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Princeton Open

This is part of why I haven't cut the cord with cable. Yeah you have issues with cable at times but how often are you straight up not able to watch a sporting event or show? Far more issues with internet connectivity or website crashes than issues with cable

For wrestling? Just about whenever Big Ten Women's Basketball precedes the scheduled wrestling broadcast. ;)
 
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Track had Myles Martin down 17-6 I now see he won that match over elfstrum of princeton
 
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tOSU sent 3 heavys and all are in the semi’s.
Lopez into OT with Resnick of Lehigh
 
I am here and a little lull now that quarters are done.

Berge is excellent on his feet, very slick. Small for a 157, noticeably. Doesnt look like 149 should be an issue at all, but you know what they say about the eye test. Could be in better condition, seemed to fade a bit. Not sure how he is going to do against a good full size 157, but regardless he is the real deal as a recruit.

I was not surprised by the Pletcher Paetzel match once I took a look at Paetzel. He has seriously grown over the past couple years. Pletcher still lacks length even at 133. Makes it hard for him to generate a ton of offense even though he is an excellent wrestler.

Other tOSU guys are here as well helping coach. Snyder, Moore. Ryan needs work on his tan so I'm thinking he canceled Aruba and they are all in this year. Tervel is like one of those ex NFL lineman who retire and slum down. Looks to be about 225 now with, trim and fit.

Lopez is small. Bo Jordan survived being down 8-7 with under a minute to go after giving up a 4 pointer. Myles Martin is good lol. So is Deprez, looking forward to seeing those two in the finals and seeing where the freshman stacks up.
 
Both of Berge's opponents wrestled well on the back end. Reddington beating Merkin 7-6 and Melbourne losing to Klee 5-4.
 
An interesting kid here is Jesse Delavacchia. Wrestled at Binghamton and then quit. Now at Rider. Wrestled 132 in HS. 149 at Binghamton. Wrestling 174 here and looks like a stud.
 
Ethan Smith putting it to Kevin Parker
Not a surprising result. Ethan Smith is a heck of a recruit for them.

He will have a tough consy semi against the Rider kid but he is definitely the 3rd most talented kid in that bracket which is a good one.
 
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Welp. Hard to say without seeing the match, but that seemed like a beating. At least takedowns were only 2-1
 
Berge loses 9-3. Got countered on a few of his shots and got rode. Kept attacking but couldn't finish a handful of TDs and struggled to get off bottom
 
Not gonna lie. Expected a little more from Berge. Probably not a concern, but I always think about his brother in the back of my mind.
 
Berge is a 149 right now or at least it seems that way. I posted above wondering how he was going to handle a full size 157 who is good. Not really physically ready for that. Berge is really good and next year he will either be at 149 or he will be a ton stronger.

BTW, there is a kid here named Patrick Brucki who defies belief physically at 18 or 19. Kid is a freshman at Princeton and already looks like a R12 guy. Needs a ton of work on bottom though.
 
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Berge wins 4-3. Good match but Berge left points on the board again while getting stalemated into a few shots that looks like he was getting points. Freshman mistakes more than anything
 
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dice...what are you seeing out there.

my take is berge like most FS/nonPA guys really need to work on the mat. But just like that he gets out at the buzzer. Nice job!
 
Not gonna lie. Expected a little more from Berge. Probably not a concern, but I always think about his brother in the back of my mind.
I am here. I can tell you there is a big physical difference you cant see with the green and red guys. Berge looked fine in that match. Other kid is solid. Again, needs to work on 3rd periods, bottom and strength which is typical.
 
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The clouds are rolling in again I see. He's a true freshman wrestling a weight up in his first tourney of the year.

All understood. Doesn't help that I don't have video. Anyone is welcome to send me their passcode for archived video! Those with eyes like what they see, so that's good.
 
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