PSU - OSU Match Thread
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Perhaps, but you’re talking about a 5th year Senior Lugo compared to a true freshman Bartlett.
It’s fairly obvious which was more impressive.
If that's what he weighed in at, then he cannot drop to 141 in time for B10s.
That is what they look like with fresh legs. Good, fun and entertaining match.
Robbie - I thought he looked fine. Considering he is a week removed from medical clearance to compete his conditioning looks solid and his live technique should improve rapidly with more live goes.
RBY - WOW! March should be fun.
Nick - Just grind them into dust. The matches between Nick, Rivera and Eierman should be fun as hell to watch.
Beau - yep.
Brady - offense skills are sufficient to be elite, like everybody else i sure would like to see 8 or 9 legitimate attacks versus a couple.
Joe - yeah he gets sloppy, but brother Nick got stuck a time or two as a freshman and he has turned out pretty good.
Carter - Tough as nails and impressive. I would like to see his shots come off of lateral movement versus straight in and out.
Aaron - watching him wrestle those good non big10 kids is going to fun.
Beard - treated Hoffman like a junior high irritant a week after pushing Amine to the limit.
Seth - nice win, but as someone else posted Seth needs to spend an off-season with Cassar.
Just a heads up. On Monday when they look more sluggish against an outgunned Maryland team than they did tonight, remember there is a reason. There is a plan. Just don't ask Pyles what the plan is.
Robbie - I thought he looked fine. Considering he is a week removed from medical clearance to compete his conditioning looks solid and his live technique should improve rapidly with more live goes.
RBY - WOW! March should be fun.
Nick - Just grind them into dust. The matches between Nick, Rivera and Eierman should be fun as hell to watch.
Beau - yep.
Brady - offense skills are sufficient to be elite, like everybody else i sure would like to see 8 or 9 legitimate attacks versus a couple.
Joe - yeah he gets sloppy, but brother Nick got stuck a time or two as a freshman and he has turned out pretty good.
Carter - Tough as nails and impressive. I would like to see his shots come off of lateral movement versus straight in and out.
Aaron - watching him wrestle those good non big10 kids is going to fun.
Beard - treated Hoffman like a junior high irritant a week after pushing Amine to the limit.
Seth - nice win, but as someone else posted Seth needs to spend an off-season with Cassar.
Just a heads up. On Monday when they look more sluggish against an outgunned Maryland team than they did tonight, remember there is a reason. There is a plan. Just don't ask Pyles what the plan is.
I doubt they sent him out there against Sasso worried about him making 141 in two weeks.
appears that BTN posted all but the 197 match on their YouTube channel.
Also for the Nolf style of "you took bottom, i'll let the whistle blow, I'll lift your ankles, drop them, let you do what you want then continue to destroy you".
Just watched them all... thank you, dude!
TanTom diverted mat funds to pay for those robes a few years ago.
RBY matched OSU's takedown total. In two different periods.
His walking around weight, meanwhile Sasso probably weighs low 160s during the week. Bo is very talented but he is a 141 wrestling up.
Sure, but that doesn’t mean he can’t be very successful at 149 this season and he showed that against Sasso.
Seth was not #1 at his weight; he was ranked behind Steveson, Parris and Cassioppi.
Close losses don't do it for me Chris. Show me a signature win and then I'll be on board the Bartlett hype train at 149. For now, I'm hoping he can qualify for nationals and win a match or two.
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2 comments on Howard and Lee matches.
Both wrestler looked aggressive which is always a good sign.
Howard was looking for a big move, feet to back homerun. It works in high school but college is different animal. He'll figure it out that sometimes you look for 2 instead of 6.
Lee likes to let it fly , he got caught. If he was able to get off back he would of picked the kid apart. Lee will get put on his back because of the way he wrestles. Eventually he'll understand when to give up 2 instead of taking the risk to fight off a bad situation.
Both wrestler looked aggressive which is always a good sign.
Howard was looking for a big move, feet to back homerun. It works in high school but college is different animal. He'll figure it out that sometimes you look for 2 instead of 6.
Lee likes to let it fly , he got caught. If he was able to get off back he would of picked the kid apart. Lee will get put on his back because of the way he wrestles. Eventually he'll understand when to give up 2 instead of taking the risk to fight off a bad situation.
We just disagree then. Sasso is the best 149 guy in the nation, IMO, and as difficult to score on as anyone. For Beau to get a clean TD and wrestle him his toughest match of the year, as a true freshman in his second match at 149, it clearly puts him in the top 8 in the nation at the weight.
I would have to disagree. It’s not like we just watched Kevin Steinhaus. In three matches we’ve seen a variety of attacks and a much more than pedestrian pace. That he couldn’t finish on Amine (who I believe will be Champ or Runner up at the end) is not surprising given Amine’s experience and the manner of his losses to Hall and ZV. I think we have a finesse wrestler with brute force strength.
I have been rather impressed by Beard so far and Mike Evans mustache doesn’t stand up to mine.
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Someone should just start another 149 thread to further debate the 149 topic.
Oh wait... Nvm.
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I think the exciting thing is this team is going to be fun to watch at B10's and Nationals. This is a scary good, very young team that Coach Sanderson will have ready for tournament season. Put it this way, I would not want to be a high seed going up against one of these young guns with nothing to lose at nationals. I am predicting we qualify 9-10 for Nationals, all of which will have podium potential (some very high on the podium) making for a very exciting tournament.
I agree close losses don’t do it for me as well. That being said if BB was day one starter at 149, I believe we’d be 5-1 at the weight during the duals and not 1-5 and if that were the case he would have had Storr, Rooks and Thomas on his resume (IMO)
Fair statement Flying Tiger. But the train is leaving the station, and if you try and leap on the hype train later, it will be quite full (figuratively speaking)
Bartlett is by far the best option and it isn't even close.
It was a really enjoyable match as a fan.
Generally the guys attacked, as Penn State wrestler have been known to do in the last ten years or if they weren't attaching you had confidence that they were going to come out on top by the final whistle.
I'm now getting that "second half of the match feeling back". A couple of years ago, and years before that, I would have the feeling that no matter what the damn score was, after intermission, Cenz, Hall, Rasheed, Bo and Anthony we coming out with wins, match won. Even if you replace some of those names, the other wrestle will battle like hell like Mason Manville.
So I have that feeling back that I should relax and just enjoy the event. Having Howard in the lineup adds to enjoyment.
Also, I know think Aaron Brooks stepping out on the mat is nearly automatic in my thinking. He is so powerful and in control of all situations he is fun to watch as he works his craft.
Generally the guys attacked, as Penn State wrestler have been known to do in the last ten years or if they weren't attaching you had confidence that they were going to come out on top by the final whistle.
I'm now getting that "second half of the match feeling back". A couple of years ago, and years before that, I would have the feeling that no matter what the damn score was, after intermission, Cenz, Hall, Rasheed, Bo and Anthony we coming out with wins, match won. Even if you replace some of those names, the other wrestle will battle like hell like Mason Manville.
So I have that feeling back that I should relax and just enjoy the event. Having Howard in the lineup adds to enjoyment.
Also, I know think Aaron Brooks stepping out on the mat is nearly automatic in my thinking. He is so powerful and in control of all situations he is fun to watch as he works his craft.
I remember that match, but had to look it up to be sure. It was 8-3 Nick Lee over Sasso, with three takedowns.
While I was looking, came across some interesting results from 2015 too;
Mason Manville, over Hayden Hidlay
Gavin Teasdale over Roman Bravo-Young
Luke Pletcher of Yianni Diakomihalis
AGREED! He is a big boy, but needs to get stronger to win positions. He has skills.
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