Phillippi beats Fix
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By virtue of 2 replies, I’ll put this here.
I see Philippi mimics Nolf’s post-match ankle-band placement. He should get bonus points!
Does Pitt wrestle in a jr. high gym? My high school gym is much large then this gym from that video
Methinks the wrestling gods are punishing Suriano/Fix for their match.
Don'tmock the gods.
Don'tmock the gods.
Why is this easier to find than the Fix-Phillippi result?
It's not a bad habit to get into because if you know that you're not really done wrestling until you've completed that zen-like task, you're going to be less liable to, say, scream in your opponent's ear.
How did that kid not end up at PSU. he is beating everyone this year, wow!
This just in, Gross will be back this year, wrestling with a cane and a back brace.
This just in, Gross will be back this year, wrestling with a cane and a back brace.
...Philippi is no slouch... he was a 3x PA State Champion ... spent a RS Freshman year at Virginia...sat out a year last year after transferring to Pitt ... now in his second year at Pitt.. was granted a 6th year of eligibility by the NCAA...so he has 3 more years of eligibility after this year!...
He was not an offensive juggernaut in high school. There were a few kids that year who were PA studs that PSU didn't really look at. Cam Coy and Micky Phillippi are two. Both were 3X PIAA champs but neither were big offensive guys and I think that's why Cael didn't have tons of interest.
Both of these guys went to UVA but Micky transferred back to Pitt after his freshman season. He looks legit. Suriano beat him pretty good in the finals of an early season tournament (CKLV maybe?) but I think things might go differently in a rematch. I've been super impressed with him. He also beat Pletcher at the same tournament.
Was under the impression that you couldn't apply for a 6th year until your eligibility was up.
I was surprised, Fix just didn't shoot like I expected him. His shots were shallow ones. In the first period he had Phillippi in trouble with his arms locked high almost like RBY was caught in with Gomez match but Phillippi fought out of it twice.
At heavy, White is a beast.
Good match for Pitt, sorry El.
At heavy, White is a beast.
Good match for Pitt, sorry El.
This isn't true about Phillippi. Cael recruited and offered him, and when Phillippi told Cael he was verballing to Virginia, Cael said the offer would stand if anything changed.
Regarding him in HS: Phillippi was the guy who scored at will until he faced the very best opponents. Then he went ultra-conservative on feet because he knew he'd win on the mat -- and he was a leech on top.
And that’s called delivering the truth ^^^^precisely how it went down
Having watched him in high school, I couldn’t believe he was only a redshirt-frosh this year. But that makes sense
I was going to head down to the match and didn’t cuz of the weather and it’s not even snowing just rained. Kicking myself
when you don’t have a Bo or a Nolf this happens. I guess I don’t think it’s so crazy that the #4 ranked kid beat the number 2 ranked kid. I think gross was a level better than all the guys at this weight currently personally
My new motto,
'you don't shoot you don't win'.
It's too hard to control or predict a close match. Go balls out and it usually ends well. Applies to Fix, Cassar, Suriano, Spencer,.. the list of victims to 'conservative' wrestling grows by the day. IMO Suriano is a stronger wrestler than Desanto but all things considered even, the more aggressive wrestler wins 65%+ of the time.
The list of benefactors is growing as well - Philipi, Desanto, Cassar ,.... (Yep several wrestlers have seen both sides)
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yeah it's small place but I have give them credit- it looks full and the house is pumped up. Good for Pitt.
I, for one, prefer small, intimate environments. Nowhere to breathe and compose. Just scrap.
Did you watch the match? That isn’t philipi’s
Style and not why he won the match
The comment goes both ways, if you don't shoot you lose. Fix!
But thanks for the critque - "Fife"
Fair enough. I wasn't aware that Cael had offered him. Although I do feel like guys on his level can score on will against most kids in high school. Phillippi was a kid I really liked out of high school and would have have loved to have him at PSU even though I thought he'd be more of a defensive and counter wrestler in college, which I think he is. I'm not surprised he's excelling.
What is that small public closet thing they’re getting into? A teleporter? A cone of silence?
Hey look Pitt wrestling is important to CW, as is every school because we've lost too many thru the years... Penn State is the beast and deserve all of their success, they've become Gable/ Iowa with way more class... as fans when it comes to this sport trying to bash Pitt for interstate school rivalry sake is beneath you all... your team is the Lion, literally in the jungle of wrestling... so PSUEng you should not and don't need to take pot shots... lastly a improving and growing Oitt program could ultimately help you because if they were to build it up, more PA kids stay home and less to Ohio St and Iowa... that helps the Lion that is PSU wrestling
Eh ....
Pitt needs to first beat out NCSt, UVA and similar schools before going toe-to-toe for any high end WPIAL recruit who has a solid offer from Iowa or Ohio State.
Crawl before walk.
Walk before run.
Why not both?
It's possible to want them to be good for the sake of the sport AND mock them for Pitt-isms ... right?
It's possible to want them to be good for the sake of the sport AND mock them for Pitt-isms ... right?
