The guy from True Wrestling interviewed many of our guys (Link)
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Thanks to Tom, we met the T-W guy. All the video was shot with his cell. Pretty cool, he carries his gear with him!! Back in the day, this kind of stuff would have been impossible.
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LOL - Indeed RoarLions1.
Incredible how video capabilities have progressed, squeezing into phones that slip into a pants pocket.
Who remembers the days of lugging around a shoulder mount video camera, linked to a separate cassette video recorder machine hanging at the side, from a strap around the neck?
"Penn State is a jungle and it turns us into Monsters"....LOVE it!
another take away is that these guys were way too programmed. All they did was talk about the coaches helping them out and making them better. That surely cant be right? I read where they come in already as Natty Champs and Cael and staff just keep the dodge balls inflated. They need to work on this, their interviews just seem so canned and disingenuous.
another take away is that these guys were way too programmed. All they did was talk about the coaches helping them out and making them better. That surely cant be right? I read where they come in already as Natty Champs and Cael and staff just keep the dodge balls inflated. They need to work on this, their interviews just seem so canned and disingenuous.
Good question to Nevills about his brother AJ's presence in the room, which Nick says is positive; AJ getting better since he's arrived and is a good workout partner.
"Can he take you down?"
"Absolutely not."
"Can he take you down?"
"Absolutely not."
I didn't realize that AJ was in the room already...I knew he was taking a year off, but didn't realize he was in State College. Is he just with the NLWC?
Yeah I thought the same thing but AJ is the only brother he could be talking about there, and it'd have to be through the NLWC as he's not on the roster.
Haven't watched them yet but as for themes I'm gonna go ahead and say scoring points and having fun.
Ok... now off to see if I'm right. Lol
That would be highly unlikely.
The Classic offered a unique situation. PSU had guys in most of the finals, they weren't going anywhere after their matches, and PSU wasn't staging any type of PC after the Classic.
In addition, True-Wrestling has covered the Classic, with videos and written reporting, for several years. This year, Flo had exclusive rights to cover the wrestling, so T-W was left to watch and observe, but didn't have a lot to film and report on.
Penn State agreed to let T-W do interviews with the PSU wrestlers after their finals. I mentioned in my initial write-up on Sunday after the Classic that T-W had done the interviews, and that they should be posted in a day or so.
T-W was at the Rider dual and the Ohio State dual last year (perhaps others -- I happened to have talked to the guy that runs the site at each of those duals). The Rider dual was more like what you'll see this season. PSU's wrestlers are off limits to the press until after a dual ends. Since Rider was an away match, and PSU wasn't holding a PC after it, Penn State Pat (the wrestling team's SID) allowed T-W to interview a few of the guys after the dual concluded. However, time was very limited, as PSU wanted to get on the bus and head back to State College. T-W would ask to speak to wrestler A, then Pat would go back in the locker room, then he'd come out with wrestler A, and then T-W would conduct a short interview.
I outweigh Suriano by about 100 pounds but that kid scares me. Lol. My God he's all about business...
I was thinking the same thing about Nolf, but I only outweigh him by about 50 lbs. He is just scary on the mat and wrestles with a nasty streak. I noticed it in the second half of last year, but it's way more obvious this year IMO.
Very cool interviews!
Common themes..."Best Effort" and "Having fun." I know the wrestling community likes to poke fun at PSU as all about dodgeball but these guys were talking about having fun when they're out there wrestling and not just focusing on a result - this mindset has made this group a ton of fun to watch!
Common themes..."Best Effort" and "Having fun." I know the wrestling community likes to poke fun at PSU as all about dodgeball but these guys were talking about having fun when they're out there wrestling and not just focusing on a result - this mindset has made this group a ton of fun to watch!
watching Zains interview.....I swear there was just the faintest hint of a smile when someone said Nolf only got a tech fall.
Maybe it is my imagination.
Maybe it is my imagination.
Or a twinkle in the eyes. These guys are ultra competitive and probably love to give each other sh*t about who is the most dominant.
Who said...
"We want them competing against each other...kind of in a positive, fun way...we keep track of...anything positive...team points...takedowns, pins...earning stalling points..."
Soooo...even though it comes naturally for competitive wrestlers, the coaches set it up too...the internal competition, by keeping stats on the POSITIVE, FUN stuff...you know...stuff like bonus points, etc.
"We want them competing against each other...kind of in a positive, fun way...we keep track of...anything positive...team points...takedowns, pins...earning stalling points..."
Soooo...even though it comes naturally for competitive wrestlers, the coaches set it up too...the internal competition, by keeping stats on the POSITIVE, FUN stuff...you know...stuff like bonus points, etc.
Thanks for these explanations; I'm always curious how the info trade game works. And with Penn State Pat's rep for running such a tight ship, it's nice to read that he's granting more access when it makes sense for the kids and their schedules.
I had the same impression, Tom, except instead of Rocky, I was struck by how New York he sounds. (Almost like he grew up there or something
)I had the same impression, Tom, except instead of Rocky, I was struck by how New York he sounds. (Almost like he grew up there or something
My impression of Rasheed's interview is he was making a major effort to conceal his New Yark (sic) accent (and it wasn't working).
I liked Rasheed's as well; in fact altho I'm not sure I listened to every one, all the guys come across as likeable... and I dont like many people.
Some of it was the accent, but even more his speaking style--said whatever came to mind without worrying about what you'd think about it. Very likeable.I had the same impression, Tom, except instead of Rocky, I was struck by how New York he sounds. (Almost like he grew up there or something
For some reason, strong East Coast accents seem rare nowadays. When I watched the Shakur interview, I thought at first that he had a mouth guard in his mouth. Then I realized he had an accent. By the way, my kid does debate, and the debate coach says an accent on a good debater is a plus--it makes him stand out.I had the same impression, Tom, except instead of Rocky, I was struck by how New York he sounds. (Almost like he grew up there or something
He's from eastern Long Island and Long Island accents are distinct from New Yawk accents (to me anyway--I'm from LI but moved to NYC 26 years ago so can hear the differences), though both tend to drop some consonants at the end of words. He's also got a slight lisp which has nothing to do with any accent. Easy kid to root for, I'm always happy when Long Island kids break through. Adam Busiello is also from eastern Long Island, not far from where Shak went to HS.
