gun to the back of his head and was telling him what to say.
I was shocked also. He's from Nazareth area, my nephew use to wrestle him at youth tournaments. McMullen ended up going to Wyoming. Note: My nephew made it to States his junior year at 160 for Bangor. Got in a little school trouble his senior year and school stopped him from working out with Blair. He lost his desire and ended up getting beat in regionals. I think he ended up with 98 wins. He lost 2 half of seasons. He transferred out of Pius the start of Freshman year and then his Senior year wasn't allowed to wrestle until January.
J, with all due respect, your argument about Shak years ago when 3 guys MFF in the same tournament is a bit weak. Let’s not forget the crying of Warner in Dean’s match. We all saw Desanto yelling out to get the potentially dangerous call in RBY, plus his antics last year. It’s a pattern. Hard to convince people otherwise. It doesn’t help when the consensus attitude of Iowa’s fanbase is we are tougher than everyone else. Call a spade a spade here.
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