And that is the tough thing about losing in the state semi's. After a major disappointment, you have to come back and wrestle again that same night in about an hour or so. Tough mental hurdle for anyone, let alone a freshman.
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And that is the tough thing about losing in the state semi's. After a major disappointment, you have to come back and wrestle again that same night in about an hour or so. Tough mental hurdle for anyone, let alone a freshman.
David Carr feels like a groom left at the alter.
I should know this but I haven't checked enough... Is Clearfield's Mcgonigal going over to the "Q" club? do you know?
I don't know for certain, although I do know that the Clearfield kids have worked out and partnered up with both the Mo Valley and West Branch kids on different occasions during the season. The Coaches are all friends and Q knows everyone.
http://www.mcall.com/sports/varsity/mc-piaa-class3a-wrestling-day2-0310-20170310-story.html
The district 11 angle , enjoy.
The district 11 angle , enjoy.
I assume Bellefonte's Brock Port (145) is Mitchell Port's younger brother? I didn't see him on the commit list on intermat. Any idea where he's going to school? Following his brother?
I was at the Giant Center and Garcia is a freshman who looks like he's 20. He's HUGE and definitely a physical specimen for his age.
I wouldn't get your hopes up. From what I understand he's looking at another school. However, schools like Cornell might be hard to get into if your grades aren't there.
106 Semis just in..Zapf (Dtown West) over Cerniglia (Naz) 3-1 and Sullivan (Shaler) over Lucerne (CRN) 2-1
From my understanding (two relatives and other friends) there is a big difference between various colleges within Cornell University - and their admissions standards vary. Annieat285 and I went to a couple of matches last year (Lehigh and OK State) and the program lists the wrestlers' enrollment/majors. Nearly universally, the wrestlers were in the "easy" college(s).
Not picking at you, but at everyone who keeps saying that ... funny how none of them ever look at other teams' rosters and ponder the lack of engineering majors.
Pardon my ignorance but how come every time spyker mentions Edmond and PSU some one responds saying he's not coming here
Honest question. Did I miss something ? Is there now bad blood between the Ruth family and PSU / Cael that I'm not aware of?
Thanks in Advance
Honest question. Did I miss something ? Is there now bad blood between the Ruth family and PSU / Cael that I'm not aware of?
Thanks in Advance
That's valid, but you actually see engineering majors at some other top wrestling schools. You don't at Cornell.
For example, check out the roster at Cornell's chief EIWA rival:
http://www.lehighsports.com/roster.aspx?path=wrestling
But the overall point remains, some of the schools at Cornell have less rigorous admission standards than others - and the wrestlers are getting into the ones with less rigorous ones. So the idea that someone might have trouble getting into Cornell because it's an Ivy might *not* be valid.
LOL. Anderson is pretty good. People just have a h@rd-0n for BecaHi. Some people just can't let it go. Kid must wrestle for his local school district. No. School are supposed to be there for the kids...not vice versa.
So does Penn State. And every other school. Lehigh is the exception, not the rule by a long shot.
But, again, that's not really the point. The point is the assumption that a kid won't be able to get into Cornell because it has more stringent admissions standards as an Ivy League school may not be close to accurate.
And I will disagree with you about Lehigh being the exception. Look at Penn State's roster. It's a mix of majors, some very challenging. Cornell's roster looks like they have a special school for wrestlers.
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Agreed. 21 guns is the same guy that trashed me for questioning some college age Penn State wrestlers ability to perform. I'm certain he didn't have a problem with Vincenzo Joseph wrestling for Pittsburgh Prep. I think it's more East and West. He's lucky Beca doesn't wrestle AA. District 11 would be wacky both divisions.
No idea...I only saw the match on FLOArena so didn't actually view it. Was he hobbled during the match? Could explain the regular decision.
If Big Brother really had fondness for his time at PSU, you'd think it might manifest itself in his social media accounts. Instead - near silence. Compare to other recent greats and the difference is striking.
It's sad and who knows what the reasons are.
knee was wrapped in the quarters---but Lee was not favoring it at---that I could see----I did not see the semi
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I understood your point. If you think the other Ivies don't bend admission rules as far as they see fit, you're kidding yourself. The difference is that nobody complains about them because they don't win. And then there's the joke about needs-based aid: if they need you, you get aid.
Only a dec? His 15 mins of fame are up! Stick a fork in him
I have no doubt other Ivies bend, but Cornell takes it to an extreme. It's like someone who is flexible vs. someone who is a contortionist.
Lee injured his knee sometime in late January or early February. He did not wrestle for Franklin Regional in the team conference matches.
Right? But, it's what everyone has come to expect. His closest match at states has been a 15-5 decision his freshman year I believe. Everything else has been a pin or tech fall. In that light, a 6-0 decision is significant.
Yes he is. If I connect the dots from his last two matches and extrapolate, Spencer should get majored tonight.Yeah, but he's clearly on a downhill slide.
I have no doubt other Ivies bend, but Cornell takes it to an extreme. It's like someone who is flexible vs. someone who is a contortionist.
It's not a matter of bending, it's a matter of part of Cornell is a state school in the NY University system. I don't pretend to understand the particulars but obviously that is easier to get into than the Ivy league school at Cornell and none of the other Ivy league schools have a similar option.
