Wrestling Penn State-Michigan State Match Thread

[CSauertiegPSU]

Genuinely feel bad for this kid about to wrestle Greg

 

[RealMicah]

Good win for Dean. Caffey beat him last year at the dual.

 

[CJFisJoePaII]

What was the Ball final?

6-0 DEC Ball lost.

 

[RealMicah]

Kerk starting quick up 6-1

 

[JOESTROSSER]

6-0 DEC Ball lost.

Oh crap. Thanks

 

[jschrantz]

All in good fun my man. I have certainly been hammered for my share of takes. The joys of a message board

I love it , gotta spice it up around here , gets boring as we piss pound everyone, but I can live with it

 

[RealMicah]

Kerk 10-3 after 1

 

[tullfan68]

has Caffey ever been is shape he always has that 5 second surge then needs a 1 minute rest!

 

[BrockBronson]

Kerk looked much better. He gets Parris when it matters

 

[RealMicah]

Kerk 19-4 tech

 

[mcpat]

34-6 is the final. I hope Steen wins the Ridge Riley award.

 

[AndEEss]

Borden going in an extra match. Leading 2-0 after the first.

Takes top, riding hard.

MSU reversal. After a while, Borden gets one of his own.

4-2 into the 3rd.

Escape, 5-2 Borden.

 

[zzs006]

Fish is tough and wrestles some close matches. Just lost to Amine 3-2 last week. I would like to see Alex open up a bit more but that’s still a good win

 

[BruceK-PSU83]

Kerk looked much better. He gets Parris when it matters

Any comparison of Kerk between the UM and MSU bouts is meaningless, due to the extreme difference in completion levels. Parris is a legit title threat, while the MSU guy was a 221 pound back-up who was just trying to survive.

 

[Pitchfork Rebel]

Extra bouts are one of the best changes in past few years.

Great for a kid that's working hard to get a match.

 

[AndEEss]

Borden wins 7-2 in his dual debut. Great to see a kid like that get to compete on the big stage.

 

[BruceK-PSU83]

Well, this should give us an answer to that post about Ball being a potential AA elsewhere. Probably the best kid he’ll see this year.

Yeah, that was one of the more ridiculous statements on this board in quite a while, which is saying something.

 

[mcpat]

Steen wins Ridge Riley award. Good for him.

 

[Ja1339]

Iowa week is here, let’s go!!!!

 

[Pitchfork Rebel]

Well, this should give us an answer to that post about Ball being a potential AA elsewhere. Probably the best kid he’ll see this year.

Young former D3 guy at my gym wrested Ball in HS. Said he was congratulated by his coach for avoiding the pin.

Makes you realize how stratospheric the elite D1 wrestlers are...

 

[Fatmarc]

Steen wins Ridge Riley award. Good for him.

Well deserved.

 

[PSUbluTX]

He looked rough two minutes in.

Caffey always looks gassed when he wrestles. I suspect some of that is a rope-a-dope strategy he employs. But the guy is a dangerous wrestler against anyone, especially if he can keep it close going into the 3rd. I believe he was 14-1 coming into today's dual. Very good win by Max, who got to Caffey's legs A LOT. Good sign that Max has figured out Caffey since his loss at last year's dual, having now won 2 in a row.

 

[pawrestlersintn]

I’m gonna use this when an Iowa guy sits out.

Not here, you're not. 😂

 

[pawrestlersintn]

When he’s not outmuscled, Steen can wrestle. Just needs some size.

Honestly, I think he was out-muscled here. He overcame it with his wrestling.

 

[pawrestlersintn]

I was talking to a friend about this Friday night. When Conaway went to 133 he spent the summer eating and lifting and built himself into a very sturdy looking 133 pounder. Assuming Steen is slightly undersized, it would seem to have made sense for him to spend the offseason forcing his intake upwards while lifting his ass off.

Cassar diet.

 

[nitlion6]

Cassar diet.

It worked well for both Conaway and Cassar.

 

[NoVa Lion]

Caffey always looks gassed when he wrestles. I suspect some of that is a rope-a-dope strategy he employs. But the guy is a dangerous wrestler against anyone, especially if he can keep it close going into the 3rd. I believe he was 14-1 coming into today's dual. Very good win by Max, who got to Caffey's legs A LOT. Good sign that Max has figured out Caffey since his loss at last year's dual, having now won 2 in a row.

I think it is also because he is a big 197 who probably cuts more weight than most of his competition.

 

[apoharrow]

I think it is also because he is a big 197 who probably cuts more weight than most of his competition.

I think I remember him having same problem at 184

 

[horraybeer]

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You're Schick has gotten stale really quick. Change it up a bit.

 

[jmadden1998]

You're Schick has gotten stale really quick. Change it up a bit.

There is an ignore button available to everyone. FYI

 

[slushhead]

There is an ignore button available to everyone. FYI

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You going dark as we head into Iowa/PSU week?

 

[horraybeer]

There is an ignore button available to everyone. FYI

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I will never hit the ignore button. You keep posting

There is an ignore button available to everyone. FYI

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Never used it, but there's a 1st for everything.

 

[Raw Daddy]

Levi deserved the break, and Cael the wriley smile with the continuing intrigue.

I'll eat Brands'twisted tennis shoe is Levi doesn't go Friday.

As for Brooks. He's ready there may be a bug going around the room. I kind of expected Kerk to get a sit today. He didn't pass the eye test and it seemed more than just Parris being that good.

You have 0 idea about their weight management, school responsibilities or health. I usually just hang back on deserve breaks, manipulating the system for March, etc.

 

[PSUbluTX]

I will never hit the ignore button. You keep posting

Never used it, but there's a 1st for everything.

Uh oh. First @pawrestlersintn argues with himself in the KYPSW thread and now @horraybeer? What's happening right now?

 

[Raw Daddy]

All in good fun my man. I have certainly been hammered for my share of takes. The joys of a message board

When you ask people on here "if you have even wrestled before" you gotta know it comes back.

 

[13th Grade]

Foley wants to quit.

I didn’t know the Brands bros trained him. 🤷‍♂️

 

[Hey_Blue]

Hey, new chants at Rec Hall, whaduya know?

Credit to the student section with some new creative chants. "Ball and Chain"...

Also, the majority of them stayed through for the extra bout while most of the "regular" fans streamed to the exits.

 

[STAND with PRIDE]

One aspect of this as well is that Barraclough could well be the starter next year at 157. So they may just want to get him reps whenever possible.

Not buying it, countless opens he could get those at.

 

[tikk10]

 

[tikk10]

That was one of the slickest assassins you'll ever see. I kinda felt bad for Foley, he just wanted the clock to run out.