Penn State-Army Friday
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Army's Knight Vision will be streaming the match live. Subscription rate is 6.95 for a 24 hr. pass.
Gulibon loses. Miserable posters (like me) overreact, and the white knights of the board patronize us.
Army's Knight Vision will stream the match. You can purchase a 24-hour subscription to watch the stream at THIS LINK. The cost is $6.95.
PSU's radio broadcast of the match will be streamed for free. The link for that should be in the Match Notes, which traditionally are posted on Tuesday.
I haven't been this excited for a season to start since... well... last year. I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas to come. Can't Wait!
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104 PSU fans going by bus, and leaving State College mid-morning. Unfortunately not me. The response by our fans has been tremendous.
I'm going and bringing along Ms. Tikk to her first wrestling match. Crossing my fingers that we can eke out a win so she'll maybe want to go again.
I read this before tikk, in a previous post. Didn't say anything then, but this is exciting. Tell Ms. Tikk I said hello...and do let me know how much fun she has
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Mrs Fine and Fine jr will be with me. Fine jr is driving in from Boston. He's never seen a wrestling match. My goal is to show him that Penn State wrestlers are great martial artists and their skill will be readily apparent, even if the score is nowhere near close. Hopefully he'll get it why I spend so much time on wrestling.
Again: I'm local to Army, let me know if you have any questions.
My main travel advice is posted in another thread: If you are driving use the Stony Lonesome gate north on 9W from the main gate, there are zero turns between that gate and the wrestling parking behind the football stadium.
Again: I'm local to Army, let me know if you have any questions.
My main travel advice is posted in another thread: If you are driving use the Stony Lonesome gate north on 9W from the main gate, there are zero turns between that gate and the wrestling parking behind the football stadium.
This clown, obviously, will be there, and grey tracksuit-clad. I land in Albany about 11:15 AM, and then am driving down from there to West Point.
See all of you there!
See all of you there!
If you guys get a chance, stop by and say hello to SHP. He should be seated amongst the press. Every time I'm at a match that he attends, I always have a nice chat with him.
Thayer is good. They have a seafood buffet on Friday.
Not too far down the road is the Bear Mountain Inn.
No, football is Saturday vs Notre Dame in Texas.
Hotel: Plenty of hotel franchises in the area. Easiest to maneuver is just north of West Point and across the river at the i84 / rt 9 intersection, almost any hotel franchise is there. And some good restaurants.
...as previously noted, my wife and I will be there along with another couple from the Lehigh Valley...
...a memory from the past...
...the first time I visited West Point with the team was in 1952...Jerry Maurey, a 4X PIAA champion from Clearfield and our 137# varsity wrestler as a Sophomore (Freshman were ineligible to compete back then) went out to wrestle his first varsity match...he pinned his Army opponent in less than 2 minutes...when he returned to the bench he came over to me and whispered, "That was easier than high school"...
...also back then PSU only sent EIWA Champions to the NCAAs..Jerry lost to Lehigh's NCAA Champion George Feuerbach in the EIWA finals as a sophomore...no trip to NCAAs...
...he won the EIWAs in 1953 and lost to NCAA Champion Gus DeAugustino from Lock Haven 2-4 in the QFs after registering the only TD that year on Gus, then wrestled back to take 3rd...
...he won the EIWAs again in 1954 and lost to NCAA Champion Myron Roderick from Oklahoma State 2-5 and again wrestled back to take 3rd...
...he represented Penn State very well over his career...as did his two older brothers - Jim and Don...
...a memory from the past...
...the first time I visited West Point with the team was in 1952...Jerry Maurey, a 4X PIAA champion from Clearfield and our 137# varsity wrestler as a Sophomore (Freshman were ineligible to compete back then) went out to wrestle his first varsity match...he pinned his Army opponent in less than 2 minutes...when he returned to the bench he came over to me and whispered, "That was easier than high school"...
...also back then PSU only sent EIWA Champions to the NCAAs..Jerry lost to Lehigh's NCAA Champion George Feuerbach in the EIWA finals as a sophomore...no trip to NCAAs...
...he won the EIWAs in 1953 and lost to NCAA Champion Gus DeAugustino from Lock Haven 2-4 in the QFs after registering the only TD that year on Gus, then wrestled back to take 3rd...
...he won the EIWAs again in 1954 and lost to NCAA Champion Myron Roderick from Oklahoma State 2-5 and again wrestled back to take 3rd...
...he represented Penn State very well over his career...as did his two older brothers - Jim and Don...
Androcles, interesting story about only sending EIWA champions. I also thought I read somewhere, that PSU, in different years, because of location, decided not to attend NCAA's at all.
PSU sent no one to the National Tourney in 1928-1934, 1936-1938, 1940, 1947, and 1979. Also 1943-1945, but they were cancelled those years. Not attending in the early, early years was probably travel-related, but really since 1941, the only year that stands out is 1979. I was a graduate by then, but have no recollection of missing the Championships. Anyone remember what happened? I have a source that may tell me, but don't have it with me.
Yeah, saw that. Also saw a Sam Sallitt, so not sure why PSU is listed in the record books as not attending. Both lost their first match and didn't wrestle again, one in a pigtail, the other in the 1st round. Double elimination for ALL wrestlers didn't exist back then.
You guys are great! You know who you are. Thank you for a little history lesson.
SHP and team, Would have been there with you had I not totaled my car on my way home from a college visit with my son to Lafayette College on Tuesday (thankfully we are all safe)
. Enjoy the match.
Man, B LB-U. So glad you and your family are ok...SHP and team, Would have been there with you had I not totaled my car on my way home from a college visit with my son to Lafayette College on Tuesday (thankfully we are all safe)
Glad to hear everybody is goodSHP and team, Would have been there with you had I not totaled my car on my way home from a college visit with my son to Lafayette College on Tuesday (thankfully we are all safe)
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