Preview: Cassar leads Penn State into Southern Scuffle

[Tim Owen/BWI staff]

Jim Carlson stopped by the Lorenzo Wrestling Complex for us today before Penn State heads out to the Southern Scuffle, which begins Jan. 1. More at the link

Wrestling: Cassar leads Penn State into Southern Scuffle

 

[Used2BEerie]

“Sanderson also said that freshman Gavin Teasdale (125), a four-time PIAA champion who withdrew from the University last fall because of health issues, is working out with the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club but has yet to re-enroll for the spring semester.“

Probably raises more questions than it answers, but it does give us an update on his status.

 

[GogglesPaizano]

Interesting peek into Cael's coaching style I hadn't heard described in this way before. The use of the 'what we do' phrase made me smile as well.

“Our guys are aware of who they’re competing against. They know what their opponents do. It’s more about them being themselves and us being able to wrestle in our positions. If it’s not your position, you clear it; that’ just kind of fundamental wrestling. It’s more of just do what we do and if it’s not what we do, just get the heck out of there and go back to what we do,” CS

I guess Nolf and Nickal don't always follow instructions.

 

[KSLion]

"...If it’s not your position, you clear it; that’ just kind of fundamental wrestling. It’s more of just do what we do and if it’s not what we do, just get the heck out of there and go back to what we do".

Now I get it -- Nickal was just "clearing his position" and "going back to what we do" when he ended his match with Myles Martin last year in Cleveland.

 

[tikk10]

"...If it’s not your position, you clear it; that’ just kind of fundamental wrestling. It’s more of just do what we do and if it’s not what we do, just get the heck out of there and go back to what we do".

Now I get it -- Nickal was just "clearing his position" and "going back to what we do" when he ended his match with Myles Martin last year in Cleveland.

I think with Nolf and Nickal, there aren't many positions that aren't "theirs" to begin with, even against guys on their tier in freestyle.

 

[KSLion]

I think with Nolf and Nickal, there aren't many positions that aren't "theirs" to begin with, even against guys on their tier in freestyle.

Definitely have to agree with that, although in this particular case a guess would be that giving up two points to Martin on a take-down just before the reversal and pin probably wasn't exactly what Nickal had in mind.